| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Simons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Donald Habowski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Kelly | 32-31 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is fouled on the floor by Forrest Macmillan - foul #2 on Forrest Macmillan, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee tips it in | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allen Dixon | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jamie Wyman | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Belmont | Eric Simons steals the ball from Forrest Macmillan | 34-35 |
| 17:16 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 17:10 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is fouled on the floor by Eric Simons - foul #2 on Eric Simons, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG) Paul Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:57 | Belmont | Roy Lee swats the short shot by Clyde Buffington | 34-35 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Donald Habowski denies the turnaround by Jamie Wyman | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Allen Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roy Lee | 34-38 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Allen Dixon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Allen Dixon, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (C) Allen Dixon, Clyde Buffington, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Richard Love (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Shawn Roland, Bruce Mahon, Eric Simons, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Pugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harry Shockley (fresh) SF - Richard Love (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Allie (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Greg Patton - foul #2 on Greg Patton, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Tuan Harrison (C) Forrest Macmillan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:01 | Belmont | Tuan Harrison scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Mosley | 36-40 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Harry Shockley | 36-42 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Harry Shockley is called for the reach on Kevin Pugh - foul #1 on Harry Shockley, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG), Forrest Macmillan (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Irvin Mosley, Kevin Pugh, Tuan Harrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Aaron Simpson, Harry Shockley, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Allen Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Clyde Buffington (SF) Greg Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Love clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 13:27 | Belmont | Allen Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | Paul Kelly scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Forrest Macmillan | 39-42 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Lee | 39-44 |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Paul Kelly is fouled on the floor by Bruce Mahon - foul #1 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Irvin Mosley (PG) Paul Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (SF) Richard Love | |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Mahon | 39-46 |
| 11:34 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan misses the shot from close range | 39-46 |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Simons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Allen Dixon is called for the reach on Bruce Mahon - foul #3 on Allen Dixon, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson (PG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (C) Allen Dixon, Clyde Buffington, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (SF), Gilbert Molinar (C) Bruce Mahon, Roy Lee | |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman buries a floater in the lane | 39-48 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Greg Patton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Andrew Nicholson | 41-48 |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Richard Love steals the ball from Andrew Nicholson | 41-48 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Roland and the foul's on Greg Patton - foul #3 on Greg Patton, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Allen Dixon (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Donald Habowski (C) Andrew Nicholson, Irvin Mosley, Greg Patton, Forrest Macmillan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Jamie Wyman | |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Allen Dixon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 09:26 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Pugh | 41-51 |
| 09:06 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Kelly | 43-51 |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donald Habowski | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Richard Love - foul #4 on Richard Love, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan (PF) Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Eric Aldaco (SF) Eric Simons, Richard Love | |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-51 |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Allen Dixon grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 08:12 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 08:11 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Allen Dixon is called for the reach on Bruce Mahon - foul #4 on Allen Dixon, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Gilbert Molinar | |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Lee | 44-54 |
| 07:32 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Dixon | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Paul Kelly | 46-54 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington hits a 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Paul Kelly takes the ball from Eric Aldaco | 49-54 |
| 06:38 | Belmont | Paul Kelly banks in the layup | 51-54 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon buries a jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Roland | 51-56 |
| 05:59 | Belmont | Shawn Roland steals the ball from Forrest Macmillan | 51-56 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Roland | 51-58 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan double dribbles | 51-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson (PG), Irvin Mosley (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (PF), Tuan Harrison (C) Paul Kelly, Allen Dixon, Clyde Buffington, Forrest Macmillan, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Aaron Simpson (SG), Richard Love (SF), Gilbert Molinar (C) Shawn Roland, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Roy Lee | |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar loses the dribble to Greg Patton | 51-58 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Richard Love takes the ball from Greg Patton | 51-58 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:13 | Belmont | Tuan Harrison travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| Subs | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan (PF) Tuan Harrison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Roy Lee (C) Aaron Simpson, Jamie Wyman | |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Love scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Molinar | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Belmont | Gilbert Molinar steals the ball from Andrew Nicholson | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:26 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar tips it back up and in | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Andrew Nicholson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Irvin Mosley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Forrest Macmillan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Simons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Love - foul #5 on Richard Love, team foul #5 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Allen Dixon (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF), Donald Habowski (C) Andrew Nicholson, Greg Patton, Kevin Pugh | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG) Richard Love | |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Irvin Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Forrest Macmillan pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 02:42 | Belmont | Allen Dixon can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 02:41 | Belmont | Donald Habowski can't tip it in | 53-63 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Donald Habowski tips it in | 55-63 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG) Irvin Mosley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Gilbert Molinar | |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruce Mahon | 55-66 |
| 02:04 | Belmont | Allen Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Lee | 55-66 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Lee | 55-68 |
| 01:27 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is fouled on the floor by Roy Lee - foul #1 on Roy Lee, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson (PG), Irvin Mosley (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Kevin Pugh (PF), Tuan Harrison (C) Paul Kelly, Allen Dixon, Clyde Buffington, Forrest Macmillan, Donald Habowski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Shawn Roland, Bruce Mahon, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Tuan Harrison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 01:14 | Belmont | Greg Patton tips it in | 57-68 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mosley - foul #2 on Irvin Mosley, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Greg Patton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Irvin Mosley | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Nicholson is called for the reach on Aaron Simpson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Nicholson, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley (SG) Eric Aldaco | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Andrew Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley drills a jumper from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by Eric Simons - foul #3 on Eric Simons, team foul #7 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco (SF) Harry Shockley | |
| 00:09 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses the free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons runs out the clock | 62-73 |