| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) SG - James Summers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Zelinski picks off the pass by James Summers | 29-28 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Chen Xiao | 29-28 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao's pass is intercepted by Kevin Ortez | 29-28 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Graham Turnbow swats the layup by Chen Xiao | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Gilberto Garcia | 29-28 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 17:38 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Winn | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre lays it in set up by Chen Xiao and he's fouled by Eric Zelinski - foul #2 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SG), Charles Waters (PF), Alvin Polk (C) Vernon Winn, Graham Turnbow, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (C) Carlos Williams | |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:58 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters's layup is rejected by Gilberto Garcia | 32-31 |
| 16:56 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-31 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Waters - foul #1 on Charles Waters, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Vernon Winn (SG), Floyd Siler (C) Eric Zelinski, Albert Rosen, Kevin Ortez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (PG), Eric Wood (SG), Boris Kopinski (SF), Carlos Williams (C) John Lamarre, James Summers, Gilberto Garcia, Chen Xiao | |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Polk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Siler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Winn | 37-32 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk is hacked by Boris Kopinski - foul #2 on Boris Kopinski, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow (PF) Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SF) Eric Wood, Scott Swanson | |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Turpin | 39-32 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Vernon Winn - foul #3 on Vernon Winn, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF) Nathan Turpin, Vernon Winn, Charles Waters | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Goosby (C) Carlos Williams | |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Albert Rosen | 39-32 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez is fouled on the floor by John Lamarre - foul #3 on John Lamarre, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Chen Xiao (PF) Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski | |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Graham Turnbow - foul #3 on Graham Turnbow, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk (C) Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (C) Clifford Goosby | |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Lamarre | 39-37 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson tips it in | 39-39 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:03 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk hits the follow up shot | 41-39 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graham Turnbow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alvin Polk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 11:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Eric Zelinski | 41-39 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Lamarre - foul #4 on John Lamarre, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn (SG), Charles Waters (SF), Robert Olinger (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen, Kevin Ortez, Graham Turnbow, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Manuel Sansone (SG), Eric Wood (SF), Boris Kopinski (PF), Carlos Williams (C) John Lamarre, James Summers, Gilberto Garcia, Chen Xiao, Scott Swanson | |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 43-39 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Manuel Sansone takes the ball from Robert Olinger | 43-39 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Waters picks off the pass by Manuel Sansone | 43-39 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Williams | 43-42 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski tips it home | 45-42 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Floyd Siler takes the ball from Eric Wood | 45-42 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Charles Waters is fouled on the floor by Boris Kopinski - foul #3 on Boris Kopinski, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG), Albert Rosen (SG), Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF), Alvin Polk (C) Eric Zelinski, Vernon Winn, Charles Waters, Robert Olinger, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Chen Xiao (PF), Scott Swanson (C) Luis Bland, Eric Wood, Boris Kopinski, Carlos Williams | |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Gilberto Garcia | 45-42 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG) Manuel Sansone | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Nathan Turpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Rosen (fresh) SF - Kevin Ortez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graham Turnbow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alvin Polk (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Gilberto Garcia swats the layup by Albert Rosen | 45-42 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Scott Swanson | 45-42 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Alvin Polk - foul #2 on Alvin Polk, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:53 | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:26 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Waters (SG), Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen, Alvin Polk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Summers makes the jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Turpin | 47-45 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao makes the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Lamarre - foul #5 on John Lamarre, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leon Burchfield (PG), Vernon Winn (SG) Nathan Turpin, Graham Turnbow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (PG), Carlos Williams (C) John Lamarre, Scott Swanson | |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:26 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Winn - foul #4 on Vernon Winn, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski (PG), Alvin Polk (PF) Leon Burchfield, Kevin Ortez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood (SG) James Summers | |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Chen Xiao picks off the pass by Eric Zelinski | 47-49 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Rosen (SF), Robert Olinger (C) Charles Waters, Floyd Siler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski (PF) Chen Xiao | |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn is fouled on the floor by Carlos Williams - foul #1 on Carlos Williams, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG) Gilberto Garcia | |
| 04:08 | Cleveland State | Vernon Winn hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-49 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Carlos Williams | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Zelinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vernon Winn (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Albert Rosen (fresh) PF - Alvin Polk (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Olinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) SG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-51 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Alvin Polk snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Robert Olinger is denied by Carlos Williams | 47-51 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Olinger grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez (SF), Graham Turnbow (PF), Floyd Siler (C) Albert Rosen, Alvin Polk, Robert Olinger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Chen Xiao (PF) Luis Bland, Eric Wood, Boris Kopinski | |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez loses the dribble to Manuel Sansone | 47-51 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chen Xiao | 47-54 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Floyd Siler and the foul's on Carlos Williams - foul #2 on Carlos Williams, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 01:38 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Floyd Siler tips it back up and in | 52-57 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by James Summers | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao is hacked by Eric Zelinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Eric Wood (SF) Manuel Sansone, Gilberto Garcia | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (PG), Boris Kopinski (SF) Luis Bland, Eric Wood | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Zelinski is called for the reach on Carlos Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Graham Turnbow pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Eric Zelinski connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Ortez | 58-59 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Zelinski - foul #5 on Eric Zelinski, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Nathan Turpin (PG) Eric Zelinski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia (SF) Boris Kopinski | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Kevin Ortez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao runs out the clock | 58-61 |