| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) SF - Richard Clough (fresh) PF - Richard Burton (fresh) C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Richard | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Kyle and he's hacked by Richard Burton - foul #1 on Richard Burton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Richard | 4-0 |
| 18:44 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires is denied on a layup by Richard Burton | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Richard - foul #1 on Donald Richard, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Aaron Johnson | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Chapman swats the short shot by Donald Richard | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough is hacked by Donald Echols - foul #1 on Donald Echols, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Mullaney and the foul's on Glen Cheng - foul #1 on Glen Cheng, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) Donald Richard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Randall Smith (PF) Richard Burton | |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hite - foul #1 on John Hite, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller is fouled on the floor by Aaron Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SF), Teddy Holliday (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Glen Cheng, Richard Clough, Daniel Chapman | |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-5 |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) SF - Earl Miller (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) SF - Robert James (fresh) PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) C - Aaron Joseph (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (SG), Richard Burton (PF) Aaron Johnson, Aaron Joseph | |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert James | 7-7 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Echols - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Clough (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Randall Smith, Teddy Holliday | |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch tips it home | 12-8 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Donald Richard is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #2 on Donald Richard, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) Donald Richard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Randall Smith (SG), Teddy Holliday (PF) Robert James, Glen Cheng, Richard Burton | |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday is called for traveling | 12-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF) John Hite | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle's pass is intercepted by Aaron Johnson | 12-8 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough tips it in | 12-10 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Chapman steps in front of the Moshe Boyarski pass | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Tim Squires blocks the jumper by Aaron Johnson | 12-10 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday tips it home | 12-12 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Squires | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Teddy Holliday (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman misses the lay-in | 12-12 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Teddy Holliday - foul #1 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), John Hite (PF), Earl Miller (C) Brian Kyle, Tim Squires, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Joseph Faucher (SF), Richard Burton (PF), Aaron Joseph (C) Aaron Johnson, Randall Smith, Richard Clough, Teddy Holliday, Daniel Chapman | |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the easy layup | 13-12 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 13-12 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Mullaney steals it from Glen Cheng | 13-12 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller's pass is intercepted by Aaron Joseph | 13-12 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph makes the runner near the basket | 13-14 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Burton - foul #2 on Richard Burton, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Micheal Sailer, John Hite | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Richard Clough (SF), Randall Smith (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Robert James, Joseph Faucher, Richard Burton, Aaron Joseph | |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Mullaney - foul #1 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Welch | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith scores on a floater from the left side set up by Richard Clough | 16-17 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-17 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Tim Squires steps in front of the Richard Clough pass | 16-17 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Glen Cheng takes the ball from Tim Squires | 16-17 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough slams it home on a great pass from Glen Cheng | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Earl Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mullaney (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Harbin (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randall Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Chapman | 16-19 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Smith steps in front of the Robert Mullaney pass | 16-19 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), John Hite (C) Earl Miller, Robert Mullaney, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert James (SG), Teddy Holliday (C) Glen Cheng, Daniel Chapman | |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires is hacked by Teddy Holliday - foul #2 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (SF), Aaron Joseph (C) Richard Clough, Teddy Holliday | |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin loses the ball out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Edward Harbin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Clough (SF), James Smith (C) Aaron Johnson, Randall Smith | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Robert James misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Tim Squires - foul #1 on Tim Squires, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Tim Squires | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Chapman (C) James Smith | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite dunks the ball on a great pass from Moshe Boyarski | 20-21 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert James | 20-23 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Chapman - foul #1 on Daniel Chapman, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SF) Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Randall Smith (PF) Joseph Faucher, Richard Clough, Aaron Joseph | |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Johnson and he's hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Tim Squires (PF) Brian Kyle, John Hite | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher (SF) Robert James | |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Smith denies the turnaround by Tim Squires | 22-26 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Faucher | 22-26 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Smith | 22-29 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch clanks a jump hook in the lane | 22-29 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Glen Cheng | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) SF - Edward Harbin (fresh) PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Faucher (fresh) PF - Randall Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randall Smith and he's hacked by Robert Mullaney - foul #2 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Donald Echols (C) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, Edward Harbin, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Burton (PF), Teddy Holliday (C) Aaron Johnson, Daniel Chapman | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Joseph Faucher makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Richard | 24-32 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Randall Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 24-32 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Burton pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Teddy Holliday banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 24-34 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Teddy Holliday - foul #3 on Teddy Holliday, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson (PG), Robert James (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Joseph Faucher, Glen Cheng, Randall Smith, Teddy Holliday | |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Mullaney - foul #3 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (SG) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph (PF) Richard Burton | |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Aaron Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Johnson | 26-39 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer banks in the layup | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Aaron Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 28-39 |