| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jamie Marks inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Belmont | Pat Chavis denies the turnaround by Jamie Marks | 43-35 |
| 19:50 | Belmont | Jamie Marks tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Aaron Petty and the foul's on Israel Licata - foul #2 on Israel Licata, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Grizzard | 45-40 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Aaron Petty is called for the reach on Charles Luc - foul #1 on Aaron Petty, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Charles Luc connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jamie Marks | 47-40 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | Israel Licata picks off the pass by Pat Chavis | 47-40 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Johnny Dubuque is called for the reach on David Culver - foul #2 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | David Culver is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Pat Chavis | 47-43 |
| 17:31 | Belmont | Jamie Marks scores on a shot from the left block | 49-43 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Charles Luc pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Israel Licata drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Luc | 52-43 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman can't tip it in | 52-43 |
| 16:24 | Belmont | Jamie Marks gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Charles Luc's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Penman | 52-43 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Grizzard | 52-45 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Charles Luc throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Batie (PG), Matthew Nelson (SG), Vincent Davis (SF), Kenneth Hughes (PF), Walter Strasser (C) Charles Luc, David Ware, Jamie Marks, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Edward Willer (SG), Scott Ladner (SF), Lee Lowery (PF), John Murphy (C) Aaron Petty, Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque, Jeffrey Penman, Pat Chavis | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Edward Batie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Strasser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Farley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Willer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Ladner (fresh) PF - Lee Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ruben Farley | 52-48 |
| 15:20 | Belmont | Edward Batie buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Nelson | 55-48 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner misses the easy layup | 55-48 |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 14:50 | Belmont | Ruben Farley is called for the reach on Edward Batie - foul #4 on Ruben Farley, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG) Edward Batie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert (PG) Ruben Farley | |
| 14:28 | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 14:27 | Belmont | Walter Strasser grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Walter Strasser misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Murphy - foul #2 on John Murphy, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Ware (SG), Jamie Marks (SF), David Culver (PF) Matthew Nelson, Vincent Davis, Kenneth Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF) Jonathan Gilbert, Scott Ladner, John Murphy | |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Walter Strasser makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 14:09 | Belmont | Walter Strasser makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Jamie Marks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Dubuque - foul #3 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Israel Licata (C) Walter Strasser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Pat Chavis (C) Edward Willer, Lee Lowery | |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 13:39 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Jamie Marks - foul #1 on Jamie Marks, team foul #2 | 59-53 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 13:04 | Belmont | Charles Luc makes the floater from the left side | 61-55 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 12:39 | Belmont | Charles Luc snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Israel Licata misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Pat Chavis - foul #1 on Pat Chavis, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Israel Licata makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:21 | Belmont | Israel Licata makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman hits a jumper from close range set up by Johnny Dubuque | 63-57 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Jamie Marks hits a driving attempt from close range | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Culver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Chavis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-57 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis tips it home | 65-59 |
| 11:00 | Belmont | David Ware misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis is hacked by Israel Licata - foul #3 on Israel Licata, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Batie (PG), Matthew Nelson (SG), Vincent Davis (SF), Kenneth Hughes (PF), Walter Strasser (C) Charles Luc, David Ware, Jamie Marks, David Culver, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert (PG), Edward Willer (SG), Scott Ladner (SF), Lee Lowery (PF), John Murphy (C) Aaron Petty, Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque, Jeffrey Penman, Pat Chavis | |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery tips it in | 65-61 |
| 10:22 | Belmont | Vincent Davis can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-61 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | Walter Strasser tips it home | 67-61 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner is called for traveling | 67-61 |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Edward Batie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Willer | 67-61 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner blows the layup but he's hacked by Vincent Davis - foul #1 on Vincent Davis, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), David Ware (SG), Jamie Marks (SF) Edward Batie, Matthew Nelson, Vincent Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Walter Strasser | 67-61 |
| 09:12 | Belmont | Walter Strasser connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Jamie Marks | 69-61 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Murphy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 08:50 | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | The jump hook by Walter Strasser is blocked by Lee Lowery | 69-61 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Murphy gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner tips it but misses | 69-61 |
| 08:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Hughes gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Jonathan Gilbert is called for the reach on David Ware - foul #2 on Jonathan Gilbert, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Culver (PF), Israel Licata (C) Kenneth Hughes, Walter Strasser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF), Pat Chavis (C) Jonathan Gilbert, Edward Willer, Scott Ladner, Lee Lowery, John Murphy | |
| 07:49 | Belmont | David Ware makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | David Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 07:24 | Belmont | Jamie Marks grabs the board | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ware (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Petty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Pat Chavis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Belmont | Charles Luc blows the layup | 71-61 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Johnny Dubuque | 71-61 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty is fouled on the floor by Charles Luc - foul #2 on Charles Luc, team foul #5 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Batie (PG), Matthew Nelson (SG), Vincent Davis (SF) Charles Luc, David Ware, Jamie Marks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Batie is called for the reach on Jeffrey Penman - foul #1 on Edward Batie, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Danny Grizzard and the foul's on Vincent Davis - foul #2 on Vincent Davis, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:18 | Belmont | David Culver gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:07 | Belmont | Pat Chavis blocks the short jumper by David Culver | 71-63 |
| 06:05 | Belmont | David Culver tips it but misses | 71-63 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Batie steps in front of the Jeffrey Penman pass | 71-63 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Danny Grizzard steals it from Matthew Nelson | 71-63 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis's floater is tipped away by Israel Licata | 71-63 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | David Culver grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Belmont | Charles Luc (PG), David Ware (SG), Jamie Marks (SF) Edward Batie, Matthew Nelson, Vincent Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Charles Luc clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Israel Licata pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Charles Luc clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Petty - foul #2 on Aaron Petty, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Charles Luc misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Charles Luc makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-63 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque tips it in | 72-65 |
| 03:49 | Belmont | David Ware clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque travels with the ball | 72-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Lee Lowery (C) Aaron Petty, Pat Chavis | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Charles Luc (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Ware (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Marks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Culver (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Israel Licata (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Farley (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Lowery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Belmont | Jamie Marks loses the dribble to Danny Grizzard | 72-65 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Pat Chavis (C) Ruben Farley, Lee Lowery | |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-65 |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Jamie Marks snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Pat Chavis swats the layup by David Culver | 72-65 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Jamie Marks - foul #2 on Jamie Marks, team foul #8 | 72-67 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:58 | Belmont | Charles Luc double dribbles | 72-68 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 72-68 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Jamie Marks gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | David Ware can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Grizzard - foul #1 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | David Ware makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | David Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Pat Chavis | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Jamie Marks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Luc | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Pat Chavis | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | David Culver is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Petty - foul #3 on Aaron Petty, team foul #10 | 76-73 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | David Culver misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | David Culver makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Charles Luc is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Petty - foul #4 on Aaron Petty, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Charles Luc makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:17 | Belmont | Charles Luc makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-73 |
| 00:10 | Belmont | Jamie Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Jamie Marks is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Grizzard - foul #3 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | Matthew Nelson (SG), Walter Strasser (C) David Ware, Israel Licata | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:08 | Belmont | Jamie Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard is hacked by Walter Strasser - foul #2 on Walter Strasser, team foul #9 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Ware (SG), Israel Licata (C) Matthew Nelson, Walter Strasser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | David Culver gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | David Culver runs out the clock | 81-74 |