| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Byron Reich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hall (fresh) PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled on the floor by Byron Reich - foul #2 on Byron Reich, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Johnson - foul #1 on Alfred Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:47 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes's floater is knocked away by Greg Decarlo | 34-31 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo connects on the floater from the right block | 34-33 |
| 18:04 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Byron Reich - foul #3 on Byron Reich, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (PG) Byron Reich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:35 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 37-35 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ellis Markham | 37-37 |
| 17:01 | Youngstown State | Harold Gordon is called for the reach on Clyde Lemmon - foul #1 on Harold Gordon, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze (SF), David Scott (PF), James Fox (C) Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 16:55 | Youngstown State | James Fox misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Turner blocks the jumper by Harry Reiter | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Youngstown State | James Fox pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:32 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-37 |
| 16:31 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:14 | Youngstown State | James Fox scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Scott and the foul's on Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Carl Zangl (SF) Clyde Lemmon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| 16:14 | Youngstown State | James Fox misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Albert Conway | 39-37 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jon Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Kunze (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Zangl (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Roderick Haire | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | Youngstown State | James Fox can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Byron Reich (PG), Clyde Lemmon (SG), Mark Hall (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Jon Turner, Paul Kunze, Carl Zangl, David Scott, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Roderick Haire, Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 14:47 | Youngstown State | Ellis Markham picks off the pass by Byron Reich | 39-39 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Byron Reich steps in front of the Jerry Czapla pass | 39-39 |
| 14:16 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Byron Reich | 41-39 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ellis Markham and he's fouled by Mark Hall - foul #3 on Mark Hall, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:46 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson's floater is tipped away by Oscar Pitts | 41-42 |
| 13:44 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 13:25 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 42-44 |
| 13:01 | Youngstown State | Byron Reich clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 12:27 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 12:26 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:19 | Youngstown State | Ellis Markham picks off the pass by Byron Reich | 42-47 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oscar Pitts | 42-50 |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | Byron Reich connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clyde Lemmon | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Byron Reich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Alfred Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Reyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 11:18 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Mark Hall | 44-50 |
| 11:11 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Gordon - foul #2 on Harold Gordon, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), Carl Zangl (SF), David Scott (PF) Byron Reich, Clyde Lemmon, Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| 11:11 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:11 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 10:58 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Paul Kunze | 46-50 |
| 10:48 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze misses the runner from the right block | 46-50 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Kunze - foul #1 on Paul Kunze, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | James Fox (C) Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:14 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze double dribbles | 46-52 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jon Turner - foul #2 on Jon Turner, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:42 | Youngstown State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-53 |
| 09:41 | Youngstown State | David Scott tips it in | 48-53 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon (SG), Alfred Johnson (PF) Carl Zangl, David Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Roderick Haire, Terry Mariscal | |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:05 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 08:43 | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:24 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | James Fox misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 08:21 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 08:04 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-54 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 07:56 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to James Fox | 48-54 |
| 07:37 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson misses the lay-in | 48-54 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jon Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Kunze (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alfred Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Reiter (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 07:09 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:53 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Byron Reich (PG), Carl Zangl (SG), Mark Hall (SF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Jon Turner, Clyde Lemmon, Paul Kunze, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 06:53 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Mariscal | 50-54 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Zangl steps in front of the Greg Decarlo pass | 50-54 |
| 05:56 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall loses the dribble to Terry Mariscal | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla comes up short on the runner in the lane | 50-54 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire tips it in | 50-56 |
| 05:17 | Youngstown State | Alfred Johnson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 50-56 |
| 05:15 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:01 | Youngstown State | Byron Reich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 04:59 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 50-56 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Byron Reich - foul #4 on Byron Reich, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Clyde Lemmon (SG), David Scott (PF), James Fox (C) Carl Zangl, Alfred Johnson, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Roderick Haire, Terry Mariscal | |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:25 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 50-60 |
| 04:09 | Youngstown State | Mark Hall misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 03:45 | Youngstown State | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Youngstown State | James Fox makes the jumper near the basket | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Byron Reich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clyde Lemmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 03:00 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (PG), Paul Kunze (SF), Alfred Johnson (PF), Wilfredo Reyes (C) Byron Reich, Mark Hall, David Scott, James Fox | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) Harold Gordon | |
| 02:58 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze lays it up and in and the foul's on Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| 02:58 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-63 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the follow up shot | 55-65 |
| 02:28 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Byron Reich (PG), Mark Hall (SF) Paul Kunze, Jon Turner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| 02:14 | Youngstown State | Wilfredo Reyes drills a fadeaway from the right block | 57-65 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo connects on the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Mark Hall - foul #4 on Mark Hall, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jon Turner (PG), Paul Kunze (SG), Carl Zangl (SF), David Scott (PF), James Fox (C) Byron Reich, Clyde Lemmon, Mark Hall, Alfred Johnson, Wilfredo Reyes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:47 | Youngstown State | Greg Decarlo steals the ball from Jon Turner | 57-68 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway connects on the shot from the left block set up by Roderick Haire | 57-70 |
| 01:02 | Youngstown State | Jon Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-70 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Mariscal | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | David Scott misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-72 |
| 00:28 | Youngstown State | Paul Kunze misses the tip | 57-72 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire runs out the clock | 57-72 |