| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle McGurk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Leisure (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Buckler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Glenn Favors inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Glenn Favors clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee is hacked by Donald Cook - foul #1 on Donald Cook, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Donald Cook pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Damon Buckler clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk is fouled on the floor by Glenn Favors - foul #1 on Glenn Favors, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Donald Cook is called for the reach on Chester Leisure - foul #2 on Donald Cook, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez connects on the shot in the paint | 34-27 |
| 17:50 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure can't connect on a runner in the lane | 34-27 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 36-27 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Lopez - foul #2 on Jose Lopez, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (SG), Gustavo Russo (SF), Gene Shetler (C) Kyle McGurk, Otha Kozielski, Jose Lopez | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SG), Scott Commander (SF) Damon Buckler, Glenn Favors | |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee is fouled on the floor by Scott Commander - foul #2 on Scott Commander, team foul #4 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andre Romano (PG) Andrew Santee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (PF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Donald Cook, Alex Vaughan | |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-29 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Scott Commander snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Santos Trottier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-29 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Courtney Plasencia | 36-29 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Santos Trottier can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andre Romano - foul #2 on Andre Romano, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Byrd (C) Chester Leisure | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:58 | Belmont | Santos Trottier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Michael Byrd gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andre Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pavel Zemel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gene Shetler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) SF - Scott Commander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hayden Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk (SG), Otha Kozielski (SF), Jose Lopez (C) Andre Romano, Gene Shetler, Michael Byrd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Glenn Favors (SF) Santos Trottier, Scott Commander | |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Glenn Favors clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 15:14 | Belmont | Manuel Kittrell grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 14:55 | Belmont | Gustavo Russo is called for the reach on Ernest Witherspoon - foul #1 on Gustavo Russo, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Chester Leisure (PF) Pavel Zemel, Gustavo Russo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG), Donald Cook (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Courtney Plasencia, Hayden Cobb, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Damon Buckler drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Witherspoon and he's fouled by Kyle McGurk - foul #2 on Kyle McGurk, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG) Ernest Witherspoon | |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Damon Buckler makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jose Lopez | 38-32 |
| 13:58 | Belmont | Damon Buckler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Favors - foul #2 on Glenn Favors, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (SG), Gustavo Russo (SF), Gene Shetler (C) Kyle McGurk, Otha Kozielski, Jose Lopez | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SF) Glenn Favors | |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Cook | 40-35 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Santos Trottier - foul #2 on Santos Trottier, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (C) Alex Vaughan | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | Santos Trottier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Cook - foul #3 on Donald Cook, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk (SG), Otha Kozielski (SF), Jose Lopez (C) Pavel Zemel, Gustavo Russo, Gene Shetler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG), Glenn Favors (SF) Santos Trottier, Damon Buckler | |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Donald Cook buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Witherspoon | 43-37 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Glenn Favors is called for the reach on Andrew Santee - foul #3 on Glenn Favors, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo (PF) Chester Leisure | |
| Subs | Belmont | Alex Vaughan (C) Hayden Cobb | |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:57 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Vaughan | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle McGurk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gustavo Russo (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Witherspoon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Favors (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glenn Favors | 43-39 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Cook - foul #4 on Donald Cook, team foul #9 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (PG) Andrew Santee | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Damon Buckler (SG), Hayden Cobb (PF) Ernest Witherspoon, Courtney Plasencia, Donald Cook | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb is hacked by Kyle McGurk - foul #3 on Kyle McGurk, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Gustavo Russo - foul #2 on Gustavo Russo, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler (PF) Otha Kozielski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | Glenn Favors pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:06 | Belmont | The refs have stopped play. Alex Vaughan is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Chester Leisure (PF) Kyle McGurk, Jose Lopez | |
| Subs | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia (SF), Manuel Kittrell (C) Glenn Favors, Alex Vaughan | |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler knocks in the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Manuel Kittrell - foul #2 on Manuel Kittrell, team foul #10 | 47-41 |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Hayden Cobb is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Hayden Cobb, team foul #11 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski (SF) Gustavo Russo | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Commander (SF) Damon Buckler | |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee clanks a floater in the lane | 48-41 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure tips it home | 50-41 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Scott Commander loses the dribble to Gene Shetler | 50-41 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Santos Trottier grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Santee | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Pavel Zemel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Shetler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Commander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Hayden Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Kittrell (fresh) | |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Otha Kozielski - foul #1 on Otha Kozielski, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk (SG), Jose Lopez (C) Pavel Zemel, Gene Shetler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG), Glenn Favors (SF), Donald Cook (PF), Alex Vaughan (C) Santos Trottier, Scott Commander, Hayden Cobb, Manuel Kittrell | |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Courtney Plasencia makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Favors | 53-43 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Cook | 53-43 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Glenn Favors hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Cook and he's hacked by Kyle McGurk - foul #4 on Kyle McGurk, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon (PG) Courtney Plasencia | |
| 07:36 | Belmont | Glenn Favors makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Glenn Favors steals it from Chester Leisure | 53-46 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Ernest Witherspoon slams it home on a nice dish by Glenn Favors | 53-48 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee is fouled on the floor by Glenn Favors - foul #4 on Glenn Favors, team foul #12 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo (SF) Otha Kozielski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan slams it home on a nice dish by Ernest Witherspoon | 55-50 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo is hacked by Glenn Favors - foul #5 on Glenn Favors, team foul #13 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (PG), Gene Shetler (PF) Andrew Santee, Chester Leisure | |
| Subs | Belmont | Santos Trottier (PG), Courtney Plasencia (SF) Ernest Witherspoon, Glenn Favors | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Damon Buckler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Cook | 57-50 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gustavo Russo | 57-50 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Alex Vaughan | 57-50 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses the jumper from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 57-50 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Damon Buckler knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Otha Kozielski (SF), Chester Leisure (PF) Pavel Zemel, Gustavo Russo, Gene Shetler | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Commander (SF) Damon Buckler | |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Donald Cook pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle McGurk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Leisure (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Santos Trottier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Plasencia (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Commander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Alex Vaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk loses the dribble to Scott Commander | 57-53 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Scott Commander comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Damon Buckler (SG) Scott Commander | |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Kyle McGurk takes the ball from Courtney Plasencia | 57-53 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Otha Kozielski and he's fouled by Donald Cook - foul #5 on Donald Cook, team foul #14 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hayden Cobb (PF) Donald Cook | |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Santos Trottier drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Hayden Cobb swats the short shot by Andrew Santee | 60-56 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee drills a floater from the baseline set up by Otha Kozielski | 62-56 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Santos Trottier knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Vaughan | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Kyle McGurk misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Alex Vaughan grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Belmont | Damon Buckler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Santos Trottier | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski is fouled in the backcourt by Santos Trottier - foul #3 on Santos Trottier, team foul #15 | 62-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Santos Trottier double dribbles | 64-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (PG) Andrew Santee | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Santos Trottier is called for the reach on Otha Kozielski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Santos Trottier, team foul #16 | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Damon Buckler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-64 |