| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 26-42 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the 3 from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Charles Beckett swats the short shot by Brian Biggs | 29-44 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Kolinski | 29-47 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs scores on a jumper from close range set up by David Byrum | 31-47 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Peterson is called for the reach on Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (C) Charles Beckett | |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad and he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SF), Jeffrey Jacobs (PF), Carl Williams (C) Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Edmund Anderson steals it from David Byrum | 31-50 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox buries a fadeaway in the lane | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | David Byrum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs can't tip it in | 31-52 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edmund Anderson | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #3 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Carl Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), John Norman (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Kelly Cox | |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs tips it in | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits a jumper from the right side | 33-55 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the jumper from the left side | 33-55 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman's pass is intercepted by John Lopresti | 33-55 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti lays it up and in | 35-55 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bogar | 35-55 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | William Weaver is called for traveling | 35-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Samuel Jackson (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) John Lopresti, Brian Biggs, Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson, John Norman | |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-55 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Daryl Veal picks off the pass by Michael Johnson | 35-55 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daryl Veal | 35-57 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Peterson is blocked by Charles Beckett | 35-57 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-57 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar pulls down the rebound | 35-57 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 37-57 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Carl Williams (C) William Weaver, Samuel Jackson, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, James Kolinski, Charles Beckett | |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Brian Biggs and he's fouled by Aaron Rogers - foul #3 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #1 | 39-57 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs (PF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG), Daniel Schendel (C) Daryl Veal, Kelly Cox | |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Byrum | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-58 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 42-58 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses long on a runner from the left block | 42-58 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs dunks the ball on a great pass from David Byrum | 44-58 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Byrum steals the ball from John Norman | 44-58 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Byrum | 46-58 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Rogers | 46-60 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Norman - foul #2 on John Norman, team foul #2 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), William Weaver (SG), Robert Hodges (PF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Carl Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is hacked by Jeffrey Jacobs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Jackson (SF) Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daryl Veal | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ryan Bogar - foul #2 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) William Weaver, Samuel Jackson, Robert Hodges | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti tips it home | 50-65 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) John Lopresti | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (C) Charles Beckett | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski is hacked by Ryan Bogar - foul #3 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs (SF), Carl Williams (C) Jeffrey Jacobs, Ryan Bogar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rogers - foul #4 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #3 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (C) James Kolinski | |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Aaron Rogers is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #5 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #4 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG) David Byrum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (PG), Daniel Schendel (C) Aaron Rogers, Kelly Cox | |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs clanks a jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daniel Schendel | 50-67 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson loses the dribble to William Weaver | 50-67 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses the lay-in | 50-67 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs gets the offensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-67 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams hits the follow up shot | 52-67 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Williams blocks the short jumper by Daryl Veal | 52-67 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | John Norman is called for the reach on William Weaver - foul #3 on John Norman, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Ryan Bogar (C) William Weaver, Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Daryl Veal, Edmund Anderson, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Kolinski - foul #2 on James Kolinski, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | David Byrum pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar scores on a turnaround in the lane | 55-69 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bennie Ahmad | 55-71 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-71 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs tips it in | 57-71 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-71 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett tips it back up and in | 57-73 |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Bennie Ahmad is blocked by Jeffrey Jacobs | 57-73 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jacobs | 57-73 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Peterson | 59-73 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-73 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Carl Williams | 59-73 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad's pass is intercepted by David Byrum | 59-73 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson lays it in on a great pass from David Byrum | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad runs out the clock | 61-73 |