| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennett Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Sloat (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | James Sloat grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | James Sloat misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is hacked by Dominick Burris - foul #2 on Dominick Burris, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Reed | 31-34 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | James Sloat is fouled on the floor by Jesse Reed - foul #1 on Jesse Reed, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Bennett Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Estep | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Brown | 31-40 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Bennett Davis is fouled on the floor by Larry Brown - foul #1 on Larry Brown, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Dan Workman (C) Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, James Sloat | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Dominick Burris loses the ball out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG) Dominick Burris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Charles Hauser (SG), Dean Liska (SF) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep | |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 16:18 | Belmont | Perry Bradley steps in front of the James Hummel pass | 31-40 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits the finger roll | 31-42 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Dan Workman is whistled for traveling | 31-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Bennett Davis (SG), Robert Chandler (SF), James Sloat (C) Rick Merryman, James Hummel, Ralph Theriot, Scott Mohler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Charles Hauser, Dean Liska, Derek Siegfried | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennett Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dan Workman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sloat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses the 3 from straight away | 31-45 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Bennett Davis - foul #1 on Bennett Davis, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Danny Lafave | |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Dan Workman knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dominick Burris | 33-47 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep loses the dribble to Robert Chandler | 33-47 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Dominick Burris hits the finger roll set up by Robert Chandler | 35-47 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alexander Marshall | 35-49 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Jesse Reed is called for the reach on Dan Workman - foul #2 on Jesse Reed, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG), James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Scott Mohler (PF), Marvin Geller (C) Dominick Burris, Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, Dan Workman, James Sloat | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 13:45 | Belmont | James Hummel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-49 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed is called for traveling | 35-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| 13:04 | Belmont | James Hummel misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Roman Gonzales - foul #4 on Roman Gonzales, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG) Rick Merryman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Hauser (SG) Roman Gonzales | |
| 13:04 | Belmont | James Hummel makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | James Hummel makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-49 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Scott Mohler | 37-49 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bennett Davis (SG), Robert Chandler (SF), James Sloat (C) James Hummel, Ralph Theriot, Marvin Geller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Charles Hauser, Dean Liska, Derek Siegfried | |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown blows the dunk | 37-49 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Bennett Davis gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennett Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sloat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Robert Chandler makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dominick Burris | 40-49 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by James Sloat - foul #1 on James Sloat, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep drills a runner near the basket set up by Alexander Marshall | 40-51 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Bennett Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 43-51 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Marshall | 43-53 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | James Sloat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Hummel (PG), Ralph Theriot (SG), Dan Workman (PF) Dominick Burris, Bennett Davis, Scott Mohler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Danny Lafave, Jesse Reed | |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Sloat - foul #2 on James Sloat, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG) Alexander Marshall | |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:59 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Dan Workman | 43-54 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Dan Workman hits the finger roll | 45-54 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried is whistled for traveling | 45-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG), Scott Mohler (PF) Robert Chandler, James Sloat | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska (SF) Alvin Estep | |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rick Merryman | 48-54 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown is whistled for a carry | 48-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Jesse Reed (C) Larry Brown, Walter Quirk | |
| 08:49 | Belmont | James Hummel can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Dan Workman blocks the short jumper by Jesse Reed | 48-54 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed can't throw it down | 48-54 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Rick Merryman pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Ralph Theriot misses the floater from the right block | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed buries a shot from the right block | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Rick Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Theriot (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Workman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | James Hummel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Dan Workman misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Scott Mohler hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Mohler is called for the reach on Perry Bradley - foul #3 on Scott Mohler, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Bennett Davis (SG), Robert Chandler (SF), James Sloat (C) Rick Merryman, James Hummel, Ralph Theriot, Dan Workman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Perry Bradley, Dean Liska, Jesse Reed | |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried hits a shot from the right block and the foul's on James Sloat - foul #3 on James Sloat, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Marvin Geller (PF) Scott Mohler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Marvin Geller can't throw it down | 50-59 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Derek Siegfried | 50-59 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Larry Brown is denied by James Sloat | 50-59 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Robert Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Robert Chandler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Marvin Geller grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Marvin Geller connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bennett Davis | 52-59 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried is fouled on the floor by Marvin Geller - foul #2 on Marvin Geller, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Scott Mohler (PF) Marvin Geller | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Jesse Reed (C) Roman Gonzales, Danny Lafave | |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | James Sloat clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | James Sloat grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 05:04 | Belmont | Dominick Burris makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown drills a jump hook from close range set up by Alvin Estep | 55-63 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | Bennett Davis is hacked by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Dan Workman (C) Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, James Sloat | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (PF) Derek Siegfried | |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Larry Brown takes the ball from James Hummel | 55-63 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the lay-in | 55-63 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | James Hummel gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | James Hummel knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dan Workman | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Brown | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dominick Burris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hummel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Theriot (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Mohler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Workman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) C - Jesse Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Belmont | James Hummel misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Marshall - foul #2 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Chandler (SF), James Sloat (C) Dominick Burris, Dan Workman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF) Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| 03:09 | Belmont | James Hummel misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:09 | Belmont | James Hummel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 58-68 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dominick Burris (PG), Bennett Davis (SG) James Hummel, Ralph Theriot | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave | |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Dominick Burris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed drills a shot from the right block | 58-70 |
| 01:51 | Belmont | Scott Mohler scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed tips it but misses | 60-70 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Siegfried | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Brown | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Dominick Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Rick Merryman (PG), James Hummel (SG), Ralph Theriot (SF), Dan Workman (PF), Marvin Geller (C) Dominick Burris, Bennett Davis, Robert Chandler, Scott Mohler, James Sloat | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rick Merryman - foul #1 on Rick Merryman, team foul #8 | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | James Hummel hits a shot from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley runs out the clock | 62-75 |