| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Evins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Vassar (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Coomes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Patrick Ward inbounds the ball | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | Joseph Foster steps in front of the Patrick Ward pass | 44-31 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Christensen and he's hacked by Joshua Evins - foul #2 on Joshua Evins, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, Jack Adams, Jason Jones | |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | Patrick Ward knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Vassar | 46-34 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Berdy Ziler (PF) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, Joseph Foster | |
| 18:23 | Belmont | William Vassar misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Earl Nelson - foul #3 on Earl Nelson, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF) Mack Deming, Earl Nelson | |
| 18:23 | Belmont | William Vassar makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | William Vassar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:12 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-34 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Patrick Ward gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 17:46 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 17:45 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 17:33 | Central Michigan | George Christensen buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Dikembe Masudi | 48-36 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Joshua Evins buries a shot from the left side set up by Aubrey Schilling | 50-36 |
| 17:02 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 50-39 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | David Fitzgerald steps in front of the George Coomes pass | 50-39 |
| 16:24 | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | George Coomes is alone and drills a runner in the paint set up by Patrick Ward | 52-41 |
| 15:55 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-41 |
| 15:54 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Aubrey Schilling | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Evins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Vassar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Coomes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Berdy Ziler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Belmont | Patrick Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Evins | 55-41 |
| 15:13 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) Aubrey Schilling, Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, William Vassar, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Robert Seamon (SF), Earl Nelson (PF), Jason Jones (C) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, Jack Adams, Berdy Ziler, David Fitzgerald | |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Jason Jones picks off the pass by Mark Brown | 55-41 |
| 14:37 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 14:35 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon tips it but misses | 55-41 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Grant Person snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 14:19 | Belmont | Grant Person hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Maurice Robertson | 57-41 |
| 13:59 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Costa | 57-41 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Mark Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 13:31 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 13:14 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Grant Person gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | Mark Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 57-41 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson banks in the layup set up by Robert Seamon and he's fouled by Grant Person - foul #2 on Grant Person, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Joshua Evins (SG), Patrick Ward (SF), William Vassar (PF), George Coomes (C) Maurice Robertson, Mark Brown, Thomas Pemberton, Grant Person, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Joseph Foster (PF) Mack Deming, Robert Seamon, Jason Jones | |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:12 | Belmont | Patrick Ward's pass is intercepted by Patrick Cooper | 57-44 |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 11:52 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster tips it in | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Evins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 15 pts. PF - William Vassar (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Coomes (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. C - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | George Coomes scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Aubrey Schilling | 59-46 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 11:01 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 59-48 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | George Coomes clanks a jump hook from close range | 59-48 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | Patrick Ward tips it home | 61-48 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson's floater is tipped away by William Vassar | 61-48 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | William Vassar grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | Patrick Ward is whistled for a carry | 61-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Jason Jones (C) George Christensen, Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson | |
| 09:59 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 61-48 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Patrick Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:42 | Belmont | Patrick Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Masudi | 61-50 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 09:26 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 09:15 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Jones | 61-53 |
| 08:54 | Belmont | William Vassar clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 08:52 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Mack Deming makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Masudi | 61-55 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | George Coomes misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mack Deming - foul #1 on Mack Deming, team foul #2 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Grant Person (PF) Aubrey Schilling, Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, William Vassar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 08:14 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:49 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | George Coomes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) PF - Grant Person (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Coomes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Berdy Ziler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Grant Person comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Berdy Ziler - foul #1 on Berdy Ziler, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (C) George Coomes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG) Dikembe Masudi | |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Grant Person makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:33 | Belmont | Grant Person misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:33 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 07:28 | Central Michigan | George Christensen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Nelson | 64-58 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Grant Person misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:56 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Robert Costa pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Christensen - foul #3 on George Christensen, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Evins (SG), Patrick Ward (SF), William Vassar (PF) Mark Brown, Thomas Pemberton, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) Patrick Cooper, George Christensen, David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler | |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:33 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Joshua Evins steals it from Jack Adams | 65-58 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Joshua Evins lays it in | 67-58 |
| 05:48 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams is fouled on the floor by Grant Person - foul #3 on Grant Person, team foul #3 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), George Coomes (C) Maurice Robertson, Grant Person | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | George Christensen (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Jason Jones (C) Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster | |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones drills a shot in the lane set up by Dikembe Masudi | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Patrick Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-60 |
| 05:26 | Belmont | George Coomes tips it back up and in | 69-60 |
| 05:04 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson is denied on a layup by Patrick Ward | 69-60 |
| 05:03 | Belmont | Patrick Ward pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Belmont | Jason Jones steps in front of the George Coomes pass | 69-60 |
| 04:27 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Earl Nelson is denied by Patrick Ward | 69-60 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 04:12 | Central Michigan | Patrick Ward picks off the pass by Earl Nelson | 69-60 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Patrick Ward is hacked by David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Brown (SG), Maurice Robertson (SF), Grant Person (PF) Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, William Vassar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (PG), Mack Deming (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) Dikembe Masudi, George Christensen, David Fitzgerald, Jason Jones | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Earl Nelson swats the layup by Maurice Robertson | 69-60 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Grant Person hits the follow up shot | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Grant Person (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Coomes (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mack Deming (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Maurice Robertson is called for the reach on Jack Adams - foul #2 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #4 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (C) George Coomes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Jones (C) Earl Nelson | |
| 03:07 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Adams | 71-62 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Mark Brown is fouled on the floor by Mack Deming - foul #2 on Mack Deming, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Evins (SG), Patrick Ward (SF), William Vassar (PF) Aubrey Schilling, Mark Brown, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Robert Seamon (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF), Earl Nelson (C) Patrick Cooper, Mack Deming, Jack Adams, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joshua Evins and he's hacked by Dikembe Masudi - foul #2 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #7 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | George Coomes (C) Grant Person | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF) Robert Seamon | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses the free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to William Vassar | 73-62 |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Evins | 76-62 |
| 01:46 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses the 3 from the right corner | 76-62 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | William Vassar grabs the defensive rebound | 76-62 |
| 01:22 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | George Christensen pulls down the rebound | 76-62 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | William Vassar gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Joshua Evins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Maurice Robertson | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Maurice Robertson - foul #3 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #5 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Brown (SG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, William Vassar, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF), Joseph Foster (PF), Jason Jones (C) David Fitzgerald, Berdy Ziler, Earl Nelson | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Grant Person swats the layup by Dikembe Masudi | 79-62 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Grant Person gets the rebound | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses long on a floater from the left side | 79-62 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Robert Costa tips it back up and in | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-62 |