| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-27 |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks loses the dribble to Paul Patterson | 37-27 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard travels with the ball | 37-27 |
| 18:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Glen Cheng | 37-29 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Clough | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Robertson - foul #2 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG), Ognjen Zens (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Gregory Hope, Joaquin Salas, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Robert James (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Ian Olson (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Walck, Kevin Brooks | |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson is fouled on the floor by Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Paul Patterson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | John Hite steals it from Daniel Chapman | 39-31 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens connects on the jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 41-31 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Randall Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ian Olson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Joseph Hanson is blocked by Randall Smith | 41-31 |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Ognjen Zens - foul #2 on Ognjen Zens, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Donald Echols (C) Joseph Hanson, Moshe Boyarski, John Hite | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Kevin Brooks (C) Joseph Faucher, Robert James, Randall Smith, Daniel Chapman | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the easy layup | 41-34 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Robertson | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols is hacked by Kevin Brooks - foul #2 on Kevin Brooks, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG), Joaquin Salas (PF) Ognjen Zens, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Walck (PF) Ian Olson | |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard's floater is knocked away by Kevin Brooks | 41-37 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it home | 43-37 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Smith (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Richard Clough, Kevin Brooks | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Echols | 45-37 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Richard - foul #3 on Donald Richard, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG) Donald Richard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (SG), Ian Olson (C) Glen Cheng, Daniel Chapman | |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Faucher is called for the reach on Joaquin Salas - foul #1 on Joseph Faucher, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (C) Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson buries a runner from close range | 47-39 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Robertson | 47-41 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson hits the finger roll | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joaquin Salas (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson dunks the ball set up by Joseph Faucher and the foul's on Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Darrell Welch, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Ognjen Zens (SG), Donald Echols (C) Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Joaquin Salas | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Kevin Brooks (C) Andrew Robertson, Randall Smith, Richard Walck | |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman (PF) Ian Olson | |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Glen Cheng - foul #1 on Glen Cheng, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Richard and he's hacked by Kevin Brooks - foul #3 on Kevin Brooks, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF) Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Richard Walck (PF) Joseph Faucher, Daniel Chapman | |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng is fouled on the floor by Donald Richard - foul #4 on Donald Richard, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Tim Squires (PF) Donald Richard, Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG) Aaron Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-44 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Tim Squires is blocked by Richard Walck | 54-44 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols drills a driving attempt from close range | 56-44 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-44 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Tim Squires | 56-44 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer jams it on a nice dish by Ognjen Zens and he's hacked by Richard Clough - foul #1 on Richard Clough, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG), Joseph Hanson (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Ognjen Zens, Paul Patterson, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Randall Smith (SG), Ian Olson (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Kevin Brooks | |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher scores on a shot in the lane set up by Randall Smith | 58-46 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 5 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman hits the finger roll and the foul's on Micheal Sailer - foul #2 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF) Micheal Sailer, Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG) Richard Walck | |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas hits the follow up shot | 60-49 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher is fouled on the floor by Donald Richard - foul #5 on Donald Richard, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (PG), Donald Echols (C) Donald Richard, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Kevin Brooks (C) Andrew Robertson, Randall Smith, Daniel Chapman | |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope loses the ball out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG) Ognjen Zens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG) Joseph Faucher | |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-51 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson clanks a jump hook in the lane | 63-51 |
| 05:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 05:17 | Cleveland State | Joseph Hanson steps in front of the Glen Cheng pass | 65-53 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-53 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it in | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses badly on a floater in the paint | 67-53 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joaquin Salas | 69-53 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson misses badly on a runner in the paint | 69-53 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Joseph Hanson is called for the reach on Glen Cheng - foul #2 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Ognjen Zens (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Joseph Hanson, Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Joaquin Salas, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (PG), Randall Smith (SF), Richard Walck (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Andrew Robertson, Richard Clough, Ian Olson, Kevin Brooks | |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 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) | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ognjen Zens | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Ognjen Zens steals the ball from Glen Cheng | 71-53 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Walck is called for the reach on Micheal Sailer - foul #3 on Richard Walck, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Ian Olson (PF) Glen Cheng, Richard Walck | |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-53 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman tips it in | 73-55 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 73-55 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Robert James is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #8 | 73-55 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Randall Smith - foul #2 on Randall Smith, team foul #9 | 73-55 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith is hacked by Ognjen Zens - foul #3 on Ognjen Zens, team foul #9 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-57 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the board | 77-57 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Chapman swats the dunk try by Darrell Welch | 77-57 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson gets the rebound | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Faucher | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson runs out the clock | 77-59 |