| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) PF - Gilbert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Robert Boshears misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 19:30 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Levi Gordon - foul #2 on Levi Gordon, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Larry Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Ruben Miller | 30-26 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Robert Lema comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:53 | Belmont | Levi Gordon gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Boshears - foul #2 on Robert Boshears, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Lema makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | Ruben Miller swats the short shot by Thomas Combs | 31-26 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | Ruben Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Everett Brasfield | 31-26 |
| 17:39 | Kent State | Robert Boshears drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Briggs | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Briggs - foul #1 on David Briggs, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Levi Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:21 | Belmont | Levi Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:58 | Kent State | David Briggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:32 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | David Briggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Thomas Combs tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - David Briggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:18 | Belmont | Everett Brasfield steals the ball from Gilbert Hill | 33-31 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Gilbert Hill steals the ball from David Briggs | 33-31 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-31 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Thomas Combs gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | David Briggs connects on the floater from the left block set up by Robert Boshears | 33-33 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Hughes | 33-33 |
| 14:11 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Carey Steffen (SG), Randolph Thompson (SF), Andrew Bean (PF), Jonathan Calloway (C) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Levi Gordon, Gilbert Hill, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 13:32 | Belmont | James Craine steps in front of the Larry Cronan pass | 33-33 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock misses the jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:57 | Belmont | Larry Cronan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | Donald Levering drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Dunneback | 33-36 |
| 12:15 | Belmont | A charge is called on Jonathan Calloway - foul #1 on Jonathan Calloway, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG) Everett Brasfield | |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Levi Gordon (SF) Larry Cronan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Tadlock - foul #1 on Todd Tadlock, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Hughes (C) Todd Tadlock | |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Andrew Bean makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:43 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carey Steffen (fresh) SG - Randolph Thompson (fresh) SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Craine (fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | James Craine misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-36 |
| 11:12 | Kent State | James Craine tips it home | 34-38 |
| 10:52 | Belmont | James Craine steps in front of the Andrew Bean pass | 34-38 |
| 10:28 | Kent State | James Craine is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Craine, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Larry Cronan (SG), Gilbert Hill (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Carey Steffen, Randolph Thompson, Andrew Bean, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF), Thomas Combs (PF) Robert Boshears, Donald Levering, James Craine | |
| 10:05 | Belmont | Robert Lema hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Thomas Combs is fouled on the floor by Levi Gordon - foul #3 on Levi Gordon, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG) Levi Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Todd Tadlock (C) Matthew Dunneback, Larry Hughes | |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ruben Miller - foul #2 on Ruben Miller, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Craine (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Todd Tadlock makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Briggs | 34-43 |
| 08:23 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 08:22 | Belmont | Ruben Miller tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Robert Boshears misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 08:00 | Belmont | Ruben Miller snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Levi Gordon (SF) Robert Lema, Larry Cronan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Thomas Combs (PF), Larry Hughes (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Todd Tadlock, James Craine | |
| 07:27 | Kent State | Donald Levering misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Larry Hughes tips it in | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carey Steffen (fresh) SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Levering (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Everett Brasfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Belmont | Levi Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Andrew Bean (PF) Gilbert Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG) Everett Brasfield | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Robert Boshears comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 06:37 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Robert Boshears is called for the reach on Andrew Bean - foul #3 on Robert Boshears, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Jonathan Calloway (C) Robert Quattlebaum, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Everett Brasfield (SF) Matthew Dunneback, Donald Levering | |
| 05:53 | Belmont | The short jumper by Jonathan Calloway is denied by Thomas Combs | 36-45 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Levi Gordon tips it but misses | 36-45 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Andrew Bean snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Robert Lema comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | David Briggs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Boshears | 36-47 |
| 04:48 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses badly on a shot from close range | 36-47 |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Calloway - foul #2 on Jonathan Calloway, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Randolph Thompson (SF), Gilbert Hill (PF), Ruben Miller (C) Carey Steffen, Levi Gordon, Andrew Bean, Jonathan Calloway | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback (PG), Donald Levering (SG), Todd Tadlock (PF), James Craine (C) David Briggs, Robert Boshears, Thomas Combs, Larry Hughes | |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Robert Lema is called for the reach on Todd Tadlock - foul #2 on Robert Lema, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Donald Levering makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Belmont | Robert Lema hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 03:37 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | James Craine is fouled on the floor by Ruben Miller - foul #3 on Ruben Miller, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Jones (PG), Larry Cronan (SF), Andrew Bean (PF), Jonathan Calloway (C) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Gilbert Hill, Ruben Miller | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Boshears (SG), Larry Hughes (C) Everett Brasfield, Todd Tadlock | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | James Craine makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 03:21 | Kent State | James Craine makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Grant Jones (fresh) SG - Randolph Thompson (fresh) SF - Larry Cronan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Matthew Dunneback (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boshears (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Levering (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Craine (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Belmont | Andrew Bean misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-52 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Larry Hughes grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Matthew Dunneback makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Levering | 38-55 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (SG) Grant Jones | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Briggs (PG), Thomas Combs (PF) Matthew Dunneback, James Craine | |
| 02:17 | Kent State | Larry Hughes misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-55 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Donald Levering grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Thomas Combs hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by David Briggs and he's fouled by Andrew Bean - foul #1 on Andrew Bean, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Everett Brasfield (SF) Donald Levering | |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Thomas Combs swats the layup by Jonathan Calloway | 38-58 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Everett Brasfield snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Thomas Combs double dribbles | 38-58 |
| 00:51 | Belmont | Larry Cronan's pass is intercepted by Everett Brasfield | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Andrew Bean swats the layup by Robert Boshears | 38-58 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Thomas Combs tips it but misses | 38-58 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Randolph Thompson, team foul #9 | 38-58 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | David Briggs runs out the clock | 38-58 |