| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Aaron Fix (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Borchers | 35-38 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker loses the dribble to Brandon Maio | 35-38 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio blows the layup | 35-38 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Baker | 35-38 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada is hacked by Tommy Lenox - foul #1 on Tommy Lenox, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers drills a fadeaway from the left side | 35-40 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Cleveland State | Aaron Fix denies the turnaround by Allen Watkins | 35-40 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Aaron Fix, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Bernard McGee (SG), Gene Palmer (SF), Micheal Jessie (PF), Michael Schacht (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox, Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Martin Anderson (PG), Andrew Venne (SF) Runako Awada, Peter Flowers | |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Theodore Tester is denied by Aaron Fix | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Bernard McGee - foul #1 on Bernard McGee, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cannon (C) Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston (PG) Martin Anderson | |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Tester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard McGee (fresh) SF - Gene Palmer (fresh) PF - Micheal Jessie (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Venne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer's layup is rejected by Andrew Venne | 35-41 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Baker | 35-41 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gaston | 35-44 |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bernard McGee | 38-44 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins (SG), Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Theodore Tester, Gene Palmer, Micheal Jessie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers (SF), Michael Roberts (C) Andrew Venne, Aaron Fix | |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace is fouled on the floor by Allen Watkins - foul #3 on Allen Watkins, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG) Bernard McGee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston lays it in set up by Peter Flowers | 41-46 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | William Cannon is fouled on the floor by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers (C) William Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker banks in the layup | 41-48 |
| 12:27 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-48 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses the floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Peter Flowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Baker (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Borchers steps in front of the Richard Gaston pass | 41-48 |
| 11:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Roberts blocks the short jumper by Ralph Borchers | 41-48 |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Maio is called for the reach on John Baker - foul #2 on Brandon Maio, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG), Gene Palmer (SG), Micheal Jessie (SF), William Cannon (C) William Davis, Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG), Andrew Venne (SF), Aaron Fix (C) Thomas Wallace, Peter Flowers, Michael Roberts | |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Manjarrez | 43-50 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Micheal Jessie travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (SG) Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Micheal Jessie - foul #1 on Micheal Jessie, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF), Tommy Lenox (PF) Bernard McGee, Micheal Jessie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Cannon | 43-51 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Aaron Fix steals the ball from William Cannon | 43-51 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gene Palmer, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire (PF) John Baker | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne is called for 5 seconds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bernard McGee (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Ralph Borchers (C) Theodore Tester, Gene Palmer, William Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Peter Flowers (SF), Michael Roberts (C) Richard Manjarrez, Andrew Venne, Aaron Fix | |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Bernard McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Lenox (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Borchers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-51 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins double dribbles | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Michael Schacht (C) Bernard McGee, Tommy Lenox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts is hacked by Michael Schacht - foul #2 on Michael Schacht, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Cannon (C) Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers drills a shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 06:12 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the runner from close range and the foul's on Mark Maguire - foul #1 on Mark Maguire, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer (SG), Tommy Lenox (PF) Allen Watkins, Brandon Maio | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Venne (SF), John Baker (PF), Aaron Fix (C) Peter Flowers, Mark Maguire, Michael Roberts | |
| 06:00 | Cleveland State | William Cannon makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Gaston | 48-55 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Thomas Wallace is called for the reach on Gene Palmer - foul #2 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Tester (PG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Manjarrez (SG) Thomas Wallace | |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Theodore Tester | 51-55 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John Baker is denied by Tommy Lenox | 51-55 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio (SF) William Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers (SF) Andrew Venne | |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-55 |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox misses the turnaround from close range | 51-55 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Ralph Borchers snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer makes the floater in the lane set up by Theodore Tester and he's fouled by Aaron Fix - foul #3 on Aaron Fix, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Davis (PG), Allen Watkins (SG), Michael Schacht (C) Theodore Tester, Tommy Lenox, Ralph Borchers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace (SG), Mark Maguire (PF), Michael Roberts (C) Richard Manjarrez, John Baker, Aaron Fix | |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Gene Palmer misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Maguire grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | William Davis steals it from Thomas Wallace | 53-55 |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Watkins | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Maio (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gene Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Schacht (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Gaston (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Peter Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Maguire (fresh) C - Michael Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Gaston connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Wallace | 56-57 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-60 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tommy Lenox (PF), William Cannon (C) Gene Palmer, Michael Schacht | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Baker (PF), Aaron Fix (C) Mark Maguire, Michael Roberts | |
| 02:28 | Cleveland State | William Cannon misses the dunk attempt | 56-60 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-60 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Allen Watkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Flowers clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | William Cannon gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | William Davis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | William Cannon tips it but misses | 58-60 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Peter Flowers | 58-60 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-60 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Allen Watkins | 58-60 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio is called for traveling | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Lenox swats the layup by Aaron Fix | 58-60 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | William Cannon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace is hacked by William Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Allen Watkins | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Brandon Maio clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix runs out the clock | 58-61 |