| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Manjarrez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 19:51 | Belmont | Steven Homan hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Manjarrez | 35-28 |
| 19:19 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses long on a runner near the basket | 35-28 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Fix | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | The short jumper by Chad Williams is denied by Peter Flowers | 37-28 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Homan | 37-30 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-30 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Steven Homan snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | Brian Agnew hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Homan - foul #2 on Steven Homan, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Hanson (PF) Chad Williams | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Brian Agnew misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aaron Fix - foul #1 on Aaron Fix, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG) Andrew Venne | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG) Steven Homan | |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Brian Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Brian Agnew scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Hanson steals the ball from Peter Flowers | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Manjarrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (PG) Runako Awada | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Walter Litherland (SF), Chad Williams (PF) Barry Parrish, Freddie Sebastian, Brian Agnew | |
| 14:39 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson tips it in | 38-38 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne is hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #3 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses the runner from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Flowers | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Belmont | Steven Homan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Venne | 43-38 |
| 13:01 | Belmont | Ernest Benton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 12:34 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Chad Williams | 43-38 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Walter Litherland loses the dribble to Richard Manjarrez | 43-38 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix is hacked by Andrew Hanson - foul #4 on Andrew Hanson, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia (SF), Edward Southworth (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Peter Flowers, John Baker, Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Arnold Grass (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland, Chad Williams, Andrew Hanson | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | Steven Homan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Manjarrez (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) PF - Edward Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Steven Homan hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Barry Parrish | 43-41 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne is hacked by Barry Parrish - foul #1 on Barry Parrish, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Peter Flowers (SF) Andrew Venne, Gilberto Garcia | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Chad Williams (PF) Steven Homan, Arnold Grass | |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Williams - foul #1 on Chad Williams, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Baker (PF) Edward Southworth | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Barry Parrish clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 09:52 | Belmont | Brian Agnew grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Chad Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Barry Parrish | 45-43 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Runako Awada | 47-43 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Ernest Benton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Benton steals the ball from Runako Awada in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | Ernest Benton banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Agnew - foul #2 on Brian Agnew, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (PG), Aaron Fix (C) Runako Awada, Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Arnold Grass (PF) Chad Williams, Brian Agnew | |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:24 | Belmont | Arnold Grass pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Manjarrez - foul #2 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Southworth (PF) John Baker | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:45 | Belmont | Barry Parrish connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Homan | 48-48 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne clanks a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers snags the offensive board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Manjarrez (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Benton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers drills a shot from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aaron Fix - foul #2 on Aaron Fix, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia (SF), John Baker (PF) Peter Flowers, Edward Southworth | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (SG), Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Barry Parrish, Arnold Grass, Ernest Benton | |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:39 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Belmont | Steven Homan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Walter Litherland | 52-53 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker banks in the layup | 54-53 |
| 05:14 | Belmont | Brian Agnew's pass is intercepted by Aaron Fix | 54-53 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Chad Williams - foul #2 on Chad Williams, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Peter Flowers (SF), Michael Roberts (C) Andrew Venne, Gilberto Garcia, Aaron Fix | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (PG), Barry Parrish (SG) Steven Homan, Freddie Sebastian | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Walter Litherland clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Runako Awada - foul #2 on Runako Awada, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Edward Southworth (PF) Richard Manjarrez, John Baker | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Walter Litherland makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Walter Litherland misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Belmont | Barry Parrish pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Ernest Benton knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Barry Parrish | 56-56 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Southworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Williams - foul #3 on Chad Williams, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (PG), Richard Manjarrez (SG) Runako Awada, James Summers | |
| Subs | Belmont | Steven Homan (PG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Andrew Hanson (PF) Ernest Benton, Walter Litherland, Chad Williams | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Southworth makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:34 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Richard Manjarrez is called for the reach on Barry Parrish - foul #3 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Baker (PF) Edward Southworth | |
| Subs | Belmont | Arnold Grass (C) Brian Agnew | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Manjarrez (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Arnold Grass (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Andrew Hanson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Barry Parrish gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix (C) Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF), Brian Agnew (C) Andrew Hanson, Arnold Grass | |
| 02:19 | Belmont | John Baker is called for the reach on Chad Williams - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian is fouled on the floor by Richard Manjarrez - foul #4 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 01:36 | Belmont | Chad Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne's pass is intercepted by Barry Parrish | 57-60 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't finish the layup | 57-60 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:02 | Belmont | Brian Agnew is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the tip | 57-60 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Venne | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is hacked by Andrew Venne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Venne, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Venne | 62-62 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Steven Homan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Barry Parrish can't tip it in | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Richard Manjarrez (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Agnew (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Brian Agnew wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Chad Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Peter Flowers | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Brian Agnew gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Williams | 62-65 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers tips it home | 64-65 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Richard Manjarrez - foul #5 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG) Richard Manjarrez | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Barry Parrish misses the 3rd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 03:06 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Homan | 64-69 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix's floater is knocked away by Brian Agnew | 64-69 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix hits the follow up shot | 66-69 |
| 02:16 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-69 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne can't connect on a shot in the lane | 66-69 |
| 01:52 | Belmont | Brian Agnew pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:35 | Belmont | Brian Agnew can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 66-69 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | Chad Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #4 on Andrew Venne, team foul #10 | 66-69 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Baker | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - James Summers (fresh) SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Fix (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Steven Homan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Barry Parrish (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Agnew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Steven Homan | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker buries a floater from close range set up by Andrew Venne | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Barry Parrish is hacked by James Summers in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Litherland (PF) Chad Williams | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Barry Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne grabs the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers is fouled on the floor by Barry Parrish - foul #2 on Barry Parrish, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (PF) Walter Litherland | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | James Summers is called for the reach on Chad Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Summers, team foul #12 | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Venne | 75-77 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Chad Williams is hacked by Andrew Venne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Venne, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG) Andrew Venne | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-78 |