| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurt Palmer (fresh) PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-36 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Palmer is blocked by Bryan Holt | 40-36 |
| 19:12 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to James McGilberry | 40-36 |
| 19:06 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Pruzansky is called for the reach on Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-36 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky connects on the runner in the lane | 42-38 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Tillman - foul #2 on Henry Tillman, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Joe Jordan, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SF), Craig Allen (PF) Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry | |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Ayers steals the ball from Mike Holder | 42-40 |
| 16:56 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is hacked by Robert Bell - foul #3 on Robert Bell, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG) Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Richard Swenson | |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter lays it in | 42-42 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Carpenter - foul #2 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG) Carl Carpenter | |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton is fouled on the floor by Lucas McConchie - foul #1 on Lucas McConchie, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Snider (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SF), Richard Swenson (C) Robert Ayers, Craig Allen | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | William Harper clanks a jumper in the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Snider | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas McConchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 44-44 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is called for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Joe Jordan (PF) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan, James Snider, Lucas McConchie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), James McGilberry (PF) William Harper, Raymond Kelly, Robert Dalton | |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson tips it in | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Carpenter - foul #3 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (SG) Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SF) Richard Swenson | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Smith | |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Ayers | 44-48 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 47-48 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Joe Jordan (PF) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Craig Allen (PF) Robert Ayers, James McGilberry | |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan is fouled on the floor by William Harper - foul #1 on William Harper, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Howard Hayes (C) Robert Bell, Julius Thompson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG) William Harper, Carl Carpenter | |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Jordan | 50-48 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly is called for traveling | 50-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (SG), James McGilberry (PF), Robert Smith (C) Raymond Kelly, Craig Allen, Richard Swenson | |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #2 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | James McGilberry steps in front of the Lucas McConchie pass | 50-48 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas McConchie | 50-48 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | William Harper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes jams it set up by Mike Holder | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Winn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 6 pts. SG - William Harper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kurt Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - James McGilberry (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Mike Holder - foul #1 on Mike Holder, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Robert Bell (C) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan, Dustin Winn, Lucas McConchie, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG), Robert Ayers (SF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Kurt Palmer, Robert Smith | |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 52-53 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Carpenter steals the ball from Bryan Holt in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:27 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson is hacked by Robert Ayers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Ayers, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Allen (PF) James McGilberry | |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-53 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ayers and the foul's on Julius Thompson - foul #2 on Julius Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan (PF) Julius Thompson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Dalton | |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG) Carl Carpenter | |
| 09:32 | Cleveland State | William Harper scores on a floater from the left block | 52-57 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Lucas McConchie (C) Henry Tillman, Robert Bell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Robert Ayers | |
| 09:11 | Cleveland State | Lucas McConchie steals it from Richard Swenson | 52-57 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Palmer | 52-57 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson connects on the jump hook from close range | 52-59 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe Jordan - foul #2 on Joe Jordan, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), James Snider (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Francisco Guzman, Carmelo Galvan, Bryan Holt, Joe Jordan, Lucas McConchie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Raymond Kelly, Craig Allen, Richard Swenson | |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson is hacked by Robert Ayers - foul #2 on Robert Ayers, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (PF) Kurt Palmer | |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Bell - foul #4 on Robert Bell, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Carpenter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James McGilberry (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson (C) Robert Dalton | |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Ayers picks off the pass by Henry Tillman in the backcourt | 54-64 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Smith | 54-66 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the driving attempt from the right block | 56-66 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes swats the short shot by Carl Carpenter | 56-66 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Snider | 56-66 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell clanks a shot in the paint | 56-69 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes takes the ball from Richard Swenson | 56-69 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-69 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes is called for the reach on Richard Swenson - foul #1 on Howard Hayes, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Robert Bell, Henry Tillman, James Snider, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Robert Dalton (PF) Robert Smith, Carl Carpenter, Robert Ayers, James McGilberry | |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lucas McConchie | 56-70 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 56-70 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman can't tip it in | 56-70 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie snags the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swenson is called for the reach on Lucas McConchie - foul #3 on Richard Swenson, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Craig Allen (PF) Raymond Kelly, Richard Swenson | |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky is hacked by Francisco Guzman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder loses the ball out of bounds | 58-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG) William Harper | |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton's pass is intercepted by Francisco Guzman | 58-71 |
| 03:42 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt lays it in set up by Francisco Guzman | 60-71 |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Craig Allen misses badly on a shot from the left block | 60-71 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Holder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dustin Winn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas McConchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Palmer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Allen (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 62-71 |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton gets the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-71 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (SG), Joe Jordan (PF) Mike Holder, Dustin Winn | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Robert Smith (PF) Carl Carpenter, Craig Allen | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is hacked by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Dalton | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson clanks a floater from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Francisco Guzman | 63-71 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Palmer - foul #2 on Kurt Palmer, team foul #10 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (C) Lucas McConchie | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Robert Ayers (SF) William Harper, Kurt Palmer | |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly is hacked by Joe Jordan - foul #3 on Joe Jordan, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Francisco Guzman is blocked by Richard Swenson | 65-73 |
| 02:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 65-73 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky loses the dribble to Howard Hayes | 65-73 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF) Raymond Kelly, Robert Ayers, Robert Smith | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter loses the dribble to Howard Hayes | 67-73 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan connects on the open shot from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 69-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Henry Tillman - foul #3 on Henry Tillman, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bryan Holt | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Francisco Guzman is called for the reach on Carl Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Carpenter - foul #4 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #11 | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan snags the offensive board | 72-77 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Francisco Guzman | 75-77 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer is hacked by Henry Tillman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Tillman, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Francisco Guzman is called for the reach on Kurt Palmer - foul #4 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #14 | 75-78 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman snags the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-80 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman grabs the offensive board | 75-80 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman drills a 3 from the right corner | 78-80 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky runs out the clock | 78-80 |