| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) SG - David Byrum (fresh) SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Douglas Mah (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson banks in the layup set up by David Byrum | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Byrum | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson loses the dribble to Ernest Sylvester | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | David Byrum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willard Hendricks - foul #1 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Biggs - foul #1 on Brian Biggs, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 1-6 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is hacked by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SF) Brian Biggs | |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-6 |
| 17:18 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:13 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the easy layup | 1-6 |
| 17:12 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester tips it in | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 16:51 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Lopresti - foul #1 on John Lopresti, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Robert Morning (PF), Carl Williams (C) David Byrum, Michael Johnson, Douglas Mah | |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Lee | 6-11 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is hacked by Matthew Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Lee, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Dennis Savage, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Brian Biggs (SF) Jeffrey Peterson, Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Steve Gregory steals it from Robert Morning | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) SF - Harold Gaston (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) SG - William Weaver (fresh) SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Morning (fresh) C - Carl Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Carl Williams is called for the reach on Harold Gaston - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (C) Carl Williams | |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Morning - foul #1 on Robert Morning, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) William Weaver, Robert Morning | |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:16 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Ernest Sylvester picks off the pass by John Lopresti | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Douglas Mah | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs's pass is intercepted by Harold Gaston | 8-11 |
| 14:15 | Belmont | Harold Gaston lays it in | 10-11 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Mah and the foul's on Joe Shuffler - foul #1 on Joe Shuffler, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG), Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Harold Gaston, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) John Lopresti | |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Steve Gregory blows the layup | 10-14 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Willard Hendricks buries a jumper near the basket | 12-14 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | David Byrum can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Steve Gregory takes the ball from Douglas Mah | 12-14 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | David Byrum steals the ball from Dennis Savage | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | David Byrum loses the dribble to Matthew Lee | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | Belmont | Dennis Savage clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is hacked by Steve Gregory - foul #1 on Steve Gregory, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Robert Morning (PF), Carl Williams (C) David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson, Douglas Mah | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) PF - Ernest Sylvester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lopresti (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) PF - Robert Morning (fresh) C - Carl Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Steve Gregory steals it from John Lopresti | 12-14 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Steve Gregory hits the finger roll | 14-14 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Sylvester - foul #1 on Ernest Sylvester, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (SF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Robert Morning takes the ball from Steve Gregory | 14-16 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Ernest Sylvester | 14-16 |
| 10:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Steve Gregory | 14-16 |
| 10:02 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:00 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Morning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Willard Hendricks is called for the reach on Jeffrey Peterson - foul #2 on Willard Hendricks, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Clemente O'Neill (C) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Harold Gaston, Willard Hendricks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), David Byrum (SG), Douglas Mah (C) Jeffrey Peterson, John Lopresti, Carl Williams | |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Weaver - foul #1 on William Weaver, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson (PF) Robert Morning | |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 14-16 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Savage - foul #1 on Dennis Savage, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Shuffler and the foul's on Douglas Mah - foul #1 on Douglas Mah, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| 08:53 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | William Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leslie Matherne - foul #1 on Leslie Matherne, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Joe Shuffler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SF) Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lopresti - foul #2 on John Lopresti, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Harold Gaston (C) Leslie Matherne, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Brian Biggs (SF) David Byrum, John Lopresti | |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:07 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | William Weaver clanks a jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Matthew Lee gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | Harold Gaston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Savage (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clemente O'Neill (fresh) C - Harold Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 18-19 |
| 07:09 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:02 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Dennis Savage is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Savage, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Robert Morning (C) William Weaver, Brian Biggs, Douglas Mah | |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Harold Gaston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 20-21 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Jacobs is blocked by Ernest Sylvester | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Joe Shuffler (SG), Edwin Morgan (SF) Matthew Lee, Steve Gregory, Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Williams (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 05:11 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Harold Gaston snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan is hacked by Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill (C) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Brian Biggs (SF), Douglas Mah (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Jeffrey Jacobs, Carl Williams | |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Edwin Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Mah - foul #2 on Douglas Mah, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Edwin Morgan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Williams (C) Douglas Mah | |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Morning | 21-21 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-21 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams tips it home | 21-23 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Williams - foul #2 on Carl Williams, team foul #11 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Steve Gregory (SG), Dennis Savage (SF), Willard Hendricks (C) Leslie Matherne, Joe Shuffler, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), John Lopresti (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (PF), Douglas Mah (C) William Weaver, David Byrum, Robert Morning, Carl Williams | |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Clemente O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Gaston (PF) Clemente O'Neill | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Dennis Savage is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Peterson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #12 | 22-23 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Dennis Savage makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | Dennis Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah grabs the board | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Savage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. C - Willard Hendricks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Lopresti (fresh) SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Steve Gregory is fouled on the floor by John Lopresti - foul #3 on John Lopresti, team foul #13 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester (PF) Harold Gaston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) John Lopresti, Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Steve Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Dennis Savage - foul #3 on Dennis Savage, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (PG), Harold Gaston (SF) Matthew Lee, Dennis Savage | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ernest Sylvester | 23-25 |
| 02:07 | Belmont | Leslie Matherne loses the dribble to Jeffrey Peterson | 23-25 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson hits the follow up shot | 23-27 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Ernest Sylvester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Lee (PG) Leslie Matherne | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF) William Weaver, Brian Biggs | |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah banks in the layup on a great pass from David Byrum | 23-29 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Steve Gregory double dribbles | 23-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leslie Matherne (SG), Joe Shuffler (SF), Clemente O'Neill (PF) Steve Gregory, Harold Gaston, Ernest Sylvester | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), Robert Morning (PF) Jeffrey Peterson, Michael Johnson | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Clemente O'Neill | 23-29 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Joe Shuffler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | David Byrum drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Matthew Lee misses the fullcourt shot | 26-31 |