| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Ezekiel Minor denies the turnaround by Franjo Tyksinski | 39-29 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Franjo Tyksinski is called for the reach on James Kelly - foul #2 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Stromski - foul #2 on Henry Stromski, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses the easy layup | 40-29 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor tips it home | 42-31 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-31 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly loses the dribble to Henry Stromski | 42-31 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | James Shetrawski is called for the reach on Henry Stromski - foul #1 on James Shetrawski, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | Rodney Davis picks off the pass by Harry Ashford | 42-31 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-31 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hume (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Ashford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | David Carr scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Ashford and he's fouled by Ezekiel Minor - foul #3 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), David Weber (SG), Tom Kiser (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Rodney Davis, James Shetrawski, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (PG), Mark Holloway (SF), Richard Love (PF) Louis Hanson, Henry Stromski, Harry Ashford | |
| 15:31 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | David Weber steps in front of the Paul Fritz pass in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber banks in the layup | 47-34 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG) David Carr | |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Terry Hume | 47-34 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Fritz is called for the reach on Steven French - foul #1 on Paul Fritz, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven French | 50-34 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-34 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Paul Fritz | 50-37 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Kiser | 50-37 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 50-37 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 50-39 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-39 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 50-41 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French loses the dribble to Paul Fritz | 50-41 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Richard Love clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tom Kiser and he's fouled by Paul Fritz - foul #2 on Paul Fritz, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), James Shetrawski (SF), James Kelly (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) David Weber, Terry Hume, Tom Kiser, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), David Carr (SG), Henry Stromski (SF), Harry Ashford (PF) Paul Fritz, Shawn Roland, Mark Holloway, Richard Love | |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shetrawski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Franjo Tyksinski (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Louis Hanson | 53-43 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-43 |
| 11:01 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | David Carr connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Henry Stromski | 53-46 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodney Davis | 56-46 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from David Carr | 56-48 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is hacked by Louis Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Hanson, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Tom Kiser (PF) Steven French, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Mark Holloway (C) David Carr, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Roland - foul #1 on Shawn Roland, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore (SF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) James Shetrawski, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Richard Love (PF) Shawn Roland, Harry Ashford | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski is denied on a layup by Tom Kiser | 58-48 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Fritz steals it from Rodney Davis | 58-48 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Love lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 58-50 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits a floater from the right side | 60-50 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson misses long on a shot in the paint | 60-50 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis drills a fadeaway near the basket | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Gunnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Stromski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway makes the shot from the right side set up by Henry Stromski and he's fouled by Rodney Davis - foul #1 on Rodney Davis, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (PG), James Shetrawski (SF), James Kelly (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis, Thomas Moore, Tom Kiser, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Harry Ashford (PF) Paul Fritz, Richard Love | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Louis Hanson | 62-55 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by David Weber is blocked by Harry Ashford | 62-55 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Hanson - foul #3 on Louis Hanson, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SF) David Weber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Louis Hanson, Mark Holloway | |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Shetrawski - foul #2 on James Shetrawski, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (PF) Stuart Bonilla, Steven French, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (PG) Shawn Roland | |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Davis | 65-56 |
| 05:15 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford misses the shot from the right side | 65-56 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Rodney Davis | 67-56 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-56 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford tips it back up and in | 67-58 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | David Carr is called for the reach on Ezekiel Minor - foul #2 on David Carr, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG) James Shetrawski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Shawn Roland (SG), Richard Love (SF), Nick Larson (PF) Paul Fritz, David Carr, Henry Stromski, Harry Ashford | |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski is whistled for traveling | 69-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SF), James Kelly (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Terry Hume, Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Steven French | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nick Larson (fresh) C - Franjo Tyksinski (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses the lay-in | 71-58 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber travels with the ball | 71-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF) Steven French | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (PG), Harry Ashford (PF), Mark Holloway (C) Louis Hanson, Nick Larson, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG) Shawn Roland | |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Ezekiel Minor is called for the reach on Mark Holloway - foul #4 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), James Shetrawski (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Rodney Davis, David Weber, Terry Hume, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Nick Larson (PF) David Carr, Harry Ashford | |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Shawn Roland | 71-60 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), David Weber (SG), Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Steven French, Patrick Hammond, James Shetrawski, Tom Kiser, Thomas Moore | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), David Carr (SG), Henry Stromski (SF), Harry Ashford (PF) Paul Fritz, Shawn Roland, Richard Love, Nick Larson | |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor is called for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), James Shetrawski (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Rodney Davis, David Weber, Terry Hume, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (PG), Shawn Roland (SG), Richard Love (SF), Nick Larson (PF) Louis Hanson, David Carr, Henry Stromski, Harry Ashford | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Steven French picks off the pass by Mark Holloway | 71-60 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French banks in the layup | 73-60 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Patrick Hammond - foul #1 on Patrick Hammond, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Roland - foul #2 on Shawn Roland, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Steven French steals the ball from Richard Love | 75-62 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tom Kiser | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Love knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Nick Larson | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French runs out the clock | 77-64 |