| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Dustin Golden (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William High (fresh) SG - David Khan (fresh) SF - Stanley Malone (fresh) PF - Edward Arnstein (fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Joseph Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Belmont | William High makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Arnstein | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson is hacked by William High - foul #1 on William High, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Johnson | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Belmont | William High comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:57 | Belmont | William High is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William High, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Boyd (PG) William High | |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty lays it in | 7-3 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | William Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | William Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:33 | Belmont | William Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 18:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 7-5 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | William Boyd misses the easy layup | 7-5 |
| 17:59 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| 17:20 | Belmont | David Khan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 17:19 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-9 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | Robert James picks off the pass by David Khan | 9-9 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Dustin Golden is blocked by Stanley Malone | 9-9 |
| 16:42 | Belmont | Joseph Adams pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Robert James steals the ball from Stanley Malone | 9-9 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert James | 12-9 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Stanley Malone hits a jumpshot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin (PG), Joseph Whaley (SG), Aaron Joseph (SF), Richard Burton (C) Aaron Johnson, Robert James, Dustin Golden, Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Dunne (PG), William Sweeny (SG), Stephen Matuseski (SF), Hugo Wilson (PF), Harvey Fleming (C) William Boyd, David Khan, Stanley Malone, Edward Arnstein, Joseph Adams | |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 16:00 | Belmont | Harvey Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ruben Bouldin (fresh) SG - Joseph Whaley (fresh) SF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bryan Dunne (fresh) SG - William Sweeny (fresh) SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) C - Harvey Fleming (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Belmont | William Sweeny hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 15:44 | Belmont | Harvey Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 15:33 | Belmont | Aaron Joseph steps in front of the Harvey Fleming pass | 13-11 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Harvey Fleming | 13-11 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Bryan Dunne scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hugo Wilson | 13-13 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Richard Burton | 15-13 |
| 14:22 | Belmont | Richard Burton steals it from Stephen Matuseski | 15-13 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Hugo Wilson is called for the reach on Teddy Holliday - foul #1 on Hugo Wilson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Robert James (SG), Dustin Golden (SF), James Smith (C) Ruben Bouldin, Joseph Whaley, Teddy Holliday, Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Boyd (PG), David Khan (SG), Stanley Malone (SF) Bryan Dunne, William Sweeny, Stephen Matuseski | |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edward Arnstein (PF) Hugo Wilson | |
| 13:39 | Belmont | David Khan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-13 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Golden | 15-13 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Arnstein - foul #1 on Edward Arnstein, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Adams (C) Harvey Fleming | |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Boyd | 17-16 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Robert James's layup is rejected by Stanley Malone | 17-16 |
| 12:46 | Belmont | William Boyd grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 12:32 | Belmont | David Khan is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Burton (PF) Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski (SF), Hugo Wilson (PF) Stanley Malone, Edward Arnstein | |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Dustin Golden steals the ball from David Khan | 17-16 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Hugo Wilson steps in front of the Robert James pass | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Golden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Burton (fresh) C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Khan (fresh) SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Belmont | David Khan hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Hugo Wilson | 17-18 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin (SG), Joseph Whaley (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), James Smith (C) Robert James, Dustin Golden, Richard Burton, Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Dunne (PG), William Sweeny (SG), Stanley Malone (SF), Edward Arnstein (PF) William Boyd, David Khan, Stephen Matuseski, Hugo Wilson | |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Teddy Holliday - foul #1 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harvey Fleming (C) Joseph Adams | |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Teddy Holliday | 17-20 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Whaley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 17-20 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 10:26 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein can't finish the layup | 19-20 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Joseph Whaley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Smith | 22-20 |
| 10:00 | Belmont | Harvey Fleming is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Aaron Joseph (SF), Richard Burton (C) Aaron Johnson, Joseph Whaley, James Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Boyd (PG), David Khan (SG), Joseph Adams (C) Bryan Dunne, William Sweeny, Harvey Fleming | |
| 09:45 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses the lay-in | 22-20 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Robert James grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Robert James clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Joseph Adams snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Stanley Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Dustin Golden (SF), Mark Dougherty (C) Ruben Bouldin, Teddy Holliday, Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski (SF), Hugo Wilson (PF) Stanley Malone, Edward Arnstein | |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 08:41 | Belmont | William Boyd grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 07:55 | Belmont | Stephen Matuseski snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Golden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Khan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Wilson (fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Belmont | William Boyd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Joseph Adams steals it from Mark Dougherty | 22-22 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Joseph Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin (PG), Joseph Whaley (SG), Richard Burton (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), James Smith (C) Aaron Johnson, Robert James, Dustin Golden, Aaron Joseph, Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Belmont | Bryan Dunne (PG), William Sweeny (SG), Stanley Malone (SF), Edward Arnstein (PF) William Boyd, David Khan, Stephen Matuseski, Joseph Adams | |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Smith | 25-22 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Ruben Bouldin steps in front of the Bryan Dunne pass | 25-22 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | James Smith is denied on a layup by Hugo Wilson | 25-22 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Stanley Malone gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:21 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:57 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 04:55 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Robert James (SG), Dustin Golden (SF), Mark Dougherty (C) Ruben Bouldin, Joseph Whaley, Richard Burton, James Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Boyd (PG), David Khan (SG), Stephen Matuseski (PF), Joseph Adams (C) Bryan Dunne, William Sweeny, Edward Arnstein, Hugo Wilson | |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Malone - foul #1 on Stanley Malone, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph (PF) Teddy Holliday | |
| Subs | Belmont | William High (PG), Harvey Fleming (PF) William Boyd, Stanley Malone | |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Joseph Adams is hacked by Aaron Joseph - foul #1 on Aaron Joseph, team foul #5 | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Golden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William High (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Khan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Matuseski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Fleming (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Belmont | David Khan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:23 | Belmont | David Khan grabs the offensive board | 30-24 |
| 03:07 | Belmont | Harvey Fleming misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 02:41 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 02:26 | Belmont | David Khan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William High | 33-27 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden loses the dribble to Stephen Matuseski | 33-27 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Harvey Fleming is fouled on the floor by Dustin Golden - foul #1 on Dustin Golden, team foul #6 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday (PF) Mark Dougherty | |
| Subs | Belmont | Stanley Malone (SF), Edward Arnstein (PF) Stephen Matuseski, Harvey Fleming | |
| 01:37 | Belmont | David Khan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Dustin Golden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday snags the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Robert James clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Robert James hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 33-27 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Joseph Adams is hacked by Aaron Joseph - foul #2 on Aaron Joseph, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin (SG), Richard Burton (SF), James Smith (C) Robert James, Dustin Golden, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Belmont | William Boyd (PG), Bryan Dunne (SG) William High, David Khan | |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Joseph Adams makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Joseph Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Edward Arnstein gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Bryan Dunne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Dougherty (C) James Smith | |
| Subs | Belmont | Hugo Wilson (C) Joseph Adams | |
| 00:03 | Belmont | Hugo Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ruben Bouldin misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-28 |