| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) SG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) PF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) C - Richard Swenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) C - Henry Hammer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is hacked by Carl Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Henry Hammer swats the short shot by Richard Swenson | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Pruzansky steals it from Henry Tillman | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Hundley - foul #1 on Donald Hundley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Hammer | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | Henry Hammer is called for the reach on Richard Swenson - foul #1 on Henry Hammer, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes swats the dunk try by Derick Bruhn | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Henry Hammer is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Henry Hammer, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Henry Hammer | |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Harper | 5-7 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG) Carl Carpenter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | William Harper misses the dunk | 7-7 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is fouled on the floor by Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Howard Hayes, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG) William Harper | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Bryan Holt (SF) Francisco Guzman, Mike Holder | |
| 15:51 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky loses the dribble to Howard Hayes | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 15:23 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn travels with the ball | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG), James McGilberry (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Robert Ayers, Robert Jones, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Pruzansky is called for the reach on Henry Tillman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the easy layup | 7-12 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-12 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Howard Hayes | 7-14 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Carpenter - foul #2 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SF) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Mike Holder steals the ball from Derick Bruhn | 7-16 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Donald Hundley | |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers loses the ball out of bounds | 7-16 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swenson is called for the reach on Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Richard Swenson, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 7-16 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-16 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 7-16 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes can't finish the layup | 7-16 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Mike Holder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Howard Hayes (tired) 2 pts. C - Richard Burns (tiring) | |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | Francisco Guzman takes the ball from Richard Swenson | 7-16 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes drills a floater from close range set up by Francisco Guzman | 7-18 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is fouled on the floor by Francisco Guzman - foul #1 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #5 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), James McGilberry (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Kurt Palmer (C) William Harper, Robert Ayers, Robert Jones, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Donald Hundley (SG), Bryan Holt (SF) Francisco Guzman, Robert Bell, Mike Holder | |
| 10:49 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly is fouled on the floor by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Donald Hundley | |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James McGilberry | 9-18 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 9-18 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Palmer | 9-18 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell loses the dribble to Coy Palos in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 09:56 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 11-18 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Coy Palos - foul #1 on Coy Palos, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Kurt Palmer (C) Raymond Kelly, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG) Henry Tillman | |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 08:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 13-19 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer tips it in | 15-19 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer lays it up and in set up by Francisco Guzman | 15-21 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Bryan Holt - foul #1 on Bryan Holt, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Mike Holder (SG) Francisco Guzman, Robert Bell | |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is hacked by Robert Ayers - foul #1 on Robert Ayers, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Derick Bruhn (PF) Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Derick Bruhn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Holt (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Burns (tired) C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Hammer and he's fouled by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #2 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Coy Palos (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG) Henry Hammer | |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:08 | Cleveland State | William Harper clanks a floater in the lane | 15-24 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), James McGilberry (SF) Raymond Kelly, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | William Harper buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James McGilberry and he's hacked by Henry Tillman - foul #1 on Henry Tillman, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG) Robert Ayers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman | |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | William Harper makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 18-28 |
| 06:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Harper | 20-28 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the lay-in | 20-28 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:38 | Cleveland State | William Harper's pass is intercepted by Bryan Holt | 20-28 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Carpenter - foul #3 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, Carl Carpenter, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Robert Bell (SG) Francisco Guzman, Henry Hammer | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn tips it home | 22-29 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Mike Holder | |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #11 | 22-29 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is denied on a layup by Derick Bruhn | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Derick Bruhn steals the ball from Robert Bell | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) SF - Kurt Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derick Bruhn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) SF - Bryan Holt (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Richard Burns (very tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Derick Bruhn - foul #1 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #10 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Phillip Pruzansky, Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Richard Burns | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones clanks a jumper in the lane | 27-31 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Richard Swenson, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF) Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG) Robert Bell | |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:39 | Cleveland State | William Harper misses short on a runner from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ayers - foul #2 on Robert Ayers, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), James McGilberry (SF) William Harper, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SF) Bryan Holt | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Swenson | 29-34 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 29-34 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mike Holder - foul #1 on Mike Holder, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), Kurt Palmer (C) James McGilberry, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 01:13 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos connects on the floater from the left side | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman's pass is intercepted by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones can't throw it down | 32-34 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Henry Hammer - foul #3 on Henry Hammer, team foul #13 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt (SF), Richard Burns (C) Mike Holder, Henry Hammer | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-34 |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ayers - foul #3 on Robert Ayers, team foul #13 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG) Robert Ayers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Kelly | 37-35 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-35 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the fullcourt shot | 37-35 |