| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Freddie Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Westra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Guill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Housman (fresh) C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Phipps (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Aaron Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | William Westra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Bruce Gary, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG) Bruce Gary | |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | William Westra can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | William Westra tips it home | 34-35 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | William Westra is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law (SG) Eric Lee | |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | William Westra can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Wier | 34-39 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Phipps | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Sean Little | 34-41 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman is hacked by Sean Little - foul #1 on Sean Little, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (SG), Jeffrey Tudor (SF), Richard Schoolcraft (PF), Raymond Williams (C) William Westra, Robert Guill, Donald Housman, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (SG), Ronald Williams (PF), Wade Garth (C) Jeffrey Phipps, Sean Little, Aaron Mason | |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tudor | 37-41 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote tips it in | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Brett Mote - foul #2 on Brett Mote, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF) Peter Wier | |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Clyde Law is blocked by Jeffrey Tudor | 39-43 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Schoolcraft | 39-43 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Ronald Williams steals the ball from Richard Schoolcraft | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Freddie Burkett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Lynn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Tudor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Schoolcraft (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brett Mote (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Law (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Phipps (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Garth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | Raymond Williams makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams makes the jumper near the basket set up by Jeffrey Phipps and he's fouled by Freddie Burkett - foul #2 on Freddie Burkett, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Robert Guill (SF), Donald Housman (PF), Curtis Perry (C) Russell Lynn, Jeffrey Tudor, Richard Schoolcraft, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG), Bruce Gary (SG), Eric Lee (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Brett Mote, Clyde Law, Jeffrey Phipps, Wade Garth | |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill lays it in on a nice dish by Freddie Burkett | 43-46 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Curtis Perry | 43-46 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Gary - foul #4 on Bruce Gary, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Garth (SF), Sean Little (PF) Bruce Gary, Ronald Williams | |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:09 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Lee | 45-48 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Perry swats the short shot by Aaron Mason | 45-48 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Westra | 47-50 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Freddie Burkett | 49-50 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Little | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Freddie Burkett (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Westra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Guill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Housman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wade Garth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Little (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Aaron Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-52 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill drills a runner from the left block set up by Freddie Burkett and he's hacked by Eric Lee - foul #4 on Eric Lee, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (SG), Richard Schoolcraft (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Westra, Donald Housman, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Clyde Law (SG), Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Ronald Williams (PF), Bertram Smith (C) Peter Wier, Eric Lee, Wade Garth, Sean Little, Aaron Mason | |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams's pass is intercepted by Robert Guill | 51-52 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses the jumper in the paint | 51-52 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bertram Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law banks in the layup on a great pass from Brett Mote | 51-54 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Bertram Smith is called for the reach on Freddie Burkett - foul #1 on Bertram Smith, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor (SF) Robert Guill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little (PF) Bertram Smith | |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:07 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little can't connect on a floater from close range | 53-54 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams is hacked by Freddie Burkett - foul #3 on Freddie Burkett, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Raymond Williams (PF) Russell Lynn, Richard Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG) Clyde Law | |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams tips it home | 53-56 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett makes the 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little is whistled for a carry | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Housman (PF), Curtis Perry (C) Raymond Williams, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Eric Lee (SF), Clyde Law (PF), Aaron Mason (C) Brett Mote, Jeffrey Phipps, Sean Little, Ronald Williams | |
| 07:45 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 07:44 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Freddie Burkett (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Westra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tudor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Housman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Clyde Law (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier loses the dribble to Curtis Perry | 58-56 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:43 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 06:42 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | William Westra is whistled for a carry | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (SG), Robert Guill (SF) William Westra, Jeffrey Tudor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Sean Little (PF) Eric Lee, Clyde Law | |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Donald Housman | 58-56 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG) Peter Wier | |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Little | 58-56 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Phipps, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Donald Housman, Curtis Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brett Mote (PG), Ronald Williams (C) Bruce Gary, Aaron Mason | |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-56 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Guill steps in front of the Brett Mote pass | 58-56 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 58-56 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range | 58-56 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Little - foul #2 on Sean Little, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Jeffrey Tudor (SF), Donald Housman (PF), Curtis Perry (C) Freddie Burkett, Russell Lynn, Richard Schoolcraft, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Peter Wier (PG), Bruce Gary (SG), Clyde Law (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Brett Mote, Eric Lee, Jeffrey Phipps, Sean Little | |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clyde Law | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Guill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SG - William Westra (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tudor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Housman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Peter Wier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Clyde Law (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Aaron Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 03:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Guill | 61-58 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 02:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Guill grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Freddie Burkett (PG) Robert Guill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Sean Little (PF) Clyde Law, Ronald Williams | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary double dribbles | 61-58 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Sean Little takes the ball from William Westra | 61-58 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Gary | 61-60 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Sean Little denies the turnaround by Curtis Perry | 61-60 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | William Westra tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little makes the runner from the baseline set up by Aaron Mason | 63-62 |
| 00:44 | Cleveland State | Donald Housman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Freddie Burkett | 65-62 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-62 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Tudor | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Gary - foul #5 on Bruce Gary, team foul #10 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (SG) William Westra | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (SG) Bruce Gary | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Tudor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft (PF) Donald Housman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Wier - foul #1 on Peter Wier, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Wier | 69-65 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Donald Housman (PF) Richard Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Russell Lynn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Lee, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Law (SG) Eric Lee | |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie Burkett is called for the reach on Peter Wier - foul #4 on Freddie Burkett, team foul #4 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Robert Guill (SF) Russell Lynn, Jeffrey Tudor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Little snags the offensive board | 69-65 |