| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - Coy Palos (fresh) C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fresh) SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) PF - Donald Hundley (fresh) C - Alexander Childress (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Julio Lopez | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Coy Palos | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Coy Palos | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Justin Espinosa is blocked by Donald Hundley | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Thompson | 4-6 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Hundley | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Charland - foul #1 on Terry Charland, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns (C) Alexander Childress | |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the 3rd free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 4-8 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PF) Antonio Thompson | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland's pass is intercepted by Julio Lopez in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Walter Baine (C) Derick Bruhn, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 3rd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Charland | 6-11 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Espinosa steals the ball from Julio Lopez | 6-11 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland is called for 5 seconds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) SG - Craig Keen (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Mark Naylor - foul #1 on Mark Naylor, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress (C) Henry Hammer | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley grabs the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Childress | 6-16 |
| 15:20 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mark Naylor | 8-16 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez drills a shot from close range set up by Vasily Galuski | 8-18 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen drills a jump hook from the baseline | 10-18 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Antonio Thompson - foul #1 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #1 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (C) Mark Naylor, Craig Keen, Derick Bruhn, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Bryan Riter (SF), Henry Tillman (PF), Richard Burns (C) Julio Lopez, Vasily Galuski, Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Alexander Childress | |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the 3 from straight away | 13-21 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Robert Hill is blocked by Robert Jones | 13-21 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Riter | 13-23 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Terry Charland loses the ball out of bounds | 13-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF) Justin Espinosa, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (SF), Donald Hundley (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill, Bryan Riter, Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Robert White grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 13-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Robert Jones, Robert White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress (C) Henry Hammer | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) PF - James O'Connor (fresh) C - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alexander Childress (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Thompson | 13-25 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Donald Hundley picks off the pass by Derick Bruhn | 13-25 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-25 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress pulls down the rebound | 13-25 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Antonio Thompson | 13-28 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton is denied on a dunk by Alexander Childress | 13-28 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Julio Lopez - foul #1 on Julio Lopez, team foul #2 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert White (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Terry Charland, Mark Naylor, Derick Bruhn, James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Bryan Riter (SF), Henry Tillman (PF), Richard Burns (C) Julio Lopez, Vasily Galuski, Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Alexander Childress | |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Craig Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton is fouled on the floor by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF) Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Henry Tillman steals it from Coy Palos | 15-28 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill misses long on a runner in the lane | 15-28 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 15-28 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hill | 15-31 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the finger roll | 17-31 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Espinosa - foul #1 on Justin Espinosa, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Walter Baine (C) Craig Keen, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG) Robert Hill | |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Naylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Riter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 17-35 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #4 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG), Derick Bruhn (SF), James O'Connor (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Mark Naylor, Robert White, Robert Jones, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Antonio Thompson (SF), Donald Hundley (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Louis Trahan, Bryan Riter, Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Charland takes the ball from Donald Hundley | 19-35 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Charland | 21-35 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Julio Lopez | 21-35 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-35 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hampton travels with the ball | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (SG), Coy Palos (PF) Justin Espinosa, James O'Connor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Henry Tillman (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Vasily Galuski, Antonio Thompson, Henry Hammer | |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Charland is called for the reach on Louis Trahan - foul #2 on Terry Charland, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Keen (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Terry Charland, Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-35 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Coy Palos | 21-35 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Louis Trahan steals the ball from Mark Naylor | 21-35 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor comes up short on the floater from the left side | 21-35 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alexander Childress | 21-35 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Tillman | 21-35 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan's layup is rejected by Andrew Hampton | 21-35 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress grabs the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez is fouled on the floor by Coy Palos - foul #2 on Coy Palos, team foul #6 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert White (PF), Walter Baine (C) Craig Keen, Robert Jones, Coy Palos, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Antonio Thompson (SF), Richard Burns (C) Louis Trahan, Henry Tillman, Alexander Childress | |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley double dribbles | 21-35 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Julio Lopez picks off the pass by Mark Naylor in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor is hacked by Julio Lopez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julio Lopez, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Charland (PG) Mark Naylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG) Julio Lopez | |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Terry Charland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) C - Walter Baine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Donald Hundley (tiring) 5 pts. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Vasily Galuski | 23-38 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa connects on the floater from the left side set up by Robert White | 25-38 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert White | 25-38 |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns clanks a shot from the left side | 30-38 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan tips it but misses | 30-38 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-38 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Walter Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa hits the finger roll | 32-38 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Derick Bruhn is called for the reach on Antonio Thompson - foul #1 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Naylor (PG), Craig Keen (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Andrew Hampton (C) Terry Charland, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Robert White, Walter Baine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Henry Tillman (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Louis Trahan, Vasily Galuski, Donald Hundley, Richard Burns | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Riter (SF) Antonio Thompson | |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Julio Lopez | 34-43 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos blows the layup | 34-43 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | The clock runs out | 34-43 |