| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Frank Swords's pass is intercepted by Robert Bryant | 44-29 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Aquino - foul #2 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (PG) Paul Rodgers | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Steve Carrell is whistled for traveling | 46-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Watson (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Watson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 49-29 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is fouled on the floor by Steve Carrell - foul #2 on Steve Carrell, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Frank Swords - foul #2 on Frank Swords, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-32 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-32 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick snags the offensive board | 51-32 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-32 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick tips it back up and in | 53-32 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Frank Swords is whistled for a carry | 53-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Rivenbark (SF), Billy Jones (C) Seth Blair, James Simmons, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SF), Rodrigo Padilla (PF), Harold Boswell (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Jerry Aquino, Steve Carrell, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones buries a jumper near the basket set up by Paul Rodgers | 55-32 |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Billy Jones swats the layup by Rodrigo Padilla | 55-32 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark pulls down the rebound | 55-32 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Rodgers | 58-32 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 11 ast. SG - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Frank Swords clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-32 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | Richard Wilson tips it in | 58-34 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones can't throw it down but the foul's on Rodrigo Padilla - foul #1 on Rodrigo Padilla, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SG), James Simmons (SF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, James Rivenbark, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Jerry Aquino (SF) Leonard Buckwalter, Frank Swords | |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-34 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-34 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-37 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Boswell swats the layup by Randy Adams | 60-37 |
| 14:46 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Seth Blair is called for the reach on Richard Wilson - foul #3 on Seth Blair, team foul #1 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG), John Watson (SF), Larry Patrick (PF) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Carrell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Rodrigo Padilla, Harold Boswell | |
| 14:24 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Patrick | 60-37 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Steve Carrell takes the ball from John Watson | 60-37 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Randy Adams is called for the reach on Steve Carrell - foul #1 on Randy Adams, team foul #2 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Billy Jones (SG), James Simmons (SF) Seth Blair, Robert Bryant, John Watson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Swords (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| 13:44 | Belmont | James Simmons takes the ball from Dikembe Akuchie | 60-37 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons is fouled on the floor by Jerry Aquino - foul #3 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #5 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG) Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Aquino swats the short shot by Billy Jones | 60-37 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-37 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 60-37 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-37 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt snags the defensive board | 60-37 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Frank Swords is fouled on the floor by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SG), James Rivenbark (SF), Larry Patrick (PF) Robert Bryant, James Simmons, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Rodrigo Padilla (SF), Harold Boswell (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Jerry Aquino, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Frank Swords comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark grabs the board | 60-37 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Billy Jones | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. 11 ast. SG - Seth Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Belmont | Steve Carrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG), James Simmons (SF), Randy Adams (C) Paul Rodgers, James Rivenbark, Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SG), Martin Simmons (C) Frank Swords, Steve Carrell | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is called for 5 seconds | 62-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG) Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Aquino (SF) Martin Simmons | |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #4 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Watson (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG) Leonard Buckwalter | |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 62-39 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Richard Wilson gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Larry Patrick blocks the short jumper by Richard Wilson | 62-39 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-39 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla snags the defensive board | 62-39 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla drills a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (PG), James Simmons (SF), Billy Jones (PF) Paul Rodgers, John Watson, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | Frank Swords (SG), Steve Carrell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Richard Wilson, Jerry Aquino, Harold Boswell | |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 62-42 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones can't tip it in | 62-42 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodrigo Padilla | 62-44 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-44 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses the tip | 62-44 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | Frank Swords pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | Randy Adams steals it from Michael Greenblatt | 62-44 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-44 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Frank Swords misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Seth Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Billy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Randy Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodrigo Padilla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greenblatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #6 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Rivenbark (SF), Larry Patrick (PF) Robert Bryant, James Simmons, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Harold Boswell (PF), Martin Simmons (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Rodrigo Padilla, Steve Carrell, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-44 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers tips it in | 64-44 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Frank Swords drills a 3 from straight away | 64-47 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Rodgers | 66-47 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Seth Blair | 68-50 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Harold Boswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Simmons | 68-50 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 68-50 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Harold Boswell tips it but misses | 68-50 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Aquino takes the ball from Larry Patrick | 68-50 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino's pass is intercepted by Larry Patrick | 68-50 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Leonard Buckwalter - foul #1 on Leonard Buckwalter, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG), James Simmons (SF), Randy Adams (C) Seth Blair, James Rivenbark, Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Thomas Duncan (SF), Steve Carrell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Leonard Buckwalter, Frank Swords, Jerry Aquino, Harold Boswell, Martin Simmons | |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Steve Carrell steals it from Larry Patrick | 68-50 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Richard Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 ast. SG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Duncan (fresh) PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Rodgers | 70-50 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 70-50 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Patrick | 72-50 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Steve Carrell lays it in on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 72-52 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams lays it up and in | 74-52 |
| 02:12 | Belmont | Steve Carrell blows the layup | 74-52 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Adams | 76-52 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Thomas Duncan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 76-52 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 76-52 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Rodgers | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-52 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Steve Carrell tips it back up and in | 79-54 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Akuchie | 79-54 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie banks in the layup | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Larry Patrick | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Paul Rodgers is called for the reach on Dikembe Akuchie - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #7 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (SF), Harold Boswell (PF), Martin Simmons (C) Thomas Duncan, Steve Carrell, Michael Greenblatt | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 81-57 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers runs out the clock | 81-58 |