| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Eddy Frampton - foul #2 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth's pass is intercepted by Harry Reiter | 32-35 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon loses the dribble to Eddy Frampton | 32-35 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | Ellis Markham steals the ball from Robert Clark | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 34-35 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Harry Reiter is called for the reach on Richard Ruth - foul #3 on Harry Reiter, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF), John Cassella (C) Dennis Gray, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Lerner | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Gordon - foul #2 on Harold Gordon, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Max Heaps (SF) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Evan Massey (PF) Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 36-36 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Johnson takes the ball from John Cassella | 36-36 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Max Heaps, Don Hutchison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Eddy Frampton | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Teter (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Evan Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Derrick Tsao | 36-39 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is hacked by Evan Massey - foul #2 on Evan Massey, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Harry Reiter (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Roderick Haire, Andrew Teter, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF) Paul Franqui, Gaston Austin, Robert Johnson, Evan Massey | |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson blows the dunk | 39-42 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 14:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth drills a 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson dunks the ball on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 43-45 |
| 13:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ellis Markham | 43-45 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Derrick Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Don Hutchison | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Harold Gordon - foul #3 on Harold Gordon, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is hacked by Richard Ruth - foul #2 on Richard Ruth, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 46-47 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 46-47 |
| 12:08 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Frampton | 46-47 |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 46-47 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddy Frampton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 48-47 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | Jerry Czapla is called for the reach on Eddy Frampton - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Andrew Teter (SG), Harry Reiter (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Evan Massey (PF) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-47 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gaston Austin | 48-50 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Johnson steals it from Andrew Teter | 50-50 |
| 10:03 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 50-52 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey connects on the floater near the basket set up by Robert Johnson | 50-54 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Johnson | 50-56 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Gaston Austin is called for the reach on Andrew Teter - foul #1 on Gaston Austin, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Roderick Haire, Andrew Teter, Harry Reiter, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Paul Franqui, Gaston Austin, Robert Johnson, Evan Massey, Eddy Frampton | |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray tips it in | 52-56 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ruth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-56 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Dennis Gray is denied by Christopher Lerner | 52-56 |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it back up and in | 54-56 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is fouled on the floor by Kyle Wilson - foul #4 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (SF) Dennis Gray | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Massey (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth is hacked by Harold Gordon - foul #4 on Harold Gordon, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (SG), Don Hutchison (PF) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson (SF), Eddy Frampton (C) Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner | |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Ruth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-58 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits a runner from the right block set up by Robert Clark | 54-60 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire tips it but misses | 54-60 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Evan Massey hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Richard Ruth | 54-62 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-62 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 54-62 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Johnson tips it home | 54-64 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson is hacked by Eddy Frampton - foul #3 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), John Cassella (C) Ellis Markham, Harry Reiter, Don Hutchison, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Dick Hill (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Robert Johnson, Evan Massey, Eddy Frampton | |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella blows the dunk but he's fouled by Derrick Tsao - foul #2 on Derrick Tsao, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:11 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Harold Gordon | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #8 | 58-66 |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Cassella (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gaston Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dick Hill (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray double dribbles | 58-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Roderick Haire | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton (C) Derrick Tsao | |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Kyle Wilson (C) Andrew Teter, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Clark (PG), Richard Ruth (SG) Paul Franqui, Gaston Austin | |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled on the floor by Eddy Frampton - foul #4 on Eddy Frampton, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Clark is called for 3 seconds | 60-68 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Eddy Frampton swats the short shot by Kyle Wilson | 60-68 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Eddy Frampton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Dick Hill hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Clark | 60-70 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is whistled for a carry | 60-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Andrew Teter (SG), Harry Reiter (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), John Cassella (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Dennis Gray, Jerry Czapla, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui (PG), Gaston Austin (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Evan Massey (PF), Derrick Tsao (C) Robert Clark, Richard Ruth, Dick Hill, Christopher Lerner, Eddy Frampton | |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Roderick Haire - foul #1 on Roderick Haire, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison travels with the ball | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Gaston Austin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Paul Franqui runs out the clock | 60-72 |