| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) SF - Richard Clough (fresh) PF - Richard Walck (fresh) C - Kevin Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough drills a floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Belmont | James Birnbaum buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ervin Sarno | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | James Birnbaum hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glen Cheng | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:56 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Belmont | James Birnbaum pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Belmont | James Birnbaum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Cheng | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Eugene Olson connects on the floater from the right wing set up by James Birnbaum | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Clough, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Belmont | Walter Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Eugene Olson | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | James Birnbaum misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) SG - Glen Cheng (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) C - Kevin Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Richard Walck - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Robert James (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Ian Olson (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Walck, Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Adams (C) Mark Mooneyham | |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Belmont | Walter Williams gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | James Birnbaum misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (SG), Lance Cephas (SF), Johnny Millender (C) James Birnbaum, Eugene Olson, Walter Williams | |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Lance Cephas steps in front of the Robert James pass | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Lance Cephas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Walck (PF) Joseph Faucher, Robert James, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SG) Ervin Sarno | |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck's pass is intercepted by Joseph Adams | 9-8 |
| 13:23 | Belmont | Paul Marcell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:08 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-8 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Joseph Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 12:50 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson is fouled on the floor by Lance Cephas - foul #1 on Lance Cephas, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Clough (SF), Kevin Brooks (C) Randall Smith, Ian Olson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), Eugene Olson (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Joseph Adams, Johnny Millender | |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the jumper from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham misses badly on a floater from the left side | 14-8 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Lance Cephas | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) SG - Glen Cheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) C - Kevin Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Cephas (fresh) C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Glen Cheng | 16-8 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | Lance Cephas connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Birnbaum | 16-10 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson's pass is intercepted by Ervin Sarno in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 11:01 | Belmont | Richard Clough steps in front of the James Birnbaum pass | 16-10 |
| 10:42 | Cleveland State | Eugene Olson steals it from Glen Cheng | 16-10 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Eugene Olson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 10:20 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Richard Clough is called for the reach on Ervin Sarno - foul #2 on Richard Clough, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Robert James (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Ian Olson (PF) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Walck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Adams (PF), Johnny Millender (C) Lance Cephas, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 09:47 | Belmont | Randall Smith is called for the reach on Eugene Olson - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman (C) Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), David Khan (SF) Ervin Sarno, Eugene Olson | |
| 09:32 | Belmont | David Khan buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Marcell and the foul's on Randall Smith - foul #2 on Randall Smith, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG) Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Terrence Robinson (SG) James Birnbaum | |
| 09:32 | Belmont | David Khan makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-13 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Joseph Adams swats the short shot by Ian Olson | 16-13 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Paul Marcell pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Paul Marcell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Richard Walck (PF), Kevin Brooks (C) Aaron Johnson, Robert James, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Eugene Olson (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Terrence Robinson, David Khan, Johnny Millender | |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Paul Marcell misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Paul Marcell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Ervin Sarno takes the ball from Joseph Faucher | 16-14 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham double dribbles | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SG) Paul Marcell | |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Eugene Olson steals the ball from Ian Olson | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) SF - Ian Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) C - Kevin Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Adams (fresh) C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Belmont | James Birnbaum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson blows the layup | 16-14 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Mark Mooneyham | 16-14 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Robertson - foul #1 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG) Joseph Faucher | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lance Cephas (PF), Johnny Millender (C) Joseph Adams, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman (C) Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 06:40 | Belmont | Ian Olson steals the ball from Eugene Olson | 16-16 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman scores on a runner from the left block set up by Andrew Robertson | 18-16 |
| 05:58 | Belmont | Lance Cephas misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Eugene Olson steals the ball from Andrew Robertson | 18-16 |
| 05:28 | Belmont | Lance Cephas lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Olson | 18-18 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck makes the jump hook near the basket | 20-18 |
| 04:56 | Belmont | Lance Cephas is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Kevin Brooks (C) Andrew Robertson, Ian Olson, Richard Walck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Joseph Adams (PF), Mark Mooneyham (C) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum, Eugene Olson, Johnny Millender | |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Brooks | 22-18 |
| 04:31 | Belmont | Lance Cephas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Kevin Brooks is blocked by Joseph Adams | 22-18 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Mark Mooneyham - foul #1 on Mark Mooneyham, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Richard Clough (SF), Randall Smith (PF) Aaron Johnson, Glen Cheng, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), James Birnbaum (SG), David Khan (SF), Walter Williams (PF) Paul Marcell, Terrence Robinson, Lance Cephas, Joseph Adams | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Khan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | James Birnbaum is fouled on the floor by Kevin Brooks - foul #1 on Kevin Brooks, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Walck (PF) Joseph Faucher | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:11 | Belmont | James Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:11 | Belmont | James Birnbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Walter Williams grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | David Khan is called for the reach on Andrew Robertson - foul #1 on David Khan, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Joseph Adams (C) David Khan, Mark Mooneyham | |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson buries a floater from the left block set up by Richard Clough | 26-22 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | James Birnbaum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Adams and he's hacked by Randall Smith - foul #3 on Randall Smith, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG), Ian Olson (C) Randall Smith, Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:58 | Belmont | James Birnbaum makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Joseph Adams steps in front of the Glen Cheng pass | 26-25 |
| 01:26 | Belmont | Richard Clough steals it from Walter Williams | 26-25 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough slams it home | 28-25 |
| 01:07 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses the shot from the left block | 28-25 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Walter Williams is hacked by Andrew Robertson - foul #2 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Marcell (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG) Ervin Sarno, James Birnbaum | |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Walck | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Clough - foul #3 on Richard Clough, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Robert James (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF), Kevin Brooks (C) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Walck | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham (C) Joseph Adams | |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Eugene Olson misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Robert James is blocked by Mark Mooneyham | 30-28 |