| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Furman inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Howard Crow tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses short on a jumper from the right block | 42-34 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | David Stone snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn is hacked by Joseph Nolan - foul #1 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nolan - foul #2 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | David Stone scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Scott McKerley | 42-36 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | Howard Crow's pass is intercepted by Jason Dunn | 42-36 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | James Gwin can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 17:25 | Belmont | Howard Crow tips it home | 44-36 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Gwin - foul #3 on James Gwin, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Barreto (PF) James Gwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson (C) David Stone | |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Jason Dunn - foul #2 on Jason Dunn, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (SG), Timothy Hadlock (PF) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SF) Scott McKerley, Roy Peterson | |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:41 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Sokol | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerrod Strothers | 48-41 |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Crow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Collado (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Belmont | Larry Barreto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | James Collado hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 14:53 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hadlock | 48-43 |
| 14:31 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | James Collado grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | James Collado hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Robert Wilson is called for the reach on Jerrod Strothers - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF), Clayton Rood (C) Jerrod Strothers, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Roy Peterson (SF), David Carleton (PF), David Stone (C) David Sokol, Ron Smith, Jason Dunn, Robert Wilson | |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Renfro | 51-45 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | David Carleton connects on the jumper from the left block | 51-47 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | David Stone grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | David Stone is fouled on the floor by Clayton Rood - foul #1 on Clayton Rood, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (PG) Ernest Renfro | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG) James Collado | |
| 12:16 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott McKerley | 51-49 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Daniel Snell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Carleton - foul #2 on David Carleton, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Barreto (C) Clayton Rood | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn (PF) David Carleton | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Daniel Snell makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Daniel Snell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Snell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gwin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Barreto (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-49 |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:15 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Daniel Snell travels with the ball | 53-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley is whistled for a carry | 53-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock (PF) James Gwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson (C) David Stone | |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Howard Crow clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Robert Wilson, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (SG), Larry Barreto (SF) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SF), Willie Jensen (C) Scott McKerley, Roy Peterson, Robert Wilson | |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Sokol | 55-53 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Hadlock | 57-53 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | James Collado clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Willie Jensen snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | David Sokol comes up short on the shot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 09:23 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF) Ernest Renfro, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Roy Peterson (SF), David Carleton (PF), David Stone (C) David Sokol, Ron Smith, Jason Dunn, Willie Jensen | |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-53 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the shot from close range | 59-53 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | James Gwin swats the short shot by Roy Peterson | 59-53 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | James Collado clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Gwin - foul #4 on James Gwin, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Barreto (C) Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn (PF) David Carleton | |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:54 | Belmont | Larry Barreto snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 07:43 | Belmont | Robert Furman makes the shot from the left block | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Gwin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Barreto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Collado (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Collado | 61-55 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Jerrod Strothers takes the ball from James Collado | 61-55 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | James Gwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Barreto - foul #1 on Larry Barreto, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Daniel Snell (SF), Howard Crow (C) Jerrod Strothers, Robert Furman, Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), Ron Smith (SG) Scott McKerley, James Collado | |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock (PF) James Gwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-55 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is hacked by Timothy Hadlock - foul #1 on Timothy Hadlock, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Robert Furman (SF) Joseph Nolan, Daniel Snell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), John Campana (SF), Robert Wilson (C) David Sokol, Roy Peterson, David Stone | |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:24 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock is whistled for a carry | 61-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Gwin (PF) Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Collado (SF), David Carleton (PF) John Campana, Jason Dunn | |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith misses long on a shot from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 03:36 | Belmont | Robert Furman is hacked by James Collado - foul #2 on James Collado, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Larry Barreto (C) Ernest Renfro, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson (SF), David Stone (C) David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Gwin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Barreto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Collado (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 61-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock (C) Robert Furman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), Jason Dunn (PF) Scott McKerley, James Collado | |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), Howard Crow (C) Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG) David Sokol | |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Crow - foul #1 on Howard Crow, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | James Gwin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott McKerley - foul #1 on Scott McKerley, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:55 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | David Stone misses short on a shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | David Stone snags the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | James Gwin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 01:12 | Belmont | Robert Furman tips it home | 65-59 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ron Smith | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Belmont | James Gwin misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-61 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | David Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Ron Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Nolan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Smith, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SF) Robert Furman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | David Stone snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Howard Crow is fouled in the backcourt by Scott McKerley - foul #2 on Scott McKerley, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith connects on the halfcourt shot | 67-64 |