| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) SF - Carl Zangl (fresh) PF - Melvin Zuziak (fresh) C - Pierre Shores (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Welter | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | William Anker snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Anker | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Tommy Vigue blocks the jumper by Clyde Lemmon | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Pierre Shores | 0-5 |
| 18:57 | Youngstown State | William Anker steps in front of the Clyde Lemmon pass | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford lays it up and in set up by William Anker | 0-7 |
| 18:37 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak is fouled on the floor by Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 18:18 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:05 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | William Anker connects on the jumper from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 17:35 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Anker | 3-11 |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | William Anker grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Anker | 3-14 |
| 16:26 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores buries a floater in the lane set up by Clyde Lemmon | 5-14 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 16:08 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 16:03 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clyde Lemmon | 8-14 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter is called for a backcourt violation | 8-14 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Andrew Hymel (SG), Mark Hall (SF), John Millner (PF), Gregory Brock (C) Kevin Rafferty, Clyde Lemmon, Carl Zangl, Melvin Zuziak, Pierre Shores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Mario Dolan (SG), Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) SG - Andrew Hymel (fresh) SF - Mark Hall (fresh) PF - John Millner (fresh) C - Gregory Brock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) SG - Mario Dolan (fresh) SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Gaston Austin | 8-14 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hymel is called for the reach on Mario Dolan - foul #1 on Andrew Hymel, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| 14:46 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Simon | 8-17 |
| 14:27 | Youngstown State | John Millner scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Hymel | 10-17 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-17 |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mario Dolan - foul #1 on Mario Dolan, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), Carl Zangl (SF), Pierre Shores (C) Paul Kunze, Andrew Hymel, Mark Hall, John Millner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Gaston Austin, Tommy Vigue | |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 14:03 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses long on a jumper in the lane | 12-17 |
| 13:53 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Pierre Shores | 12-17 |
| 13:39 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Brock, team foul #2 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak (PF) Gregory Brock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan is hacked by Clyde Lemmon - foul #1 on Clyde Lemmon, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Gaston Austin (SG) Mario Dolan, Victor Pickering | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gaston Austin | 12-20 |
| 12:56 | Youngstown State | A charge is called on Clyde Lemmon - foul #2 on Clyde Lemmon, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (SG) Clyde Lemmon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Tommy Vigue (C) Gaston Austin, Anthony Simon | |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford throws it down on a great pass from William Anker and he's hacked by Melvin Zuziak - foul #1 on Melvin Zuziak, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the free throw | 12-22 |
| 12:34 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 12:11 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 12:10 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Zuziak | 12-22 |
| 11:57 | Youngstown State | Dustin Welter is called for the reach on Melvin Zuziak - foul #2 on Dustin Welter, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Millner (SF) Carl Zangl | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Anthony Simon (C) Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Tommy Vigue | |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | John Millner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Hall (SG) Kevin Rafferty | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (C) William Anker | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by John Millner - foul #1 on John Millner, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Gregory Brock (C) Melvin Zuziak, Pierre Shores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 3rd free throw | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) SG - Andrew Hymel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hall (fresh) PF - John Millner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Brock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) C - Mario Dolan (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Youngstown State | John Millner can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 11:05 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hymel | 12-24 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | John Millner misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) Richard Ruth, Gaston Austin | |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | John Millner makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | John Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon is hacked by Paul Kunze in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Kunze, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG) Paul Kunze | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 10:37 | Youngstown State | Victor Pickering is called for the reach on Gregory Brock - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #5 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl (SF), Pierre Shores (C) Andrew Hymel, Gregory Brock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Gaston Austin (SG) Anthony Simon, Victor Pickering | |
| 10:08 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford clanks a shot from close range | 14-26 |
| 09:42 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to John Millner | 14-26 |
| 09:32 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl clanks a floater from the free throw line | 14-26 |
| 09:30 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tommy Vigue - foul #1 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Andrew Hymel (SG), Melvin Zuziak (PF) Kevin Rafferty, Mark Hall, John Millner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Victor Pickering (PF), Anthony Simon (C) Gaston Austin, Mario Dolan, Tommy Vigue | |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:12 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | William Anker is hacked by Paul Kunze - foul #2 on Paul Kunze, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Gregory Brock (C) Paul Kunze, Pierre Shores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF) Richard Stanford | |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 08:43 | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 08:20 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 16-26 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering grabs the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-26 |
| 07:54 | Cleveland State | William Anker misses the tip | 16-26 |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Hall (SG), Pierre Shores (C) Kevin Rafferty, Gregory Brock | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) William Anker, Robert Johnson, Victor Pickering | |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:36 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), John Millner (SF) Andrew Hymel, Carl Zangl | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PF) Raymond Drew | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) SF - John Millner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Zuziak (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pierre Shores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mario Dolan (fresh) C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-26 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG) Richard Ruth | |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty comes up short on the shot from close range | 21-26 |
| 06:30 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall tips it in | 23-26 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Millner - foul #2 on John Millner, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (SG), Gregory Brock (PF) John Millner, Melvin Zuziak | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (PF) Anthony Simon | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:13 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:55 | Youngstown State | Victor Pickering takes the ball from Pierre Shores | 23-27 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue lays it in on a great pass from Mario Dolan and the foul's on Pierre Shores - foul #1 on Pierre Shores, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl (SF) Mark Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG) Mario Dolan, Gaston Austin | |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:19 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock makes the shot in the paint set up by Kevin Rafferty | 25-30 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Pickering | 25-32 |
| 04:41 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Anker - foul #1 on William Anker, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Melvin Zuziak (PF) Pierre Shores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SF), Anthony Simon (PF) Richard Stanford, Victor Pickering | |
| 04:41 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:41 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy Vigue | 27-35 |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tommy Vigue - foul #2 on Tommy Vigue, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (C) Tommy Vigue | |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:12 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | William Anker is fouled on the floor by Melvin Zuziak - foul #2 on Melvin Zuziak, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Hall (SG), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Andrew Hymel, Melvin Zuziak | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:02 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:47 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hall | 31-37 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Gregory Brock pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 03:21 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Kevin Rafferty steps in front of the William Anker pass in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 03:15 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Rafferty | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Zangl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gaston Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Mario Dolan (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon clanks a shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 02:51 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes travels with the ball | 33-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), John Millner (SF), Melvin Zuziak (PF), Pierre Shores (C) Kevin Rafferty, Mark Hall, Carl Zangl, Gregory Brock, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford (SF), Dustin Welter (PF), Victor Pickering (C) William Anker, Richard Ruth, Gaston Austin | |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter tips it in | 33-39 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Victor Pickering - foul #2 on Victor Pickering, team foul #10 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG) Paul Kunze | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SG) Anthony Simon, Mario Dolan | |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by John Millner - foul #3 on John Millner, team foul #12 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Hall (SF) John Millner | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:25 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 01:24 | Youngstown State | Pierre Shores tips it home | 36-41 |
| 01:07 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Drew | 36-44 |
| 00:47 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Zuziak | 39-44 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford is fouled on the floor by Mark Hall - foul #1 on Mark Hall, team foul #13 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Carl Zangl (SF) Andrew Hymel, Mark Hall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Anthony Simon (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Paul Kunze is denied by Anthony Simon | 39-46 |
| 00:04 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze can't tip it in | 39-46 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-46 |