| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) SF - John Janke (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) C - Charles Beckett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Janke | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Dennis Savage snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Matthew Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester's pass is intercepted by Bennie Ahmad | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Willard Hendricks | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (C) Charles Beckett | |
| 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 | |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Morgan | 7-4 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Harold Gaston connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Leslie Matherne and the foul's on John Janke - foul #1 on John Janke, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Harold Gaston makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Mitchell | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler is hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel (C) Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan | |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-7 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 10-7 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman snags the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Edmund Anderson - foul #1 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Harold Gaston, Clemente O'Neill | |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke buries a jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the shot from the right block set up by Dennis Savage | 12-11 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is fouled on the floor by Charles Beckett - foul #1 on Charles Beckett, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Matthew Lee, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Kelly Cox blocks the short jumper by Willard Hendricks | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Daryl Veal and he's fouled by Steve Gregory - foul #1 on Steve Gregory, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:18 | Belmont | Steve Gregory connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leslie Matherne | 15-14 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Edmund Anderson (PF), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Harold Gaston (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Leslie Matherne, Dennis Savage, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Janke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) C - John Norman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks lays it in set up by Matthew Lee and he's hacked by Edmund Anderson - foul #2 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel (C) Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:33 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the driving attempt from the right block | 15-17 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the tip | 15-17 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steve Gregory | 15-17 |
| 10:59 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 15-19 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:38 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Willard Hendricks | 15-19 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester slams it home on a great pass from Matthew Lee | 15-21 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman is hacked by Willard Hendricks - foul #1 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, John Janke, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Steve Gregory, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 09:50 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Kelly Cox blocks the short jumper by Clemente O'Neill | 15-21 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is whistled for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Shuffler (SG) Matthew Lee | |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Mitchell | 18-23 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Dennis Savage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Dennis Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | James Kolinski is called for the reach on Leslie Matherne - foul #1 on James Kolinski, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, Charles Mitchell, James Kolinski, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Harold Gaston (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Dennis Savage, Ernest Sylvester | |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Janke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - John Norman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 18-23 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Matthew Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Aaron Rogers - foul #1 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:14 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Janke | 21-24 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-24 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Gaston - foul #1 on Harold Gaston, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett (C) Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Savage (SF), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Clemente O'Neill, Willard Hendricks | |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Charles Beckett picks off the pass by Ernest Sylvester | 23-24 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-24 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 05:40 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Rogers | 27-26 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Harold Gaston knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Lee | 27-29 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John Norman is denied by Ernest Sylvester | 27-29 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Beckett | 27-29 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Dennis Savage grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Steve Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, John Janke, John Norman, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Dennis Savage, Harold Gaston | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks grabs the board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Leslie Matherne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Shuffler (fresh) SF - Edwin Morgan (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is fouled on the floor by Ernest Sylvester - foul #1 on Ernest Sylvester, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (PF) Ernest Sylvester | |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Shuffler takes the ball from Kelly Cox | 27-29 |
| 02:45 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler can't throw it down | 27-29 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Morgan | 27-31 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is fouled on the floor by Edwin Morgan - foul #1 on Edwin Morgan, team foul #6 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Charles Beckett (C) Charles Mitchell, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Dennis Savage (SF) Joe Shuffler, Edwin Morgan | |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Beckett | 29-31 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Dennis Savage clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Beckett - foul #2 on Charles Beckett, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Janke (SF) Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Ernest Sylvester (PF) Leslie Matherne, Clemente O'Neill | |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Willard Hendricks - foul #2 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:43 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks's pass is intercepted by Kelly Cox | 30-32 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Willard Hendricks - foul #3 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Willard Hendricks | |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Kelly Cox swats the shot by Clemente O'Neill | 30-32 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers's pass is intercepted by Matthew Lee | 30-32 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Steve Gregory blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daryl Veal | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the runner from close range | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke snags the defensive board | 33-32 |