| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Yoder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Joseph Tate inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:43 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Chandler | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | Belmont | John Harden connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Paille | 35-33 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich is called for a backcourt violation | 35-33 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh scores on a floater near the basket set up by Joseph Tate | 37-33 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | George Chalker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:31 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Joseph Tate double dribbles | 37-33 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Yoder | 37-36 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler is fouled on the floor by Theodore Uhl - foul #2 on Theodore Uhl, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | George Chalker steals it from Stephen Paille | 37-36 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder lays it up and in set up by George Chalker | 37-38 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | James Ebert gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 16:51 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Joseph Tate connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Harden and he's hacked by Theodore Uhl - foul #3 on Theodore Uhl, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Anthony Johnson (PF), Timothy Aron (C) John Harden, Douglas Welsh, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF), Wallace Williams (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Theodore Uhl, James Ebert, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 16:33 | Belmont | Joseph Tate makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Timothy Aron - foul #1 on Timothy Aron, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (SF) Joseph Tate | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Davis | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) C - Timothy Aron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn double dribbles | 40-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Douglas Welsh (PF) Stephen Paille, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Theodore Uhl (SF) Roger Olshefski, Jonathan Davis | |
| 14:58 | Belmont | John Harden is fouled on the floor by Norman Chicoine - foul #1 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Tate (SF), Jonathan Chandler (C) Terence Smith, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG) Colby Harn | |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-40 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | George Chalker gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | George Chalker drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Yoder | 40-43 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Norman Chicoine - foul #2 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG) Joseph Hampton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Ebert (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-43 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Stephen Paille grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | John Harden is hacked by James Ebert - foul #3 on James Ebert, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG) John Harden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:19 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Hampton | 45-43 |
| 13:05 | Cleveland State | James Ebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Anthony Johnson (C) Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Theodore Uhl | |
| 12:44 | Belmont | Roger Olshefski steals the ball from Douglas Welsh | 45-43 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | James Ebert is hacked by Douglas Welsh - foul #2 on Douglas Welsh, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Timothy Aron (C) Joseph Tate, Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (SF) Jonathan Davis | |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | James Ebert pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Roger Olshefski | 45-45 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | Timothy Aron clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Hampton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) C - Timothy Aron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Hampton | 45-45 |
| 11:03 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:02 | Cleveland State | James Ebert grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 10:42 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Hampton | 47-45 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Norman Chicoine - foul #3 on Norman Chicoine, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Terence Smith (PG), David Collado (SG), Joseph Tate (SF), Jonathan Chandler (C) John Harden, Stephen Paille, Joseph Hampton, Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Theodore Uhl (SF), Wallace Williams (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Colby Harn, Roger Olshefski, Norman Chicoine, James Ebert, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl hits a jumper near the basket | 49-47 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | David Collado connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-47 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Williams | 51-47 |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Yoder | 51-50 |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG), Douglas Welsh (PF) David Collado, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Theodore Uhl | 51-52 |
| 08:10 | Belmont | Terence Smith double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG) Terence Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl is hacked by John Harden - foul #1 on John Harden, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF) Paul Nichols | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jonathan Chandler | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Paille (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Welsh (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Yoder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Uhl (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | John Harden is hacked by George Chalker - foul #1 on George Chalker, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Ebert (PF) Wallace Williams | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | John Harden makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | John Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | James Ebert misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-52 |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | James Ebert grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl misses long on a floater in the lane | 53-52 |
| 06:43 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | John Harden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Yoder | 53-55 |
| 06:01 | Belmont | George Chalker picks off the pass by John Harden in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the dunk attempt | 53-55 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | James Ebert gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Stephen Paille snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Stephen Paille misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Gregory Yoder - foul #2 on Gregory Yoder, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Hampton (PG), Terence Smith (SF), Anthony Johnson (C) John Harden, Joseph Tate, Jonathan Chandler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (PG), Roger Olshefski (SG), Jonathan Davis (SF), Wallace Williams (PF), Blaine Gingrich (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Theodore Uhl, James Ebert, Norman Chicoine | |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 3rd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh is hacked by Wallace Williams - foul #2 on Wallace Williams, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:12 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Douglas Welsh - foul #3 on Douglas Welsh, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Timothy Aron (C) Stephen Paille, Terence Smith, Douglas Welsh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Ebert (PF) Wallace Williams | |
| 03:52 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Joseph Tate hits the finger roll | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Aron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Ebert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Blaine Gingrich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Hampton - foul #1 on Joseph Hampton, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler (C) Timothy Aron | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Theodore Uhl (SF) Colby Harn, Jonathan Davis | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roger Olshefski - foul #1 on Roger Olshefski, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Paille (SG) John Harden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG), Norman Chicoine (C) Roger Olshefski, Blaine Gingrich | |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Joseph Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Anthony Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:51 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Ebert - foul #4 on James Ebert, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Harden (PG), Douglas Welsh (PF) Joseph Hampton, Anthony Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich (C) Norman Chicoine | |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 60-62 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Stephen Paille can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gregory Yoder - foul #3 on Gregory Yoder, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Stephen Paille makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Stephen Paille grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Stephen Paille hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Tate | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Theodore Uhl is blocked by Douglas Welsh | 64-62 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:56 | Belmont | Douglas Welsh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich comes up short on the shot from close range | 64-62 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | James Ebert tips it but misses | 64-62 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Jonathan Chandler buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Harden | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Theodore Uhl clanks a shot from the left side | 66-64 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Joseph Tate grabs the board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Joseph Tate is fouled in the backcourt by George Chalker - foul #2 on George Chalker, team foul #13 | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Joseph Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Blaine Gingrich snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 66-64 |