| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) C - Evan Massey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Ellis Markham steals it from Richard Ruth | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is fouled on the floor by Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Molter | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Ellis Markham steals it from Richard Stanford | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter banks in the layup set up by Ellis Markham | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Stanford steals it from Ellis Markham | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Stanford | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) C - Evan Massey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the easy layup | 10-4 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Albert Conway picks off the pass by Raymond Drew | 10-4 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Stanford - foul #1 on Richard Stanford, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Victor Pickering (SF), Eddy Frampton (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Dustin Welter, Evan Massey | |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo travels with the ball | 11-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Gordon | 11-7 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering tips it but misses | 11-7 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton lays it up and in on a great pass from Gaston Austin | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin clanks a turnaround in the lane | 14-9 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao snags the offensive board | 14-9 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Harry Reiter | 16-11 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, Jason Shepard, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF), Dick Hill (PF) Gaston Austin, Paul Franqui, Eddy Frampton, Derrick Tsao | |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a floater from the left wing | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) SF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dick Hill (fresh) C - Victor Pickering (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Dick Hill, Victor Pickering | |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Eddy Frampton | |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ellis Markham | 20-14 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-14 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Ruth steps in front of the Oscar Pitts pass | 20-14 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew's pass is intercepted by Ellis Markham in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 22-17 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Evan Massey - foul #1 on Evan Massey, team foul #2 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Evan Massey | |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Oscar Pitts steps in front of the Paul Franqui pass | 23-17 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter can't finish the layup | 23-17 |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui loses the dribble to Jerry Czapla | 23-17 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-17 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fresh) PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-20 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harry Reiter and he's fouled by Eddy Frampton - foul #1 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #3 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Stanford (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Paul Franqui, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter | |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Greg Decarlo steps in front of the Victor Pickering pass | 26-20 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Gaston Austin - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SF) Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Evan Massey (C) Gaston Austin, Eddy Frampton | |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 3rd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey is denied on a layup by Greg Decarlo | 28-20 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Ruth is called for the reach on John Molter - foul #1 on Richard Ruth, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) John Molter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is hacked by Evan Massey - foul #2 on Evan Massey, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Evan Massey | |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts's pass is intercepted by Richard Ruth | 28-20 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses short on a shot from the right side | 28-20 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Eddy Frampton swats the short shot by Michael Brown | 28-20 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is fouled on the floor by Oscar Pitts - foul #2 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Victor Pickering | |
| 04:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Stanford swats the shot by Jason Shepard | 28-20 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 31-20 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton loses the ball out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Jason Shepard, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG), Paul Franqui (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Derrick Tsao (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Richard Stanford, Eddy Frampton | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Molter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Franqui (fresh) SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #6 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Albert Conway (C) Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (SF), Evan Massey (C) Dustin Welter, Derrick Tsao | |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 3rd free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-23 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts and the foul's on Gaston Austin - foul #2 on Gaston Austin, team foul #7 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Richard Stanford (SF) Gaston Austin, Paul Franqui, Dick Hill | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Evan Massey | 33-23 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Ellis Markham takes the ball from Richard Ruth | 33-23 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Oscar Pitts | 35-23 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey tips it in | 35-25 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses badly on a jumper from close range | 35-25 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is hacked by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #8 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Victor Pickering, Evan Massey | |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Molter - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #7 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (PG) Raymond Drew | |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dustin Welter | 37-31 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-31 |