| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Brandon Bright (fresh) C - John Loftin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) SG - Michael Babcock (fresh) SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) C - Robert Frew (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cleveland State | John Loftin drills a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve McCarroll | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | John Loftin can't connect on a floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Babcock | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Michael Babcock is called for the reach on Derick Bruhn - foul #1 on Michael Babcock, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Frew is called for the reach on Brandon Bright - foul #1 on Robert Frew, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland's floater is tipped away by Eric Winstead | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll's pass is intercepted by Terry Charland in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Babcock | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Charland steals it from Robert Frew | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the runner in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright tips it home | 4-5 |
| 17:21 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Coggin | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:39 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Loftin - foul #1 on John Loftin, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert White (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), Coy Palos (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Brandon Bright, John Loftin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco (SG), Andre Esposito (PF), Jerome Lewis (C) Michael Babcock, Eric Winstead, Robert Frew | |
| 16:39 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:39 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Hampton | 10-10 |
| 16:00 | St. Bonaventure | Craig Keen steals it from Dominic Greco | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) C - Coy Palos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Greco (fresh) SF - Steven Coggin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Esposito (fresh) C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Mark Naylor | 12-10 |
| 15:23 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 15:22 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Jerome Lewis picks off the pass by Robert White | 12-10 |
| 14:50 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | Robert White snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Naylor | 14-10 |
| 14:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis is fouled on the floor by Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Brandon Bright (PF), John Loftin (C) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Robert White, Andrew Hampton, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (PG), Michael Babcock (SG), Kenneth Love (SF), Eric Winstead (PF), Robert Frew (C) Steve McCarroll, Dominic Greco, Steven Coggin, Andre Esposito, Jerome Lewis | |
| 13:58 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Frew's floater is tipped away by Robert Jones | 14-10 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | John Loftin lays it in on a great pass from Terry Charland and he's hacked by Robert Frew - foul #2 on Robert Frew, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Dailey (SF) Robert Frew | |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:51 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Eric Winstead | 16-10 |
| 13:37 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Love can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-10 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Wise - foul #1 on David Wise, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:59 | St. Bonaventure | David Wise misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-10 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock snags the offensive board | 18-10 |
| 12:36 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock buries a jumper in the paint set up by William Dailey | 18-12 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 12:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Bright - foul #1 on Brandon Bright, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Andrew Hampton (C) Justin Espinosa, John Loftin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Dominic Greco (SF), Jerome Lewis (C) David Wise, William Dailey, Kenneth Love | |
| 12:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton is hacked by Jerome Lewis - foul #1 on Jerome Lewis, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Steve McCarroll steps in front of the Andrew Hampton pass | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Brandon Bright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dominic Greco (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-13 |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 11:12 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 10:56 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:54 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis tips it but misses | 18-13 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 18-13 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton comes up short on the shot near the basket | 18-13 |
| 10:31 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:27 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-13 |
| 10:25 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock misses the tip | 18-13 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, Derick Bruhn, Brandon Bright, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin (SF), Andre Esposito (PF), Kenneth Love (C) Michael Babcock, Eric Winstead, Jerome Lewis | |
| 09:40 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (PG) Steve McCarroll | |
| 09:40 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:40 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Andre Esposito steps in front of the John Loftin pass | 18-15 |
| 08:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Love drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Wise | 18-17 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | John Loftin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Coggin - foul #1 on Steven Coggin, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Jerome Lewis (C) David Wise, Dominic Greco | |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | John Loftin misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | John Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:16 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll is whistled for a carry | 19-17 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Craig Keen | 21-17 |
| 07:51 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jerome Lewis | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Craig Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - John Loftin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Love (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andre Esposito (fresh) C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Andre Esposito picks off the pass by John Loftin | 21-19 |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | John Loftin denies the turnaround by Jerome Lewis | 21-19 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Steve McCarroll is called for the reach on Craig Keen - foul #1 on Steve McCarroll, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Brandon Bright (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Justin Espinosa, Robert White, Coy Palos, John Loftin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock (SG), William Dailey (SF), Eric Winstead (PF) Kenneth Love, Steven Coggin, Andre Esposito | |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:52 | St. Bonaventure | William Dailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-21 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Dailey - foul #1 on William Dailey, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Craig Keen | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco (C) Jerome Lewis | |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:17 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock blows the layup | 25-21 |
| 06:16 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (PG) Steve McCarroll | |
| 05:44 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Naylor takes the ball from Michael Babcock | 25-21 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Naylor | 27-21 |
| 05:33 | St. Bonaventure | William Dailey misses badly on a runner from the right block | 27-21 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Brandon Bright | 27-21 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 05:23 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to William Dailey | 27-21 |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 05:12 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead hits the follow up shot | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Naylor and he's hacked by Dominic Greco - foul #1 on Dominic Greco, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), John Loftin (C) Mark Naylor, Brandon Bright | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Steven Coggin (SF), Andre Esposito (PF), Jerome Lewis (C) David Wise, William Dailey, Eric Winstead, Dominic Greco | |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:43 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 29-23 |
| 04:28 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Derick Bruhn - foul #1 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF) Terry Charland, Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 04:28 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | John Loftin comes up short on the shot from the right block | 29-26 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Coggin | 29-26 |
| 04:03 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Babcock misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | John Loftin grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | John Loftin hits the finger roll | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Craig Keen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - John Loftin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steve McCarroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Babcock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Coggin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Loftin | 31-26 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses short on a floater from the right side | 31-26 |
| 03:20 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:55 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-28 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos is fouled on the floor by Andre Esposito - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Mark Naylor (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Brandon Bright (PF) Craig Keen, Justin Espinosa, Robert White, John Loftin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Wise (PG), Dominic Greco (SG), Eric Winstead (PF), Robert Frew (C) Steve McCarroll, Michael Babcock, Andre Esposito, Jerome Lewis | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:31 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Wise | 33-31 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Brandon Bright can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 01:52 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Coggin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:36 | St. Bonaventure | Derick Bruhn steals it from Eric Winstead | 33-31 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 01:16 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Coggin | 33-31 |
| 00:52 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 00:23 | St. Bonaventure | Dominic Greco snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 00:17 | St. Bonaventure | David Wise drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Frew | 33-37 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is hacked by Robert Frew - foul #3 on Robert Frew, team foul #11 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Andrew Hampton (PF), John Loftin (C) Terry Charland, Mark Naylor, Brandon Bright, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steve McCarroll (PG), Michael Babcock (SG), Kenneth Love (SF), Andre Esposito (PF), Jerome Lewis (C) David Wise, Dominic Greco, Steven Coggin, Eric Winstead, Robert Frew | |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:04 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Andre Esposito misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-37 |