| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Stanford steals the ball from Christopher Ingram | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:58 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Tony Hubbard | 26-36 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Van Johanson | 29-36 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Christopher Ingram steals the ball from William Anker in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram banks in the layup | 31-36 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Greg Decarlo swats the short shot by Evan Garber | 31-36 |
| 18:29 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber tips it in | 31-38 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Tony Hubbard - foul #2 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Tommy Vigue | 32-38 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stanford | 32-38 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Anker and he's hacked by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Stanford clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-41 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | William Anker steals the ball from Greg Decarlo | 32-41 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Greg Decarlo takes the ball from Tommy Vigue | 32-41 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert English | 34-41 |
| 16:17 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Anker | 34-44 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Molter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Garber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Christopher Ingram, Van Johanson, John Molter, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Victor Pickering (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF), Dustin Welter (C) William Anker, Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Richard Stanford, Tommy Vigue | |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip misses badly on a floater near the basket | 36-44 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger travels with the ball | 36-44 |
| 14:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 14:43 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Cutlip | 36-44 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Lorenzo Cutlip, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan (PG) Lorenzo Cutlip | |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses the shot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Mario Dolan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jones | 38-47 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Welter steps in front of the Michael Brown pass | 38-47 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Jones's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ingram | 41-50 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Hill | 44-50 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering blows the layup | 44-50 |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Victor Pickering misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the board | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Dinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mario Dolan (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Simon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Welter (fairly fresh) C - Victor Pickering (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram is hacked by Victor Pickering - foul #1 on Victor Pickering, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Christopher Ingram, Darrell Hill, Frederick Dinger, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Tony Hubbard (SG), Evan Garber (SF), Richard Stanford (PF), Tommy Vigue (C) Mario Dolan, Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Dustin Welter, Victor Pickering | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-50 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue is fouled on the floor by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Tony Hubbard - foul #3 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | William Anker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tony Hubbard | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo knocks in the jumper in the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | William Anker makes the shot from the left wing set up by Tony Hubbard | 49-55 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Tommy Vigue misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert English | 51-55 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Van Johanson | 54-55 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Vigue | 54-58 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Stanford | 54-58 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | William Anker knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Van Johanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Garber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Stanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Vigue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | John Molter steps in front of the Tony Hubbard pass | 57-60 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Molter | 59-60 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Greg Decarlo takes the ball from Evan Garber | 59-60 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Robert English | 61-60 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 05:51 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber misses the tip | 61-60 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Darrell Hill (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) John Molter, Van Johanson, Oscar Pitts, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Victor Pickering (SF), Lorenzo Cutlip (PF), Dustin Welter (C) William Anker, Tony Hubbard, Evan Garber, Richard Stanford, Tommy Vigue | |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Jones steals the ball from Christopher Ingram | 61-60 |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon slams it home on a great pass from Richard Jones | 61-62 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Ingram | 63-62 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Dustin Welter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Dustin Welter - foul #1 on Dustin Welter, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard (SG) Victor Pickering | |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Hubbard | 65-64 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown clanks a runner from the left block | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Darrell Hill, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Anker (PG), Evan Garber (SF), Tommy Vigue (C) Anthony Simon, Richard Jones, Dustin Welter | |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van Johanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert English (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Anker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Hubbard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Garber (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lorenzo Cutlip (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Tommy Vigue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SF) Frederick Dinger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:00 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip loses the dribble to John Molter | 67-64 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter slams it home | 69-64 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | William Anker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-64 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Ingram | 71-64 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Lorenzo Cutlip banks in the layup on a great pass from Evan Garber | 71-66 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | John Molter swats the short shot by Tommy Vigue | 71-66 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard snags the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | William Anker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ingram - foul #1 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #3 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) John Molter | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Evan Garber is denied on a layup by Greg Decarlo | 71-66 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson is hacked by William Anker in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Anker, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Cutlip | 72-66 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | William Anker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is fouled in the backcourt by William Anker - foul #4 on William Anker, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | William Anker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Hubbard | 74-69 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English is fouled in the backcourt by William Anker - foul #5 on William Anker, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Simon (PG) William Anker | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-69 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Tony Hubbard is called for the reach on Robert English in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Hubbard, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (0) | |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Tony Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram runs out the clock | 77-69 |