| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Howard Powell inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester buries a runner from the baseline set up by John Artrip | 34-34 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Sylvester | 34-34 |
| 19:18 | Belmont | Howard Powell gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:58 | Belmont | John Stull makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Artrip | 34-36 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons connects on the jump hook in the lane | 36-36 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Howard Powell buries a floater from the left block set up by Ernest Sylvester | 36-38 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timmy King | 38-38 |
| 17:57 | Belmont | John Stull is fouled on the floor by Willie Quinn - foul #1 on Willie Quinn, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 17:47 | Belmont | Howard Powell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Artrip | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 17:27 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:07 | Belmont | John Artrip knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Timmy King makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Quinn | 40-43 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Jay Buch denies the turnaround by Ernest Sylvester | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Belmont | Robert Williams hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Sylvester - foul #2 on Ernest Sylvester, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons (SG), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) David Byrum, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| 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 | |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:03 | Cleveland State | Timmy King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Kennedy | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Morning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Fry (fresh) SF - Jon Johns (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phil Hurlbert (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Atkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Phil Hurlbert takes the ball from Willie Quinn | 41-48 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | David Kennedy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn is fouled on the floor by Carl Atkins - foul #2 on Carl Atkins, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) Timmy King, Willie Quinn, Douglas Mah, Robert Morning | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG) Dustin Fry | |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Carl Atkins steals it from Lawrence Messing | 41-48 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | John Artrip clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-48 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | John Artrip steals it from Jamel Simmons | 41-48 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | John Artrip can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-48 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Carl Atkins | 41-48 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Phil Hurlbert, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Lawrence Messing | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (PG), John Stull (SG), Howard Powell (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Robert Williams (C) John Artrip, David Kennedy, Jon Johns, Phil Hurlbert, Carl Atkins | |
| 12:32 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch loses the dribble to Howard Powell | 41-48 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Dustin Fry lays it in set up by Howard Powell | 41-50 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-50 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | John Stull pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Dustin Fry misses the shot from the left side | 41-50 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Timmy King pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | David Byrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Buch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Dustin Fry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Stull (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons buries a jumper near the basket set up by Timmy King and he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #2 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (PF) Jay Buch | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG) Dustin Fry | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | John Stull's pass is intercepted by Willie Quinn | 43-50 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willie Quinn | 46-50 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Artrip and he's hacked by Timmy King - foul #2 on Timmy King, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | David Byrum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Stull | 48-54 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | David Byrum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | John Stull misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Morning - foul #3 on Robert Morning, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jay Buch (PF) Robert Morning | |
| Subs | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert (SF), Carl Atkins (C) Howard Powell, Robert Williams | |
| 09:57 | Belmont | John Stull makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | John Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the 3 from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | John Stull is fouled on the floor by Jay Buch - foul #3 on Jay Buch, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG) John Lopresti, David Byrum | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Kennedy (SG), Jon Johns (SF) John Stull, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Douglas Mah is called for the reach on John Artrip - foul #2 on Douglas Mah, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons (C) Douglas Mah | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:03 | Belmont | John Artrip is hacked by Willie Quinn - foul #2 on Willie Quinn, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Howard Powell (SF), Robert Williams (C) Jon Johns, Carl Atkins | |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Robert Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Simmons | 50-56 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jamel Simmons | 52-56 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Timmy King steals the ball from John Artrip | 52-56 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 07:58 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Howard Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Simmons | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Willie Quinn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Buch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phil Hurlbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Belmont | David Kennedy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Timmy King connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Buch | 56-56 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 56-58 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Timmy King and he's fouled by Howard Powell - foul #2 on Howard Powell, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), David Byrum (SG), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Stull (SG), Jon Johns (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Carl Atkins (C) John Artrip, Howard Powell, Phil Hurlbert, Robert Williams | |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | John Stull misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | David Kennedy scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 05:29 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Douglas Mah - foul #3 on Douglas Mah, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Douglas Mah, Robert Morning | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dustin Fry (PG), Howard Powell (SF), Phil Hurlbert (C) David Kennedy, Jon Johns, Carl Atkins | |
| 05:12 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 59-61 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Dustin Fry hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | The short jumper by Dustin Fry is denied by Jay Buch | 59-63 |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Phil Hurlbert denies the turnaround by Jay Buch | 59-63 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Artrip (PG), Robert Williams (C) Dustin Fry, Phil Hurlbert | |
| 04:09 | Belmont | John Artrip drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Stull | 59-66 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timmy King | 62-66 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Artrip | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Artrip (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Stull (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timmy King | 64-68 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Robert Williams scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Artrip and he's hacked by Willie Quinn - foul #3 on Willie Quinn, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Robert Williams misses the free throw | 64-70 |
| 03:00 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-70 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn grabs the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Howard Powell is called for the reach on Timmy King - foul #3 on Howard Powell, team foul #7 | 64-70 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester blows the layup | 64-70 |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Byrum | 64-70 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Timmy King misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Robert Williams jams it set up by John Artrip | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses badly on a runner in the paint | 64-72 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | Howard Powell pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Howard Powell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Willie Quinn - foul #4 on Willie Quinn, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Howard Powell makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Howard Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Timmy King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-73 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Howard Powell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 64-73 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 00:47 | Belmont | John Artrip gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | John Artrip is fouled in the backcourt by Timmy King - foul #3 on Timmy King, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Phil Hurlbert (PF), Carl Atkins (C) Ernest Sylvester, Robert Williams | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | John Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | David Byrum loses the dribble to John Stull | 64-75 |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Howard Powell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Stull | 64-77 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-77 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Carl Atkins snags the defensive board | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | John Artrip runs out the clock | 64-77 |