| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Elmer White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Justin Dasilva (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | William Odegaard gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva buries a jumper from the left block set up by Elmer White | 39-36 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-36 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | William Odegaard grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Oscar Gray scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Elmer White | 41-36 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski's pass is intercepted by Oscar Gray | 41-36 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Elmer White is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 41-36 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Oscar Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Elmer White | 44-36 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard McCulloch | 44-38 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Oscar Gray clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Elmer White grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:54 | Belmont | The short jumper by Oscar Gray is denied by Clarence Crippen | 44-38 |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Elmer White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Dasilva (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Stanley Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan misses the runner from the right block | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Odegaard misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard McCulloch - foul #2 on Richard McCulloch, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carlos Waldron (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Kendall Blazosky (SF), Sherman Ward (PF) Elmer White, Oscar Gray, Michael Thomas, Justin Dasilva | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (PG), Alvin Gist (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Allen Grochowski, Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Odegaard makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | William Odegaard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Kendall Blazosky steals the ball from Edward Hyde | 46-38 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron loses the dribble to Tim Scully in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Sherman Ward pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Sherman Ward lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 12:50 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully is called for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Oscar Gray (SG), Elmer White (SF) James Hewitt, William Odegaard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG), Frank Jones (SG) Tim Scully, Alvin Gist | |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Elmer White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones loses the dribble to Oscar Gray | 48-41 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Dasilva (PF) Sherman Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen banks in the layup and the foul's on Carlos Waldron - foul #4 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Malott (PG), William Odegaard (C) Carlos Waldron, Kendall Blazosky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch (SF) Rodney Joshi | |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan grabs the board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joe Malott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin Dasilva (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Crippen | 48-47 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Crippen - foul #3 on Clarence Crippen, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Thomas (SF) Elmer White | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | Michael Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Oscar Gray hits the finger roll and the foul's on Frank Jones - foul #2 on Frank Jones, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses the free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:00 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky (C) William Odegaard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:19 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Gray | 53-47 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan clanks a runner from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elmer White (PG), Sherman Ward (C) Joe Malott, Justin Dasilva | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF) Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen | |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Sherman Ward is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Sherman Ward, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist (SG), Edward Hyde (C) Allen Grochowski, Stanley Jordan | |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Tim Scully misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Sherman Ward pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | Oscar Gray can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 53-49 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Steven Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:40 | Belmont | Sherman Ward gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Kendall Blazosky tips it home | 55-49 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Steven Smith is denied by Kendall Blazosky | 55-49 |
| 08:02 | Belmont | Sherman Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Oscar Gray buries a floater from the left wing set up by Michael Thomas | 57-49 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Joshi and he's hacked by Sherman Ward - foul #3 on Sherman Ward, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carlos Waldron (PG), James Hewitt (SG), Justin Dasilva (PF), William Odegaard (C) Elmer White, Oscar Gray, Kendall Blazosky, Sherman Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Jones (SG), Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Tim Scully, Rodney Joshi, Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Alvin Gist misses the free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | William Odegaard snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Hewitt (fresh) SF - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Dasilva (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alvin Gist (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McCulloch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Crippen (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva misses the dunk attempt | 57-51 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Michael Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:49 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 57-51 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen tips it home | 57-53 |
| 06:19 | Belmont | Michael Thomas is hacked by Alvin Gist - foul #1 on Alvin Gist, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elmer White (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski (PG) Alvin Gist | |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Elmer White is hacked by Stanley Jordan - foul #3 on Stanley Jordan, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Oscar Gray (SG), Sherman Ward (C) James Hewitt, William Odegaard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Elmer White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Sherman Ward drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Elmer White | 59-56 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Jones | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Frank Jones steals the ball from Oscar Gray | 59-58 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Justin Dasilva | 59-58 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Oscar Gray and the foul's on Allen Grochowski - foul #2 on Allen Grochowski, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Hewitt (SF), Kendall Blazosky (PF), William Odegaard (C) Elmer White, Justin Dasilva, Sherman Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tim Scully (SG), Rodney Joshi (SF), Steven Smith (PF), Edward Hyde (C) Frank Jones, Richard McCulloch, Clarence Crippen, Stanley Jordan | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 03:32 | Belmont | William Odegaard snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:15 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Steven Smith | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carlos Waldron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Gray (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Hewitt (fresh) PF - Kendall Blazosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Odegaard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allen Grochowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Scully (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Joshi (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Hyde (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Edward Hyde knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Tim Scully | 62-60 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Thomas (SF), Justin Dasilva (PF) James Hewitt, Kendall Blazosky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Jones (SG), Richard McCulloch (SF), Clarence Crippen (PF), Stanley Jordan (C) Tim Scully, Rodney Joshi, Steven Smith, Edward Hyde | |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Oscar Gray misses the floater from the right side | 62-60 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Allen Grochowski | 62-62 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Justin Dasilva's layup is rejected by Stanley Jordan | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Stanley Jordan gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the jump hook from the right block | 62-64 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Carlos Waldron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Oscar Gray hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen banks in the layup set up by Richard McCulloch and the foul's on Carlos Waldron - foul #5 on Carlos Waldron, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Elmer White (PG) Carlos Waldron | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | William Odegaard misses long on a floater from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Michael Thomas tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Richard McCulloch is hacked by Michael Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #5 | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Frank Jones is hacked by Oscar Gray - foul #1 on Oscar Gray, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen is fouled on the floor by Justin Dasilva - foul #2 on Justin Dasilva, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Clarence Crippen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Oscar Gray double dribbles | 66-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Rodney Joshi (PF) Clarence Crippen | |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Elmer White is called for the reach on Allen Grochowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer White, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Allen Grochowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Elmer White hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-71 |