| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter Mayville | 40-35 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:04 | Belmont | David Culver is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Peter Mayville scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Barnes | 40-37 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben is hacked by Shawn Cunningham - foul #1 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ward Schultz - foul #2 on Ward Schultz, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:10 | Belmont | David Culver hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 42-39 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Ward Schultz pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Pat Chavis (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Noel Berube, Johnny Dubuque, Timothy Smith, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG), Charles Luc (SG), Wesley Her (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Walter Strasser (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Ward Schultz | |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Her and he's hacked by Danny Grizzard - foul #2 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Pat Chavis | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wesley Her (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Strasser (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Belmont | Jamie Marks is whistled for a carry | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Walter Strasser | |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis blows the dunk | 44-42 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Patton | 44-42 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard is fouled on the floor by Israel Licata - foul #4 on Israel Licata, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Edward Willer (SF) Fred Harris, Danny Grizzard | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), David Culver (PF), Ward Schultz (C) Kenneth Hughes, Charles Luc, Jamie Marks, Israel Licata | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Culver - foul #1 on David Culver, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF), Timothy Smith (PF), Charles Ben (C) Edward Willer, Pat Chavis, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF) Wesley Her | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | Ward Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 13:37 | Belmont | Charles Ben swats the short shot by Ward Schultz | 45-42 |
| 13:36 | Belmont | David Culver gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Mayville | 45-45 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses the shot in the lane | 45-45 |
| 13:00 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:54 | Belmont | David Culver drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Barnes | 45-47 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Shawn Cunningham - foul #2 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SF), Pat Chavis (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Johnny Dubuque, Timothy Smith, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes (PG), Charles Luc (SG), Wesley Her (SF), Jamie Marks (PF), Walter Strasser (C) Peter Mayville, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, David Culver, Ward Schultz | |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:26 | Belmont | Charles Luc is hacked by Ralph Patton - foul #2 on Ralph Patton, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Walter Strasser hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:00 | Belmont | Wesley Her tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Shawn Cunningham (SG), Ward Schultz (C) Kenneth Hughes, Charles Luc, Walter Strasser | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Her (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Jamie Marks comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF), Timothy Smith (PF), Charles Ben (C) Danny Grizzard, Pat Chavis, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF) Wesley Her | |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith connects on the floater from the left block set up by Charles Ben and the foul's on Shawn Cunningham - foul #3 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Culver (PF) Jamie Marks | |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:49 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | David Culver gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Ben | 50-49 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Mayville - foul #3 on Peter Mayville, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:12 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Smith | 53-49 |
| 09:55 | Belmont | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on David Culver - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Pat Chavis (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Timothy Smith, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (SG), Wesley Her (SF) Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes | |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Peter Mayville misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Patton - foul #3 on Ralph Patton, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (SF) Johnny Dubuque | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Strasser (C) Ward Schultz | |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Wesley Her takes the ball from Danny Grizzard | 53-51 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Peter Mayville throws it down set up by Wesley Her | 53-53 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Noel Berube and the foul's on David Culver - foul #2 on David Culver, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), Darryl Barnes (SF), Jamie Marks (PF) Peter Mayville, Wesley Her, David Culver | |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Corp | 57-53 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Luc | 57-55 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Danny Grizzard | 60-55 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Walter Strasser hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grizzard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 9 pts. C - Pat Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Strasser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 07:05 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Walter Strasser | 60-58 |
| 06:50 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis travels with the ball | 60-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Timothy Smith (PF), Charles Ben (C) Lawrence Corp, Danny Grizzard, Edward Willer, Pat Chavis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Peter Mayville (PG), Wesley Her (SG), David Culver (PF), Israel Licata (C) Charles Luc, Shawn Cunningham, Darryl Barnes, Walter Strasser | |
| 06:30 | Belmont | Wesley Her scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Mayville | 60-61 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Dubuque | 62-61 |
| 05:57 | Belmont | Israel Licata double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (SG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG) Jamie Marks | |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Mayville is called for the reach on Fred Harris - foul #4 on Peter Mayville, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:22 | Belmont | Peter Mayville buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Cunningham | 64-63 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Israel Licata gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG) Fred Harris, Ruben Farley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Barnes (SF) Wesley Her | |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:44 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Culver denies the turnaround by Johnny Dubuque | 64-65 |
| 04:26 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-67 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp | 66-67 |
| 03:46 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SF), Pat Chavis (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Johnny Dubuque, Timothy Smith, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (SG), Jamie Marks (PF), Ward Schultz (C) Shawn Cunningham, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 03:22 | Belmont | Ward Schultz gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pat Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Belmont | Charles Luc comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ralph Patton | 68-67 |
| 02:58 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF), Timothy Smith (PF), Charles Ben (C) Danny Grizzard, Pat Chavis, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham (SG), David Culver (PF), Israel Licata (C) Charles Luc, Jamie Marks, Ward Schultz | |
| 02:38 | Belmont | David Culver buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Mayville and he's fouled by Timothy Smith - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| 02:38 | Belmont | David Culver makes the free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Cunningham steps in front of the Lawrence Corp pass | 68-70 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Dubuque - foul #2 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Israel Licata - foul #5 on Israel Licata, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ward Schultz (C) Israel Licata | |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:19 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-72 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | David Culver gets the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp drills a floater from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | David Culver blows the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #4 on Timothy Smith, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | David Culver makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | David Culver misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp gets the rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Lawrence Corp is blocked by David Culver | 72-73 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Ward Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Noel Berube is called for the reach on Ward Schultz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Noel Berube, team foul #10 | 72-73 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Ward Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | Belmont | Ward Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith blows the dunk | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith tips it in | 74-74 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Belmont calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Peter Mayville (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Belmont | David Culver wins the tip | 74-74 |
| 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) | |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes's pass is intercepted by Johnny Dubuque | 74-74 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Culver steals it from Noel Berube | 77-74 |
| 03:35 | Belmont | Ward Schultz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Cunningham | 77-76 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 03:28 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Lawrence Corp steals it from Peter Mayville | 77-76 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Noel Berube | 79-76 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Lawrence Corp is called for the reach on Peter Mayville - foul #3 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #11 | 79-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:28 | Belmont | Peter Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 79-78 |
| 02:06 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham grabs the board | 79-78 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Peter Mayville comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 79-78 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube is fouled on the floor by Peter Mayville - foul #5 on Peter Mayville, team foul #12 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Danny Grizzard | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG) Peter Mayville | |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:45 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| 01:33 | Belmont | Timothy Smith steals it from Charles Luc | 81-78 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Culver - foul #3 on David Culver, team foul #13 | 81-78 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | David Culver pulls down the rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:11 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| 00:52 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 82-78 |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Darryl Barnes hits the follow up shot | 82-80 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Barnes (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ward Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Barnes - foul #2 on Darryl Barnes, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | David Culver pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Shawn Cunningham scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Luc | 83-83 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp drills a fadeaway near the basket | 85-83 |