| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fresh) 11 pts. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-37 |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 19:26 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is fouled on the floor by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Harold Gordon picks off the pass by Dick Hill | 39-37 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham lays it in on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 39-39 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Drew | 42-39 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits a driving attempt near the basket | 42-41 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering (C) Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew's pass is intercepted by Greg Decarlo | 42-41 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Drew steals the ball from Jerry Czapla | 42-41 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Greg Decarlo is called for the reach on Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter | |
| 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 | |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Clark and the foul's on Harry Reiter - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:28 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal's fadeaway is rejected by Evan Massey | 45-41 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Roderick Haire | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Evan Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Jason Shepard steals the ball from Evan Massey | 45-43 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Robert Johnson (SF) Robert Clark, Gaston Austin, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Roderick Haire | |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Ruth | 47-43 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Drew and he's hacked by Harry Reiter - foul #3 on Harry Reiter, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Robert Johnson, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Drew is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Raymond Drew, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SG), Victor Pickering (C) Richard Ruth, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Drew - foul #3 on Raymond Drew, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Harold Gordon | 52-49 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 52-49 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts tips it in | 52-51 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew is hacked by Harold Gordon - foul #3 on Harold Gordon, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Raymond Drew, Gaston Austin, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Mariscal - foul #2 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 54-54 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Eddy Frampton - foul #2 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 54-57 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is fouled on the floor by Terry Mariscal - foul #3 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Roderick Haire | |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal's pass is intercepted by Richard Ruth | 56-57 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 56-57 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson is denied on a layup by Oscar Pitts | 56-57 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Harry Reiter | 56-57 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the shot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Evan Massey | 56-57 |
| 08:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson can't finish the layup | 56-57 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey tips it but misses | 56-57 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Ruth is called for the reach on Terry Mariscal - foul #1 on Richard Ruth, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Victor Pickering (PF), Eddy Frampton (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Robert Johnson, Dustin Welter, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dick Hill is called for the reach on Harold Gordon - foul #2 on Dick Hill, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SF) Oscar Pitts | |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is fouled on the floor by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Pickering (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Jones (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 59-59 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Greg Decarlo | 59-61 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Drew | 61-61 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Drew is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #4 on Raymond Drew, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth (SG), Dustin Welter (PF) Gaston Austin, Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Dustin Jones | |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter drills a floater from the right block | 63-61 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Pickering | 66-61 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Oscar Pitts is blocked by Dustin Welter | 66-61 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 66-61 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harold Gordon | 66-63 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Drew | 68-63 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo lays it up and in | 68-65 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Ruth | 70-65 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Drew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Pickering (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (PF), Evan Massey (C) Raymond Drew, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| 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 | |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Harry Reiter swats the layup by Eddy Frampton | 70-65 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 70-65 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew (PG), Richard Ruth (SG) Robert Clark, Gaston Austin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Roderick Haire, Terry Mariscal | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Drew and the foul's on Oscar Pitts - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter (PF) Eddy Frampton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 73-68 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Dustin Welter is denied by Greg Decarlo | 73-68 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Jason Shepard is called for the reach on Richard Ruth - foul #1 on Jason Shepard, team foul #9 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-68 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Jerry Czapla is called for the reach on Raymond Drew - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #10 | 75-68 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Raymond Drew makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter grabs the board | 76-68 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter is hacked by Ellis Markham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #11 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Victor Pickering (C) Dick Hill, Evan Massey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-68 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Czapla | 77-71 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter is hacked by Ellis Markham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ellis Markham, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Czapla | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson is hacked by Ellis Markham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ellis Markham, team foul #13 | 79-74 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Harold Gordon is called for the reach on Robert Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Gordon, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-80 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dick Hill (SF), Dustin Welter (PF) Robert Johnson, Victor Pickering | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Harold Gordon is called for the reach on Richard Ruth in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Gordon, team foul #15 | 82-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG) Harold Gordon | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts travels with the ball | 83-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin (SF), Victor Pickering (PF) Dick Hill, Dustin Welter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin is hacked by Ellis Markham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ellis Markham, team foul #16 | 83-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SG) Ellis Markham | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-80 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering pulls down the rebound | 84-80 |