| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits a 3 from the right wing set up by William Anker | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | William Anker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Ruth - foul #1 on Richard Ruth, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Ruth | 5-4 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | William Anker steals the ball from Darrell Hill in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Anker | 8-4 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Anker steps in front of the Greg Decarlo pass | 8-4 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth banks in the layup set up by William Anker | 10-4 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Darrell Hill is called for the reach on Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Darrell Hill, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Mario Dolan (SG), Victor Pickering (PF) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Stanford | 10-7 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-7 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter scores on a runner near the basket set up by Darrell Hill | 12-9 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Victor Pickering and he's fouled by Darrell Hill - foul #2 on Darrell Hill, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Gaston Austin (SF) Mario Dolan, Richard Stanford, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Ellis Markham (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the free throw | 15-9 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) C - Anthony Simon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth loses the dribble to Ellis Markham | 15-9 |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham throws it down | 15-11 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gaston Austin | 18-11 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 18-14 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Jason Shepard is called for the reach on Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Victor Pickering, Anthony Simon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-14 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled on the floor by Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #2 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG) Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway's pass is intercepted by Mario Dolan | 18-14 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan lays it in | 20-14 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG) Raymond Drew | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway | |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 20-14 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the tip | 20-14 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Ruth (SG) William Anker, Mario Dolan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Harry Reiter (C) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (C) Richard Stanford, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Harry Reiter | |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter travels with the ball | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Jason Shepard, Jerry Czapla | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Gaston Austin - foul #2 on Gaston Austin, team foul #4 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) Gaston Austin, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | William Anker connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Ruth and he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Simon steals the ball from John Molter | 25-14 |
| 10:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-16 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Ruth | 28-16 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Ruth - foul #2 on Richard Ruth, team foul #5 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Mario Dolan (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Robert Johnson, Victor Pickering, Anthony Simon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Michael Brown, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Harold Gordon (SG) Ellis Markham, John Molter | |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the free throw | 30-18 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 30-18 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Welter takes the ball from Greg Decarlo | 30-18 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford travels with the ball | 30-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SG) Harold Gordon | |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-18 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Jason Shepard steals it from Richard Stanford | 30-18 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard lays it up and in | 30-20 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Anthony Simon (SG) Raymond Drew, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG) Michael Brown | |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 30-22 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Mario Dolan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Jason Shepard | |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Molter | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Jerry Czapla steals the ball from Anthony Simon | 32-24 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by John Molter is blocked by Dustin Welter | 32-24 |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Dustin Welter | 32-24 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-24 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is called for traveling | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Mario Dolan (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) William Anker, Anthony Simon, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses the turnaround in the lane | 32-24 |
| 06:31 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue double dribbles | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF) Ellis Markham, John Molter | |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown is denied on a dunk by Victor Pickering | 32-24 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Pickering | 35-24 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 35-26 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Anthony Simon (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Raymond Drew, Mario Dolan, Robert Johnson, Tommy Vigue | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Harry Reiter | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is denied on a dunk by Dustin Welter | 35-26 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-26 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Simon | 35-26 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is hacked by Anthony Simon - foul #1 on Anthony Simon, team foul #6 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG) Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Michael Brown, Albert Conway | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is fouled on the floor by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Simon (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | William Anker is hacked by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Dustin Welter, Anthony Simon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SF) William Anker, Richard Stanford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (SG), Greg Decarlo (C) John Molter, Harry Reiter | |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gaston Austin - foul #3 on Gaston Austin, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SG), Albert Conway (PF) Darrell Hill, Jerry Czapla | |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mario Dolan | 37-27 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Brown | 37-29 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Albert Conway steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 37-29 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 37-29 |