| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gordon Sheley (fresh) SG - Daniel Dahlstrom (fresh) SF - Ray Skidmore (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kaler (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) SG - William Leopold (fresh) SF - Don Jackson (fresh) PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) C - Larry Mace (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | John Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | John Williams tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kenneth Kaler | 4-3 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Don Jackson - foul #1 on Don Jackson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace drills a floater from the left block | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | The jumper by Ray Skidmore is denied by Larry Mace | 5-5 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore buries a jumper from the right block set up by Gordon Sheley | 7-10 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 17:02 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom is hacked by Larry Mace - foul #1 on Larry Mace, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Giles (SF), Larry Hudson (PF), Matthew Monty (C) Ray Skidmore, Kenneth Kaler, John Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SF), Shawn Dillman (PF) Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior | |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Kevin Giles comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Monty blocks the short jumper by Ronald Milliner | 7-10 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Dillman | 7-12 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Kevin Giles's dunk attempt is rejected by Shawn Dillman | 7-12 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 7-12 |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson tips it back up and in | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gordon Sheley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dahlstrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Giles (fresh) PF - Larry Hudson (fresh) C - Matthew Monty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Leopold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Mace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Belmont | Larry Hudson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-14 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Matthew Monty grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Kevin Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Ronald Milliner - foul #1 on Ronald Milliner, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Chandler (SG), Ray Skidmore (SF), Kenneth Kaler (PF), John Williams (C) Gordon Sheley, Daniel Dahlstrom, Larry Hudson, Matthew Monty | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Don Jackson (SF), Jonathon Farrior (PF) Ronald Milliner, William Leopold, Larry Mace | |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Kevin Giles misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Kevin Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Kevin Giles makes the 3rd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Kaler | 12-14 |
| 14:10 | Belmont | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | John Chandler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson is hacked by Kenneth Kaler - foul #1 on Kenneth Kaler, team foul #1 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Hansen (SG) Kevin Giles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG), Aaron Mason (C) Thomas Simpson, Shawn Dillman | |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 13:29 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason tips it in | 12-16 |
| 13:02 | Belmont | Jonathon Farrior picks off the pass by Ray Skidmore | 12-16 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Kelvin Rodgers and he's hacked by Kenneth Kaler - foul #2 on Kenneth Kaler, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gordon Sheley (PG), Daniel Dahlstrom (SG), Kevin Giles (PF) John Chandler, Robert Hansen, Kenneth Kaler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold (SG), Shawn Dillman (C) Eric Lee, Aaron Mason | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior misses the free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | John Williams grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Giles | 14-18 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | William Leopold steals the ball from Daniel Dahlstrom | 14-18 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Giles | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gordon Sheley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dahlstrom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Skidmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Leopold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathon Farrior (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore drills a 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Dahlstrom | 17-18 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Giles picks off the pass by Shawn Dillman | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Kevin Giles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Chandler (PG), Robert Hansen (SG), Larry Hudson (SF), James Jefferson (PF), Matthew Monty (C) Gordon Sheley, Daniel Dahlstrom, Ray Skidmore, Kevin Giles, John Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner (PG), Eric Lee (SG), Thomas Simpson (SF), Aaron Mason (PF), Larry Mace (C) Kelvin Rodgers, William Leopold, Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior, Shawn Dillman | |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Larry Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Larry Hudson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | James Jefferson misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Mason - foul #1 on Aaron Mason, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | James Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | James Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Hudson - foul #1 on Larry Hudson, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | James Jefferson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason is denied on a layup by Matthew Monty | 19-19 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 08:25 | Belmont | Robert Hansen travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gordon Sheley (PG), Daniel Dahlstrom (SG), Kevin Giles (SF) John Chandler, Robert Hansen, James Jefferson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold (SG), Shawn Dillman (PF) Eric Lee, Aaron Mason | |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Larry Mace is blocked by Larry Hudson | 19-21 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Kevin Giles gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley's pass is intercepted by William Leopold | 19-21 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Leopold | 19-23 |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Larry Hudson misses the lay-in | 19-23 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Gordon Sheley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dahlstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hudson (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Monty (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Leopold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Belmont | Matthew Monty drills a turnaround from the left block | 21-23 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace misses the floater in the lane | 21-23 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Kevin Giles snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:34 | Belmont | Kevin Giles travels with the ball | 21-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Skidmore (SF), James Jefferson (PF), John Williams (C) Kevin Giles, Larry Hudson, Matthew Monty | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Don Jackson (SF), Jonathon Farrior (PF) Ronald Milliner, Thomas Simpson, Larry Mace | |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Jefferson steals it from William Leopold | 21-23 |
| 06:02 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Jonathon Farrior picks off the pass by Ray Skidmore | 21-23 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers hits the follow up shot | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior scores on a floater from the left side set up by William Leopold | 21-27 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | Jonathon Farrior denies the turnaround by Daniel Dahlstrom | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Chandler (PG), Robert Hansen (SG), Kevin Giles (C) Gordon Sheley, Daniel Dahlstrom, John Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner (PG), Larry Mace (C) William Leopold, Shawn Dillman | |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ray Skidmore steals it from Ronald Milliner | 21-28 |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Kelvin Rodgers steps in front of the Ray Skidmore pass | 21-28 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Ronald Milliner | 21-30 |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Ray Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior grabs the board | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Chandler (fresh) SG - Robert Hansen (fresh) SF - Ray Skidmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Milliner | 21-33 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Ronald Milliner is called for the reach on Kevin Giles - foul #2 on Ronald Milliner, team foul #5 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Gordon Sheley (PG), Daniel Dahlstrom (SG), Kenneth Kaler (PF), John Williams (C) John Chandler, Robert Hansen, Ray Skidmore, James Jefferson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold (SG), Thomas Simpson (SF), Aaron Mason (PF) Kelvin Rodgers, Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Milliner - foul #3 on Ronald Milliner, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG) Ronald Milliner | |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Gordon Sheley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 22-36 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler makes the fadeaway from close range | 24-36 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Mace | 24-39 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Aaron Mason - foul #2 on Aaron Mason, team foul #7 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Hudson (SF) Kevin Giles | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Shawn Dillman (PF) Eric Lee, Larry Mace | |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler makes the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Kaler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Leopold | 26-41 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Larry Hudson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Williams blocks the short jumper by Shawn Dillman | 26-41 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | John Williams grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | John Williams hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Dahlstrom and the foul's on Aaron Mason - foul #3 on Aaron Mason, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ray Skidmore (SF) Larry Hudson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson (SF), Larry Mace (C) Thomas Simpson, Aaron Mason | |
| 00:32 | Belmont | John Williams makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Giles (C) John Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior (PF) Shawn Dillman | |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Kevin Giles misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-43 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Daniel Dahlstrom can't tip it in | 29-43 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers connects on the fullcourt shot | 29-46 |