| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) SF - Clyde Law (fresh) PF - Brian Williams (fresh) C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) SG - William Westra (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Donald Housman (fresh) C - Curtis Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:46 | Cleveland State | William Westra comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Law - foul #1 on Clyde Law, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello misses badly on a shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | William Westra misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Curtis Perry | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Lynn steals the ball from Chris Mauriello | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Clyde Law steals it from William Westra | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Clyde Law is called for the reach on Russell Lynn - foul #2 on Clyde Law, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (SF), William Ned (PF) Clyde Law, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Mike Johnson (SG), William Boggan (SF), Harold Warner (C) Russell Lynn, William Westra, Donald Housman, Curtis Perry | |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Sanner - foul #1 on John Sanner, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds (C) Michael Wilson | |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bruce Gary | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Sanner (fresh) PF - William Ned (fresh) C - Chris Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Larry Adams (fresh) SG - Mike Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Harold Warner (fresh) C - Charles Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Warner takes the ball from Chris Mauriello | 4-5 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds misses the easy layup | 4-5 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Boggan is called for the reach on William Ned - foul #1 on William Boggan, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan (SG), Mitchell Tushoski (SF), Brian Williams (PF) Brett Mote, Bruce Gary, Chris Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Westra (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Donald Housman (PF) Larry Adams, Mike Johnson, William Boggan, Charles Reynolds | |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Harold Warner | |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson buries a 3 from straight away set up by Russell Lynn | 4-8 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sanner | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by John Sanner - foul #2 on John Sanner, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Robert Wimer (C) John Sanner, William Ned | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams makes the 3 from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Brett Mote is called for the reach on Russell Lynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Mote, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG) Mitchell Tushoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Darryl Brennan takes the ball from Michael Wilson | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Westra - foul #1 on William Westra, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Harold Warner (C) Russell Lynn, Curtis Perry | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Mauriello | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Chris Mauriello takes the ball from Harold Warner | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello tips it in | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Adams | 13-13 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brett Mote | 15-13 |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | William Westra scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Adams and the foul's on Bruce Gary - foul #1 on Bruce Gary, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Mitchell Tushoski (SF), William Ned (PF) Brett Mote, Darryl Brennan, Robert Wimer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Boggan (SF), Curtis Perry (C) Larry Adams, Michael Wilson, Donald Housman | |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | William Westra makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mitchell Tushoski (fresh) PF - William Ned (fresh) C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Westra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Harold Warner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello is hacked by Curtis Perry - foul #1 on Curtis Perry, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams (PF) William Ned | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (SG), Charles Reynolds (PF) William Westra, Harold Warner | |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Mauriello | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Reynolds swats the short shot by Mitchell Tushoski | 15-16 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Mauriello - foul #1 on Chris Mauriello, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Darryl Brennan (SG), William Ned (C) Lloyd Crisman, Bruce Gary, Chris Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson (PF) Charles Reynolds | |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), William Westra (SG), Donald Housman (PF), Harold Warner (C) Russell Lynn, Mike Johnson, William Boggan, Curtis Perry | |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner double dribbles | 15-17 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Mitchell Tushoski connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Darryl Brennan | 18-17 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | William Westra connects on the floater from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Mitchell Tushoski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mitchell Tushoski, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Brian Williams (PF), Chris Mauriello (C) Mitchell Tushoski, William Ned, Robert Wimer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Boggan (SF) Larry Adams, Michael Wilson | |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | William Westra hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Chris Mauriello | 18-19 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote hits a jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Brennan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Westra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Donald Housman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Warner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman lays it in on a great pass from William Boggan and the foul's on Chris Mauriello - foul #2 on Chris Mauriello, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), William Ned (C) Brett Mote, Chris Mauriello | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Curtis Perry (C) William Westra, William Boggan, Harold Warner | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Lloyd Crisman is called for the reach on Russell Lynn - foul #1 on Lloyd Crisman, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (SF) Donald Housman | |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 20-22 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-22 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Ned | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:07 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | William Boggan tips it home | 20-24 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Crisman | 22-24 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | William Boggan knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Lynn | 22-26 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman travels in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Mitchell Tushoski (SF), Robert Wimer (C) Lloyd Crisman, Darryl Brennan, William Ned | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), William Westra (SG), Donald Housman (PF) Russell Lynn, Mike Johnson, Michael Wilson | |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Mitchell Tushoski is called for the reach on William Boggan - foul #2 on Mitchell Tushoski, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan (SF) Mitchell Tushoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by William Boggan - foul #2 on William Boggan, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (C) William Boggan, Curtis Perry | |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Wimer - foul #1 on Robert Wimer, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (SG) Bruce Gary | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams is hacked by Richard Feliciano - foul #1 on Richard Feliciano, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson (SF) Richard Feliciano | |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Brett Mote takes the ball from Harold Warner | 24-30 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Clyde Law (SF), William Ned (PF), Chris Mauriello (C) Lloyd Crisman, Darryl Brennan, Brian Williams, Robert Wimer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Harold Warner | |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Housman, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG) Larry Adams | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clyde Law (fresh) PF - William Ned (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Westra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Housman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote tips it but misses | 24-30 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson tips it home | 24-32 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote double dribbles | 24-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (SG), William Boggan (SF), Harold Warner (PF) William Westra, Michael Wilson, Donald Housman | |
| 02:19 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry scores on a jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russell Lynn - foul #1 on Russell Lynn, team foul #8 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer (PF) William Ned | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Charles Reynolds (C) Russell Lynn, Curtis Perry | |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wimer | 26-34 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Johnson - foul #1 on Mike Johnson, team foul #9 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (SG), Mitchell Tushoski (SF) Bruce Gary, Clyde Law | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Michael Wilson (PF) Mike Johnson, Charles Reynolds | |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 27-34 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Mitchell Tushoski is called for the reach on William Boggan - foul #3 on Mitchell Tushoski, team foul #13 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (SG), Darryl Brennan (SF) Brett Mote, Mitchell Tushoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Housman (PF), Charles Reynolds (C) Michael Wilson, Harold Warner | |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | William Westra can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Chris Mauriello | 30-34 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | William Boggan grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Larry Adams | 30-36 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan drills a floater from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | William Westra misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-36 |