| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Button (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brandon Bright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Patrick Ward inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Belmont | William Vassar misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 30-31 |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | John Button misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | John Button makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | John Button makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Patrick Ward misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Brandon Bright - foul #3 on Brandon Bright, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor (PF) Brandon Bright | |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Patrick Ward makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Belmont | Patrick Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | William Vassar snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:18 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | George Coomes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:02 | Belmont | William Vassar knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Patrick Ward | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | George Coomes steps in front of the John Button pass | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Patrick Ward's floater is knocked away by Christopher Robinson | 34-33 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | John Button snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | John Button scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Terry Charland and the foul's on Aubrey Schilling - foul #1 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SF) Aubrey Schilling, Patrick Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), James O'Connor (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, Christopher Robinson, John Loftin | |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | John Button makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Mark Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to George Coomes | 34-37 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | William Vassar throws it down set up by Thomas Pemberton | 36-37 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Maurice Robertson is called for the reach on Andrew Hampton - foul #1 on Maurice Robertson, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG), Patrick Ward (SF), Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) Mark Brown, Thomas Pemberton, William Vassar, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Christopher Robinson (SF), John Loftin (C) John Button, James O'Connor, Alfred Foor | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Grant Person (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Loftin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Belmont | The jump hook by Patrick Ward is blocked by Andrew Hampton | 36-39 |
| 15:31 | Belmont | Grant Person gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Andrew Hampton is called for the reach on Grant Person - foul #1 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Joshua Evins (SG) Maurice Robertson, Herbert Clark | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Anthony Hill (PF) Craig Keen, Andrew Hampton | |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Robert Costa drills a jump hook from close range set up by Joshua Evins and the foul's on John Loftin - foul #3 on John Loftin, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hill | 38-39 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Grant Person snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 14:30 | Belmont | Christopher Robinson steals the ball from Robert Costa | 38-39 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | John Loftin drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Naylor | 38-41 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Joshua Evins misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 13:51 | Belmont | Robert Costa tips it in | 40-41 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Grant Person misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:03 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Evins | 42-44 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor tips it in | 42-46 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Patrick Ward is hacked by John Loftin - foul #4 on John Loftin, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (SF), William Vassar (PF), George Coomes (C) Aubrey Schilling, Patrick Ward, Grant Person, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), John Button (SG), Brandon Bright (SF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, Mark Naylor, Christopher Robinson, John Loftin | |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Anthony Hill blocks the short jumper by George Coomes | 42-46 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | John Button misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 11:42 | Belmont | William Vassar grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Evins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Vassar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Coomes (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Craig Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Button (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Bright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson is fouled on the floor by Craig Keen - foul #1 on Craig Keen, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Pemberton (SF) Joshua Evins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor (PF) Anthony Hill | |
| 11:06 | Belmont | William Vassar drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Robertson | 44-46 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | John Button misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | William Vassar gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:30 | Belmont | John Button is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #1 on John Button, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG) Thomas Pemberton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Anthony Hill (PF) Craig Keen, Alfred Foor | |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | George Coomes grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:43 | Belmont | William Vassar loses the dribble to Brandon Bright | 44-46 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Hill - foul #4 on Anthony Hill, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joshua Evins (SG), Patrick Ward (SF) Mark Brown, Maurice Robertson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Christopher Robinson (SF), Alfred Foor (PF) John Button, Anthony Hill, Andrew Hampton | |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:22 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Bright | 45-46 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by Joshua Evins - foul #4 on Joshua Evins, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG) Joshua Evins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Vassar - foul #3 on William Vassar, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) William Vassar, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Grant Person drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Aubrey Schilling and he's fouled by Mark Naylor - foul #1 on Mark Naylor, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Brown (SG) Herbert Clark | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Grant Person makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Robinson | 48-49 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Foor | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Grant Person (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Costa (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Foor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Bright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling is whistled for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Joshua Evins (SG), William Vassar (PF), George Coomes (C) Aubrey Schilling, Mark Brown, Grant Person, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Button (SG), Anthony Hill (PF), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, Alfred Foor, Brandon Bright | |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 07:04 | Belmont | Patrick Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | George Coomes misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Loftin - foul #5 on John Loftin, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton (C) John Loftin | |
| 06:47 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:47 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hill | 50-51 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | William Vassar is called for the reach on Andrew Hampton - foul #4 on William Vassar, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Mark Brown (SF) Maurice Robertson, Patrick Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Alfred Foor (SF) Mark Naylor, Christopher Robinson | |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 05:56 | Belmont | Joshua Evins grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Vassar | 52-51 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is hacked by Aubrey Schilling - foul #2 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson (SF), Brandon Bright (C) Alfred Foor, Andrew Hampton | |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from John Button | 52-53 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | George Coomes is hacked by Brandon Bright - foul #4 on Brandon Bright, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Ward (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:48 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Brandon Bright, team foul #11 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) William Vassar, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Foor (C) Brandon Bright | |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Grant Person can't finish the layup | 54-53 |
| 04:10 | Belmont | Grant Person snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Grant Person comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 03:51 | Belmont | Patrick Ward tips it in | 56-53 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Foor | 56-53 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill is fouled on the floor by Grant Person - foul #1 on Grant Person, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (SG), William Vassar (PF), George Coomes (C) Aubrey Schilling, Joshua Evins, Grant Person, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, John Button, Christopher Robinson | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hill misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Patrick Ward grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Vassar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Coomes (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Foor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Anthony Hill swats the layup by William Vassar | 56-53 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Mark Brown tips it home | 58-53 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Joshua Evins (SG) Maurice Robertson, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), John Button (SG), Christopher Robinson (SF) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Alfred Foor | |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Aubrey Schilling steps in front of the John Button pass | 58-53 |
| 02:25 | Belmont | William Vassar blows the layup | 58-53 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hill | 58-53 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 01:53 | Belmont | Christopher Robinson blocks the jumper by Aubrey Schilling | 58-56 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 58-56 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | John Button makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Patrick Ward connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | George Coomes drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Andrew Hampton - foul #2 on Andrew Hampton, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG) Aubrey Schilling | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | George Coomes makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Christopher Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | William Vassar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Terry Charland is called for the reach on William Vassar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Charland, team foul #13 | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | William Vassar misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | William Vassar makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |