| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Henry Hammer is denied by Richard Swenson | 27-26 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Espinosa steps in front of the Henry Tillman pass | 27-26 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones drills a jump hook from the left block | 27-28 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is fouled on the floor by Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Richard Swenson, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Carpenter - foul #1 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa's pass is intercepted by Howard Hayes | 29-28 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 29-28 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 29-28 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Derick Bruhn is called for the reach on Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Robert White (SF), Coy Palos (PF), William Jones (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Hill | 31-28 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos is fouled on the floor by Louis Trahan - foul #1 on Louis Trahan, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 15:39 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | William Jones gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes is called for the reach on Coy Palos - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG), Henry Hammer (PF) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF) William Harper, James O'Connor, Robert White, William Jones | |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Antonio Thompson | 34-28 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Coy Palos | 34-31 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Carl Carpenter is denied by Richard Burns | 34-31 |
| 13:26 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Carpenter - foul #2 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert White (SF), Ralph Watson (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Derick Bruhn, Robert Jones, Coy Palos | |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Watson is called for the reach on Henry Tillman - foul #1 on Ralph Watson, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG) Carl Carpenter | |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is hacked by Ralph Watson - foul #2 on Ralph Watson, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James O'Connor (SG) Justin Espinosa | |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Henry Tillman takes the ball from William Harper | 37-31 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Watson (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | William Harper grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Robert White clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Tillman - foul #1 on Henry Tillman, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG), Robert Jones (PF) William Harper, James O'Connor, Ralph Watson | |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill double dribbles | 39-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Donald Hundley | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF) Robert White | |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Derick Bruhn steps in front of the Howard Hayes pass | 39-32 |
| 10:02 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Espinosa | 39-35 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell's pass is intercepted by Richard Swenson | 39-35 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Trahan | 41-35 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Bell picks off the pass by Carl Carpenter | 41-35 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan lays it in on a great pass from Robert Bell | 43-35 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Louis Trahan is called for the reach on Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG), Donald Hundley (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Louis Trahan, Robert Bell, Robert Hill, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Coy Palos (PF), Robert White (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Hundley - foul #1 on Donald Hundley, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio Thompson and he's fouled by Derick Bruhn - foul #3 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Jones (C) Derick Bruhn | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Coy Palos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Robert White misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Robert White tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Tillman | 49-39 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | William Jones is whistled for a carry | 49-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG) William Harper, James O'Connor | |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Robert White connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Espinosa | 52-41 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Robert White comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns (C) Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (SF), Robert Jones (PF) Robert White, Coy Palos | |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Justin Espinosa | 55-46 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Robert Hill (SF) Henry Tillman, Antonio Thompson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Richard Swenson (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, William Jones | |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 55-48 |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns tips it home | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) SG - James O'Connor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG) Louis Trahan, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (PG), Justin Espinosa (SG) William Harper, James O'Connor | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Burns | 60-48 |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Donald Hundley steps in front of the Justin Espinosa pass | 60-48 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swenson swats the short shot by Henry Tillman | 60-48 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Justin Espinosa grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is fouled on the floor by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer (C) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), James O'Connor (SG), Coy Palos (PF), Robert White (C) Carl Carpenter, Justin Espinosa, Robert Jones, Richard Swenson | |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer lays it in set up by Henry Tillman | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert White | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is hacked by James O'Connor in the backcourt - foul #1 on James O'Connor, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Jones (C) Derick Bruhn | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | William Jones can't connect on a shot from the right block | 64-52 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer grabs the board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman's pass is intercepted by Coy Palos | 64-52 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | James O'Connor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman runs out the clock | 64-52 |