| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Linn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) PF - John Blom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Garry Goad | 41-38 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Washington - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled on the floor by David Carr - foul #2 on David Carr, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Carr - foul #3 on David Carr, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG) David Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn is hacked by Garry Goad - foul #3 on Garry Goad, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (C) Garry Goad, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 45-42 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Theodore swats the short shot by John Blom | 45-42 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Weber | 45-45 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Timothy Palmer | 48-45 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams tips it home | 48-47 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn's floater is knocked away by Matthew Washington | 48-47 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Weber and the foul's on Joseph Linn - foul #1 on Joseph Linn, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Mark Holloway (SF), Joseph Spicer (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Timothy Palmer, Joseph Linn, Harry Ashford, Daniel Theodore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Ezekiel Minor (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, John Blom | |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Franklin Dash steals it from Joseph Spicer | 48-50 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Franklin Dash is denied by Joseph Spicer | 48-50 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Fritz (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) PF - Joseph Spicer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway tips it home | 50-50 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-50 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ezekiel Minor - foul #1 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer (PG), David Carr (SG), Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Louis Hanson, Paul Fritz, Mark Holloway, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Tom Kiser (C) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses long on a jumper in the lane | 51-50 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Harold Gagnon | 51-50 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tom Kiser - foul #1 on Tom Kiser, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford (PF) Joseph Spicer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom's layup is rejected by Harry Ashford | 53-50 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | David Carr pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on David Carr - foul #4 on David Carr, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn (SG) David Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) John Blom, Tom Kiser | |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 12:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Palmer | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Palmer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Linn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 11:02 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer can't finish the layup | 58-54 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Weber | 58-54 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Weber | 58-56 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Stam | 58-56 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses short on a floater from the left side | 58-56 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:59 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Ashford | 58-56 |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:58 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn travels with the ball | 64-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Paul Fritz (SG), Mark Holloway (SF), Joseph Spicer (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Timothy Palmer, Joseph Linn, Harold Gagnon, Harry Ashford, Daniel Theodore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Walter Williams (SF), John Blom (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, Timothy Stam, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Spicer | 64-56 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson is hacked by Tom Kiser - foul #2 on Tom Kiser, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Hanson | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Spicer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Holloway steals it from Tom Kiser | 67-56 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Tom Kiser denies the turnaround by Louis Hanson | 67-56 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer hits the follow up shot | 69-56 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Blom - foul #1 on John Blom, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer (PG), David Carr (SG), Joseph Linn (SF) Louis Hanson, Paul Fritz, Mark Holloway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer grabs the board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits the follow up shot | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam blows the layup | 73-58 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Dash | 73-58 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon (SF), Harry Ashford (PF), Billy Runyon (C) Joseph Linn, Joseph Spicer, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), David Weber (SG) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash | |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon's pass is intercepted by Timothy Stam | 73-58 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled on the floor by Harry Ashford - foul #2 on Harry Ashford, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore (C) Billy Runyon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Steven French, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Carr steals it from Timothy Stam | 73-58 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Gagnon | 75-58 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses the easy layup | 75-58 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Cleveland State | Timothy Palmer scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Carr | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timothy Palmer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser's layup is rejected by Daniel Theodore | 77-58 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Weber, team foul #7 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Paul Fritz (SG), Joseph Linn (SF), Billy Runyon (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Timothy Palmer, David Carr, Harold Gagnon, Harry Ashford, Daniel Theodore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG) Matthew Washington, David Weber | |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn clanks a floater from the right block | 77-58 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams makes the 3 from straight away set up by Tom Kiser | 77-61 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer (PF) Billy Runyon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SG) Tom Kiser | |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-61 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franjo Tyksinski | 77-61 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Spicer and he's hacked by Franklin Dash - foul #3 on Franklin Dash, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (C) Steven French | |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the free throw | 80-61 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser misses short on a jumper from the left side | 80-61 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Linn | 80-61 |
| 00:54 | Cleveland State | Tom Kiser steals the ball from Louis Hanson | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn grabs the board | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 80-61 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Spicer - foul #1 on Joseph Spicer, team foul #6 | 80-61 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson runs out the clock | 80-62 |