| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) C - Bernard Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) C - Peter Jimmerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry McKirryher | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Victor Sharp is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Alarcon - foul #1 on Alonzo Alarcon, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Bernard Willis clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon lays it in on a great pass from Lester Bryant | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Belmont | Victor Sharp misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Jody Garrison - foul #1 on Jody Garrison, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Joseph Kline is called for the reach on Alonzo Alarcon - foul #1 on Joseph Kline, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Bryant | 0-7 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Joseph Kline scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ralph Lueras | 3-7 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Kline | 3-7 |
| 17:35 | Belmont | Jody Garrison pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:11 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 3-7 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-10 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Victor Sharp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Peter Jimmerson | 3-10 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-10 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher tips it back up and in | 3-12 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Joshua Lawrence denies the turnaround by Jody Garrison | 3-12 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Willis | 3-12 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) SF - Joseph Kline (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) C - Bernard Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Jody Garrison buries a jumper in the lane set up by Bernard Willis and the foul's on Peter Jimmerson - foul #1 on Peter Jimmerson, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (PG), Joshua Carr (C) Ralph Lueras, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), George Willis (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Lester Bryant, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Joshua Lawrence, Peter Jimmerson | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Jody Garrison misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Alex Dechant | 5-12 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | George Willis can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Kline - foul #2 on Joseph Kline, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (SG), Thomas Fuchs (SF), Scott Hiser (C) Victor Sharp, Joseph Kline, Jody Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | George Willis makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | George Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Scott Hiser makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Hodge | 7-14 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | John Williams grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs is whistled for traveling | 7-14 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 14:42 | Belmont | Joshua Carr pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | John Williams is hacked by Charles Oram - foul #1 on Charles Oram, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs hits a jump hook from the baseline | 9-14 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne's floater is tipped away by Scott Hiser | 9-14 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Alex Dechant - foul #1 on Alex Dechant, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG), Victor Sharp (SG), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) Larry Hodge, John Williams, Joshua Carr, Scott Hiser | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF), Peter Jimmerson (C) Darren Payne, Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, George Willis, Alex Dechant | |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-16 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Victor Sharp's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Alarcon | 11-16 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Bryant | 11-19 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Victor Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry McKirryher - foul #1 on Jerry McKirryher, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant can't connect on a shot from the right block | 13-19 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Jody Garrison gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Joshua Lawrence swats the dunk try by Victor Sharp | 13-19 |
| 11:30 | Belmont | Jody Garrison tips it home | 15-19 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fuchs - foul #1 on Thomas Fuchs, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (SF), Joshua Carr (PF) Thomas Fuchs, Jody Garrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (SG) Alonzo Alarcon | |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Hiser (SF), Ronald Alexander (C) Ralph Lueras, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Willis (SF) Jerry McKirryher | |
| 10:35 | Belmont | Scott Hiser drills a jumper from the left block | 17-19 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-21 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 17-21 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 17-21 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Willis | 17-23 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Alexander | 19-23 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by George Willis | 19-25 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Ronald Alexander can't finish the layup | 19-25 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | George Willis snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to George Willis | 19-25 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-27 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Victor Sharp comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Darren Payne - foul #1 on Darren Payne, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG), Thomas Fuchs (SF), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) Larry Hodge, Scott Hiser, Joshua Carr, Ronald Alexander | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Alex Dechant (C) Lester Bryant, Darren Payne, Joshua Lawrence, Peter Jimmerson | |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Bernard Willis | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ralph Lueras (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Sharp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jody Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bernard Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 07:15 | Cleveland State | Victor Sharp steals it from Jerry McKirryher | 23-27 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Victor Sharp's floater is knocked away by George Willis | 23-27 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Bernard Willis tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | George Willis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hodge (SG) Victor Sharp | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Kevin Blackburn (C) Tony Marmolejo, George Willis | |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Darren Payne | 25-31 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne clanks a jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Jody Garrison snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | Jody Garrison loses the dribble to Jerry McKirryher | 25-31 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (SG), Joshua Carr (PF), Scott Hiser (C) Ralph Lueras, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG), George Willis (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF), Peter Jimmerson (C) Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Alex Dechant, Kevin Blackburn | |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Larry Hodge misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Thomas Fuchs | 27-31 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs loses the ball out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Victor Sharp (SG), Ronald Alexander (C) Larry Hodge, Thomas Fuchs | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Oram (SG) Darren Payne | |
| 03:52 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 03:50 | Belmont | Joshua Carr gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Victor Sharp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Hiser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Carr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) SF - George Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Peter Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Victor Sharp is fouled on the floor by Joshua Lawrence - foul #1 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Kline (SF) Ronald Alexander | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher (SF) George Willis | |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Victor Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Victor Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Carr | 28-31 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Joshua Carr knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 30-31 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ralph Lueras (PG), Larry Hodge (SG), Jody Garrison (PF), Bernard Willis (C) John Williams, Victor Sharp, Joshua Carr, Scott Hiser | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG) Charles Oram | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Bernard Willis swats the layup by Joshua Lawrence | 30-31 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Bernard Willis snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Joshua Lawrence - foul #2 on Joshua Lawrence, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joshua Lawrence | 32-31 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Jody Garrison is called for the reach on Lester Bryant - foul #2 on Jody Garrison, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Willis (SF) Jerry McKirryher | |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Alonzo Alarcon and the foul's on Bernard Willis - foul #1 on Bernard Willis, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Darren Payne (PG), Alex Dechant (PF) Lester Bryant, Joshua Lawrence | |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:37 | Belmont | Darren Payne steals the ball from Jody Garrison | 32-34 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Jody Garrison blocks the short jumper by Peter Jimmerson | 32-34 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Peter Jimmerson tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Ralph Lueras throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Fuchs (PG), Victor Sharp (SG), Joshua Carr (PF), Scott Hiser (C) Ralph Lueras, Larry Hodge, Jody Garrison, Bernard Willis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn (SF) Peter Jimmerson | |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Joshua Carr is called for the reach on Darren Payne - foul #1 on Joshua Carr, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Williams (PG) Joseph Kline | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lester Bryant (PG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF) Alonzo Alarcon, Kevin Blackburn, Alex Dechant | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Darren Payne misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Joshua Carr grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | John Williams misses long on a shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Scott Hiser misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jerry McKirryher | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | George Willis's floater is tipped away by Scott Hiser | 32-36 |