| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Carl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Levi Gordon inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Robert Lema is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Lema, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG) Robert Lema | |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Levi Gordon's pass is intercepted by Steven Swain | 40-34 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Quattlebaum - foul #3 on Robert Quattlebaum, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randolph Thompson (SG) Robert Quattlebaum | |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 18:15 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill drills a shot in the lane | 41-36 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-36 |
| 17:44 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Ruben Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Morris - foul #2 on Joshua Morris, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Crass (C) Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Ruben Miller makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:26 | Belmont | Ruben Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:59 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Summers - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (PG), Ryan Fitch (SG), Wayne Schultz (PF) Eric Wilson, Robert Summers, Steven Swain | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Andrew Bean (PF), Jonathan Calloway (C) Carey Steffen, Gilbert Hill, Ruben Miller | |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:43 | Belmont | Andrew Bean grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Larry Cronan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Dock - foul #2 on Daniel Dock, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris (C) William Carl | |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Jones (PG) Levi Gordon | |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Larry Cronan makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Belmont | Larry Cronan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Crass | 47-40 |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Bean and he's fouled by Fred Crass - foul #2 on Fred Crass, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG) Grant Jones, Larry Cronan | |
| 15:53 | Belmont | Randolph Thompson makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Dock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Crass (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Quattlebaum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randolph Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Calloway (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-43 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 47-43 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock loses the dribble to Randolph Thompson | 47-43 |
| 14:59 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum dunks the ball set up by Randolph Thompson | 47-45 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock loses the dribble to Robert Lema in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Andrew Bean lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lema and he's fouled by Wayne Schultz - foul #1 on Wayne Schultz, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), Robert Summers (SG), William Carl (SF), Steven Swain (PF) Ryan Fitch, Fred Crass, Wayne Schultz, Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Levi Gordon (SF), Ruben Miller (C) Randolph Thompson, Jonathan Calloway | |
| 14:37 | Belmont | Andrew Bean makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 14:23 | Belmont | Levi Gordon snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | Robert Lema can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | William Carl pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers drills a floater from the left side set up by Eric Wilson | 49-48 |
| 13:48 | Belmont | Robert Lema's pass is intercepted by Daniel Dock | 49-48 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Summers | 51-48 |
| 13:12 | Belmont | Levi Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Summers | 54-48 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Robert Lema makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Quattlebaum | 54-50 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-50 |
| 12:24 | Belmont | Ruben Miller grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Belmont | Robert Lema drills a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Quattlebaum | 54-53 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock is hacked by Levi Gordon - foul #2 on Levi Gordon, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris (C) Daniel Dock | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG), Randolph Thompson (SG), Gilbert Hill (PF) Robert Lema, Robert Quattlebaum, Andrew Bean | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Carl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randolph Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | William Carl drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 11:28 | Belmont | The jump hook by Gilbert Hill is blocked by Steven Swain | 56-53 |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Ruben Miller gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:02 | Belmont | Carey Steffen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch (PG), Brandon Jones (SG), Fred Crass (SF), Wayne Schultz (PF) Eric Wilson, Robert Summers, William Carl, Steven Swain | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Jonathan Calloway (C) Levi Gordon, Ruben Miller | |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Brandon Jones misses short on a jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 10:50 | Cleveland State | Wayne Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Wayne Schultz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris tips it in | 58-53 |
| 10:18 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Jones (PG) Randolph Thompson | |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | The 3pt attempt by Ryan Fitch is denied by Jonathan Calloway | 58-53 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill is hacked by Wayne Schultz - foul #2 on Wayne Schultz, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), Robert Summers (SG), William Carl (SF), Steven Swain (PF) Ryan Fitch, Brandon Jones, Fred Crass, Wayne Schultz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Levi Gordon (SF), Ruben Miller (C) Grant Jones, Carey Steffen, Larry Cronan, Jonathan Calloway | |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Ruben Miller is hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #3 on Joshua Morris, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Crass (C) Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Ruben Miller makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:18 | Belmont | Ruben Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | William Carl is hacked by Levi Gordon - foul #3 on Levi Gordon, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Quattlebaum is called for the reach on Eric Wilson - foul #4 on Robert Quattlebaum, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randolph Thompson (SG), Andrew Bean (PF) Robert Quattlebaum, Gilbert Hill | |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass is whistled for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (SG) Randolph Thompson | |
| 08:20 | Belmont | Carey Steffen double dribbles | 58-55 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Crass | 61-55 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Andrew Bean connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Lema | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Carl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Crass (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Bean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Robert Lema snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 07:11 | Belmont | Carey Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Steven Swain | 61-57 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson is hacked by Robert Lema - foul #4 on Robert Lema, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (PG), Ryan Fitch (SG), Wayne Schultz (PF), Joshua Morris (C) Eric Wilson, Robert Summers, Steven Swain, Fred Crass | |
| Subs | Belmont | Larry Cronan (PG), Robert Quattlebaum (SG), Gilbert Hill (PF), Jonathan Calloway (C) Robert Lema, Carey Steffen, Andrew Bean, Ruben Miller | |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-57 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Quattlebaum | 61-57 |
| 06:29 | Belmont | Jonathan Calloway scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Larry Cronan | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 06:03 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Larry Cronan drills a shot from the right block set up by Levi Gordon and he's hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #4 on Joshua Morris, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG), Brandon Jones (SF) Ryan Fitch, William Carl | |
| Subs | Belmont | Randolph Thompson (SF), Ruben Miller (C) Levi Gordon, Jonathan Calloway | |
| 05:48 | Belmont | Larry Cronan makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:19 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock connects on the turnaround in the paint | 63-62 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Brandon Jones steals the ball from Larry Cronan | 63-62 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill is fouled on the floor by Brandon Jones - foul #1 on Brandon Jones, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), William Carl (SF), Steven Swain (PF) Daniel Dock, Brandon Jones, Wayne Schultz | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Lema (PG), Levi Gordon (SF) Larry Cronan, Randolph Thompson | |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Swain and the foul's on Ruben Miller - foul #2 on Ruben Miller, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (SG), Andrew Bean (C) Robert Quattlebaum, Ruben Miller | |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Robert Lema misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Carey Steffen steals the ball from Robert Summers | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Carl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Robert Lema (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carey Steffen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Levi Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Bean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Belmont | Andrew Bean is whistled for a carry | 66-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (SG), Fred Crass (C) Robert Summers, Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Belmont | Ruben Miller (C) Gilbert Hill | |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Carl and the foul's on Andrew Bean - foul #1 on Andrew Bean, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum (SG) Carey Steffen | |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:35 | Belmont | Andrew Bean buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Levi Gordon | 70-66 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG), Joshua Morris (C) Daniel Dock, Fred Crass | |
| Subs | Belmont | Gilbert Hill (PF) Andrew Bean | |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain buries a runner in the paint set up by Eric Wilson | 72-66 |
| 01:56 | Belmont | Eric Wilson picks off the pass by Robert Quattlebaum | 72-66 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain is hacked by Robert Lema - foul #5 on Robert Lema, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Carey Steffen (PG) Robert Lema | |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Belmont | Robert Quattlebaum loses the ball out of bounds | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Carey Steffen can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 77-66 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris tips it in | 79-66 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Ruben Miller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 79-66 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Gilbert Hill tips it home | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson runs out the clock | 79-68 |