| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Burton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Donald Echols is blocked by Daniel Chapman | 33-37 |
| 19:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits the finger roll set up by Brian Kyle and the foul's on Richard Burton - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Moshe Boyarski - foul #1 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Clough steals the ball from Brian Kyle | 35-40 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Burton | 37-40 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Richard Burton - foul #2 on Richard Burton, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Smith (PF) Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 3rd free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough is hacked by Moshe Boyarski - foul #2 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Aaron Johnson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Smith steals the ball from John Hite | 37-43 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | Robert James connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Aaron Joseph | 42-43 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Miller | 42-46 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by John Hite is denied by Joseph Faucher | 42-46 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:30 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Joseph | 42-46 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday drills a shot from the baseline set up by Robert James | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard loses the dribble to Joseph Faucher | 44-46 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith's floater is knocked away by Earl Miller | 44-46 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Miller | 44-48 |
| 12:38 | Cleveland State | Earl Miller blocks the short jumper by Teddy Holliday | 44-48 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Joseph is called for the reach on Earl Miller - foul #1 on Aaron Joseph, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Robert James, Randall Smith, Joseph Faucher, Teddy Holliday, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Donald Richard, Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle drills a floater from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Brian Kyle is called for the reach on Glen Cheng - foul #2 on Brian Kyle, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Burton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski loses the dribble to Aaron Johnson | 44-50 |
| 11:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Chapman - foul #2 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Chapman denies the turnaround by Donald Echols | 44-52 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Echols | 44-52 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the turnaround near the basket | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 44-54 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Clough | 44-54 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough hits a 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #3 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Randall Smith (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Aaron Johnson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Burton, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Micheal Sailer, Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Teddy Holliday - foul #2 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 07:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher is hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Darrell Welch, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | John Hite steps in front of the Robert James pass | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Hite (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert James | 49-59 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Teddy Holliday - foul #3 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG) Robert James, Joseph Faucher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Earl Miller, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 51-60 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski blows the layup | 51-60 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Richard | 51-60 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is hacked by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Clough (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Randall Smith, Teddy Holliday, Aaron Joseph | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG) Robert Mullaney | |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Johnson | 53-62 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Richard, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Joseph Faucher (SG) Aaron Johnson, Glen Cheng | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Earl Miller (SF) Donald Richard, Moshe Boyarski | |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-62 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses short on a floater near the basket | 53-62 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough tips it in | 55-62 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Randall Smith (PF) Robert James, Joseph Faucher, Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Darrell Welch (C) Micheal Sailer, Donald Echols | |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 03:44 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-64 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Tim Squires (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 55-64 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard tips it home | 55-66 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 02:23 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Burton (PF) Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Donald Echols (C) Earl Miller, Tim Squires | |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 02:05 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Daniel Chapman | 57-66 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF) Darrell Welch | |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #4 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton scores on a floater from the right block set up by Aaron Johnson | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Glen Cheng is called for the reach on Tim Squires in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Cheng, team foul #13 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Kyle, Donald Echols | |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses long on a shot near the basket | 59-70 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Moshe Boyarski | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard buries a turnaround from the left block | 59-72 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Richard - foul #2 on Donald Richard, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Randall Smith (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Aaron Johnson, Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Richard Burton, Daniel Chapman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Earl Miller (SF), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | John Hite blocks the short jumper by Robert James | 59-72 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith gets the offensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer runs out the clock | 59-72 |