| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. C - David Stone (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Robert Furman inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 19:32 | Belmont | Robert Furman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 19:10 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses the dunk attempt | 36-44 |
| 18:48 | Belmont | Robert Furman gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nolan | 39-44 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | David Stone scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Scott McKerley | 39-46 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Scott McKerley steps in front of the Jerrod Strothers pass | 39-46 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley dunks the ball | 39-48 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses the shot from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | David Stone gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | David Stone misses the easy layup | 39-48 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Jason Dunn is blocked by Howard Crow | 39-48 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Howard Crow grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Howard Crow scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Stone - foul #1 on David Stone, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), Timothy Hadlock (PF) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, James Gwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SF), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn, David Stone | |
| 17:00 | Belmont | Howard Crow makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Jerrod Strothers steals it from David Sokol | 42-48 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Larry Barreto misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | David Sokol knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Carleton | 42-51 |
| 15:55 | Belmont | Larry Barreto knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Crow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ron Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carleton (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Collado | 45-53 |
| 15:26 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | David Sokol scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Collado and the foul's on Timothy Hadlock - foul #1 on Timothy Hadlock, team foul #1 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), James Gwin (PF) Jerrod Strothers, Timothy Hadlock, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF), David Stone (C) Ron Smith, David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | David Sokol makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Larry Barreto knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Furman | 47-56 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | David Stone can't finish the layup | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | Belmont | Larry Barreto grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 14:13 | Belmont | Robert Furman is fouled on the floor by David Sokol - foul #2 on David Sokol, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (PG), Clayton Rood (C) Ernest Renfro, Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), John Campana (SG) David Sokol, James Collado | |
| 13:54 | Belmont | Daniel Snell buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Furman | 50-56 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | David Stone's pass is intercepted by Joseph Nolan | 50-56 |
| 13:24 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan slams it home | 52-56 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | John Campana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Clayton Rood pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 13:05 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Snell | 54-56 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson hits a jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 12:29 | Belmont | Scott McKerley takes the ball from James Gwin | 54-58 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses the easy layup | 54-58 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn tips it home | 54-60 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | James Gwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Dunn - foul #3 on Jason Dunn, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Ernest Renfro (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, Clayton Rood | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG), James Collado (SF), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) John Campana, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn, David Stone | |
| 12:02 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 12:02 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | David Carleton gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Barreto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carleton (fresh) C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | James Collado connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ron Smith | 56-62 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 58-62 |
| 10:50 | Belmont | James Gwin pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 10:44 | Belmont | Larry Barreto snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 10:34 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is called for traveling | 58-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), Timothy Hadlock (PF) Ernest Renfro, Larry Barreto, James Gwin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF) Scott McKerley, James Collado, David Carleton | |
| 09:54 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jason Dunn | 58-62 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| 09:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Hadlock | 58-62 |
| 09:15 | Belmont | Howard Crow's layup is rejected by Jason Dunn | 58-62 |
| 09:13 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses the tip | 58-62 |
| 09:11 | Belmont | Robert Furman misses the tip | 58-62 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:45 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock double dribbles | 58-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG), Clayton Rood (C) Jerrod Strothers, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Stone (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | David Stone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 08:28 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to David Stone | 58-62 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | David Stone connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Sokol | 58-65 |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-65 |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ron Smith | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ernest Renfro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hadlock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clayton Rood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | David Sokol blows the layup | 58-65 |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 07:10 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Ernest Renfro is blocked by David Stone | 58-65 |
| 07:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jason Dunn | 58-65 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | David Sokol is hacked by Robert Furman - foul #1 on Robert Furman, team foul #2 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers (PG), Larry Barreto (SF), James Gwin (PF), Howard Crow (C) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, Timothy Hadlock, Clayton Rood | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF), David Carleton (PF) David Sokol, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn | |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | David Carleton tips it in | 58-67 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Howard Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | John Campana hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from David Carleton and he's hacked by Howard Crow - foul #2 on Howard Crow, team foul #3 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson (C) David Stone | |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | John Campana makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | James Collado's fadeaway is rejected by James Gwin | 61-70 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | Larry Barreto pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 05:19 | Belmont | James Gwin misses short on a shot from close range | 61-70 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF) Ernest Renfro, Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ron Smith (SG), Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF), David Stone (C) John Campana, James Collado, David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:35 | Belmont | Howard Crow buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Nolan | 64-70 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith hits a jumper from close range set up by Roy Peterson and he's fouled by Joseph Nolan - foul #2 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #4 | 64-72 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| 04:04 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Nolan | 67-73 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | James Gwin steps in front of the Scott McKerley pass | 67-73 |
| 03:24 | Belmont | Howard Crow knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 70-73 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerrod Strothers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Nolan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Furman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Crow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Scott McKerley | 70-75 |
| 02:43 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson is hacked by James Gwin - foul #2 on James Gwin, team foul #5 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SF), Larry Barreto (PF), Timothy Hadlock (C) Robert Furman, James Gwin, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson (C) David Stone | |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Timothy Hadlock snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 02:13 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Furman (SF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Stone (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 02:03 | Belmont | Howard Crow misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-75 |
| 02:01 | Belmont | Robert Furman tips it home | 72-75 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson snags the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn can't throw it down | 72-75 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley connects on the 3 from the left wing | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Belmont | Larry Barreto double dribbles | 72-78 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Gwin (PF) Larry Barreto | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jerrod Strothers - foul #3 on Jerrod Strothers, team foul #6 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carleton (PF) Jason Dunn | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nolan - foul #3 on Joseph Nolan, team foul #7 | 72-78 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Belmont | Jerrod Strothers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-80 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | David Stone grabs the board | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | David Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Jerrod Strothers - foul #4 on Jerrod Strothers, team foul #8 | 72-80 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | David Stone misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Joseph Nolan snags the defensive board | 72-80 |
| 00:30 | Belmont | Scott McKerley steals the ball from Robert Furman | 72-80 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson is hacked by Jerrod Strothers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerrod Strothers, team foul #9 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Renfro (PG) Jerrod Strothers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | James Gwin misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Scott McKerley - foul #3 on Scott McKerley, team foul #4 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), Timothy Hadlock (C) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson, David Stone | |
| 00:21 | Belmont | James Gwin makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:21 | Belmont | James Gwin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | David Carleton gets the rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-82 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Daniel Snell is called for the reach on Robert Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Snell, team foul #10 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joseph Nolan (SG), Robert Furman (SF), Howard Crow (C) Daniel Snell, Larry Barreto, Timothy Hadlock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Ron Smith (SG), Roy Peterson (SF) David Sokol, James Collado, John Campana | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 73-84 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Snell (SG), Larry Barreto (SF), Timothy Hadlock (PF), Clayton Rood (C) Joseph Nolan, Robert Furman, James Gwin, Howard Crow | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF) Scott McKerley, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson | |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro misses the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Ernest Renfro makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | David Sokol runs out the clock | 74-84 |