| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Collins is called for the reach on Frank Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Guillaume | 34-32 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume double dribbles | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:16 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | John Cole knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Headrick | 34-34 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Jerome Thorton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SF), Richard Morant (C) Patrick Headrick, Frank Wilson | |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 35-34 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Franklin Wright | 35-36 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Morant - foul #1 on Richard Morant, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF) John King | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), Carl Powell (SF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, John Cole, Franklin Wright | |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford is hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Dennis Crawford - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick (SF), Frank Wilson (C) Carl Powell, Dennis Crawford | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Galli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Morant | 37-38 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:15 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Emig | 37-38 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | David Galli is fouled on the floor by Jerome Thorton - foul #2 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Charles Doroski, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), John Cole (SG), Franklin Wright (PF) James Emig, David Galli, Richard Morant | |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | John Cole is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Franklin Wright - foul #2 on Franklin Wright, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | John Cole comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Frank Wilson | 39-40 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Headrick steals the ball from Robert Collins | 39-40 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | John King grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:23 | Cleveland State | John King steps in front of the Patrick Headrick pass | 39-40 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | John King lays it in | 41-40 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Cole tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joe Guillaume and he's fouled by Jerome Thorton - foul #3 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Jerome Thorton, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), David Galli (SF), Richard Morant (PF), Dennis Crawford (C) Joe Guillaume, Patrick Headrick, Franklin Wright, Frank Wilson | |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | John Cole makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-43 |
| 12:06 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Galli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ben Corpuz | 47-43 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland State | Ben Corpuz picks off the pass by David Galli | 47-43 |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz banks in the layup | 49-43 |
| 11:07 | Cleveland State | Eugene Lazarski is called for the reach on John Cole - foul #2 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, John King, Paul James | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Frank Wilson (C) John Cole, Dennis Crawford | |
| 10:50 | Cleveland State | David Galli knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joe Guillaume | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 10:26 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Guillaume | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joe Guillaume - foul #2 on Joe Guillaume, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Fred Linderman (SF) Ben Corpuz, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright (PF) James Emig | |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Franklin Wright | 49-48 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Richard Morant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Morant steals it from Robert Collins | 49-48 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | Jerome Thorton steals it from Frank Wilson | 49-48 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerome Thorton | 52-48 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Jerome Thorton, Fred Linderman, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (PG), John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF) Joe Guillaume, David Galli, Richard Morant | |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 52-48 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Franklin Wright - foul #3 on Franklin Wright, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford (C) Frank Wilson | |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Headrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Crawford (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | John Cole knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Emig | 53-50 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the runner from the left block | 53-50 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Dennis Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eugene Lazarski | 53-50 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Ben Corpuz, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG), Richard Morant (PF), Frank Wilson (C) James Emig, Franklin Wright, Dennis Crawford | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Guillaume and he's hacked by Robert Collins - foul #4 on Robert Collins, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Galli (SF) Patrick Headrick | |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Cole | 53-56 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton's pass is intercepted by Frank Wilson | 53-56 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | John Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF) John King | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Emig (SG) John Cole | |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | David Galli hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Morant | 55-58 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Morant steals it from Robert Collins | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joe Guillaume (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Emig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Galli (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Morant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Frank Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | David Galli misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 55-58 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Robert Collins is denied by Frank Wilson | 55-58 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the turnaround from the left block | 57-58 |
| 02:48 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Cole (SG), Patrick Headrick (SF), Franklin Wright (PF) Joe Guillaume, David Galli, Richard Morant | |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | John Cole clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 57-58 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Johnson | 59-58 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Patrick Headrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | John Cole tips it in | 59-60 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by James Emig - foul #1 on James Emig, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume (PG) James Emig | |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Howard - foul #1 on Matthew Howard, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Franklin Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Jerome Thorton is called for the reach on Frank Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Frank Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 61-62 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume is fouled in the backcourt by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Joe Guillaume in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Joe Guillaume makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-65 |