| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Janke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Dennis Savage inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Steve Gregory travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-27 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Dennis Savage, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:45 | Belmont | Steve Gregory steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-27 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 18:06 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Matthew Lee - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Steve Gregory can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 16:48 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Edwin Morgan (PF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Ernest Sylvester, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Leslie Matherne steals it from John Norman | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Daniel Schendel blocks the short jumper by Harold Gaston | 34-35 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson tips it in | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler buries a fadeaway from the right side | 36-37 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Leslie Matherne - foul #1 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox (PF) Daniel Schendel | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:29 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester can't throw it down | 36-39 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Leslie Matherne is called for the reach on Edmund Anderson - foul #2 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF) Charles Mitchell, John Norman | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Cox | 36-41 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 14:17 | Belmont | Matthew Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Sylvester | 42-41 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson | |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks is fouled on the floor by Charles Beckett - foul #2 on Charles Beckett, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (PF) Kelly Cox | |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Dennis Savage knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Gregory | 45-41 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Beckett, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Edwin Morgan (PF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Lee, Ernest Sylvester, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell (SF) John Janke | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Steve Gregory loses the dribble to Bennie Ahmad | 45-41 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Dennis Savage - foul #2 on Dennis Savage, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (C) Steve Gregory, Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Daryl Veal, John Norman | |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is denied on a layup by Clemente O'Neill | 45-41 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Dennis Savage | 45-41 |
| 11:59 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne is whistled for traveling | 45-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Ernest Sylvester (PF), Willard Hendricks (C) Joe Shuffler, Clemente O'Neill, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Janke (SF) Charles Beckett | |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell drills a shot from the right side set up by Bennie Ahmad | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Janke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Savage | 47-43 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 47-46 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Dennis Savage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Leslie Matherne is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Harold Gaston (SF) Leslie Matherne, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson | |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Beckett | 47-49 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Aaron Rogers is called for the reach on Willard Hendricks - foul #2 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:59 | Belmont | John Janke steals it from Clemente O'Neill | 47-49 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal lays it up and in set up by John Janke | 47-51 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harold Gaston | 49-51 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 09:14 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Harold Gaston is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Gaston, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Dennis Savage (SF) Matthew Lee, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell (SF), Edmund Anderson (PF), John Norman (C) John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daryl Veal | 49-54 |
| 08:51 | Belmont | Steve Gregory buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Dennis Savage gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG), Willard Hendricks (C) Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daniel Schendel (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal | |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Gaston | 53-54 |
| 08:08 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne hits a 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson lays it up and in | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gaston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Mitchell | 56-59 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 57-59 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Dennis Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Steve Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:00 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Savage | 60-62 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Dennis Savage pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-62 |
| 05:09 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:02 | Belmont | Matthew Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kelly Cox | 60-62 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke slams it home on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 60-64 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 04:20 | Belmont | Matthew Lee can't tip it in | 60-64 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses the 3 from straight away | 60-64 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Dennis Savage snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Matthew Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Savage | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Gregory (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Hendricks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Janke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits a shot from the right side set up by John Janke | 63-66 |
| 03:08 | Belmont | Steve Gregory can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Dennis Savage loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Charles Mitchell, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Steve Gregory scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 66-66 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Willard Hendricks (C) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson | |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:46 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Matthew Lee | 66-66 |
| 01:41 | Belmont | The short jumper by Matthew Lee is denied by Charles Beckett | 66-66 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox blows the layup | 66-66 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steve Gregory | 66-66 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Dennis Savage is fouled on the floor by John Janke - foul #2 on John Janke, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| 00:42 | Belmont | John Janke steps in front of the Dennis Savage pass | 66-66 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad connects on the floater from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Steve Gregory lays it in | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses short on a floater from the left block | 68-68 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits the follow up shot | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the fullcourt shot | 68-70 |