| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Howard Rucker (fresh) SG - Peter Alexander (fresh) SF - Danny Walker (fresh) PF - Alexander Crafton (fresh) C - Steven Levan (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 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is hacked by Steven Levan - foul #1 on Steven Levan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Tillman | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses badly on a shot from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 5-7 |
| 17:00 | Youngstown State | Danny Walker is hacked by Henry Tillman - foul #1 on Henry Tillman, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan drills a floater in the paint set up by Peter Alexander | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 7-9 |
| 16:00 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Howard Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Walker (fresh) PF - Alexander Crafton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Levan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | Youngstown State | Danny Walker grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 15:14 | Youngstown State | Danny Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Lane (SF), Karson Todd (PF) Danny Walker, Alexander Crafton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Henry Hammer | |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | George Lane knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Karson Todd - foul #1 on Karson Todd, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Roche (PG), Christopher Kamen (SG), Harry Curry (C) Howard Rucker, Peter Alexander, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:04 | Youngstown State | Karson Todd travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Curry steps in front of the Donald Hundley pass | 11-10 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Roy Roche comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is fouled on the floor by Harry Curry - foul #1 on Harry Curry, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker (PG), Peter Alexander (SG), Danny Walker (SF), Alexander Crafton (PF), Steven Levan (C) Roy Roche, Christopher Kamen, George Lane, Karson Todd, Harry Curry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Bryan Holt (SF), Henry Hammer (PF) Francisco Guzman, Mike Holder, Howard Hayes | |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the driving attempt in the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:26 | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Levan - foul #2 on Steven Levan, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Lane (C) Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (PF) Richard Burns | |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Howard Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Walker (fresh) PF - Alexander Crafton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley is hacked by Alexander Crafton - foul #1 on Alexander Crafton, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Karson Todd (C) Alexander Crafton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Alexander - foul #1 on Peter Alexander, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns (C) Henry Hammer | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:54 | Youngstown State | Karson Todd pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:35 | Youngstown State | George Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 11-14 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Donald Hundley is blocked by George Lane | 11-14 |
| 10:02 | Youngstown State | George Lane gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:49 | Youngstown State | George Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Tillman | 11-17 |
| 09:01 | Youngstown State | Richard Burns steals the ball from Peter Alexander | 11-17 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Peter Alexander - foul #2 on Peter Alexander, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Roche (PG), Christopher Kamen (SG), Alexander Crafton (PF) Howard Rucker, Peter Alexander, Danny Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Richard Burns | |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:27 | Youngstown State | Roy Roche is fouled on the floor by Francisco Guzman - foul #1 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Harry Curry (C) Karson Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Donald Hundley | |
| 08:22 | Youngstown State | Christopher Kamen is whistled for traveling | 11-19 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes clanks a jump hook in the paint | 11-19 |
| 07:53 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Roy Roche (fresh) SG - Christopher Kamen (fresh) SF - George Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Crafton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Mike Holder (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Youngstown State | George Lane misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Henry Hammer - foul #1 on Henry Hammer, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| 07:38 | Youngstown State | George Lane misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 07:38 | Youngstown State | George Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alexander Crafton - foul #2 on Alexander Crafton, team foul #8 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Danny Walker (SF) Alexander Crafton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SG), Richard Burns (C) Robert Bell, Howard Hayes | |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:13 | Youngstown State | George Lane pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:59 | Youngstown State | Christopher Kamen hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Roche | 14-20 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the lay-in | 14-20 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley hits the follow up shot | 14-22 |
| 06:20 | Youngstown State | Richard Burns picks off the pass by Roy Roche | 14-22 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-25 |
| 05:40 | Youngstown State | Danny Walker is fouled on the floor by Mike Holder - foul #1 on Mike Holder, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Howard Rucker (PG), Karson Todd (PF) Christopher Kamen, George Lane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Bryan Holt (SF), Howard Hayes (PF) Francisco Guzman, Mike Holder, Henry Hammer | |
| 05:27 | Youngstown State | Harry Curry makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Rucker | 17-25 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Karson Todd - foul #2 on Karson Todd, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Lane (PF) Karson Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:07 | Youngstown State | George Lane grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 04:57 | Youngstown State | Roy Roche hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Rucker | 20-26 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Hayes | 20-29 |
| 03:53 | Youngstown State | Danny Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander (SG), Karson Todd (SF), Alexander Crafton (PF), Steven Levan (C) Roy Roche, Danny Walker, George Lane, Harry Curry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Donald Hundley, Richard Burns | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Howard Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Alexander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Karson Todd (fresh) PF - Alexander Crafton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Levan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 20-31 |
| 03:13 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Alexander | 22-31 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-31 |
| 02:54 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:34 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Peter Alexander is denied by Henry Hammer | 22-31 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Alexander steps in front of the Robert Bell pass | 22-31 |
| 02:01 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton lays it up and in set up by Peter Alexander | 24-31 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Rucker takes the ball from Henry Hammer | 24-31 |
| 01:29 | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander jams it set up by Howard Rucker | 26-31 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman buries a driving attempt from the right block | 26-33 |
| 00:42 | Youngstown State | Peter Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 00:41 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 00:35 | Youngstown State | Alexander Crafton is hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Howard Hayes, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Roche (PG), Danny Walker (SF), George Lane (PF) Howard Rucker, Karson Todd, Alexander Crafton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Donald Hundley (SG), Mike Holder (SF), Richard Burns (PF) Henry Tillman, Robert Bell, Bryan Holt, Howard Hayes | |
| 00:22 | Youngstown State | Steven Levan is fouled on the floor by Mike Holder - foul #2 on Mike Holder, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | George Lane clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Christopher Kamen (SG), Harry Curry (C) Peter Alexander, Steven Levan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | George Lane makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | Youngstown State | George Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Christopher Kamen clanks a halfcourt shot | 28-33 |