| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Ricciardi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:48 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Bill Hungerford | 32-34 |
| 19:34 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds misses the jumper from the left block | 32-34 |
| 19:33 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford tips it in | 34-34 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Timmy King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Laurence Goss (PF), Francis Desir (C) Gregory Coggins, Jack Ricciardi, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathan Conrad | 36-34 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Desir and he's hacked by Douglas Mah - foul #2 on Douglas Mah, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Jack Ricciardi (SF), Gary Reynolds (C) Nathan Conrad, Laurence Goss, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 18:34 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kevin Simmons | 38-36 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | Timmy King clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:14 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Coggins | 41-36 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Timmy King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 17:52 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:42 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford loses the dribble to Kevin Simmons | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Timmy King hits a jump hook from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 17:13 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Coggins | 43-38 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Timmy King | 43-40 |
| 16:33 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | David Byrum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (SG), Francis Desir (SF), Laurence Goss (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Duane Vreeland, Jack Ricciardi, Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Douglas Mah, Kevin Simmons | |
| 16:04 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Messing - foul #1 on Lawrence Messing, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 16:04 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:04 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Conrad (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Desir (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Goss (fresh) C - Ronnie Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Messing (fresh) PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) C - Robert Morning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 15:00 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland (SG), Gary Reynolds (C) Nathan Conrad, Ronnie Powell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn (SF), Jay Buch (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) Lawrence Messing, Christopher Pickett, Robert Morning | |
| 14:52 | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF) Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons's layup is rejected by Gary Reynolds | 45-43 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 14:09 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (PF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons | |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | David Byrum's pass is intercepted by Gary Reynolds | 45-45 |
| 13:43 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bill Hungerford | 47-45 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons's pass is intercepted by Bill Hungerford | 47-45 |
| 13:18 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Coggins | 50-45 |
| 12:58 | Cleveland State | Timmy King is fouled on the floor by Gregory Coggins - foul #2 on Gregory Coggins, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF) Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (C) Kevin Simmons | |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Mah | 50-48 |
| 12:44 | Youngstown State | Douglas Mah denies the turnaround by Francis Desir | 50-48 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:17 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Douglas Mah, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss (PF), Gary Reynolds (C) Bill Hungerford, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:54 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland is fouled on the floor by Douglas Mah - foul #4 on Douglas Mah, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford (SF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons (SG), Christopher Pickett (PF), Kevin Simmons (C) David Byrum, Jay Buch, Douglas Mah | |
| 11:42 | Youngstown State | Willie Quinn takes the ball from Bill Hungerford | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Hungerford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Laurence Goss (fresh) C - Gary Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) C - Kevin Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Cleveland State | Timmy King buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Simmons | 50-50 |
| 11:06 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford loses the dribble to Timmy King | 50-50 |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Laurence Goss - foul #1 on Laurence Goss, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (SG), Jack Ricciardi (SF), Francis Desir (C) Duane Vreeland, Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), David Byrum (SG), Jay Buch (PF) Timmy King, Willie Quinn, Christopher Pickett | |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:25 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 10:07 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 10:02 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Conrad | 56-53 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 09:40 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 09:17 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Conrad | 59-53 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 09:06 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jack Ricciardi | 59-53 |
| 08:52 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Laurence Goss | 61-53 |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch gets the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Francis Desir - foul #2 on Francis Desir, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland (SG), Bill Hungerford (SF), Gary Reynolds (C) Gregory Coggins, Jack Ricciardi, Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), Lawrence Messing (SG), Willie Quinn (SF), Christopher Pickett (PF) John Lopresti, David Byrum, Jamel Simmons, Jay Buch | |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Kevin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:04 | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad is hacked by Willie Quinn - foul #2 on Willie Quinn, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Morning (C) Kevin Simmons | |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Christopher Pickett | 61-55 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Timmy King knocks in the 3 from straight away | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Nathan Conrad (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Hungerford (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Laurence Goss (fairly fresh) C - Gary Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Timmy King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Messing (fresh) SF - Willie Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Pickett (fresh) C - Robert Morning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford is hacked by Willie Quinn - foul #3 on Willie Quinn, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Jack Ricciardi (SF) Nathan Conrad, Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah (PF) Christopher Pickett | |
| 07:08 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Timmy King - foul #2 on Timmy King, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Laurence Goss (PF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:08 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:08 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Morning | 62-58 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Hungerford - foul #1 on Bill Hungerford, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Francis Desir (PF) Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamel Simmons (SG), Jay Buch (PF) Lawrence Messing, Robert Morning | |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Jay Buch is called for the reach on Gary Reynolds - foul #4 on Jay Buch, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF) Francis Desir | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG), Kevin Simmons (C) Jamel Simmons, Douglas Mah | |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:23 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Jay Buch can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 06:01 | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:35 | Youngstown State | Bill Hungerford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Byrum | 64-60 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Timmy King clanks a shot from the right side | 64-60 |
| 05:14 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jack Ricciardi | 64-60 |
| 05:07 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds tips it back up and in | 66-60 |
| 04:36 | Cleveland State | Timmy King connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 04:15 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins is hacked by Jay Buch - foul #5 on Jay Buch, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Francis Desir (SF) Jack Ricciardi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SF), Douglas Mah (PF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, Willie Quinn, Jay Buch, Kevin Simmons | |
| 04:15 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:15 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lawrence Messing (SF) David Byrum | |
| 03:33 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Messing | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Gregory Coggins (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Vreeland (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Hungerford (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Reynolds (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Lopresti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamel Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Messing (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Mah (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Morning (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 68-64 |
| 02:44 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jack Ricciardi (SF), Ronnie Powell (C) Bill Hungerford, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Lawrence Messing, Robert Morning | |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gary Reynolds (C) Ronnie Powell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:07 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Coggins | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 01:49 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Ricciardi | 75-64 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Willie Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Francis Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Duane Vreeland is called for a charge - foul #1 on Duane Vreeland, team foul #5 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathan Conrad (PG), Von Zangger (SG), Laurence Goss (PF), Ronnie Powell (C) Gregory Coggins, Duane Vreeland, Jack Ricciardi, Gary Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jamel Simmons (SG), Lawrence Messing (SF), Robert Morning (C) Timmy King, David Byrum, Willie Quinn, Kevin Simmons | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah misses the jump hook in the paint | 75-64 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Lopresti | 75-64 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah banks in the layup set up by Jamel Simmons | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell is fouled in the backcourt by John Lopresti - foul #3 on John Lopresti, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins (PG), Duane Vreeland (SG), Jack Ricciardi (SF), Bill Hungerford (PF) Nathan Conrad, Von Zangger, Francis Desir, Laurence Goss | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timmy King (PG), David Byrum (SG), Willie Quinn (SF), Kevin Simmons (C) John Lopresti, Jamel Simmons, Lawrence Messing, Robert Morning | |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Douglas Mah comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 76-66 |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Ronnie Powell pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Gregory Coggins runs out the clock | 76-66 |