| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Colin Hines (fresh) SG - Eugene Kilian (fresh) SF - Edward Lee (fresh) PF - David Asencio (fresh) C - John McCanless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) SG - Joseph Berryhill (fresh) SF - Matthew Ashbrook (fresh) PF - Laverne Hakala (fresh) C - Robert Gregoreski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | John McCanless wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Colin Hines drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Asencio | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Youngstown State | John McCanless swats the layup by Laverne Hakala | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | John McCanless grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Colin Hines misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Ashbrook - foul #1 on Matthew Ashbrook, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Colin Hines makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | Colin Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 19:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Colin Hines | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Laverne Hakala denies the turnaround by Eugene Kilian | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Belmont | John McCanless grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Edward Lee is hacked by Gabriel Esposito - foul #1 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | David Asencio makes the jump hook from the baseline | 7-0 |
| 17:52 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 7-0 |
| 17:50 | Youngstown State | Joseph Berryhill misses the tip | 7-0 |
| 17:48 | Belmont | Edward Lee gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Colin Hines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:42 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:14 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Ashbrook | 7-0 |
| 17:01 | Youngstown State | Matthew Ashbrook travels with the ball | 7-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sammy Clarke (PF), Edwin McKenna (C) David Asencio, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 16:37 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 16:36 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Laverne Hakala is denied by Edward Lee | 7-0 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | Edwin McKenna gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Robert Gregoreski is called for the reach on Colin Hines - foul #1 on Robert Gregoreski, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG), Derek Ornstein (SG), Delbert Glover (SF) Colin Hines, Eugene Kilian, Edward Lee | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen (PF), George Porter (C) Laverne Hakala, Robert Gregoreski | |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-0 |
| 15:58 | Youngstown State | George Porter grabs the board | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Anthony Bruckner (fresh) SG - Derek Ornstein (fresh) SF - Delbert Glover (fresh) PF - Sammy Clarke (fresh) C - Edwin McKenna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) SG - Joseph Berryhill (fresh) SF - Matthew Ashbrook (fresh) PF - Frederick Hansen (fresh) C - George Porter (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Youngstown State | Matthew Ashbrook misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-0 |
| 15:40 | Youngstown State | George Porter hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | Frederick Hansen picks off the pass by Anthony Bruckner | 7-2 |
| 15:00 | Youngstown State | George Porter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke blows the layup but the foul's on Frederick Hansen - foul #1 on Frederick Hansen, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Colin Hines (PG), Eugene Kilian (SG), Edward Lee (SF), John McCanless (C) Anthony Bruckner, Derek Ornstein, Delbert Glover, Edwin McKenna | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Duty (PG), Steve Walker (SG), Laverne Hakala (PF), Robert Gregoreski (C) Gabriel Esposito, Joseph Berryhill, Matthew Ashbrook, George Porter | |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:40 | Youngstown State | William Duty misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 14:39 | Youngstown State | William Duty tips it but misses | 9-2 |
| 14:38 | Youngstown State | Steve Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 14:24 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala's pass is intercepted by Eugene Kilian | 9-2 |
| 14:06 | Belmont | Edward Lee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 9-2 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | John McCanless grabs the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Asencio (PF) Sammy Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:41 | Youngstown State | John McCanless takes the ball from Laverne Hakala | 9-2 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | William Duty picks off the pass by John McCanless | 9-2 |
| 13:04 | Youngstown State | William Duty misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 9-2 |
| 13:02 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 12:49 | Youngstown State | William Duty connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-5 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 12:28 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 12:21 | Youngstown State | Eugene Kilian picks off the pass by Frederick Hansen | 9-5 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Edward Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by John McCanless | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Colin Hines (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Kilian (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Edward Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McCanless (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - William Duty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Walker (fresh) SF - Frederick Hansen (fairly fresh) PF - Laverne Hakala (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gregoreski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala is hacked by David Asencio - foul #1 on David Asencio, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Derek Ornstein (SG), Sammy Clarke (C) Eugene Kilian, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gabriel Esposito (PG), Joseph Berryhill (SG), Matthew Ashbrook (SF), George Porter (PF), Norman Spivey (C) William Duty, Steve Walker, Frederick Hansen, Laverne Hakala, Robert Gregoreski | |
| 11:38 | Youngstown State | Norman Spivey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Edward Lee pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 11:15 | Youngstown State | George Porter pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 11:12 | Youngstown State | Gabriel Esposito is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG), Delbert Glover (SF), Edwin McKenna (C) Colin Hines, Edward Lee, David Asencio | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Wayne Brown (PF) Gabriel Esposito | |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Delbert Glover loses the dribble to Norman Spivey | 11-5 |
| 10:40 | Youngstown State | Norman Spivey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Ashbrook | 11-7 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Norman Spivey blocks the jumper by Edwin McKenna | 11-7 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Delbert Glover tips it in | 13-7 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | Joseph Berryhill is hacked by Derek Ornstein - foul #1 on Derek Ornstein, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Colin Hines (PG), Eugene Kilian (SG), Edward Lee (SF), John McCanless (C) Anthony Bruckner, Derek Ornstein, Delbert Glover, Edwin McKenna | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Duty (PG) Wayne Brown | |
| 10:04 | Youngstown State | Matthew Ashbrook misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-7 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Edward Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Sammy Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-7 |
| 09:41 | Youngstown State | Norman Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:27 | Youngstown State | Norman Spivey scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Eugene Kilian - foul #1 on Eugene Kilian, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Asencio (PF) Sammy Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala (PF) George Porter | |
| 09:27 | Youngstown State | Norman Spivey makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Edward Lee scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Colin Hines | 15-10 |
| 08:43 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | Edward Lee snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Edward Lee is called for traveling | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG), Derek Ornstein (SG), Delbert Glover (SF), Sammy Clarke (C) Colin Hines, Eugene Kilian, Edward Lee, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Steve Walker (PG), Daniel Lomeli (SG), Frederick Hansen (SF), Robert Gregoreski (C) William Duty, Joseph Berryhill, Matthew Ashbrook, Norman Spivey | |
| 07:54 | Youngstown State | Steve Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 07:52 | Belmont | Delbert Glover gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Anthony Bruckner (fresh) SG - Derek Ornstein (fresh) SF - Delbert Glover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Asencio (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sammy Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Steve Walker (fresh) SG - Daniel Lomeli (fresh) SF - Frederick Hansen (fresh) PF - Laverne Hakala (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gregoreski (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Belmont | Steve Walker is called for the reach on Anthony Bruckner - foul #1 on Steve Walker, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Colin Hines (PG), Eugene Kilian (SG), Edward Lee (SF), Edwin McKenna (C) Anthony Bruckner, Derek Ornstein, Delbert Glover, David Asencio | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 07:01 | Belmont | Colin Hines drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Kilian | 18-10 |
| 06:43 | Youngstown State | Daniel Lomeli hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Colin Hines misses the 3 from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 06:20 | Youngstown State | Daniel Lomeli grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski is hacked by Edward Lee - foul #1 on Edward Lee, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Asencio (PF), John McCanless (C) Sammy Clarke, Edwin McKenna | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Duty (PG), Joseph Berryhill (SG), Matthew Ashbrook (SF) Steve Walker, Daniel Lomeli, Laverne Hakala | |
| 05:51 | Youngstown State | Joseph Berryhill misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-13 |
| 05:50 | Youngstown State | Matthew Ashbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:38 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 05:36 | Belmont | Edward Lee pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | David Asencio drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Kilian | 21-13 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | William Duty drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Edward Lee is fouled on the floor by Frederick Hansen - foul #2 on Frederick Hansen, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Derek Ornstein (PG), Delbert Glover (SG), Sammy Clarke (PF) Colin Hines, Eugene Kilian, David Asencio | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Porter (PF), Norman Spivey (C) Frederick Hansen, Robert Gregoreski | |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Edward Lee makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Edward Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:28 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by George Porter is blocked by John McCanless | 23-16 |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Derek Ornstein grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | John McCanless blows the layup | 23-16 |
| 04:08 | Youngstown State | George Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 03:52 | Youngstown State | Matthew Ashbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Bruckner (PG) Edward Lee | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gabriel Esposito (PG), Laverne Hakala (PF) William Duty, Norman Spivey | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Anthony Bruckner (fresh) SG - Derek Ornstein (fresh) SF - Delbert Glover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammy Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McCanless (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) SG - Joseph Berryhill (fresh) SF - Matthew Ashbrook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Laverne Hakala (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | John McCanless's fadeaway is rejected by George Porter | 23-16 |
| 03:33 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 03:11 | Youngstown State | Anthony Bruckner takes the ball from George Porter | 23-16 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Delbert Glover is whistled for traveling | 23-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Colin Hines (PG), Eugene Kilian (SG), David Asencio (PF) Anthony Bruckner, Derek Ornstein, John McCanless | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen (SF), Robert Gregoreski (C) Matthew Ashbrook, George Porter | |
| 02:36 | Youngstown State | Robert Gregoreski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 23-16 |
| 02:35 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 02:24 | Youngstown State | Sammy Clarke is called for the reach on Frederick Hansen - foul #1 on Sammy Clarke, team foul #5 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Lee (SF) Delbert Glover | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Duty (SG) Joseph Berryhill | |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Gabriel Esposito | 23-18 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Edward Lee is hacked by Robert Gregoreski - foul #2 on Robert Gregoreski, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edwin McKenna (C) Sammy Clarke | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Edward Lee makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 01:57 | Belmont | Edward Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Laverne Hakala pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 01:52 | Youngstown State | Gabriel Esposito knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Laverne Hakala | 24-20 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | David Asencio misses the lay-in but the foul's on Laverne Hakala - foul #1 on Laverne Hakala, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Joseph Berryhill (SG), Matthew Ashbrook (SF) William Duty, Laverne Hakala | |
| 01:26 | Belmont | David Asencio makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | David Asencio makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 01:07 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen blows the dunk | 26-20 |
| 01:06 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gregoreski | 26-20 |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Esposito and he's hacked by David Asencio - foul #2 on David Asencio, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | John McCanless (C) Edwin McKenna | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:01 | Youngstown State | Frederick Hansen makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Matthew Ashbrook takes the ball from David Asencio | 26-23 |
| 00:21 | Youngstown State | Joseph Berryhill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 00:19 | Belmont | David Asencio gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian is fouled on the floor by Robert Gregoreski - foul #3 on Robert Gregoreski, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Delbert Glover (SF), Sammy Clarke (PF) Edward Lee, David Asencio | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | William Duty (PG), Laverne Hakala (PF), George Porter (C) Gabriel Esposito, Frederick Hansen, Robert Gregoreski | |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:14 | Youngstown State | George Porter grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | George Porter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John McCanless - foul #1 on John McCanless, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Eugene Kilian misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-25 |