| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) SF - Terry Hume (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) SF - Richard Love (fresh) PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski 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) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Roland | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Wyman steps in front of the Terry Hume pass | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland can't throw it down but he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Richard Love gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz loses the dribble to Rodney Davis | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Roland | 0-8 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski is denied on a layup by Jamie Wyman | 0-8 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis gets the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-8 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 3-8 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 3-8 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF), Joseph Weiser (C) James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (PG), Louis Hanson (SG), Mark Holloway (SF), Henry Stromski (PF), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Paul Fritz, Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis travels with the ball | 3-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (SG), Steven French (SF) James Shetrawski, Terry Hume | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee comes up short on the floater near the basket | 3-8 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Tom Kiser | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) SG - Stuart Bonilla (fresh) SF - Steven French (fresh) PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) C - Joseph Weiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Carr (fresh) SG - Louis Hanson (fresh) SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) PF - Henry Stromski (fresh) C - Roy Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Stromski - foul #1 on Henry Stromski, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Jamie Wyman (PF) Louis Hanson, Henry Stromski | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | David Carr knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Roland | 4-11 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser can't finish the layup | 4-11 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser tips it home | 6-11 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jamie Wyman | 6-13 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-13 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor tips it but misses | 6-13 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 6-13 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | David Carr connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shawn Roland | 6-16 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the lay-in | 6-16 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Stuart Bonilla steps in front of the Shawn Roland pass in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French blows the layup | 6-16 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the offensive board | 6-16 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Steven French, Stuart Bonilla, Joseph Weiser, Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Richard Love (SF), Henry Stromski (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) David Carr, Mark Holloway, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski is hacked by Benjamin Gunnell - foul #1 on Benjamin Gunnell, team foul #2 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG) Shawn Roland | |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Paul Fritz | 6-18 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell is hacked by Henry Stromski - foul #2 on Henry Stromski, team foul #2 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nick Larson (PF) Henry Stromski | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Nick Larson - foul #1 on Nick Larson, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson lays it up and in set up by Richard Love | 8-20 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly is fouled on the floor by Nick Larson - foul #2 on Nick Larson, team foul #4 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor (C) Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Nick Larson | |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Wyman steals it from Ezekiel Minor | 8-20 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman's pass is intercepted by Rodney Davis | 8-20 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Davis | 10-20 |
| 11:38 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-20 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Fritz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Love (fairly fresh) PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 2 stl. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski travels with the ball | 10-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SG), Tom Kiser (PF) James Shetrawski, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), David Carr (SG), Mark Holloway (SF), Roy Lee (C) Louis Hanson, Paul Fritz, Richard Love, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is whistled for a carry | 10-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser (SF) Terry Hume | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits a jump hook in the paint | 12-20 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Lee | 12-20 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Ezekiel Minor denies the turnaround by Jamie Wyman | 12-20 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 12-20 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses the jumper from the left side | 12-20 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Tom Kiser | 12-20 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Roland steals it from Rodney Davis in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Weiser - foul #1 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SG), Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF) Rodney Davis, Joseph Weiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Richard Love (SF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) David Carr, Mark Holloway, Jamie Wyman | |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Lee steals the ball from Steven French | 12-22 |
| 08:42 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses short on a runner in the paint | 12-22 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-22 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French grabs the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven French | 14-22 |
| 08:09 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Love gets the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Fritz | 14-24 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser tips it but misses | 14-24 |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Shawn Roland | 14-24 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski is fouled on the floor by Tom Kiser - foul #1 on Tom Kiser, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Joseph Weiser (C) Steven French, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Mark Holloway (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF) Shawn Roland, Richard Love, Roy Lee | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) C - Joseph Weiser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Fritz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 2 stl. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume is hacked by Paul Fritz - foul #1 on Paul Fritz, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (SG), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (PG) Paul Fritz | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Terry Hume | 17-24 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson is hacked by Stuart Bonilla - foul #1 on Stuart Bonilla, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell (PF) Terry Hume | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (SF) Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman banks in the layup set up by Louis Hanson and the foul's on Stuart Bonilla - foul #2 on Stuart Bonilla, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SG) Stuart Bonilla | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses the free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Rodney Davis and he's hacked by Richard Love - foul #1 on Richard Love, team foul #6 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SG), James Kelly (PF) Steven French, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Louis Hanson | |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Wyman | 20-29 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Holloway takes the ball from Joseph Weiser | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Holloway is blocked by Joseph Weiser | 20-29 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland tips it home | 20-31 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 20-31 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Weiser | 23-31 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Shetrawski | 26-31 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Rodney Davis is called for the reach on Richard Love - foul #1 on Rodney Davis, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Stuart Bonilla (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Rodney Davis, James Shetrawski, Joseph Weiser, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Paul Fritz (SG), Roy Lee (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Shawn Roland, David Carr, Jamie Wyman, Mark Holloway | |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Steven French (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stuart Bonilla (fresh) SF - Terry Hume (fresh) PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Gunnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven French | 28-33 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee loses the dribble to Terry Hume | 28-33 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-33 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume snags the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the shot from the baseline set up by Steven French | 30-33 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee tips it in | 30-35 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Hanson steps in front of the Benjamin Gunnell pass | 30-35 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Tom Kiser is called for the reach on Roy Lee - foul #2 on Tom Kiser, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Henry Stromski (SF) Louis Hanson, Richard Love | |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-37 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla snags the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-37 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski is hacked by Steven French - foul #1 on Steven French, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), James Kelly (PF) Steven French, Stuart Bonilla, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly connects on the jumper in the paint | 32-39 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 32-39 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Franjo Tyksinski - foul #1 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #7 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Terry Hume, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (SG), Jamie Wyman (PF) Paul Fritz, Roy Lee | |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ezekiel Minor | 33-39 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven French | 36-39 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven French - foul #2 on Steven French, team foul #10 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (SF) Franjo Tyksinski | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-41 |