| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) SG - Jason Neal (fresh) SF - Franklin Dash (fresh) PF - George Day (fresh) C - Richard Peek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) SG - Robert Sea (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Day wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Day and he's fouled by Ervin Lowery - foul #1 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | George Day can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | David Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Sea | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | David Howard tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ervin Lowery | 3-6 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples buries a fadeaway from the right side | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Day pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), George Foxx (SG), Bruce Dunston (SF), Micah Wallace (PF), Timothy Stam (C) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, Franklin Dash, George Day, Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Harry Schreiner (PF), Daniel Theodore (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Dustin Atnip, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harry Schreiner - foul #1 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Cleveland State | Matthew Washington is called for the reach on Harry Schreiner - foul #1 on Matthew Washington, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG) David Howard | |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Micah Wallace - foul #1 on Micah Wallace, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (PF) Daniel Theodore | |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) SG - George Foxx (fresh) SF - Bruce Dunston (fresh) PF - Micah Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Stam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) SG - Robert Liller (fresh) SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) C - Harry Schreiner (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip makes the jumper near the basket | 10-11 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Atnip is called for the reach on Micah Wallace - foul #1 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal (SG), Franklin Dash (SF), George Day (PF) George Foxx, Micah Wallace, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), David Howard (SF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Liller, Robert Smith, Harry Schreiner | |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Atnip and he's hacked by Bruce Dunston - foul #1 on Bruce Dunston, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Timothy Stam (C) Matthew Washington, Bruce Dunston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore (PF) Dustin Atnip | |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Day can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 13-14 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | George Day snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on George Day - foul #1 on George Day, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Bruce Dunston (SF), Richard Peek (C) Carl Staples, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Dustin Atnip (PF), Harry Schreiner (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Daniel Theodore, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller is hacked by Matthew Washington - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Micah Wallace (PF) Matthew Washington, George Day | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Hans Oblinski (fresh) SG - Jason Neal (fresh) SF - Bruce Dunston (fresh) PF - Micah Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peek (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) SF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Schreiner (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 13-17 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SG) Jason Neal | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Howard | 14-19 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Hans Oblinski | 17-19 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 17-21 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Foxx | 20-21 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Micah Wallace - foul #2 on Micah Wallace, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Franklin Dash (SF), George Day (PF) Hans Oblinski, George Foxx, Bruce Dunston, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG) Robert Liller, David Howard | |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith's pass is intercepted by Jason Neal | 20-23 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | George Day pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston (C) Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip, Harry Schreiner | |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Bruce Dunston steals the ball from Jing-Quo Hou | 20-23 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | George Day knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Dash | 22-23 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Bruce Dunston is called for the reach on Ervin Lowery - foul #2 on Bruce Dunston, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (C) Bruce Dunston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (SF) Harold Gagnon | |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:11 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | George Day is called for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SF) Franklin Dash | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Dustin Atnip (PF) Ervin Lowery, Daniel Theodore | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | George Day snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) SF - George Foxx (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Day (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Stam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal is hacked by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Garry Goad (SF), Richard Peek (C) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, Timothy Stam | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG), Harry Schreiner (C) Robert Sea, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | George Day comes up short on the floater from the right side | 22-25 |
| 06:51 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-25 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Atnip - foul #2 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal (SG), Franklin Dash (SF) George Foxx, Garry Goad | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG), Daniel Theodore (C) Robert Liller, Dustin Atnip | |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-25 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-27 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | George Day's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Timothy Stam (PF) Hans Oblinski, George Day | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harold Gagnon (PF) Robert Smith, Harry Schreiner | |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | David Howard drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Theodore | 24-29 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Staples | 26-29 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | David Howard can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Franklin Dash - foul #1 on Franklin Dash, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Day (PF) Richard Peek | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SG) Robert Sea | |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | George Day gets the rebound | 26-30 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Staples | 29-30 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses badly on a jumper from close range | 29-30 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 29-30 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | David Howard hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Gagnon | 31-32 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ervin Lowery - foul #2 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (SG), Bruce Dunston (SF), Micah Wallace (PF) Jason Neal, Franklin Dash, George Day | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Harry Schreiner (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Ervin Lowery, David Howard, Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Washington (fresh) SF - Bruce Dunston (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micah Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Stam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller is whistled for a carry | 32-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Foxx (SG) Carl Staples | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sea (SG) Robert Liller | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bruce Dunston | 34-32 |
| 01:43 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal (SG), Franklin Dash (SF), George Day (PF), Richard Peek (C) George Foxx, Bruce Dunston, Timothy Stam, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), David Howard (SF) Robert Smith, Harry Schreiner | |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Peek travels with the ball | 34-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore (C) Jing-Quo Hou | |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore is fouled on the floor by George Day - foul #2 on George Day, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG) Robert Sea | |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Day snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Atnip - foul #3 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner (PF) Dustin Atnip | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | George Day misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Neal - foul #1 on Jason Neal, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Howard | 35-34 |