| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fresh) SG - Philip Harris (fresh) SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) C - Eugene Bergey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - George Archuleta (fresh) SG - Michael Kinman (fresh) SF - Perry Warren (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) C - Gary Desimone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Gary Desimone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Perry Warren banks in the layup set up by Michael Kinman | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Williams | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | George Archuleta comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Grogg | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Gary Desimone snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Lloyd Holly | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Perry Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Perry Warren - foul #1 on Perry Warren, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chris Moberly (C) Gary Desimone | |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Belmont | Chris Moberly scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kinman | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Perry Warren - foul #2 on Perry Warren, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Gregory (PG), Mark Wilson (C) George Archuleta, Perry Warren | |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Belmont | Charles Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Don Park (PF), Jerry Jones (C) Robert Williams, Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Boris Levendoski (SG), Guillermo Garcia (PF), Gary Desimone (C) Michael Kinman, Dikembe Abdulmateen, Mark Wilson | |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Gary Desimone pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Park (fresh) C - Jerry Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) SG - Boris Levendoski (fresh) SF - Chris Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) C - Gary Desimone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia loses the dribble to Lloyd Holly | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Lloyd Holly | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Charles Gregory is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Holly - foul #1 on Lloyd Holly, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett (PG), Bill Powers (SG), Aaron Hunter (SF) Lloyd Holly, Philip Harris, Ralph Grogg | |
| Subs | Belmont | George Archuleta (PG), Michael Kinman (SG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (PF) Charles Gregory, Boris Levendoski, Guillermo Garcia | |
| 14:58 | Belmont | George Archuleta misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:57 | Belmont | Chris Moberly grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Gary Desimone is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Desimone, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Williams (PF), Eugene Bergey (C) Don Park, Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Wilson (C) Gary Desimone | |
| 14:15 | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter is fouled on the floor by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg (SF) Aaron Hunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia (SF) Chris Moberly | |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams lays it in | 11-5 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Michael Kinman loses the dribble to Bill Powers | 11-5 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Corbett | 13-5 |
| 12:50 | Belmont | George Archuleta hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-5 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Bergey | 15-5 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Eugene Bergey swats the short shot by George Archuleta | 15-5 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Michael Kinman tips it but misses | 15-5 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg gets the rebound | 15-5 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Corbett | 17-5 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | George Archuleta can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-5 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia snags the offensive board | 17-5 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dan Corbett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Powers (fresh) SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Eugene Bergey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - George Archuleta (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Kinman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | George Archuleta connects on the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Bill Powers - foul #1 on Bill Powers, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Philip Harris (SG), Aaron Hunter (SF), Don Park (PF), Jerry Jones (C) Dan Corbett, Bill Powers, Ralph Grogg, Robert Williams, Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Gregory (SG), Chris Moberly (SF), Gary Desimone (C) Michael Kinman, Dikembe Abdulmateen, Mark Wilson | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | George Archuleta makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Don Park can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Gary Desimone snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | George Archuleta travels with the ball | 17-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Boris Levendoski (SG), Wayne Rosol (PF) George Archuleta, Guillermo Garcia | |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-8 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Don Park pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Lloyd Holly | 19-8 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Gary Desimone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-8 |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Charles Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Boris Levendoski is hacked by Jerry Jones - foul #1 on Jerry Jones, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Aaron Hunter, Don Park | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Kinman (SG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (PF) Boris Levendoski, Wayne Rosol | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Michael Kinman lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Gregory | 19-10 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly is hacked by Charles Gregory - foul #1 on Charles Gregory, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eugene Bergey (C) Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams's pass is intercepted by Gary Desimone | 19-10 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Michael Kinman misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Holly - foul #2 on Lloyd Holly, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett (PG) Lloyd Holly | |
| Subs | Belmont | George Archuleta (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Charles Gregory, Gary Desimone | |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Michael Kinman makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Michael Kinman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 08:27 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 19-11 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | George Archuleta steps in front of the Philip Harris pass | 19-11 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | George Archuleta hits the finger roll | 19-13 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (SG) Philip Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia (SF) Chris Moberly | |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Dan Corbett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bill Powers (fresh) SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Eugene Bergey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - George Archuleta (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Belmont | George Archuleta connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Kinman | 21-16 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Robert Williams is blocked by Mark Wilson | 21-16 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg tips it in | 23-16 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bill Powers - foul #2 on Bill Powers, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter (SG), Don Park (PF), Jerry Jones (C) Bill Powers, Robert Williams, Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Gregory (SG), Gary Desimone (C) Michael Kinman, Mark Wilson | |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:46 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | Don Park grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Don Park comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Harris (SG) Aaron Hunter | |
| Subs | Belmont | Boris Levendoski (SG), Wayne Rosol (PF) George Archuleta, Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Don Park makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Don Park misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Don Park makes the 3rd free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia loses the dribble to Jerry Jones | 25-17 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Philip Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Wayne Rosol pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Charles Gregory's pass is intercepted by Philip Harris | 25-17 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rosol - foul #1 on Wayne Rosol, team foul #8 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter (SF) Ralph Grogg | |
| Subs | Belmont | George Archuleta (PG), Michael Kinman (SG), Chris Moberly (SF) Charles Gregory, Boris Levendoski, Wayne Rosol | |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 05:08 | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Michael Kinman loses the dribble to Philip Harris | 26-17 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Harris | 28-17 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Gary Desimone can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | George Archuleta tips it back up and in | 28-19 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly (PG), Bill Powers (SG), Ralph Grogg (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Eugene Bergey (C) Dan Corbett, Philip Harris, Aaron Hunter, Don Park, Jerry Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Perry Warren (SF), Dikembe Abdulmateen (PF) Guillermo Garcia, Gary Desimone | |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Chris Moberly hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Archuleta | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lloyd Holly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bill Powers (fresh) SF - Ralph Grogg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eugene Bergey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - George Archuleta (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kinman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Perry Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chris Moberly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Bill Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Chris Moberly grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Michael Kinman makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Ralph Grogg - foul #1 on Ralph Grogg, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Gregory (PG) George Archuleta | |
| 03:02 | Belmont | Michael Kinman makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Ralph Grogg can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-25 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Michael Kinman grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Charles Gregory buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Kinman | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Kinman - foul #1 on Michael Kinman, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Harris (SG) Bill Powers | |
| Subs | Belmont | Boris Levendoski (SG) Michael Kinman | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Perry Warren misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | George Archuleta (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Boris Levendoski, Chris Moberly | |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Perry Warren makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Perry Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly is fouled on the floor by Perry Warren - foul #3 on Perry Warren, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Guillermo Garcia (SF), Gary Desimone (C) Perry Warren, Mark Wilson | |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Holly makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Charles Gregory misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Harris - foul #1 on Philip Harris, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones (C) Eugene Bergey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Kinman (SG) George Archuleta | |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Charles Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Charles Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Desimone - foul #2 on Gary Desimone, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Hunter (SF), Don Park (PF) Ralph Grogg, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chris Moberly (SF) Guillermo Garcia | |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Jerry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Gary Desimone gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Moberly and the foul's on Aaron Hunter - foul #1 on Aaron Hunter, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dan Corbett (PG) Lloyd Holly | |
| Subs | Belmont | George Archuleta (PG) Charles Gregory | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Don Park double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Powers (SG) Philip Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Dikembe Abdulmateen loses the dribble to Don Park | 32-34 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Don Park misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-34 |