| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | James Temple can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clinton Franke | 23-29 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Michael Hoard hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Don May | 26-29 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper's pass is intercepted by Dallas Oliver | 26-29 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Clinton Franke hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 18:28 | Belmont | Clinton Franke snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Clinton Franke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hoard | 28-29 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clinton Franke - foul #2 on Clinton Franke, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | James Temple makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clinton Franke | 28-30 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | Roger Eudy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Roger Eudy is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Calvin Scales (PF), Kevin Dessert (C) Dallas Oliver, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (PF) Mark Peterson | |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark is hacked by Calvin Scales - foul #3 on Calvin Scales, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF) Michael Hoard, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (PG), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Justin Clark | |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hailey | 28-32 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Don May misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Norman Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Hailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett misses the easy layup | 28-32 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Norman Moulton gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Roger Eudy comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Norman Moulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hoard (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Calvin Scales (PF), Clinton Franke (C) Don May, Roger Eudy, Dallas Oliver, Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Mark Peterson (PF), Justin Clark (C) Sean Gann, Clifford Cooper, William Hailey | |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Peterson | 28-35 |
| 15:09 | Belmont | Norman Moulton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Barrett and the foul's on Clinton Franke - foul #3 on Clinton Franke, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Robert Brown misses the dunk attempt | 28-38 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hoard | 28-38 |
| 14:25 | Belmont | Norman Moulton can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson misses the easy layup | 28-38 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Mark Peterson takes the ball from Calvin Scales | 28-40 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | James Temple knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Barrett | 28-42 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | Calvin Scales clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 28-42 |
| 13:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clinton Franke | 28-42 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Norman Moulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Stephen Honeycutt (SG), Dallas Oliver (PF) Norman Moulton, Michael Hoard, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (PG), Sean Gann (SG), Clifford Cooper (SF), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Barry Zalewski, Robert Barrett, Justin Clark | |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Norris and he's hacked by Calvin Scales - foul #4 on Calvin Scales, team foul #6 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Earl McCune (C) Mark Peterson | |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:36 | Belmont | Robert Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by William Hailey | 28-45 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | William Hailey tips it home | 28-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 11:56 | Belmont | Don May connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Honeycutt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann blows the layup | 31-47 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Don May gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Brown | 34-47 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | William Hailey is whistled for traveling | 34-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hoard (SG), Roger Eudy (SF), Clinton Franke (C) Stephen Honeycutt, Robert Brown, Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Mark Peterson (PF), Justin Clark (C) Kenneth Norris, William Hailey, Earl McCune | |
| 10:41 | Belmont | Michael Hoard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Eudy | 36-47 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson knocks in the runner in the lane | 36-49 |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Don May drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hoard | 38-49 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Hoard is called for the reach on Sean Gann - foul #1 on Michael Hoard, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (PF) Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Michael Hoard drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don May and he's fouled by Clifford Cooper - foul #3 on Clifford Cooper, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG) Don May | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (SG), Barry Zalewski (SF) Sean Gann, Clifford Cooper | |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark misses the lay-in | 41-51 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | Michael Hoard pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Norman Moulton misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Justin Clark - foul #3 on Justin Clark, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Brown (SF) Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Norman Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Norman Moulton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | James Temple hits a 3 from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Roger Eudy's floater is tipped away by Mark Peterson | 42-54 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Justin Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 08:13 | Belmont | Roger Eudy snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Clinton Franke clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Clark - foul #4 on Justin Clark, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Don May (PG), Dallas Oliver (PF) Michael Hoard, Roger Eudy | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sean Gann (SG), Clifford Cooper (SF), William Hailey (C) James Temple, Mark Peterson, Justin Clark | |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Clinton Franke makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Clinton Franke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Clinton Franke gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Don May (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Franke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Gann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clifford Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Don May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Calvin Scales (C) Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann misses badly on a floater from close range | 44-54 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | Norman Moulton snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | Norman Moulton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Scales | 44-54 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | Norman Moulton can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-54 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | William Hailey gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Barrett | 44-57 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Clifford Cooper is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #4 on Clifford Cooper, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Hoard (SG), Roger Eudy (SF) Norman Moulton, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Mark Peterson (PF), Justin Clark (C) Barry Zalewski, Robert Barrett, William Hailey | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Michael Hoard's layup is rejected by Mark Peterson | 44-57 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Temple and the foul's on Michael Hoard - foul #2 on Michael Hoard, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clinton Franke (C) Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Sean Gann makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:41 | Belmont | Don May comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Clinton Franke hits the follow up shot | 46-60 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Clifford Cooper misses long on a floater from the baseline | 46-60 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Calvin Scales grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Temple - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Norman Moulton (PG), Robert Brown (SF) Don May, Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF) Sean Gann, Clifford Cooper | |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | James Temple scores on a shot from the right wing | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Norman Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hoard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roger Eudy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clinton Franke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Justin Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Roger Eudy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Moulton | 50-62 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Robert Brown knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Clinton Franke and he's fouled by Kenneth Norris - foul #1 on Kenneth Norris, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dallas Oliver (PF), Kevin Dessert (C) Roger Eudy, Clinton Franke | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (SF), William Hailey (PF) Kenneth Norris, Mark Peterson | |
| 02:56 | Belmont | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | William Hailey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Clark | 52-67 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Robert Barrett is called for the reach on Michael Hoard - foul #1 on Robert Barrett, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Belmont | Roger Eudy (SF), Calvin Scales (PF) Robert Brown, Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (SF), Earl McCune (C) James Temple, Justin Clark | |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Michael Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune blows the dunk | 54-67 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Norman Moulton gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Michael Hoard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-67 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Barrett | 54-70 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Norris is called for the reach on Roger Eudy - foul #2 on Kenneth Norris, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Honeycutt (SG) Michael Hoard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:05 | Belmont | Roger Eudy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-70 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Calvin Scales snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Roger Eudy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Calvin Scales - foul #5 on Calvin Scales, team foul #9 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (C) Calvin Scales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Leo Kelley connects on the floater near the basket | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski runs out the clock | 58-72 |