| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Driscoll (fresh) PF - Eddie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Yip (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Colvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Youngstown State | John Yip misses badly on a floater from the right side | 41-36 |
| 19:39 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | John Yip takes the ball from Clyde Buffington | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Clyde Buffington - foul #2 on Clyde Buffington, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:17 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:01 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Colvin | 43-38 |
| 18:36 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 18:34 | Youngstown State | John Yip tips it home | 45-38 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Raymond Driscoll is called for the reach on Paul Kelly - foul #2 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington clanks a jump hook from the left block | 45-38 |
| 17:58 | Youngstown State | John Yip grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 17:30 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Worth | 48-38 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Charles Colvin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Worth - foul #2 on Rodney Worth, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF) Raymond Driscoll, Eddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Charles Colvin makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Charles Colvin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 17:17 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:58 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses the jumper near the basket | 48-39 |
| 16:57 | Youngstown State | John Yip misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Paul Kelly | 48-39 |
| 16:44 | Belmont | Charles Colvin travels with the ball | 48-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Jones (SF), Robert Lisi (C) Rodney Worth, John Yip | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Greg Patton (SF), Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin, Clyde Buffington, Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| 16:19 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 16:17 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 16:16 | Belmont | Jeffrey Breit grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 16:03 | Belmont | Brian Mule scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Tobey | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - David Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lisi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Tobey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Mule (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Patton (fresh) PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas O'Leary - foul #2 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll (SF), Eddie Johnson (PF), John Yip (C) Gerard Landon, Frank Jones, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| 15:47 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:47 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:47 | Belmont | Donald Habowski snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Greg Patton makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Mule | 48-44 |
| 15:10 | Youngstown State | Kevin Pugh swats the shot by Thomas Jernberg | 48-44 |
| 15:08 | Youngstown State | John Yip hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Tobey blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Jernberg - foul #2 on Thomas Jernberg, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG), Gerard Landon (SG) Thomas Jernberg, David Jennings | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Brian Mule, Greg Patton | |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Tobey makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Robert Tobey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:31 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Driscoll | 52-45 |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Gerard Landon steps in front of the Charles Colvin pass | 52-45 |
| 13:42 | Youngstown State | Robert Tobey takes the ball from John Yip | 52-45 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Robert Tobey hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| 13:18 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Robert Tobey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Donald Habowski snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Driscoll - foul #3 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF), Robert Lisi (C) Raymond Driscoll, Eddie Johnson, John Yip | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Brian Mule (SG), Thomas O'Leary (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Robert Tobey, Charles Colvin, Kevin Pugh, Donald Habowski | |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 12:08 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:52 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 11:51 | Youngstown State | David Jennings grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lisi (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Mule (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Breit (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 11:32 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Brian Mule misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerard Landon - foul #2 on Gerard Landon, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb (SG), Frank Jones (SF) Rodney Worth, Gerard Landon | |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (SF) Clyde Buffington | |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | Brian Mule makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:45 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas O'Leary - foul #3 on Thomas O'Leary, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson (PF), John Yip (C) Thomas Jernberg, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Colvin (SG), Kevin Pugh (PF), Donald Habowski (C) Brian Mule, Thomas O'Leary, Jeffrey Breit | |
| 10:45 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:45 | Youngstown State | Thomas Bibb makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:26 | Belmont | The jumper by Donald Habowski is denied by Eddie Johnson | 54-51 |
| 10:24 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Frank Jones | 54-51 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Donald Habowski gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh is hacked by David Jennings - foul #1 on David Jennings, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon (SG), Raymond Driscoll (SF) Thomas Bibb, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Eddie Johnson - foul #2 on Eddie Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG) David Jennings | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Paul Kelly, Greg Patton | |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | John Yip snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 09:26 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Habowski - foul #3 on Donald Habowski, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 09:26 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:26 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington is hacked by Raymond Driscoll - foul #4 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Jones (SF) Raymond Driscoll | |
| Subs | Belmont | Greg Patton (SG) Charles Colvin | |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:19 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:59 | Youngstown State | John Yip is fouled on the floor by Greg Patton - foul #1 on Greg Patton, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg (PF) Eddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary (PF) Kevin Pugh | |
| 08:52 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi (C) John Yip | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 08:31 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Mule | 56-56 |
| 08:13 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 08:12 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones can't tip it in | 56-56 |
| 08:11 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi tips it in | 58-56 |
| 08:01 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington misses the fadeaway from the right block | 58-56 |
| 07:59 | Belmont | Thomas O'Leary tips it in | 58-58 |
| 07:40 | Youngstown State | Frank Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 07:38 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lisi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas O'Leary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Habowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Greg Patton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Donald Habowski gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 07:03 | Belmont | Donald Habowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Greg Patton | 60-60 |
| 06:44 | Youngstown State | Donald Habowski is called for the reach on Frank Jones - foul #4 on Donald Habowski, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (PG), Thomas Bibb (SG), Raymond Driscoll (SF), Eddie Johnson (PF), John Yip (C) Rodney Worth, Gerard Landon, Frank Jones, Thomas Jernberg, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Kevin Pugh (PF), Jeffrey Breit (C) Brian Mule, Greg Patton, Clyde Buffington, Donald Habowski | |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Pugh | 60-60 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-60 |
| 06:08 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 05:48 | Youngstown State | David Jennings is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Jennings, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon (SG) Thomas Bibb | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Bowers (SF) Thomas O'Leary | |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Paul Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Jennings - foul #3 on David Jennings, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Paul Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:29 | Belmont | Paul Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Bowers - foul #1 on Joseph Bowers, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG) David Jennings | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clyde Buffington (SF) Joseph Bowers | |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | Raymond Driscoll misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:02 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:46 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Habowski (C) Jeffrey Breit | |
| 04:27 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to John Yip | 61-62 |
| 04:20 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Worth | 63-62 |
| 03:59 | Belmont | Rodney Worth steps in front of the Charles Colvin pass | 63-62 |
| 03:55 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon blows the layup | 63-62 |
| 03:53 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Paul Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SF), Thomas Jernberg (PF) Raymond Driscoll, Eddie Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Brian Mule (PG), Greg Patton (SG) Paul Kelly, Charles Colvin | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rodney Worth (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gerard Landon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Jernberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Yip (fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brian Mule (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Greg Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clyde Buffington (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Pugh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Habowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 63-62 |
| 03:19 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh is fouled on the floor by John Yip - foul #3 on John Yip, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Frank Jones (SF), Robert Lisi (C) Rodney Worth, John Yip | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Tobey (PG) Clyde Buffington | |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:03 | Belmont | Kevin Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:40 | Youngstown State | Thomas Jernberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:38 | Youngstown State | Robert Lisi pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:38 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth (PG), Raymond Driscoll (SF), Eddie Johnson (PF), John Yip (C) David Jennings, Frank Jones, Thomas Jernberg, Robert Lisi | |
| Subs | Belmont | Paul Kelly (PG), Charles Colvin (SG), Clyde Buffington (SF) Robert Tobey, Brian Mule, Greg Patton | |
| 02:21 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:19 | Belmont | Donald Habowski gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Raymond Driscoll - foul #5 on Raymond Driscoll, team foul #12 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Jennings (SF) Raymond Driscoll | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:09 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington makes the free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:54 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-66 |
| 01:34 | Belmont | John Yip steals the ball from Clyde Buffington | 65-66 |
| 01:11 | Youngstown State | Eddie Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Worth | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Clyde Buffington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 00:43 | Youngstown State | Gerard Landon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 00:41 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth grabs the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Youngstown State | Rodney Worth buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Landon | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Paul Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Youngstown State | John Yip grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | John Yip runs out the clock | 69-66 |