| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Kenneth Root inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb drills a fadeaway from the right side | 27-36 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Shawn Faust clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Webb - foul #1 on Stephen Webb, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Shawn Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Douglas Rickard is denied by Kenneth Root | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Michael Nations pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 18:16 | Belmont | Patrick Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sean Swaim | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 18:01 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Shawn Faust tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Thompson | 32-39 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Michael Nations grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Sean Swaim hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Root | 35-39 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-42 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sean Swaim | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Nations (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Rickey Marshall | 37-42 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall is fouled on the floor by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Pierce | 37-45 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Stewart | 39-45 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce is hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson tips it in | 41-45 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:07 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on William Pierce - foul #2 on William Pierce, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Kenneth Root (SF), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Wallace McDonald - foul #1 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG) Wallace McDonald | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard (PF) Morgan Todd | |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Shawn Faust grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Kenneth Root drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 45-46 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Faust steps in front of the David Thompson pass | 45-46 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Ray Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Sean Swaim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Smith - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SF) Stephen Webb | |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #1 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Chad Merrick | |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Sean Swaim (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is hacked by Shawn Faust - foul #1 on Shawn Faust, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF) David Thompson, Douglas Rickard | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 11:21 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Root | 47-48 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Sean Swaim buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rickey Marshall and the foul's on Patrick Smith - foul #4 on Patrick Smith, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF) Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), William Pierce (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Rickey Marshall | |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:16 | Belmont | Shawn Faust grabs the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Shawn Faust's fadeaway is rejected by Morgan Todd | 49-51 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | Belmont | Shawn Faust gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:08 | Belmont | Sean Swaim misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits a shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:43 | Belmont | Shawn Faust is fouled on the floor by William Pierce - foul #3 on William Pierce, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Sean Swaim, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Chad Merrick, Charles Anderson, Morgan Todd, William Pierce | |
| 08:33 | Belmont | David Thompson steals the ball from Bobby Johnson | 49-53 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall loses the dribble to Clarence Lowe | 49-53 |
| 07:57 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald connects on the floater from the right side | 51-53 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Antoine Langley | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses the fadeaway near the basket | 51-55 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Webb | 51-55 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Wallace McDonald - foul #2 on Wallace McDonald, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Charles Anderson (SF) Antoine Langley, Stephen Webb | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:59 | Belmont | Shawn Faust misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Swaim steals the ball from Chad Merrick in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Sean Swaim lays it in | 53-57 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Rickey Marshall is blocked by Ray Stewart | 53-57 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shawn Faust | 53-57 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:22 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Ray Stewart double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (C) Rickey Marshall | |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd buries a jump hook from the right block set up by David Thompson | 53-59 |
| 05:27 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 05:25 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:20 | Belmont | Shawn Faust banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Swaim | 55-59 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Thompson | 55-62 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | David Thompson is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF) Wallace McDonald | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Rickey Marshall (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Douglas Rickard | |
| 04:25 | Belmont | Kenneth Root loses the ball out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Ray Stewart (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Sean Swaim, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 04:05 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe double dribbles | 55-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Wallace McDonald (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG) Charles Anderson | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley drills a shot from the left wing | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clarence Lowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-64 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Lowe is called for the reach on Stephen Webb - foul #2 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | Sean Swaim (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Michael Nations (PF), Shawn Faust (C) Clarence Lowe, Wallace McDonald, Ray Stewart, Bobby Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Morgan Todd | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:34 | Belmont | Michael Nations loses the dribble to Rickey Marshall | 55-66 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall banks in the layup | 55-68 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Shawn Faust banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Root | 57-68 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-68 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Shawn Faust | 57-68 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Shawn Faust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clarence Lowe (PG), Wallace McDonald (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) Sean Swaim, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations, Shawn Faust | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Lowe picks off the pass by Antoine Langley | 57-68 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Pierce - foul #4 on William Pierce, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:53 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Lowe is called for the reach on Charles Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Lowe, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Morgan Todd | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Clarence Lowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Pierce | 58-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 58-68 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Wallace McDonald gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Antoine Langley steps in front of the Mario Velasquez pass | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley runs out the clock | 58-68 |