| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kurt Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McGilberry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Breen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Winn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | James McGilberry steals the ball from Zachary Breen in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 19:12 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 19:07 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry tips it home | 38-42 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Francisco Guzman | 38-44 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is hacked by Richard Swenson - foul #2 on Richard Swenson, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), Lucas McConchie (SF), James Snider (PF), Howard Weldy (C) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-44 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #3 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Allen (PF) James McGilberry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-46 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Carpenter steps in front of the Mike Holder pass in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:39 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Craig Allen - foul #1 on Craig Allen, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter, Kurt Palmer, Craig Allen, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Ronald Collier (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie, Howard Weldy | |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins clanks a shot in the lane | 43-49 |
| 16:08 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (PF) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG), Julius Thompson (PF) Carmelo Galvan, James Snider | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Julius Thompson swats the layup by Robert Dalton | 43-49 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) SF - Raymond Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McGilberry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Breen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Collier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes can't connect on a floater from close range | 43-49 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers is denied on a layup by Julius Thompson | 43-49 |
| 15:07 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | John Scherer misses badly on a shot in the paint | 43-49 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James McGilberry - foul #1 on James McGilberry, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Richard Swenson (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG) Raymond Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy (C) Ronald Collier | |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Allen - foul #2 on Craig Allen, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SF) Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses short on a runner from close range | 43-51 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-51 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Allen - foul #3 on Craig Allen, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF) Raymond Kelly, Craig Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Snider (PF) Dustin Winn | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Lewis | 46-53 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Swenson picks off the pass by Mike Holder in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carmelo Galvan - foul #2 on Carmelo Galvan, team foul #1 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (PF) Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Zachary Breen (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan, Lucas McConchie, Howard Weldy | |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James McGilberry - foul #2 on James McGilberry, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Richard Swenson (C) Carl Carpenter, Kurt Palmer, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) James Snider | |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Phillip Pruzansky | 50-55 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is hacked by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins loses the dribble to Francisco Guzman | 50-57 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson hits a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by James McGilberry - foul #3 on James McGilberry, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Craig Allen (PF) Raymond Kelly, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, James McGilberry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), Lucas McConchie (SF), Howard Weldy (C) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, Dustin Winn, Howard Hayes | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Palmer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julius Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the floater from the left side | 50-60 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is hacked by John Scherer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Scherer, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton (C) Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 10:51 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 50-62 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is hacked by Lucas McConchie - foul #2 on Lucas McConchie, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Richard Swenson (C) John Scherer, Carl Carpenter, Kurt Palmer, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Snider (SF), Ronald Collier (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Lucas McConchie, Julius Thompson, Howard Weldy | |
| 10:15 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier loses the dribble to Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins throws it down on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 54-62 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan is called for 10 seconds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Zachary Breen (SG) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan | |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG) Phillip Pruzansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:49 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen tips it but misses | 55-62 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by James Snider - foul #2 on James Snider, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF) Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn (SF), Lucas McConchie (PF) James Snider, Ronald Collier | |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn's pass is intercepted by Phillip Pruzansky in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 57-62 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Phillip Pruzansky - foul #5 on Phillip Pruzansky, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Raymond Kelly, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Mike Holder (C) Zachary Breen, Howard Hayes | |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry tips it but misses | 57-64 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 08:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas McConchie | 57-64 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer double dribbles | 57-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins (SF), Craig Allen (PF), Daniel Lewis (C) Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Howard Weldy (C) Francisco Guzman, Dustin Winn, Lucas McConchie | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is fouled on the floor by Craig Allen - foul #4 on Craig Allen, team foul #12 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG) Carl Carpenter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Weissinger (PG), James Snider (SF) Carmelo Galvan, Julius Thompson | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Daniel Lewis is fouled on the floor by Howard Weldy - foul #2 on Howard Weldy, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG) Mike Holder | |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers is fouled on the floor by Zachary Breen - foul #2 on Zachary Breen, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson (C) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) SF - Raymond Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Stephen Weissinger (fresh) SG - Zachary Breen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Snider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Collier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Howard Weldy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Allen | 57-66 |
| 07:01 | Cleveland State | John Scherer connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-66 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Ayers is called for the reach on Howard Weldy - foul #1 on Robert Ayers, team foul #13 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Raymond Collins, Craig Allen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF) Zachary Breen, James Snider, Ronald Collier | |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 06:04 | Cleveland State | Stephen Weissinger picks off the pass by Raymond Kelly | 59-69 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy misses badly on a floater from the left block | 59-69 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 05:47 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the lay-in | 59-69 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Weldy | 59-69 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | James McGilberry picks off the pass by Carmelo Galvan | 59-69 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-69 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Carpenter picks off the pass by Carmelo Galvan in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Galvan - foul #3 on Carmelo Galvan, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (PG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Robert Dalton (C) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer, James McGilberry, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SG), James Snider (SF), Lucas McConchie (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Stephen Weissinger, Carmelo Galvan, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson, Howard Weldy | |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Carpenter - foul #4 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #14 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG) Carl Carpenter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Snider - foul #3 on James Snider, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier (PF) Lucas McConchie | |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Raymond Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder loses the dribble to Robert Dalton in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Howard Hayes - foul #3 on Howard Hayes, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (PF) James Snider | |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Lewis is called for the reach on Lucas McConchie - foul #1 on Daniel Lewis, team foul #15 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Craig Allen (PF) Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton travels with the ball | 66-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Raymond Collins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) Ronald Collier | |
| 03:38 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Holder | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-74 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson grabs the board | 66-74 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Scherer (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ayers (fairly fresh) SF - Kurt Palmer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Holder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lucas McConchie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Julius Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Allen - foul #5 on Craig Allen, team foul #16 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Raymond Collins (SF), Daniel Lewis (PF), Richard Swenson (C) John Scherer, Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer, Craig Allen, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (PG), Zachary Breen (SG), James Snider (PF) Francisco Guzman, Mike Holder, Julius Thompson | |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-76 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen is hacked by Carl Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #17 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG) Carl Carpenter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier (PF) Lucas McConchie | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 02:18 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson's layup is rejected by Ronald Collier | 68-77 |
| 02:16 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the offensive board | 68-77 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits a floater from the right side set up by Robert Ayers | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Kelly steals the ball from Howard Hayes | 70-77 |
| 01:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Kelly | 72-77 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Zachary Breen | 72-80 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Scherer (PG), Kurt Palmer (SF), James McGilberry (PF) Raymond Kelly, Raymond Collins, Daniel Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF) Carmelo Galvan, James Snider, Ronald Collier | |
| 01:02 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is hacked by Kurt Palmer - foul #1 on Kurt Palmer, team foul #18 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Zachary Breen | |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:59 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson pulls down the rebound | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Mike Holder picks off the pass by Richard Swenson | 75-81 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder throws it down | 75-83 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-83 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG) Mike Holder | |
| 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) | |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-83 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen grabs the defensive rebound | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Ayers is called for the reach on Zachary Breen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ayers, team foul #19 | 75-83 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson snags the defensive board | 75-84 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | John Scherer is hacked by Julius Thompson - foul #2 on Julius Thompson, team foul #10 | 75-84 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | John Scherer makes the 1st free throw | 76-84 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | John Scherer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is fouled in the backcourt by John Scherer - foul #3 on John Scherer, team foul #20 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Zachary Breen | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-86 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG) Mike Holder | |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-86 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Scherer | 77-86 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | John Scherer makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ayers | 80-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is fouled in the backcourt by John Scherer - foul #4 on John Scherer, team foul #21 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), Lucas McConchie (PF) Zachary Breen, Julius Thompson | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-88 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG), Julius Thompson (PF) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie | |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Howard Hayes takes the ball from John Scherer | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman runs out the clock | 80-88 |