| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the driving attempt in the lane | 44-29 |
| 19:35 | Belmont | John Murray grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 19:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ray Stewart, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb throws it down set up by Dennis Bethea and he's fouled by John Murray - foul #1 on John Murray, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 18:50 | Belmont | Clyde Josephson is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #1 | 47-29 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Patrick Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Kenneth Root snags the offensive board | 47-29 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Michael Nations can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Rickard - foul #1 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #2 | 47-29 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Michael Nations makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is called for traveling | 47-31 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Murray | 47-34 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-34 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG) John Murray | |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Howard - foul #2 on Matthew Howard, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF) Dennis Bethea, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (PF), John Sharp (C) Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Root misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Root makes the 3rd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | John Sharp pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:21 | Belmont | James Merideth scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Root | 47-38 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Noel | 49-38 |
| 15:51 | Belmont | Kenneth Root clanks a shot from close range | 49-38 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tamez (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Johnson | 49-38 |
| 15:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Root | 49-38 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | John Sharp makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 49-40 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:40 | Belmont | James Merideth grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Patrick Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Cardoza - foul #1 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Randy Cardoza, Alfred Noel, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Ray Stewart (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Kenneth Root, John Sharp | |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:21 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Douglas Rickard | 49-41 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 51-41 |
| 13:55 | Belmont | Douglas Rickard denies the turnaround by Bobby Johnson | 51-41 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson connects on the runner in the lane set up by John Murray and he's hacked by Antoine Langley - foul #4 on Antoine Langley, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) Antoine Langley | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:25 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Bethea | 55-44 |
| 12:58 | Belmont | John Murray loses the dribble to Clyde Josephson in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Johnson denies the turnaround by Stephen Webb | 55-44 |
| 12:42 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:37 | Belmont | David Amaro can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-44 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea is fouled on the floor by David Amaro - foul #3 on David Amaro, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF) Bobby Johnson | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb travels with the ball | 55-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG) David Amaro | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Root (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Belmont | John Murray clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ray Stewart - foul #4 on Ray Stewart, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:10 | Belmont | Dennis Bethea takes the ball from Kenneth Root | 57-44 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Sharp - foul #1 on John Sharp, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF) Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | John Sharp steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG) Clyde Josephson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on John Sharp - foul #2 on John Sharp, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (C) Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mario Velasquez (C) John Sharp | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 3rd free throw | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez lays it in set up by Michael Nations | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez loses the ball out of bounds | 62-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Stephen Webb (SF) Dennis Bethea, Bobbie Johns | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SG) James Merideth, Patrick Smith | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | David Amaro misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard (PF) James Tamez | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:35 | Belmont | David Amaro makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | David Amaro misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | David Amaro snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-47 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Kenneth Root can't tip it in | 62-47 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the lay-in | 62-47 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb tips it but misses | 62-47 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the offensive board | 62-47 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Randy Cardoza and he's hacked by Mario Velasquez - foul #2 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG) Randy Cardoza, Alfred Noel | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), David Redd (PF), John Sharp (C) David Amaro, Kenneth Root, Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Patrick Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Murray | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb is denied on a layup by John Sharp | 65-50 |
| 07:46 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Redd (fresh) C - John Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | Dennis Bethea is called for the reach on John Murray - foul #2 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Dennis Bethea, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) David Redd, John Sharp | |
| 07:30 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:30 | Belmont | John Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Root - foul #2 on Kenneth Root, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Mario Velasquez (C) John Murray, Bobby Johnson | |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:56 | Belmont | Clyde Josephson takes the ball from James Merideth | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:24 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-55 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the tip | 67-55 |
| 05:55 | Belmont | Ray Stewart snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Belmont | James Merideth makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Stewart | 67-58 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard is fouled on the floor by Mario Velasquez - foul #3 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Clyde Josephson, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 68-58 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Douglas Rickard | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Kenneth Root hits the follow up shot | 70-60 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 72-60 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez is hacked by Matthew Howard - foul #3 on Matthew Howard, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SG), Morgan Todd (C) Antoine Langley, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF) James Merideth, David Amaro, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart | |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Velasquez picks off the pass by Morgan Todd | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Douglas Rickard steps in front of the Patrick Smith pass | 72-60 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Velasquez blocks the short jumper by Clyde Josephson | 72-60 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Patrick Smith grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Dennis Bethea | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Root (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #2 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), David Amaro (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF) John Murray, Patrick Smith, Kenneth Root | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Ray Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Dennis Bethea, Randy Cardoza, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Kenneth Root (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, David Amaro, Bobby Johnson, Michael Nations | |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Antoine Langley | 75-62 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Patrick Smith is fouled on the floor by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #10 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Randy Cardoza (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Antoine Langley, Clyde Josephson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Michael Nations (PF), John Sharp (C) John Murray, Kenneth Root, Ray Stewart, Mario Velasquez | |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-63 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza grabs the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 75-63 |
| 00:59 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Merideth | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez is fouled in the backcourt by James Merideth - foul #2 on James Merideth, team foul #11 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SG) Patrick Smith | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Michael Nations | 76-65 |
| 00:44 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-65 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Bobbie Johns | 78-65 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | David Amaro loses the dribble to Dennis Bethea | 78-65 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea runs out the clock | 78-65 |