| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Drazen Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luke Colby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) C - Herman Knipe (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Steve Carrell drills a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Herman Knipe - foul #1 on Herman Knipe, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Steve Carrell makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox dunks the ball on a great pass from Thomas Williams and the foul's on Steve Carrell - foul #1 on Steve Carrell, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 25-34 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Steve Carrell hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Drazen Zbierski | 27-37 |
| 18:26 | Belmont | Frank Swords is hacked by Drazen Zbierski - foul #1 on Drazen Zbierski, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | Steve Carrell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Steve Carrell snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #3 on Thomas Williams, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Finch (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Michael Greenblatt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Jerry Aquino picks off the pass by Luke Colby | 27-37 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Swords | 30-37 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Aquino - foul #1 on Jerry Aquino, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (PF), Harold Boswell (C) Steve Carrell, Michael Greenblatt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands (SG), Stanley Rowe (PF) Drazen Zbierski, Patrick Fox | |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-39 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Rowe | 30-42 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Herbert Rowlands - foul #1 on Herbert Rowlands, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SF) Dikembe Akuchie, Jerry Aquino | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams (PG), Ronald Miller (C) Luke Colby, Herman Knipe | |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:57 | Belmont | Harold Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands grabs the board | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Boswell (fresh) C - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Rowlands (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Rowe (fresh) C - Ronald Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Richard Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Frank Swords is whistled for a carry | 30-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Carrell (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Frank Swords, Harold Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski (SG) James Finch | |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Drazen Zbierski | 30-45 |
| 14:38 | Belmont | Stanley Rowe blocks the short jumper by Richard Wilson | 30-45 |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stanley Rowe | 30-45 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | Leonard Buckwalter takes the ball from Herbert Rowlands | 30-45 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Richard Wilson is denied on a layup by Thomas Williams | 30-45 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Steve Carrell can't tip it in | 30-45 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:47 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller is fouled on the floor by Michael Greenblatt - foul #1 on Michael Greenblatt, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Frank Swords (SG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Harold Boswell (C) Leonard Buckwalter, Richard Wilson, Rodrigo Padilla, Michael Greenblatt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luke Colby (SF), Patrick Fox (PF), Herman Knipe (C) Herbert Rowlands, Stanley Rowe, Ronald Miller | |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 30-47 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Patrick Fox steps in front of the Steve Carrell pass | 30-47 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams's pass is intercepted by Frank Swords | 30-47 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Frank Swords banks in the layup | 32-47 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Steve Carrell, Harold Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Finch (SG) Drazen Zbierski | |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Finch | 32-49 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie is called for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands (SG) Thomas Williams | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Swords (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Aquino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodrigo Padilla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greenblatt (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Rowlands (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Luke Colby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Knipe (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Herman Knipe | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:23 | Belmont | Luke Colby denies the turnaround by Jerry Aquino | 32-51 |
| 11:21 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino gets the offensive rebound | 32-51 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla is hacked by Herman Knipe - foul #2 on Herman Knipe, team foul #5 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe (PF) Patrick Fox | |
| 10:58 | Belmont | James Finch is called for the reach on Jerry Aquino - foul #2 on James Finch, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams (PG) James Finch | |
| 10:38 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie lays it up and in | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby lays it in set up by Thomas Williams and he's fouled by Dikembe Akuchie - foul #3 on Dikembe Akuchie, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SF), Steve Carrell (PF), Harold Boswell (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Jerry Aquino, Rodrigo Padilla, Michael Greenblatt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski (SG), Ronald Miller (C) Herbert Rowlands, Herman Knipe | |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby makes the free throw | 34-54 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Frank Swords hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-54 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Steve Carrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Harold Boswell hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Frank Swords | 36-54 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski loses the dribble to Frank Swords | 36-54 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Frank Swords blows the layup | 36-54 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Harold Boswell gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Frank Swords misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Thomas Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Frank Swords | 36-54 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Harold Boswell's dunk attempt is rejected by Stanley Rowe | 36-54 |
| 08:18 | Belmont | Richard Wilson grabs the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-54 |
| 07:42 | Belmont | Harold Boswell grabs the board | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Swords (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Carrell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Drazen Zbierski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luke Colby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Steve Carrell misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 36-54 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Luke Colby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Steve Carrell pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter loses the dribble to Stanley Rowe | 36-54 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Drazen Zbierski buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 36-56 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Richard Wilson hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Harold Boswell and he's fouled by Drazen Zbierski - foul #2 on Drazen Zbierski, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie (PG), Jerry Aquino (SF), Rodrigo Padilla (PF), Michael Greenblatt (C) Leonard Buckwalter, Frank Swords, Steve Carrell, Harold Boswell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Finch (PG), Herbert Rowlands (SG), Lucas Castiglione (SF), Patrick Fox (PF), Herman Knipe (C) Thomas Williams, Drazen Zbierski, Luke Colby, Stanley Rowe, Ronald Miller | |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Richard Wilson makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | Herman Knipe is fouled on the floor by Michael Greenblatt - foul #2 on Michael Greenblatt, team foul #5 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Duncan (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-56 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akuchie | 39-56 |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino buries a shot from the right block and the foul's on Lucas Castiglione - foul #1 on Lucas Castiglione, team foul #8 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller (SF) Lucas Castiglione | |
| 05:11 | Belmont | Jerry Aquino makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:49 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Finch | 42-58 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Dikembe Akuchie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Patrick Fox pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodrigo Padilla - foul #2 on Rodrigo Padilla, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter (PG), Richard Wilson (SG), Harold Boswell (PF), Martin Simmons (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Thomas Duncan, Jerry Aquino, Michael Greenblatt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe (PF), William Hagaman (C) Patrick Fox, Herman Knipe | |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Martin Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Duncan (SF) Rodrigo Padilla | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lucas Castiglione (SF) Ronald Miller | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe misses the free throw | 42-62 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Richard Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leonard Buckwalter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Duncan (fresh) PF - Harold Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Finch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Rowlands (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lucas Castiglione (fresh) PF - Stanley Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Hagaman (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Rowlands - foul #2 on Herbert Rowlands, team foul #9 | 42-62 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Wilson - foul #2 on Richard Wilson, team foul #8 | 44-62 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands snags the offensive board | 44-63 |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | James Finch misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Richard Wilson grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Harold Boswell is hacked by Stanley Rowe - foul #1 on Stanley Rowe, team foul #10 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Jackson (SG) Richard Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Miller (SG) Herbert Rowlands | |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Harold Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Harold Boswell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Thomas Duncan steals it from Stanley Rowe | 46-63 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Stanley Rowe swats the short shot by Thomas Duncan | 46-63 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-63 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe is hacked by Jonathan Jackson - foul #2 on Jonathan Jackson, team foul #9 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Wilson (SG), Rodrigo Padilla (SF) Jonathan Jackson, Thomas Duncan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands (SG) Lucas Castiglione | |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-63 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | William Hagaman gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses long on a floater from the left block | 46-63 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Boswell | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Herbert Rowlands misses the jumper in the paint | 46-63 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Stanley Rowe tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-65 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Leonard Buckwalter grabs the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Finch - foul #3 on James Finch, team foul #11 | 46-65 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Rodrigo Padilla makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | James Finch runs out the clock | 47-65 |