| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Emilio Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Adolfo Villegas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Green (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Hale (fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Lumpkin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Wendell Green inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Adolfo Villegas | 30-35 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Wendell Green steals the ball from Alexei Ziegler | 30-35 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adolfo Villegas | 30-37 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Emilio Gonzales and the foul's on Greg Lumpkin - foul #1 on Greg Lumpkin, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel (SG), William Ward (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Shane Johansen, Dennis Wright, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Greg Lumpkin is denied by William Ward | 32-37 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Emilio Gonzales | 35-37 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adolfo Villegas | 35-39 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Conley is called for the reach on Emilio Gonzales - foul #3 on Leonard Conley, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), Dennis Wright (PF), David Moore (C) Jason Noel, Alexei Ziegler, William Ward, Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo (SG), Timothy Hunt (SF), Jamie Hobbs (C) Leonard Conley, Wendell Green, Greg Lumpkin | |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Timothy Hunt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Adolfo Villegas | 35-42 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Emilio Gonzales | 38-42 |
| 16:34 | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (PG), Jason Noel (SG), William Ward (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Emilio Gonzales, Shane Johansen, Dennis Wright, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman (PG), Greg Lumpkin (C) Adolfo Villegas, Phillip Hale | |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by William Ward is denied by Jamie Hobbs | 38-42 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jamie Hobbs and the foul's on Mark Simpson - foul #1 on Mark Simpson, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Shane Johansen (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), David Moore (C) Mark Simpson, Jason Noel, Joshua Johnson, Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley (SG), Wendell Green (SF) Timothy Hunt, Jamie Hobbs | |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bradley Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Hermosillo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lumpkin (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen's pass is intercepted by Leonard Conley | 38-44 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Coleman | 38-47 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Rude | 40-47 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman loses the dribble to William Ward | 40-47 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Shane Johansen | 42-47 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Dennis Wright (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Shane Johansen, Leroy Meserve, William Ward, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas (PG), Phillip Hale (PF), Jamie Hobbs (C) Bradley Coleman, Frank Hermosillo, Greg Lumpkin | |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-47 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF) Alexei Ziegler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Hunt (SF) Wendell Green | |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Hobbs takes the ball from Leroy Meserve | 42-47 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Hunt | 42-50 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Noel | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Hobbs | 44-53 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Henry Rude | 46-53 |
| 12:24 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs is denied on a layup by Leroy Meserve | 46-53 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Timothy Hunt is whistled for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), William Ward (PF), David Moore (C) Jason Noel, Leroy Meserve, Dennis Wright, Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo (SG), Wendell Green (SF), Greg Lumpkin (C) Leonard Conley, Timothy Hunt, Jamie Hobbs | |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Shane Johansen | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Adolfo Villegas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Hermosillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wendell Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Hale (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Lumpkin (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 48-53 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude loses the dribble to Greg Lumpkin | 48-53 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Phillip Hale is blocked by David Moore | 48-53 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Phillip Hale | 48-53 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | David Moore denies the turnaround by Adolfo Villegas | 48-53 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo misses the jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Phillip Hale - foul #2 on Phillip Hale, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (C) Shane Johansen, Alexei Ziegler, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman (PG), Leonard Conley (SG), Paul Mullen (SF), Timothy Hunt (PF), Jamie Hobbs (C) Adolfo Villegas, Frank Hermosillo, Wendell Green, Phillip Hale, Greg Lumpkin | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Timothy Hunt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Hunt steals the ball from Jason Noel | 50-53 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen's pass is intercepted by William Ward | 50-53 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jamie Hobbs - foul #2 on Jamie Hobbs, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Dennis Wright (PF) Jason Noel, Leroy Meserve, William Ward | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo (SF) Paul Mullen | |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 51-53 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Johansen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bradley Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Hermosillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bradley Coleman steals it from Alexei Ziegler | 51-53 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman lays it in | 51-55 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Hunt - foul #1 on Timothy Hunt, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), David Moore (C) Henry Rude, Shane Johansen, Alexei Ziegler, Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas (PG), Wendell Green (SF), Greg Lumpkin (C) Bradley Coleman, Timothy Hunt, Jamie Hobbs | |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Leonard Conley - foul #4 on Leonard Conley, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF) Jason Noel, Leroy Meserve | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale (PF) Leonard Conley | |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin misses the shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright tips it in | 56-57 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Moore | 56-57 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-57 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wright tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is fouled on the floor by Wendell Green - foul #2 on Wendell Green, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Leonard Merriman (C) Emilio Gonzales, Shane Johansen, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman (PG), Leonard Conley (SG), Timothy Hunt (SF), Jamie Hobbs (PF) Adolfo Villegas, Frank Hermosillo, Wendell Green, Phillip Hale | |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Greg Lumpkin grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Alexei Ziegler steps in front of the Jamie Hobbs pass | 57-57 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel slams it home on a nice dish by Alexei Ziegler | 59-57 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wright - foul #1 on Dennis Wright, team foul #2 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF) Alexei Ziegler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen (SF) Greg Lumpkin | |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Merriman - foul #2 on Leonard Merriman, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Bradley Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve is fouled on the floor by Leonard Conley - foul #5 on Leonard Conley, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Moore (C) Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas (PG), Raymond Burgess (SG) Bradley Coleman, Leonard Conley | |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Adolfo Villegas hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Paul Mullen | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - David Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Adolfo Villegas (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Burgess (fresh) SF - Paul Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jamie Hobbs - foul #3 on Jamie Hobbs, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales (PG), Shane Johansen (SG), William Ward (PF), Leonard Merriman (C) Henry Rude, Jason Noel, Dennis Wright, David Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Wendell Green (SF), Phillip Hale (PF), Greg Lumpkin (C) Raymond Burgess, Paul Mullen, Jamie Hobbs | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Emilio Gonzales gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses short on a floater from the left side | 62-61 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Timothy Hunt is whistled for a carry | 62-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Jason Noel (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Dennis Wright (PF), David Moore (C) Emilio Gonzales, Shane Johansen, Leroy Meserve, William Ward, Leonard Merriman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank Hermosillo (SG) Timothy Hunt | |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel misses the dunk | 62-61 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wright swats the layup by Wendell Green | 62-61 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore can't tip it in | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Wendell Green gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Wendell Green connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Hermosillo | 62-63 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Noel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Phillip Hale pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wright swats the short shot by Greg Lumpkin | 62-63 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Rude | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Wendell Green scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen (SG) Jason Noel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Shane Johansen can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-65 |