| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James drills a jumper in the lane set up by Fred Harris | 26-22 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Corp is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Harbert | 26-22 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | David Scott drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Boyd and the foul's on Charles Ben - foul #1 on Charles Ben, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | David Scott makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 18:23 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert is whistled for traveling | 26-25 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Wildermuth - foul #3 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #3 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (SF) Anthony Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole (C) Tony Harbert | |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Ralph Patton (C) Lawrence Corp, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (SG), William Weaver (SF), Sidney Fermin (C) Charles Boyd, David Scott, Damek Nogowski | |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | William Weaver banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Cole and he's fouled by Ralph Patton - foul #1 on Ralph Patton, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) Robert Paine | |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | William Weaver makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Weaver | 28-29 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | William Weaver comes up short on the shot from close range | 28-29 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Cole | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Noel Berube (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Welsh (fresh) PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Moody and he's fouled by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Charles Ben (C) Fred Harris, Paul James, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), Damek Nogowski (PF), Tony Harbert (C) Chris Moody, Vincent Cole, Sidney Fermin | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Wildermuth | 31-31 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski is denied on a layup by Timothy Smith | 31-31 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tony Harbert | 31-31 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard is hacked by William Weaver - foul #2 on William Weaver, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (PF) Noel Berube, Danny Grizzard, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), David Scott (SF) William Weaver, Luis Welsh | |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Fred Harris | 34-31 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Paine | 34-33 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Anthony Wildermuth is denied by Damek Nogowski | 34-33 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses long on a runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 34-33 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | David Scott steals the ball from Fred Harris | 34-36 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Vincent Cole (C) Charles Boyd, Tony Harbert | |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:18 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Vincent Cole - foul #1 on Vincent Cole, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin (C) Damek Nogowski | |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (SG) David Scott | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Moody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Cole (fresh) C - Sidney Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer can't throw it down but he's fouled by Sidney Fermin - foul #1 on Sidney Fermin, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF) Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh (SF) Robert Paine | |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Sidney Fermin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Welsh | 37-41 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Moody picks off the pass by Edward Willer | 37-41 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-41 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Noel Berube and the foul's on Chris Moody - foul #2 on Chris Moody, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Noel Berube, Edward Willer, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF) Chris Moody, Luis Welsh, Sidney Fermin | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul James - foul #2 on Paul James, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Charles Ben (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), William Smither (C) William Weaver, Vincent Cole | |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled on the floor by Damek Nogowski - foul #3 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF) Danny Grizzard | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert (C) William Smither | |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Fred Harris | 42-42 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Harris | 45-45 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Ben - foul #2 on Charles Ben, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF) Johnny Dubuque | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG) Robert Paine | |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | Tony Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Scott steps in front of the Anthony Wildermuth pass | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul James (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Tony Harbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-46 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp loses the dribble to Charles Boyd | 45-46 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Corp - foul #2 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Timothy Smith (C) Lawrence Corp, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Paine (PG), Vincent Cole (PF), Sidney Fermin (C) David Scott, Damek Nogowski, Tony Harbert | |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Vincent Cole grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 06:31 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Boyd | 45-49 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | William Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | William Weaver misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James tips it home | 47-49 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Paine, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Paul James | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chris Moody (SG), Luis Welsh (SF) Charles Boyd, William Weaver | |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton is fouled on the floor by Sidney Fermin - foul #2 on Sidney Fermin, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Moody picks off the pass by Danny Grizzard | 48-49 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody banks in the layup | 48-51 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith lays it up and in set up by Anthony Wildermuth | 50-51 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | Chris Moody misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Sidney Fermin swats the layup by Ralph Patton | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Luis Welsh grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Danny Grizzard, Timothy Smith, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd (SG), David Scott (SF), Damek Nogowski (PF), Tony Harbert (C) Chris Moody, Luis Welsh, Vincent Cole, Sidney Fermin | |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul James (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Paine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Damek Nogowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Tony Harbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 52-53 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Harris | 55-53 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-56 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the turnaround from close range | 55-56 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Damek Nogowski - foul #4 on Damek Nogowski, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Damek Nogowski gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Robert Paine - foul #4 on Robert Paine, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 01:06 | Cleveland State | David Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | David Scott snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine hits a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Boyd and he's hacked by Fred Harris - foul #3 on Fred Harris, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Paine misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | David Scott loses the dribble to Paul James | 58-58 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled on the floor by Robert Paine - foul #5 on Robert Paine, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG) Robert Paine | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Charles Boyd clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-58 |