| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 6 reb. C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-31 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Hundley | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos tips it in | 31-33 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:50 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:35 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Derick Bruhn | 31-35 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress can't tip it in | 31-35 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Derick Bruhn | 31-35 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos lays it up and in on a great pass from Justin Espinosa | 31-37 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vasily Galuski | 34-37 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PF), Richard Burns (C) Antonio Thompson, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine misses short on a shot from close range | 37-37 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:40 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez is hacked by Mark Naylor - foul #3 on Mark Naylor, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), William Harper (SG) Mark Naylor, Justin Espinosa | |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Julio Lopez | 40-37 |
| 16:22 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-37 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Julio Lopez | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Tillman (fresh) C - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Craig Keen (fresh) SG - William Harper (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SF) Henry Tillman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) William Harper, Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 40-39 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Hampton | 40-41 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Hampton steps in front of the Richard Burns pass | 40-41 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Derick Bruhn | 40-43 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-43 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 40-43 |
| 13:29 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen is hacked by Antonio Thompson - foul #1 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Antonio Thompson, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Craig Keen, Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is fouled on the floor by Donald Hundley - foul #3 on Donald Hundley, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter (SF) Donald Hundley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jones | 40-46 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SG) Julio Lopez, Vasily Galuski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG) Terry Charland | |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert White | 40-48 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Walter Baine | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Riter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Tillman (fresh) C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-48 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Jones and he's hacked by Alexander Childress - foul #1 on Alexander Childress, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (SF), Donald Hundley (PF), Richard Burns (C) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill, Bryan Riter, Henry Tillman, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| 10:53 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Antonio Thompson | 42-51 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski is whistled for a carry | 42-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG) Justin Espinosa | |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Julio Lopez | 45-51 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress (C) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez is denied on a layup by Coy Palos | 45-53 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos banks in the layup | 45-55 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert Jones (PF), Robert White (C) Craig Keen, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert White and he's hacked by Alexander Childress - foul #2 on Alexander Childress, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PF) Antonio Thompson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Henry Tillman (fresh) C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a floater near the basket | 45-58 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Richard Burns (C) Julio Lopez, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Baine (C) Derick Bruhn | |
| 07:33 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Terry Charland | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is hacked by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter (SF) Vasily Galuski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns hits a floater from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Louis Trahan steals the ball from Coy Palos | 47-60 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan hits the finger roll | 49-60 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Robert White scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Charland | 49-63 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 52-63 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-63 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Donald Hundley - foul #4 on Donald Hundley, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (SF), Alexander Childress (C) Louis Trahan, Bryan Riter, Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Justin Espinosa, Robert White, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Antonio Thompson | 54-65 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Julio Lopez is called for the reach on Terry Charland - foul #2 on Julio Lopez, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by Vasily Galuski - foul #4 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland | |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn hits a wide open shot in the lane | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hundley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Craig Keen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-71 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones loses the dribble to Vasily Galuski | 57-71 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Craig Keen is called for the reach on Vasily Galuski - foul #1 on Craig Keen, team foul #3 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter (SF), Henry Tillman (PF), Richard Burns (C) Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), James O'Connor (PF) Derick Bruhn, Walter Baine | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Naylor | 57-73 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Burns | 59-73 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Vasily Galuski is called for the reach on Craig Keen - foul #5 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG) Vasily Galuski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (SG) Mark Naylor | |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman loses the ball out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG) Craig Keen | |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SF), Donald Hundley (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Bryan Riter, Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Walter Baine (C) William Harper, James O'Connor | |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Trahan | 62-75 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine's pass is intercepted by Louis Trahan | 62-75 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley tips it back up and in | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by Louis Trahan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Trahan, team foul #12 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (PF) Robert Jones | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Baine - foul #1 on Walter Baine, team foul #4 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (PF) James O'Connor | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is fouled on the floor by Louis Trahan - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #13 | 65-77 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Julio Lopez | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor runs out the clock | 68-78 |