| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Ricciardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Howard Powell inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Belmont | John Stull loses the ball out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Francis Desir (SF), Laurence Goss (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Jack Ricciardi, Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:18 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins is fouled on the floor by John Artrip - foul #2 on John Artrip, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (PF), Gary Reynolds (C) Laurence Goss, Ronnie Powell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 19:01 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 35-25 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester hits the finger roll set up by John Artrip | 35-27 |
| 18:30 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Laurence Goss (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Gregory Coggins, Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:07 | Belmont | John Stull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 18:06 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Duane Vreeland | 35-27 |
| 18:00 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-27 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Ronnie Powell is called for the reach on Howard Powell - foul #1 on Ronnie Powell, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Jack Ricciardi (SF), Bill Hungerford (PF), Gary Reynolds (C) Nathan Conrad, Francis Desir, Laurence Goss, Ronnie Powell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:24 | Belmont | John Stull misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-27 |
| 17:22 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:01 | Youngstown State | John Stull is called for the reach on Duane Vreeland - foul #2 on John Stull, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jon Johns (SF), Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 16:44 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 35-27 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Carl Atkins pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert is hacked by Bill Hungerford - foul #1 on Bill Hungerford, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Francis Desir (SF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (PG), Dustin Fry (SG) John Artrip, John Stull | |
| 16:15 | Belmont | Bill Hungerford swats the short shot by Carl Atkins | 35-27 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Johns | 35-27 |
| 16:02 | Belmont | Carl Atkins makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jon Johns | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Desir (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dustin Fry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Johns (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phil Hurlbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Atkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | David Kennedy is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Jack Ricciardi (SF), Laurence Goss (PF) Gregory Coggins, Francis Desir, Bill Hungerford | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG), John Stull (SG), Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) David Kennedy, Dustin Fry, Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 15:03 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss is hacked by Ernest Sylvester - foul #1 on Ernest Sylvester, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Francis Desir (C) Nathan Conrad, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 14:45 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 14:43 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir lays it in | 37-29 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | John Stull is fouled on the floor by Jack Ricciardi - foul #1 on Jack Ricciardi, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (SF), Gary Reynolds (C) Jack Ricciardi, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:53 | Belmont | Howard Powell's pass is intercepted by Gary Reynolds | 37-29 |
| 13:39 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 37-29 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Laurence Goss - foul #2 on Laurence Goss, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF) Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:15 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds connects on the runner from the right block set up by Gregory Coggins | 39-31 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | John Stull misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Duane Vreeland - foul #3 on Duane Vreeland, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell (C) Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:58 | Belmont | John Stull misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | John Stull misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:58 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 12:48 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 12:47 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:43 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:26 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | Howard Powell snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:19 | Belmont | John Stull connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-36 |
| 11:53 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-36 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Ricciardi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Stull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Howard Powell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Artrip | 39-39 |
| 11:26 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | Robert Williams grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 11:05 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Francis Desir (SF), Laurence Goss (PF), Gary Reynolds (C) Gregory Coggins, Jack Ricciardi, Bill Hungerford, Ronnie Powell | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (PG), Dustin Fry (SG), Jon Johns (SF), Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) John Artrip, John Stull, Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 10:51 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Dustin Fry is hacked by Duane Vreeland - foul #4 on Duane Vreeland, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Bill Hungerford (PF) Duane Vreeland, Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:29 | Belmont | David Kennedy is hacked by Francis Desir - foul #2 on Francis Desir, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss (PF) Bill Hungerford | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:29 | Belmont | David Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:29 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 10:17 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 42-39 |
| 10:16 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:01 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 09:59 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Desir | 42-39 |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Dustin Fry - foul #1 on Dustin Fry, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (PF) Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:39 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Jon Johns clanks a shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 09:19 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Francis Desir | 44-39 |
| 08:56 | Youngstown State | Phil Hurlbert swats the layup by Francis Desir | 44-39 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Carl Atkins | 44-39 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Jon Johns is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF) Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG), John Stull (SG), Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) David Kennedy, Dustin Fry, Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 08:28 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| 08:05 | Belmont | The short jumper by Ernest Sylvester is denied by Bill Hungerford | 44-39 |
| 08:03 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:49 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Coggins | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathan Conrad (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Ricciardi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Hungerford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Howard Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 07:31 | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 07:22 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi is hacked by Howard Powell - foul #3 on Howard Powell, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland (SG), Francis Desir (PF) Nathan Conrad, Bill Hungerford | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:56 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (PF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:56 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:56 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Robert Williams grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 06:45 | Belmont | Robert Williams drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Stull | 46-41 |
| 06:27 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Howard Powell - foul #4 on Howard Powell, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF), Laurence Goss (PF) Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:27 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Robert Williams grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 06:06 | Belmont | Robert Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 06:04 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 05:51 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir is whistled for traveling | 48-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (SF), Gary Reynolds (C) Jack Ricciardi, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (SG) John Stull | |
| 05:26 | Belmont | John Artrip misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Laurence Goss - foul #3 on Laurence Goss, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Jack Ricciardi (SF) Gregory Coggins, Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jon Johns (SF), Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 05:26 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:01 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Phil Hurlbert - foul #2 on Phil Hurlbert, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Francis Desir (C) Nathan Conrad, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (SG) John Artrip | |
| 05:01 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:01 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Carl Atkins gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Jon Johns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds (C) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Stull (SG) Dustin Fry | |
| 04:20 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Coggins and the foul's on Carl Atkins - foul #2 on Carl Atkins, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF), Laurence Goss (PF) Francis Desir, Bill Hungerford | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 04:20 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland misses the free throw | 50-43 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 50-43 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Laurence Goss steps in front of the Howard Powell pass | 50-43 |
| 03:48 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins hits a 3 from straight away | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Ricciardi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Laurence Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Stull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | Jack Ricciardi is called for the reach on David Kennedy - foul #2 on Jack Ricciardi, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (SF), Francis Desir (C) Jack Ricciardi, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:41 | Belmont | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:41 | Belmont | David Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 03:41 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 03:01 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 02:32 | Youngstown State | Ernest Sylvester denies the turnaround by Francis Desir | 56-44 |
| 02:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Williams | 56-44 |
| 02:20 | Belmont | John Stull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Von Zangger (SG), Augustus Stagowski (SF), Ronnie Powell (C) Gregory Coggins, Duane Vreeland, Bill Hungerford, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (PG), Jon Johns (SG), Phil Hurlbert (SF), Carl Atkins (PF), Curtis Morfin (C) David Kennedy, John Stull, Howard Powell, Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Atkins - foul #3 on Carl Atkins, team foul #10 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Francis Desir (PF) Von Zangger | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (PG) Curtis Morfin | |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:55 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Ronnie Powell denies the turnaround by David Kennedy | 58-44 |
| 01:32 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert grabs the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Jon Johns scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on Augustus Stagowski - foul #1 on Augustus Stagowski, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Von Zangger (SG) Augustus Stagowski | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Jon Johns makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:54 | Youngstown State | Von Zangger hits a floater from the left wing set up by Nathan Conrad | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown 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 a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell scores on a jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Dustin Fry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Von Zangger - foul #1 on Von Zangger, team foul #11 | 62-49 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Dustin Fry makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Dustin Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad runs out the clock | 62-51 |