| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Scott Sherrard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Steves (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Nichols (fresh) 4 reb. C - Aaron Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 19:40 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:29 | Duquesne | Sean Steves misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ervin Lowery and he's hacked by Theodore Nichols - foul #2 on Theodore Nichols, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner misses the free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:09 | Duquesne | Sean Steves grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 18:40 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson blows the layup | 28-27 |
| 18:39 | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Theodore Nichols swats the short shot by Harry Schreiner | 30-27 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Schreiner | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| 17:50 | Duquesne | Sean Steves's floater is tipped away by David Howard | 30-27 |
| 17:48 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | David Howard hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Sea and he's fouled by Sean Steves - foul #1 on Sean Steves, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons (C) Aaron Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Harold Gagnon (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Harry Schreiner, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:15 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Steves and he's fouled by Harold Gagnon - foul #1 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller double dribbles | 35-30 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Derrick Dias (SG), George Hall (C) Sean Steves, Theodore Nichols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:41 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson's layup is rejected by Harold Gagnon | 35-30 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Derrick Dias picks off the pass by Robert Liller | 35-30 |
| 16:13 | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Scott Sherrard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Dias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Knutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Duquesne | Harold Gagnon picks off the pass by Derrick Dias | 35-33 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Smith | 35-35 |
| 15:04 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 15:03 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 15:01 | Duquesne | Derrick Dias hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Michael Knutson | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Duquesne | David Howard picks off the pass by Michael Knutson | 37-35 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | Duquesne | Derrick Dias pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:42 | Duquesne | David Howard steals it from Derrick Dias | 37-35 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:23 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:59 | Duquesne | Derrick Dias steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-35 |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Clayton (PG), Sean Steves (SG), Harry Smith (SF), Theodore Nichols (PF), Aaron Myers (C) Scott Sherrard, Derrick Dias, Michael Knutson, Dustin Simmons, George Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Schreiner (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Smith, Robert Liller, David Howard, Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore | |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Sean Steves steals it from Harry Schreiner | 37-35 |
| 12:32 | Duquesne | Sean Steves hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | Ervin Lowery picks off the pass by Aaron Myers | 40-35 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery can't throw it down | 40-35 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Robert Sea is denied by Harry Smith | 40-35 |
| 11:49 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:33 | Duquesne | Sean Steves comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Sea - foul #1 on Robert Sea, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Derrick Dias (SF) Harry Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:33 | Duquesne | Sean Steves makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:33 | Duquesne | Sean Steves makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - William Clayton (fresh) SG - Sean Steves (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Dias (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Sea | 42-38 |
| 10:51 | Duquesne | William Clayton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 10:49 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:33 | Duquesne | Derrick Dias comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-38 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 09:36 | Duquesne | Sean Steves is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard (PG), Michael Knutson (SF), Dustin Simmons (PF), George Hall (C) William Clayton, Sean Steves, Theodore Nichols, Aaron Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), David Howard (SF), Harold Gagnon (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Harry Schreiner, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Harold Gagnon - foul #2 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 09:07 | Duquesne | Harold Gagnon is called for the reach on Scott Sherrard - foul #3 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Sean Steves (SG) Derrick Dias | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:47 | Duquesne | George Hall is fouled on the floor by Robert Liller - foul #2 on Robert Liller, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 08:29 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Harold Gagnon - foul #4 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols (PF) George Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (PF) Harold Gagnon | |
| 08:29 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:29 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 08:11 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 07:43 | Duquesne | Sean Steves knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Sherrard | 45-40 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Sherrard - foul #3 on Scott Sherrard, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Derrick Dias (SG), Aaron Myers (C) Sean Steves, Dustin Simmons | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG), Harold Gagnon (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Liller, Dustin Atnip, Daniel Theodore | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Scott Sherrard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Dias (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 4 pf. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Duquesne | Jing-Quo Hou steps in front of the Derrick Dias pass | 45-42 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Aaron Myers is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #2 on Aaron Myers, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Schreiner (PF) Robert Smith, Harold Gagnon | |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | David Howard snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 06:36 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:31 | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Howard | 45-42 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 45-42 |
| 06:23 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 06:18 | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Clayton (PG), Dustin Simmons (SF), Harry Smith (PF) Scott Sherrard, Michael Knutson, Theodore Nichols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (PF) Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Harry Smith is called for the reach on Robert Sea - foul #1 on Harry Smith, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore (C) David Howard | |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Harry Schreiner is denied by Dustin Simmons | 45-42 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 05:29 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Simmons | 47-44 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery lays it up and in on a great pass from Harry Schreiner | 47-46 |
| 04:58 | Duquesne | Dustin Simmons drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Clayton | 49-46 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Aaron Myers - foul #3 on Aaron Myers, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Scott Sherrard (PG), Sean Steves (SG), Michael Knutson (SF), Theodore Nichols (PF) William Clayton, Derrick Dias, Harry Smith, Aaron Myers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), David Howard (SF), Harold Gagnon (PF) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Harry Schreiner, Dustin Atnip | |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:18 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | David Howard hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 49-50 |
| 03:38 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Scott Sherrard | 52-50 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | David Howard is fouled on the floor by Dustin Simmons - foul #1 on Dustin Simmons, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Duquesne | George Hall (C) Dustin Simmons | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore | |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Scott Sherrard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Steves (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - George Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Aaron Myers (C) George Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG) Robert Smith, Robert Liller | |
| 02:42 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| 02:23 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers blows the layup but the foul's on Jing-Quo Hou - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 02:23 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:23 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Knutson is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #1 on Michael Knutson, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea hits a jump hook in the paint set up by David Howard and he's hacked by Aaron Myers - foul #4 on Aaron Myers, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:46 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Aaron Myers | 54-55 |
| 01:32 | Duquesne | Sean Steves comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip's layup is rejected by Aaron Myers | 54-55 |
| 01:24 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:06 | Duquesne | Sean Steves makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Theodore Nichols | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is hacked by Scott Sherrard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Sherrard, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:55 | Duquesne | Sean Steves clanks a jump hook in the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:53 | Duquesne | Aaron Myers tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Dustin Atnip - foul #4 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Duquesne | Michael Knutson makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Michael Knutson blocks the short jumper by Ervin Lowery | 59-57 |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | Theodore Nichols grabs the board | 59-57 |