| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Andrew Hymel (fresh) SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) SF - Mark Hall (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) C - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Alfred Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Hall - foul #1 on Mark Hall, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| 17:20 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Alfred Johnson - foul #1 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Jon Turner (SF), Carl Zangl (PF), James Fox (C) Andrew Hymel, Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Carl Zangl | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl is denied on a dunk by Harry Reiter | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner tips it in | 6-6 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Greg Decarlo | 6-8 |
| 16:21 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl is hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (SG) Clyde Lemmon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Albert Conway (C) John Molter, Harry Reiter | |
| 16:09 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 6-8 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown tips it in | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) SG - Paul Kunze (fresh) SF - Jon Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Zangl (fresh) C - James Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 6-12 |
| 14:55 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Rafferty - foul #1 on Kevin Rafferty, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), Mark Hall (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Kevin Rafferty, Paul Kunze, Jon Turner, Carl Zangl, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo, Albert Conway | |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:29 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark Hall | 8-14 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:12 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:55 | Youngstown State | John Molter steps in front of the Wilfredo Reyes pass | 8-14 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Molter | 8-17 |
| 13:20 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-17 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 13:01 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 12:39 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Wilfredo Reyes | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Hymel - foul #1 on Andrew Hymel, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Jon Turner (SF), Carl Zangl (PF), James Fox (C) Andrew Hymel, Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Greg Decarlo (PF), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Harry Reiter | |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Youngstown State | James Fox snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:02 | Youngstown State | James Fox loses the dribble to Greg Decarlo | 11-17 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Zangl denies the turnaround by Albert Conway | 11-17 |
| 11:38 | Youngstown State | James Fox pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) SG - Clyde Lemmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Zangl (fresh) C - James Fox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 11-17 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits a fadeaway from the left block | 11-19 |
| 10:59 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty loses the ball out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Clyde Lemmon, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is whistled for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Mark Hall (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF) Jon Turner, Carl Zangl | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:11 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #1 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 09:56 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 09:54 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson hits the follow up shot | 13-19 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is hacked by Mark Hall - foul #2 on Mark Hall, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), Carl Zangl (SF), James Fox (C) Andrew Hymel, Kevin Rafferty, Mark Hall, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter banks in the layup on a great pass from John Molter | 13-21 |
| 09:00 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze clanks a runner in the lane | 13-21 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is fouled on the floor by James Fox - foul #1 on James Fox, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG) Paul Kunze, Alfred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is hacked by Carl Zangl - foul #1 on Carl Zangl, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Kevin Rafferty, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:59 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes can't throw it down but the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway | |
| 07:59 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:59 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Hymel - foul #2 on Andrew Hymel, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty (PG), Paul Kunze (SF), James Fox (PF) Andrew Hymel, Jon Turner, Carl Zangl | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:32 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Kevin Rafferty (fresh) SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Kunze (fresh) PF - James Fox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze buries a turnaround from the baseline | 17-24 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is denied on a layup by James Fox | 17-24 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't tip it in | 17-24 |
| 06:49 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:33 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 06:32 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon tips it but misses | 17-24 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 17-26 |
| 06:09 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty is called for traveling | 17-26 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF) Paul Kunze, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the jumper from the left side | 17-26 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it back up and in | 17-28 |
| 05:47 | Youngstown State | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Clyde Lemmon - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Scott (C) James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Greg Decarlo | |
| 05:30 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Rafferty | 19-28 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Johnson steals the ball from Harold Gordon | 19-28 |
| 04:46 | Youngstown State | David Scott clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Carl Zangl (SF), James Fox (C) Kevin Rafferty, Jon Turner, David Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF) Harold Gordon, Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Michael Brown | |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze is fouled on the floor by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes (C) James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Harry Reiter | |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:07 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-28 |
| 03:42 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:26 | Youngstown State | Jerry Czapla steals it from Paul Kunze | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Paul Kunze (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Zangl (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Clyde Lemmon - foul #1 on Clyde Lemmon, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel (PG), Kevin Rafferty (SG), Mark Hall (SF) Paul Kunze, Clyde Lemmon, Alfred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Zangl | 23-30 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla banks in the layup and he's hacked by Carl Zangl - foul #2 on Carl Zangl, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Fox (C) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:13 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (PF) Jerry Czapla | |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is hacked by Kevin Rafferty - foul #2 on Kevin Rafferty, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Scott (C) Carl Zangl | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:51 | Youngstown State | Andrew Hymel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Hymel - foul #3 on Andrew Hymel, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (SG), Alfred Johnson (PF) Andrew Hymel, David Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Michael Brown | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 01:02 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:43 | Youngstown State | Kevin Rafferty scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jon Turner | 26-36 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Conway | 26-38 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson jams it | 28-38 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #8 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), Carl Zangl (PF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Kevin Rafferty, Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo, Albert Conway | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze misses the halfcourt shot | 28-38 |