| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Pangle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kendrick Morehead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Glickman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | William Andino inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Jody Frazier picks off the pass by Kendrick Morehead | 34-24 |
| 19:30 | Belmont | Robert Glickman is called for the reach on Gary Neely - foul #1 on Robert Glickman, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | John Fuchs is called for traveling | 34-24 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | William Andino misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 19:07 | Belmont | Jody Frazier pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | Gary Neely scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel McCrone | 34-26 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Pangle | 37-26 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone misses the jump hook from the left block | 37-26 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | James Pangle comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Neely - foul #1 on Gary Neely, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | James Pangle makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | James Pangle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Christopher Dugger (PF) Gabriel McCrone | |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Gary Neely snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Charles Campbell comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by William Andino - foul #1 on William Andino, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty (SF) William Andino | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (SG), Todd Rudisill (C) Jody Frazier, Gary Neely | |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | Belmont | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty (PG), Joe Noland (SG), Stuart Callis (PF), Marco Johnson (C) James Pangle, Jonathan Russell, Kendrick Morehead, Robert Glickman | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lehmann (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF) Charles Campbell, Todd Rudisill | |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | John Fuchs misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Marco Johnson - foul #1 on Marco Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG) Scott Tsai | |
| 16:07 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:07 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Joe Noland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-28 |
| 15:49 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Winston Beaty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Noland (fresh) SF - Charles Doherty (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Stuart Callis (fresh) C - Marco Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 3 from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Pangle (PG), Jonathan Russell (SG), William Andino (SF), Timothy Matthews (PF), Robert Glickman (C) Winston Beaty, Joe Noland, Charles Doherty, Stuart Callis, Marco Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Gary Neely (C) John Fuchs, Gabriel McCrone | |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Glickman steps in front of the David Lehmann pass | 41-31 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | William Andino can't finish the layup | 41-31 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to James Pangle | 41-31 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Andino and he's hacked by Christopher Dugger - foul #3 on Christopher Dugger, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jan Satchell (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF) Jody Frazier, David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger | |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Gary Neely's pass is intercepted by Timothy Matthews | 44-31 |
| 13:47 | Cleveland State | James Pangle is denied on a dunk by Gary Neely | 44-31 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Gary Neely snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Gary Neely misses the shot in the lane | 44-31 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill tips it in | 44-33 |
| 13:22 | Cleveland State | James Pangle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Todd Rudisill | 44-33 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | Jan Satchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Charles Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Jan Satchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Timothy Matthews pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Scott Tsai drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Timothy Matthews - foul #4 on Timothy Matthews, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty (PG), Joe Noland (SG), Charles Doherty (SF), Kendrick Morehead (PF) James Pangle, Jonathan Russell, William Andino, Timothy Matthews | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), Gabriel McCrone (PF), Christopher Dugger (C) Jan Satchell, Todd Rudisill, Gary Neely | |
| 12:22 | Belmont | Scott Tsai makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Charles Campbell is called for the reach on Robert Glickman - foul #4 on Charles Campbell, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG), David Lehmann (SF) Scott Tsai, Charles Campbell | |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 11:53 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Winston Beaty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Noland (fresh) SF - Charles Doherty (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kendrick Morehead (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Glickman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Winston Beaty takes the ball from Jody Frazier | 44-36 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty is hacked by David Lehmann - foul #3 on David Lehmann, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell (SG), William Andino (SF), Stuart Callis (C) Joe Noland, Charles Doherty, Robert Glickman | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Stuart Callis tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 10:48 | Belmont | John Fuchs's pass is intercepted by William Andino | 46-36 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell misses short on a turnaround from close range | 46-36 |
| 10:26 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | John Fuchs comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-36 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:34 | Belmont | Jody Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Winston Beaty | 48-36 |
| 08:49 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | John Fuchs connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jody Frazier | 48-38 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Christopher Dugger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Winston Beaty is called for the reach on David Lehmann - foul #3 on Winston Beaty, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Pangle (PG), Joe Noland (SG), Charles Doherty (SF), Timothy Matthews (PF), Robert Glickman (C) Winston Beaty, Jonathan Russell, William Andino, Kendrick Morehead, Stuart Callis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Tsai (PG), Jan Satchell (SG), Charles Campbell (SF), Todd Rudisill (PF), Gary Neely (C) John Fuchs, Jody Frazier, David Lehmann, Gabriel McCrone, Christopher Dugger | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Pangle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Noland (fresh) SF - Charles Doherty (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Glickman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Scott Tsai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jan Satchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Todd Rudisill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Gary Neely comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Timothy Matthews gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman blows the layup but he's fouled by Jan Satchell - foul #1 on Jan Satchell, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill hits the finger roll | 50-40 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Charles Doherty | 52-40 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Matthews - foul #5 on Timothy Matthews, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marco Johnson (PF) Timothy Matthews | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Fuchs (PG) Jan Satchell | |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Marco Johnson gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | James Pangle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill banks in the layup and the foul's on Marco Johnson - foul #2 on Marco Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Russell (SG), Kendrick Morehead (PF) Joe Noland, Marco Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Todd Rudisill makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Russell | 54-44 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Scott Tsai scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Fuchs | 54-47 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty is fouled on the floor by Gary Neely - foul #2 on Gary Neely, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jody Frazier (SG), Christopher Dugger (PF) Scott Tsai, Todd Rudisill | |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Gary Neely drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Christopher Dugger takes the ball from Kendrick Morehead | 56-50 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Jody Frazier comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Glickman | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | James Pangle misses the jumper from the right block | 56-50 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Russell | 56-50 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead banks in the layup | 58-50 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jody Frazier is fouled on the floor by Charles Doherty - foul #1 on Charles Doherty, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty (PG), Joe Noland (SG), William Andino (SF), Stuart Callis (C) James Pangle, Jonathan Russell, Charles Doherty, Robert Glickman | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lehmann (SF), Gabriel McCrone (PF) Charles Campbell, Gary Neely | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Stuart Callis snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Winston Beaty (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Noland (fresh) SF - William Andino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kendrick Morehead (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stuart Callis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Fuchs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jody Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lehmann (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gabriel McCrone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Dugger (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Winston Beaty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Gabriel McCrone dunks the ball | 60-53 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Stuart Callis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 03:00 | Cleveland State | Stuart Callis tips it back up and in | 62-53 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Pangle (PG), Jonathan Russell (SG), Robert Glickman (C) Winston Beaty, Joe Noland, Stuart Callis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Campbell (SF), Gary Neely (C) David Lehmann, Christopher Dugger | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Jody Frazier scores on a shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Neely - foul #3 on Gary Neely, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | John Fuchs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Neely | 64-55 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Jody Frazier hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gary Neely and he's hacked by Jonathan Russell - foul #2 on Jonathan Russell, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses the free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead can't connect on a floater in the paint | 64-57 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Jody Frazier grabs the board | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Jody Frazier makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Fuchs | 64-60 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | William Andino is fouled on the floor by Charles Campbell - foul #5 on Charles Campbell, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Lehmann (SF) Charles Campbell | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | William Andino misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:40 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Gary Neely | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Belmont | Gary Neely comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead is fouled in the backcourt by John Fuchs - foul #2 on John Fuchs, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Kendrick Morehead makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | John Fuchs drills a 3 from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | John Fuchs is called for the reach on Robert Glickman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Fuchs, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | John Fuchs makes the 3 from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman is fouled in the backcourt by John Fuchs - foul #4 on John Fuchs, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Glickman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:12 | Belmont | Gary Neely pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Jody Frazier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Fuchs gets the offensive rebound | 67-66 |