| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chester Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Pender (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) C - Shawn Pace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Chester Vinson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Chester Vinson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Strickland - foul #1 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | Belmont | Gene Kappel is called for traveling | 32-28 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 32-30 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Scott Pender misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wilbur Pennington | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Scott Pender blows the layup but the foul's on Shawn Pace - foul #1 on Shawn Pace, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Scott Pender makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Scott Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington loses the dribble to David Stephenson | 34-33 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | David Stephenson lays it in | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington is fouled on the floor by David Stephenson - foul #1 on David Stephenson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Malveaux, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Bayne (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (C) Shawn Pace | |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Scott Pender scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Stephenson | 38-33 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington hits a shot from the right wing set up by John Malveaux | 38-35 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | David Stephenson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wilbur Pennington | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stephenson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Vinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Bayne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Pender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Malveaux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Gene Kappel scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chester Vinson | 43-37 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gene Kappel - foul #2 on Gene Kappel, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lee Vinson (PG), Manu Akawanzie (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) Gene Kappel, David Stephenson, Chester Vinson, Scott Pender | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Gerald Neer (SG), Shawn Pace (C) Wilbur Pennington, John Malveaux, Ryan Dukes | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Robert Davis's floater is tipped away by Shawn Pace | 43-39 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace tips it in | 43-41 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Manu Akawanzie swats the layup by Gerald Neer | 43-41 |
| 14:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Aldo Bruno | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Lee Vinson is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stephenson (SG), Scott Pender (C) Donald Bayne, Aldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Watts (SG), Ryan Dukes (PF) Nicholas Strickland, Gary Busch | |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ryan Gross | 43-44 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | David Stephenson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross's layup is rejected by Scott Pender | 45-44 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Scott Pender | 45-44 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Ryan Gross is called for the reach on Lee Vinson - foul #3 on Ryan Gross, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG), Chester Vinson (SF) Lee Vinson, Manu Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG), John Malveaux (SG), Julio Martin (C) Ryan Gross, Tim Watts, Shawn Pace | |
| 12:43 | Belmont | Gerald Neer steps in front of the David Stephenson pass | 45-44 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Scott Pender | 45-44 |
| 12:05 | Belmont | David Stephenson loses the dribble to Wilbur Pennington | 45-44 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Davis picks off the pass by Ryan Dukes | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stephenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Pender (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Wilbur Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Neer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Chester Vinson is called for 5 seconds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lee Vinson (SG), Donald Bayne (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) David Stephenson, Robert Davis, Scott Pender | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland (SF), Gary Busch (PF), Shawn Pace (C) Gerald Neer, Ryan Dukes, Julio Martin | |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace misses the tip | 45-44 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-44 |
| 10:43 | Belmont | Gene Kappel snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Chester Vinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Shawn Pace | 45-44 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-44 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Donald Bayne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | Aldo Bruno grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Gene Kappel is fouled on the floor by Gary Busch - foul #1 on Gary Busch, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harry Link (PG), David Stephenson (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Scott Pender (C) Gene Kappel, Lee Vinson, Chester Vinson, Aldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Gerald Neer (SG), Ryan Dukes (PF) Wilbur Pennington, John Malveaux, Shawn Pace | |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Gerald Neer steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 45-46 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie (SF) Donald Bayne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin (C) Gary Busch | |
| 08:03 | Belmont | Harry Link throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gerald Neer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Harry Link (fresh) SG - David Stephenson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manu Akawanzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Pender (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Neer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | The short jumper by Scott Pender is denied by Ryan Dukes | 45-48 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Robert Davis tips it home | 47-48 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Manu Akawanzie hits a fadeaway in the paint | 49-48 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG), Chester Vinson (SF) Harry Link, Manu Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG), John Malveaux (SG), Shawn Pace (C) Ryan Gross, Nicholas Strickland, Julio Martin | |
| 06:13 | Belmont | Gene Kappel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ryan Dukes | 49-48 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Scott Pender gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Chester Vinson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lee Vinson (SG), Donald Bayne (PF), Aldo Bruno (C) David Stephenson, Robert Davis, Scott Pender | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (SF) Gerald Neer | |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-48 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace tips it home | 49-50 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Lee Vinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington drills a jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Donald Bayne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Stephenson (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Scott Pender (C) Lee Vinson, Donald Bayne, Aldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Gross (PG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), Julio Martin (C) Wilbur Pennington, Ryan Dukes, Shawn Pace | |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland travels with the ball | 49-52 |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Robert Davis scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Chester Vinson | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gene Kappel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stephenson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Vinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Pender (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ryan Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Malveaux (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Julio Martin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Davis swats the layup by Julio Martin | 51-52 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Chester Vinson pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Gene Kappel hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 51-52 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Scott Pender can't tip it in | 51-52 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland lays it in on a great pass from Julio Martin and the foul's on David Stephenson - foul #2 on David Stephenson, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lee Vinson (PG), Donald Bayne (SF) Gene Kappel, Chester Vinson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG), Gerald Neer (SG), Ryan Dukes (PF) Ryan Gross, John Malveaux, Gary Busch | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:52 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gene Kappel (PG), Chester Vinson (SF) Lee Vinson, Donald Bayne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux (SG), Shawn Pace (C) Gerald Neer, Julio Martin | |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Chester Vinson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ryan Dukes | 51-55 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux's pass is intercepted by Gene Kappel | 51-55 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Gene Kappel banks in the layup | 53-55 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux is fouled on the floor by Scott Pender - foul #2 on Scott Pender, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes hits a driving attempt in the paint | 53-57 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Gene Kappel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Gene Kappel misses the tip | 53-57 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Robert Davis snags the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Robert Davis comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Dukes - foul #2 on Ryan Dukes, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Gene Kappel steps in front of the Shawn Pace pass | 55-57 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Gene Kappel misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Shawn Pace | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Chester Vinson hits a floater from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Pace's pass is intercepted by Chester Vinson | 57-57 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Robert Davis connects on the jump hook in the lane | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Malveaux misses long on a fullcourt shot | 59-57 |