| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Vitela (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - John Murray (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Nations (fresh) 2 blk. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | David Amaro inbounds the ball | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Belmont | Michael Nations lays it in | 45-31 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Mario Velasquez steps in front of the Joshua Hymowitz pass | 45-31 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Patrick Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (PF) Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:56 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | David Amaro takes the ball from Lloyd Herd | 45-32 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | John Murray steals the ball from Vernon Allen | 45-32 |
| 17:45 | Belmont | John Murray hits the finger roll | 45-34 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Hymowitz | 47-34 |
| 17:23 | Belmont | David Amaro buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 47-37 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Headrick and the foul's on John Murray - foul #3 on John Murray, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SF) Joshua Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) John Murray, Michael Nations | |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 17:13 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:58 | Belmont | David Amaro hits the follow up shot | 49-39 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Patrick Headrick and he's hacked by Ray Stewart - foul #1 on Ray Stewart, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), Carl Powell (PF), David Galli (C) Chris Vitela, Patrick Headrick, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF) David Amaro | |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | James Merideth misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses the tip | 52-39 |
| 16:28 | Belmont | Ray Stewart tips it home | 52-41 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | John Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 16:11 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 15:52 | Belmont | Ray Stewart misses the floater from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Powell (fresh) C - David Galli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen scores on a jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 15:13 | Belmont | Ray Stewart double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Kent Marchant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) John Walker, Vernon Allen, Carl Powell, David Galli | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), David Amaro (SF), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, Bobby Johnson, Mario Velasquez | |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Murray - foul #4 on John Murray, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG) John Murray | |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 14:24 | Belmont | David Amaro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 55-41 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Ray Stewart can't tip it in | 55-41 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-41 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Cole | 57-41 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Ray Stewart is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Herd - foul #1 on Lloyd Herd, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (SG), Frank Wilson (C) John Cole, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Patrick Smith (SG), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Ray Stewart | |
| 12:58 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez is called for a charge - foul #3 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #4 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (PF) Michael Nations | |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Kent Marchant knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Vernon Allen | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 12:27 | Belmont | Patrick Smith tips it in | 59-43 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Allen | 62-43 |
| 11:54 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey is hacked by Kent Marchant - foul #4 on Kent Marchant, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), James Emig (SF), Lloyd Herd (C) Chris Vitela, Joshua Hymowitz, Kent Marchant | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG), Ray Stewart (PF) Dennis Halsey, David Amaro | |
| 11:44 | Belmont | James Merideth's pass is intercepted by James Emig | 62-43 |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | James Emig lays it in | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Emig (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lloyd Herd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Belmont | James Merideth is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Merideth, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SF) James Emig | |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Nations (PF) Ray Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-43 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Patrick Smith clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Vernon Allen - foul #1 on Vernon Allen, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), James Emig (SF) John Walker, Vernon Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF) Bobby Johnson | |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Patrick Smith takes the ball from James Emig | 64-45 |
| 10:10 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-45 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mario Velasquez - foul #4 on Mario Velasquez, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF), Patrick Headrick (PF) Chris Vitela, John Cole, Frank Wilson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Ray Stewart (PF), Bobby Johnson (C) Patrick Smith, Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | James Merideth scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Johnson | 66-48 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-48 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Lloyd Herd is called for the reach on Dennis Halsey - foul #2 on Lloyd Herd, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), David Galli (C) James Emig, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:46 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-48 |
| 08:44 | Belmont | David Amaro grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey drills a jumper from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses long on a runner in the lane | 66-50 |
| 08:17 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Dennis Halsey's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Headrick | 66-50 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | David Galli snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 07:41 | Belmont | Ray Stewart snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Chris Vitela (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Galli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Halsey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Amaro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Ray Stewart knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Merideth | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Dennis Halsey steps in front of the Patrick Headrick pass | 66-52 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | David Amaro is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Amaro, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), James Emig (SF), Kent Marchant (PF), Lloyd Herd (C) Vernon Allen, Joshua Hymowitz, Patrick Headrick, David Galli | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), Michael Nations (PF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, David Amaro, Ray Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | James Emig snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Amaro (SF) Bobby Johnson | |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | David Amaro tips it back up and in | 68-54 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | James Emig can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Amaro | 68-54 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | John Murray scores on a runner from the right block set up by Patrick Smith | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | James Emig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | James Emig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), Vernon Allen (SG), Joshua Hymowitz (SF) Chris Vitela, John Cole, James Emig | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF) David Amaro, Michael Nations | |
| 04:18 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen blows the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Johnson - foul #1 on Bobby Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson (C) Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG) John Murray | |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez makes the floater from close range set up by Bobby Johnson | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Hymowitz (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kent Marchant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - James Merideth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ray Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Mario Velasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Vernon Allen buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Wilson | 71-58 |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Smith and the foul's on Kent Marchant - foul #5 on Kent Marchant, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela (PG), Patrick Headrick (C) John Walker, Kent Marchant | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Michael Nations (PF) Patrick Smith, Mario Velasquez | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Bobby Johnson makes the free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Ray Stewart grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 02:53 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lloyd Herd (C) Patrick Headrick | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Murray (PG), Patrick Smith (SG), David Amaro (SF), Mario Velasquez (C) James Merideth, Dennis Halsey, Bobby Johnson, Ray Stewart | |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Patrick Smith | 71-63 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-63 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Patrick Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Murray | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Joshua Hymowitz is denied by David Amaro | 71-66 |
| 01:39 | Cleveland State | Joshua Hymowitz tips it home | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Mario Velasquez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 73-66 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Vitela hits a jump hook from the baseline | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Belmont | Patrick Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | John Murray is called for the reach on Frank Wilson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Murray, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SF) Joshua Hymowitz | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Merideth (PG) John Murray | |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Michael Nations gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:32 | Belmont | Michael Nations is called for traveling | 76-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Walker (PG), James Emig (SF), Carl Powell (PF) Chris Vitela, Vernon Allen, Lloyd Herd | |
| Subs | Belmont | Dennis Halsey (SG), Bobby Johnson (SF), Ray Stewart (PF), John Sharp (C) Patrick Smith, David Amaro, Michael Nations, Mario Velasquez | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | James Emig is hacked by Dennis Halsey - foul #1 on Dennis Halsey, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (C) Carl Powell | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | James Emig misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | James Emig makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | John Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |