| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) SF - James Kolinski (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) C - Charles Beckett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) SG - David Byrum (fresh) SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Biggs takes the ball from Bennie Ahmad | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs is fouled on the floor by Kelly Cox - foul #1 on Kelly Cox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Kolinski - foul #1 on James Kolinski, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Peterson is called for the reach on Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Peterson | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Michael Johnson is denied by Kelly Cox | 0-5 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs throws it down | 0-7 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Biggs and he's hacked by Kelly Cox - foul #2 on Kelly Cox, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (PF), John Norman (C) Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (C) David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Ryan Bogar | |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson misses the free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:27 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-9 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) PF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) C - John Norman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lopresti (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Lopresti, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SF) Bennie Ahmad, James Kolinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (SG), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, Michael Johnson | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman gets the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Weaver - foul #1 on William Weaver, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) William Weaver | |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | David Byrum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Darren Metzler - foul #1 on Darren Metzler, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF), Charles Beckett (C) Daryl Veal, John Norman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Brian Biggs (SF), Ryan Bogar (C) John Lopresti, Carl Williams, Robert Hodges | |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs loses the dribble to Charles Beckett | 8-11 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Kolinski | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | David Byrum connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson and he's hacked by Charles Beckett - foul #1 on Charles Beckett, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), John Norman (PF) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson (PF) Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 11-14 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson loses the dribble to Daryl Veal | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Kolinski (fairly fresh) PF - John Norman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Biggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses short on a shot from the left block | 11-14 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Bogar | 11-14 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | David Byrum travels with the ball | 11-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF), Edmund Anderson (PF) James Kolinski, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), William Weaver (SG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Brian Biggs, Michael Johnson, Ryan Bogar | |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Bennie Ahmad is denied by Carl Williams | 11-14 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled on the floor by William Weaver - foul #2 on William Weaver, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) William Weaver | |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to John Norman | 11-14 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses short on a floater in the paint | 11-14 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Edmund Anderson - foul #1 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson (PF) Robert Hodges | |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson loses the dribble to Jeffrey Peterson | 11-15 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs slams it home set up by Jeffrey Peterson and the foul's on Aaron Rogers - foul #1 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Charles Beckett (C) Darren Metzler, John Norman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar (C) Carl Williams | |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Kolinski and he's fouled by Ryan Bogar - foul #1 on Ryan Bogar, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | Ryan Bogar grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is hacked by James Kolinski - foul #2 on James Kolinski, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Darren Metzler (SF) Aaron Rogers, James Kolinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daryl Veal | 15-19 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | David Byrum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Byrum, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (PF) Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Brian Biggs (SF), Carl Williams (PF) John Lopresti, Jeffrey Jacobs, Michael Johnson | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Norman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Byrum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Biggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ryan Bogar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses long on a runner from close range | 17-19 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 17-19 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 06:47 | Cleveland State | David Byrum knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Peterson | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is denied on a layup by Ryan Bogar | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal's pass is intercepted by Carl Williams | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Carl Williams and he's hacked by Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Milton Schneck (SF), Edmund Anderson (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Darren Metzler, John Norman, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Robert Hodges (C) Jeffrey Peterson, David Byrum, Carl Williams, Ryan Bogar | |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jacobs, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG) Brian Biggs | |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hodges - foul #1 on Robert Hodges, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:58 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges misses long on a shot near the basket | 20-25 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 04:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 04:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Lopresti | 20-27 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Peterson | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) PF - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lopresti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Hodges (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peterson | 20-30 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges can't finish the layup | 20-30 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal scores on a floater from the left block and the foul's on John Lopresti - foul #2 on John Lopresti, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Aaron Rogers, Milton Schneck, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Weaver (PG), David Byrum (SG), Brian Biggs (SF), Ryan Bogar (C) Jeffrey Peterson, John Lopresti, Michael Johnson, Robert Hodges | |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Daryl Veal takes the ball from Jeffrey Jacobs | 23-30 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad throws it down set up by Daryl Veal | 25-30 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | James Kolinski is called for the reach on Brian Biggs - foul #3 on James Kolinski, team foul #10 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG), Darren Metzler (SF), Charles Beckett (C) Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Williams (PF) Jeffrey Jacobs | |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Brian Biggs misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | David Byrum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Williams and he's fouled by Charles Beckett - foul #2 on Charles Beckett, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson (PF) Carl Williams | |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | David Byrum makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | William Weaver picks off the pass by Bennie Ahmad in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 01:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson is whistled for a carry | 28-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Lopresti (PG) David Byrum | |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Peterson (PG), Jeffrey Jacobs (SF), Carl Williams (C) William Weaver, Brian Biggs, Ryan Bogar | |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson tips it in | 30-36 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Michael Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | John Lopresti steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, Aaron Rogers, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Byrum (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler is fouled on the floor by David Byrum - foul #2 on David Byrum, team foul #12 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Hodges (C) John Lopresti | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | David Byrum misses the halfcourt shot | 32-36 |