| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses the runner from the right block | 27-24 |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ezekiel Minor | 27-27 |
| 18:53 | Cleveland State | Rodney Davis steals it from Henry Stromski | 27-27 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rodney Davis, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:08 | Cleveland State | Rodney Davis steals the ball from Louis Hanson | 27-27 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Louis Hanson - foul #1 on Louis Hanson, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:46 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski is hacked by Terry Hume - foul #1 on Terry Hume, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG) David Carr | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF) James Kelly | |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Hanson, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (SF) Henry Stromski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), Thomas Moore (C) Terry Hume, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Louis Hanson - foul #3 on Louis Hanson, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Richard Love (PF) Louis Hanson, Harry Ashford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 16:30 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Love | 29-31 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Holloway - foul #1 on Mark Holloway, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG), Henry Stromski (SF) Shawn Roland, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), James Kelly (PF) Rodney Davis, David Weber | |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Richard Love's pass is intercepted by Steven French | 29-33 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French lays it in | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Love (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Steven French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Love's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Kiser | 29-35 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Henry Stromski | 29-35 |
| 15:14 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Carr | 32-35 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Love buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Holloway and he's hacked by Steven French - foul #2 on Steven French, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Harry Ashford (PF), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Paul Fritz, David Carr, Henry Stromski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), David Weber (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Steven French, James Shetrawski, James Kelly, Tom Kiser | |
| 14:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Davis | 35-37 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway misses the easy layup | 35-37 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Hanson takes the ball from Rodney Davis in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford is fouled on the floor by Thomas Moore - foul #1 on Thomas Moore, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (SG), Henry Stromski (SF) Mark Holloway, Richard Love | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser (PF) Thomas Moore | |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski throws it down on a nice dish by Louis Hanson | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Hume | 39-40 |
| 12:43 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Hume (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Shawn Roland - foul #1 on Shawn Roland, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (PG), David Carr (SG), Mark Holloway (SF), Richard Love (PF) Louis Hanson, Shawn Roland, Henry Stromski, Harry Ashford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly (PF), Thomas Moore (C) Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | David Carr clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz misses the tip | 39-43 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Fritz takes the ball from Rodney Davis in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly blows the dunk | 39-43 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume loses the dribble to Richard Love | 39-43 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | David Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Henry Stromski (SF), Harry Ashford (PF) Paul Fritz, Richard Love, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis, David Weber, Terry Hume | |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven French | 39-45 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor can't connect on a runner near the basket | 39-47 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stromski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Ashford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Steven French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford connects on the floater from the right block | 41-47 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 05:48 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Hanson | 43-47 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz (SG), Franjo Tyksinski (C) David Carr, Mark Holloway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), David Weber (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (PF) Steven French, James Shetrawski, Thomas Moore, James Kelly | |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled on the floor by Harry Ashford - foul #2 on Harry Ashford, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Franjo Tyksinski is called for the reach on Ezekiel Minor - foul #2 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:22 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Harry Ashford | 43-47 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Hanson | 45-47 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser tips it home | 45-49 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Hume - foul #2 on Terry Hume, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore (C) Ezekiel Minor | |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Weber and the foul's on Franjo Tyksinski - foul #3 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson is hacked by Terry Hume - foul #3 on Terry Hume, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Love (SF) Henry Stromski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | Paul Fritz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway (SF) Harry Ashford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Louis Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Fritz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Love (fresh) 10 pts. C - Franjo Tyksinski (fresh) 8 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hume (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Love hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-52 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway tips it in | 48-52 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser drills a runner from the left block set up by David Weber | 48-54 |
| 03:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Mark Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Moore - foul #2 on Thomas Moore, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Carr (SG), Henry Stromski (SF) Louis Hanson, Paul Fritz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SF), James Kelly (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Terry Hume, Tom Kiser, Thomas Moore | |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor is fouled on the floor by Franjo Tyksinski - foul #4 on Franjo Tyksinski, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Harry Ashford (PF) Richard Love, Franjo Tyksinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson (PG), Franjo Tyksinski (C) Shawn Roland, Mark Holloway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF) James Shetrawski | |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | David Carr steals it from Rodney Davis | 49-56 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Henry Stromski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | David Carr's layup is rejected by James Kelly | 49-56 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor can't finish the layup | 49-56 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Louis Hanson pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Ezekiel Minor is called for the reach on David Carr - foul #1 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | David Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber is fouled in the backcourt by David Carr - foul #3 on David Carr, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Moore (PF) James Kelly | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Cleveland State | Rodney Davis steps in front of the Henry Stromski pass | 51-57 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis hits the finger roll | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | David Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Ashford | 51-59 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Hanson - foul #4 on Louis Hanson, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Harry Ashford grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 00:14 | Cleveland State | David Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | Franjo Tyksinski grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | David Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis runs out the clock | 51-60 |