| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer inbounds the ball | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 44-37 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 46-37 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is hacked by James McGilberry - foul #1 on James McGilberry, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 18:41 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Palmer | 46-37 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Martin Brown - foul #1 on Martin Brown, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Beebe (C) Ronnie Corle | |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 3rd free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:13 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 18:12 | Belmont | Harold Beebe gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:51 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson hits a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer scores on a 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Harold Beebe makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Brown and he's hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #3 on Richard Swenson, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Walter Linneman (SG), David Eggleston (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Harold Beebe misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 51-42 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Beebe - foul #1 on Harold Beebe, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronnie Corle (C) Harold Beebe | |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:09 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:45 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-42 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Walter Linneman can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson can't tip it in | 51-42 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:17 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 51-42 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James McGilberry | 51-42 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson hits the follow up shot | 53-42 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Palmer (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James McGilberry (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kim Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kermit Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Palmer | 55-44 |
| 15:44 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 55-44 |
| 15:42 | Belmont | David Eggleston pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 15:21 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Linneman | 55-46 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 55-46 |
| 15:12 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Phillip Pruzansky | 57-46 |
| 14:56 | Belmont | David Eggleston is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Kim Shellman, Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 14:41 | Belmont | Martin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:29 | Belmont | Harold Beebe is hacked by Robert Dalton - foul #3 on Robert Dalton, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| 14:10 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Craig Allen - foul #1 on Craig Allen, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF) Martin Brown | |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 13:57 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 13:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton hits a shot from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 13:21 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Harold Beebe tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Craig Allen, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Richard Swenson (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (SG), Oscar Orr (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Harold Beebe | |
| 12:50 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:35 | Cleveland State | Edgar Robinson denies the turnaround by Carl Carpenter | 59-49 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly tips it in | 61-49 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson is fouled on the floor by Richard Swenson - foul #4 on Richard Swenson, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG) Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Glenn Gibson, Edgar Robinson, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 11:49 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Martin Brown snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Martin Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly's pass is intercepted by David Eggleston | 61-51 |
| 10:55 | Belmont | David Eggleston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), James McGilberry (PF) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter, Raymond Kelly, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Kermit Hampton, Oscar Orr | |
| 10:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson travels with the ball | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Allen (C) Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF) Martin Brown | |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) James McGilberry | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Harold Beebe (PF) Kim Shellman, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ayers - foul #1 on Robert Ayers, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG) John Scherer | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 09:31 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen is hacked by Ronnie Corle - foul #2 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe | |
| 09:15 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer buries a jumper from the free throw line | 63-53 |
| 09:03 | Belmont | Carl Carpenter steals it from Martin Brown | 63-53 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Swenson | 66-53 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-53 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle tips it but misses | 66-53 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton tips it in | 66-55 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 08:14 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Richard Swenson swats the shot by Kermit Hampton | 66-55 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ronnie Corle - foul #3 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 07:40 | Belmont | David Eggleston can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Raymond Collins | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 21 pts. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Walter Linneman steps in front of the Robert Dalton pass | 67-55 |
| 07:20 | Belmont | David Eggleston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Linneman | 67-57 |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Walter Linneman picks off the pass by Robert Dalton | 67-57 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo drills a fadeaway in the paint | 67-59 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | John Scherer is fouled on the floor by Harold Beebe - foul #2 on Harold Beebe, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Richard Swenson (C) John Scherer, Carl Carpenter, Raymond Collins, Daniel Lewis, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Martin Brown (SF), Oscar Orr (C) David Eggleston, Edgar Robinson, Harold Beebe | |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly misses the lay-in | 67-59 |
| 06:16 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:14 | Belmont | Walter Linneman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG) Kim Shellman | |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 06:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Ngo - foul #3 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Kermit Hampton (PF) Walter Linneman, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:37 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-59 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton grabs the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton is hacked by Craig Allen - foul #3 on Craig Allen, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (PF) Craig Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SF) Glenn Gibson, Martin Brown | |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-61 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly grabs the offensive board | 68-61 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Ayers | 71-61 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | David Eggleston can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Ayers - foul #2 on Robert Ayers, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Robert Dalton (C) Raymond Kelly, Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Kermit Hampton, Oscar Orr | |
| 04:37 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Ronnie Corle takes the ball from James McGilberry | 71-62 |
| 03:55 | Belmont | Raymond Collins steps in front of the David Eggleston pass | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton drills a jumper from the left wing | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 73-62 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 21 pts. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James McGilberry (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Eggleston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Walter Linneman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Belmont | David Eggleston makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronnie Corle | 73-64 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) John Scherer, Carl Carpenter, Raymond Collins, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Harold Beebe (C) David Eggleston, Walter Linneman, Edgar Robinson, Ronnie Corle | |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Allen - foul #4 on Craig Allen, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 73-65 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 02:33 | Belmont | Martin Brown's pass is intercepted by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses the lay-in | 73-65 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harold Beebe | 73-65 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donnie Scharfenberg | 73-68 |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson (C) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Phillip Pruzansky is called for the reach on Harold Beebe - foul #3 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Harold Beebe makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Harold Beebe makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG), James McGilberry (PF) Robert Ayers, Craig Allen | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronnie Corle (C) Harold Beebe | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 01:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson connects on the shot in the paint | 75-70 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle drills a shot from the left block | 75-72 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Phillip Pruzansky is called for the reach on Glenn Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:57 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Martin Brown is hacked by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo snags the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:29 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Brown | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #3 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #7 | 79-76 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:28 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ronnie Corle | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 79-76 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer is hacked by Donnie Scharfenberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #8 | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Kurt Palmer steals the ball from Glenn Gibson in the backcourt | 80-76 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Glenn Gibson is called for the reach on Carl Carpenter - foul #3 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #9 | 80-76 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle pulls down the rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | John Scherer runs out the clock | 80-79 |