| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown travels with the ball | 25-31 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown tips it home | 27-31 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Maio | 27-33 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 27-33 |
| 17:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Gaston is called for the reach on Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Richard Gaston, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 27-33 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio lays it up and in | 27-35 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace is hacked by William Cannon - foul #2 on William Cannon, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF) Andrew Venne, John Baker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Ralph Borchers (C) Joseph Smith, William Cannon | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wallace takes the ball from Tommy Lenox | 27-35 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 30-35 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Brown | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shane Spero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Gene Palmer (SF), William Cannon (C) Jack Guidry, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Borchers swats the shot by David Lee | 32-35 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Lee - foul #4 on David Lee, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Richard Manjarrez (SG) David Lee, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes is fouled on the floor by Ralph Borchers - foul #3 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire (C) Jerald Barnes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker lays it in | 36-37 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer clanks a floater from close range | 36-37 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 36-37 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Borchers - foul #4 on Ralph Borchers, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Wayne Brown (C) Richard Gaston, Richard Manjarrez, Andrew Venne, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Shane Spero, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers, William Cannon | |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Kent | 39-39 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Martin Anderson steals the ball from Tommy Lenox | 39-39 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wallace | 42-39 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio banks in the layup | 42-41 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Jeremy Kent grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith is hacked by Thomas Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes (PF) John Baker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Peter Flowers - foul #1 on Peter Flowers, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF) Peter Flowers | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cannon (C) Jeremy Kent | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Marty Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown lays it in set up by Thomas Wallace | 44-43 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Venne - foul #2 on Andrew Venne, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Guidry - foul #2 on Jack Guidry, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG) Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG) Marty Walter | |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wallace - foul #4 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG) Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox banks in the layup set up by William Cannon | 45-46 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Manjarrez, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Manjarrez, Andrew Venne, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Gene Palmer (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero's floater is knocked away by Peter Flowers | 47-46 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Peter Flowers | 47-46 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Maio | 47-49 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes loses the dribble to Gene Palmer | 47-49 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 47-49 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremy Kent - foul #2 on Jeremy Kent, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Joseph Smith, Shane Spero, Brandon Maio, Jeremy Kent | |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Cannon | 49-49 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Brown - foul #2 on Wayne Brown, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG) Richard Gaston | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:29 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Marty Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee clanks a jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox's fadeaway is rejected by John Baker | 49-51 |
| 06:57 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Venne | 49-51 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wallace | 52-51 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Palmer | 52-51 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry connects on the floater from the left side | 52-53 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 05:42 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Brandon Maio (SF) Marty Walter, Gene Palmer | |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Smith and he's hacked by John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 55-56 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 55-56 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 55-59 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-59 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | William Cannon grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by William Cannon | 55-61 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown hits a fadeaway from the right side | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Venne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Guidry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - William Cannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | William Cannon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Smith | 57-63 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Marty Walter (SG), Ralph Borchers (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jack Guidry (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Marty Walter, Jeremy Kent | |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the jumper from the left block | 59-63 |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Spero | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Brown - foul #3 on Wayne Brown, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes (PF) John Baker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Shane Spero misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerald Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace double dribbles | 59-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF) Martin Anderson, Jerald Barnes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Ralph Borchers | |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Gaston - foul #2 on Richard Gaston, team foul #11 | 59-63 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Brown can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-64 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | William Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox is hacked by Richard Gaston in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Gaston, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SF), Jeremy Kent (C) Brandon Maio, William Cannon | |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne is whistled for a carry | 59-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Marty Walter (SG), Micheal Jessie (PF) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry, Tommy Lenox | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Maguire - foul #2 on Mark Maguire, team foul #13 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shane Spero (PG), Ralph Borchers (PF) Carl Barber, Micheal Jessie | |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | David Lee drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerald Barnes | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG), Thomas Wallace (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Lee, Martin Anderson, Peter Flowers, Jerald Barnes, Mark Maguire | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith (PG), Jack Guidry (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Shane Spero, Marty Walter, Gene Palmer, Ralph Borchers, Jeremy Kent | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Gaston - foul #4 on Richard Gaston, team foul #14 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Marty Walter (SF), Gene Palmer (PF), Jeremy Kent (C) Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, William Cannon | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Lee (PG), Martin Anderson (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Jerald Barnes (PF), Mark Maguire (C) Richard Gaston, Thomas Wallace, Andrew Venne, John Baker, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Barber (PG), Micheal Jessie (PF) Joseph Smith, Jack Guidry | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Carl Barber runs out the clock | 62-73 |