| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Summers (fresh) SF - William Carl (fresh) PF - Steven Swain (fresh) C - Joshua Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fresh) SG - Stephen Dowling (fresh) SF - Donald Pennington (fresh) PF - Matthew Burnell (fresh) C - Rick Parker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northeastern | Rick Parker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northeastern | Northeastern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | William Carl pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Coutu - foul #1 on Charles Coutu, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers is fouled on the floor by Matthew Burnell - foul #1 on Matthew Burnell, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Burnell - foul #2 on Matthew Burnell, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (PF) Matthew Burnell | |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by William Carl - foul #1 on William Carl, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson scores on a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Donald Pennington - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Stilson (SG), Nicholas Bou (C) Stephen Dowling, Rick Parker | |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:25 | Northeastern | Donald Pennington drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Stilson | 7-8 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Wilson and he's hacked by John Stilson - foul #1 on John Stilson, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG), Roger Thames (SF) Charles Coutu, Donald Pennington | |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:07 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 17:02 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 17:01 | Northeastern | John Stilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 16:53 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle loses the ball out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Crass (C) Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (PG), Wayne Schultz (PF) Eric Wilson, Steven Swain | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 16:13 | Northeastern | John Stilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 16:11 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 16:10 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | William Carl hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Dock | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Dock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Carl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Schultz (fresh) C - Fred Crass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dennis Doyle (fresh) SG - John Stilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Thames (fresh) PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Doyle, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), Steven Swain (PF), Joshua Morris (C) Robert Summers, William Carl, Wayne Schultz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Stephen Dowling (SG), Donald Pennington (SF), Rick Parker (C) Dennis Doyle, John Stilson, Roger Thames, Nicholas Bou | |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain is whistled for a carry | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Thames (PF) Robert Schacht | |
| 15:09 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:52 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass hits the follow up shot | 14-8 |
| 14:36 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Rick Parker | 14-10 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Pennington - foul #2 on Donald Pennington, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG), William Carl (SF), Wayne Schultz (PF) Eric Wilson, Fred Crass, Steven Swain | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Stilson (SG), Robert Schacht (SF), Nicholas Bou (PF) Stephen Dowling, Donald Pennington, Roger Thames | |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:05 | Northeastern | William Carl steals it from Nicholas Bou | 16-10 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Summers, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch (PG), Brandon Jones (C) Daniel Dock, Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Roger Thames (SF) Rick Parker | |
| 13:24 | Northeastern | Roger Thames's pass is intercepted by William Carl | 16-10 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Carl is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bou - foul #1 on Nicholas Bou, team foul #8 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), Steven Swain (PF), Fred Crass (C) Robert Summers, Wayne Schultz, Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG) Charles Coutu | |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Carl makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:01 | Cleveland State | William Carl makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 12:45 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 18-10 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | William Carl hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Fred Crass | 20-10 |
| 12:09 | Northeastern | Eric Wilson is called for the reach on Roger Thames - foul #1 on Eric Wilson, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG), Joshua Morris (C) Ryan Fitch, William Carl | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling (SG), Gerald Weaver (SF), Rick Parker (C) John Stilson, Robert Schacht, Nicholas Bou | |
| 12:01 | Northeastern | Joshua Morris steals it from Rick Parker | 20-10 |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Swain, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brandon Jones (SF) Fred Crass | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Robert Schacht (PF) Dennis Doyle, Roger Thames | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Jones (fresh) PF - Steven Swain (fresh) C - Joshua Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fresh) SG - Stephen Dowling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Weaver (fresh) PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rick Parker (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Northeastern | Rick Parker is hacked by Joshua Morris - foul #1 on Joshua Morris, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| 11:03 | Northeastern | Brandon Jones steals it from Stephen Dowling | 20-10 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Charles Coutu picks off the pass by Joshua Morris | 20-10 |
| 10:24 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Dowling | 20-12 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eric Wilson | 22-12 |
| 09:59 | Northeastern | Gerald Weaver hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Coutu | 22-14 |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Brandon Jones is whistled for a carry | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (PG), Ryan Fitch (SG), William Carl (SF), Wayne Schultz (PF), Fred Crass (C) Eric Wilson, Robert Summers, Brandon Jones, Steven Swain, Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Stilson (SG), Roger Thames (SF), Nicholas Bou (PF) Stephen Dowling, Gerald Weaver, Robert Schacht | |
| 09:25 | Northeastern | Rick Parker misses short on a shot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | William Carl grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock misses the fadeaway from the left side | 22-14 |
| 09:10 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 08:49 | Northeastern | Charles Coutu is hacked by Daniel Dock - foul #1 on Daniel Dock, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (PG) Charles Coutu | |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Roger Thames is fouled on the floor by Wayne Schultz - foul #1 on Wayne Schultz, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (PF) Rick Parker | |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Roger Thames makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Roger Thames misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:31 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou grabs the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 08:19 | Northeastern | Roger Thames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG) Ryan Fitch | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 08:03 | Cleveland State | William Carl comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 08:02 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Crass - foul #1 on Fred Crass, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG) Wayne Schultz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG) Dennis Doyle | |
| 07:41 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson double dribbles | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Swain (PF), Joshua Morris (C) Fred Crass, Daniel Dock | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle (SG) John Stilson | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Carl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Swain (fresh) C - Joshua Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Charles Coutu (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Doyle (fresh) SF - Roger Thames (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Schacht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 06:49 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Coutu - foul #2 on Charles Coutu, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch (SG), Brandon Jones (SF) Robert Summers, William Carl | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling (SG), Gerald Weaver (SF), Rick Parker (C) Charles Coutu, Roger Thames, Nicholas Bou | |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:20 | Northeastern | Ryan Fitch takes the ball from Rick Parker | 24-17 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson is hacked by Robert Schacht - foul #1 on Robert Schacht, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (SG) Ryan Fitch | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:39 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Parker | 25-20 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 05:23 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:07 | Northeastern | Rick Parker lays it up and in set up by Stephen Dowling | 25-22 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Dock | 27-22 |
| 04:32 | Northeastern | Rick Parker hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 27-22 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Brandon Jones snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Eric Wilson | 29-22 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Eric Wilson is called for the reach on Dennis Doyle - foul #2 on Eric Wilson, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Summers (SG), William Carl (SF), Wayne Schultz (PF), Fred Crass (C) Eric Wilson, Brandon Jones, Steven Swain, Joshua Morris | |
| Subs | Northeastern | John Stilson (SG), Nicholas Bou (PF), Roger Thames (C) Stephen Dowling, Robert Schacht, Rick Parker | |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:10 | Northeastern | Nicholas Bou gets the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:00 | Northeastern | Gerald Weaver hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Doyle | 29-24 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass buries a floater from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 03:25 | Northeastern | Dennis Doyle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Wayne Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Robert Summers is blocked by Nicholas Bou | 31-24 |
| 03:08 | Northeastern | Gerald Weaver pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Dock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Summers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Carl (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Schultz (fresh) C - Fred Crass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northeastern | PG - Dennis Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Bou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Thames (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Northeastern | Roger Thames travels with the ball | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch (PG) Daniel Dock | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Charles Coutu (PG), Donald Pennington (SF), Matthew Burnell (PF) Dennis Doyle, Gerald Weaver, Roger Thames | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Fred Crass comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 02:35 | Northeastern | John Stilson grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 02:25 | Northeastern | John Stilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Robert Summers misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Ryan Fitch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 02:00 | Cleveland State | William Carl loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Swain (PF) Wayne Schultz | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Robert Schacht (C) Nicholas Bou | |
| 01:36 | Northeastern | Steven Swain is called for the reach on Matthew Burnell - foul #2 on Steven Swain, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Wilson (PG), Joshua Morris (C) Ryan Fitch, Fred Crass | |
| Subs | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling (SG) John Stilson | |
| 01:36 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:36 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Schacht - foul #2 on Robert Schacht, team foul #11 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock (SG) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Northeastern | | |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:06 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Steven Swain clanks a floater from the left side | 33-27 |
| 00:46 | Northeastern | Robert Schacht pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:33 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell clanks a shot from the right side | 33-27 |
| 00:31 | Northeastern | Matthew Burnell tips it in | 33-29 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Daniel Dock comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 00:04 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Northeastern | Stephen Dowling hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 33-29 |