| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ed Marks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Montoya (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sparks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Noah Miles inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Belmont | Noah Miles is whistled for a carry | 22-33 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd can't finish the layup | 22-33 |
| 18:59 | Belmont | Ed Marks grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 18:54 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Earl Ladd | 22-33 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks double dribbles | 22-33 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Ed Marks grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-33 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-33 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Ed Marks loses the dribble to Earl Ladd | 25-33 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 16:31 | Belmont | Noah Miles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Daniel Wagnon tips it back up and in | 27-36 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen is fouled on the floor by Ed Marks - foul #1 on Ed Marks, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Darin Jones (SG), Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder, Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Frank Minton (SF), Lawrence Smith (PF) Kenneth Pence, Earl Ladd, Jose Montoya | |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen makes the floater from the left wing | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Darin Jones (fresh) SF - Lloyd Towry (fresh) PF - Charlie Marceau (fresh) C - Jonathan Arnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Green (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Brad Stutler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Green | 29-41 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Frank Minton steals it from Charlie Marceau | 29-41 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Smith is whistled for a carry | 29-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Brad Stutler, Darin Jones, Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Bones (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Earl Ladd (SF), Jose Montoya (PF) Gerald Allen, John Green, Frank Minton, Charles Sparks | |
| 13:59 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Ed Marks - foul #2 on Ed Marks, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | Noah Miles (SF) Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks (C) Lawrence Smith | |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence makes the 3rd free throw | 29-43 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Lester Yoder is fouled on the floor by Earl Ladd - foul #1 on Earl Ladd, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey's 3 pointer is rejected by Earl Ladd | 29-43 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG) George Bones | |
| 12:31 | Belmont | Noah Miles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:02 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd misses badly on a shot from the left block | 31-43 |
| 11:41 | Belmont | Ed Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Miles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ed Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Pence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Ladd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jose Montoya (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Sparks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gerald Allen | 31-46 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jose Montoya - foul #1 on Jose Montoya, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Frank Minton (SF), Lawrence Smith (C) Kenneth Pence, Earl Ladd, Charles Sparks | |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Lester Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 10:03 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 09:49 | Belmont | Lester Yoder scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-46 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Lawrence Smith | 34-48 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-48 |
| 08:52 | Cleveland State | Lester Yoder steps in front of the Frank Minton pass | 36-48 |
| 08:42 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Yoder | 38-48 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya is fouled on the floor by Charlie Marceau - foul #2 on Charlie Marceau, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Darin Jones (SG), Daniel Wagnon (PF), Ed Marks (C) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder, Charlie Marceau, Jonathan Arnett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Bones (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Earl Ladd (SF), Charles Sparks (C) Gerald Allen, John Green, Frank Minton, Jose Montoya | |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence connects on the 3 from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Darin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Noah Miles (SF) Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya (PF) Lawrence Smith | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya is hacked by Darin Jones - foul #1 on Darin Jones, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Darin Jones (fresh) SF - Noah Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Wagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ed Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Bones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Ladd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jose Montoya (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sparks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya's pass is intercepted by Brad Stutler | 38-51 |
| 06:54 | Belmont | Ed Marks is called for traveling | 38-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG) George Bones | |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Ladd | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Belmont | Noah Miles banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Wagnon | 40-53 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Pence | 40-55 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Darin Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Ed Marks gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 05:16 | Belmont | Noah Miles comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Jose Montoya pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ed Marks - foul #3 on Ed Marks, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Lloyd Towry (SF), Charlie Marceau (PF), Jonathan Arnett (C) Brad Stutler, Darin Jones, Noah Miles, Daniel Wagnon, Ed Marks | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Lawrence Smith (PF) Kenneth Pence, Jose Montoya | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Jonathan Arnett | 40-56 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | John Green can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-56 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 04:03 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Yoder | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Smith | 43-56 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 03:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Bailey | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Towry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Marceau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Ladd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Sparks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Belmont | Jonathan Arnett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-56 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Charles Sparks snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | John Green hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Allen | 43-58 |
| 02:17 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Bailey | 46-58 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Green | 46-60 |
| 01:44 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 01:28 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 01:27 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Smith snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Allen | 46-63 |
| 00:54 | Belmont | Charlie Marceau knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Arnett | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Arnett swats the short shot by John Green | 48-63 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Lester Yoder pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Lloyd Towry | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen runs out the clock | 50-63 |