| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 19:05 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen drills a fadeaway from the right side | 41-31 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Cassella | 41-33 |
| 18:41 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen banks in the layup | 43-33 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | Christopher Lerner gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin is fouled on the floor by John Cassella - foul #2 on John Cassella, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone (C) Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (PF) Mark Marker | |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Andrew Teter is called for the reach on Gerald Allen - foul #1 on Andrew Teter, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (SG), Earl Ladd (C) Kenneth Pence, Christopher Lerner | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Green | 46-33 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Burch | 46-35 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton is hacked by Andrew Teter - foul #2 on Andrew Teter, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Bones (SG), Stephen McMakin (C) Gerald Allen, Frank Minton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Mark Marker (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Andrew Teter, Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison loses the dribble to Earl Ladd | 46-35 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Tim McCoid | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Ladd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stone (fresh) C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Arthur Early (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd scores on a shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | George Bones steals it from Don Hutchison | 50-37 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd jams it on a nice dish by George Bones | 52-37 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Stone denies the turnaround by Mark Marker | 52-37 |
| 15:09 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 14:53 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd loses the dribble to Arthur Early | 52-37 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses long on a runner in the lane | 52-37 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | John Green buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Green is called for the reach on Arthur Early - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #1 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG), Kenneth Pence (SG), Frank Minton (SF), Christopher Lerner (PF), Walter Wilson (C) John Green, George Bones, Earl Ladd, Joseph Stone, Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF), John Cassella (C) Arthur Early, Tim McCoid, Don Hutchison, Mark Marker, Kyle Wilson | |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-39 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen is fouled on the floor by Dennis Gray - foul #2 on Dennis Gray, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Walter Wilson misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Cassella - foul #3 on John Cassella, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Walter Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Walter Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Gray | 57-41 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Frank Minton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Wilson | 59-41 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Denning | 59-44 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence's floater is knocked away by Dennis Gray | 59-44 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Pence (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Lerner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cassella (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning grabs the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 11:00 | Cleveland State | John Cassella steals it from Walter Wilson | 59-46 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Walter Wilson | 59-46 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Minton | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Gerald Allen - foul #2 on Gerald Allen, team foul #2 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), George Bones (SG), Earl Ladd (SF), Joseph Stone (PF), Stephen McMakin (C) Gerald Allen, Kenneth Pence, Frank Minton, Christopher Lerner, Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Mark Marker (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, Derek Denning, John Cassella | |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | John Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Teter, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG) Andrew Teter | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin lays it up and in on a great pass from John Green | 66-47 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Green steps in front of the Arthur Early pass | 66-47 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tim McCoid - foul #2 on Tim McCoid, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Allen (PG), Frank Minton (SF) George Bones, Earl Ladd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Tim McCoid, Mark Marker, Kyle Wilson | |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Gerald Allen (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Minton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Arthur Early (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | John Green grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | John Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-47 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Frank Minton - foul #2 on Frank Minton, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Pence (SG), Christopher Lerner (PF), Earl Ladd (C) John Green, Joseph Stone, Stephen McMakin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Kyle Wilson (PF) Arthur Early, Don Hutchison | |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Earl Ladd - foul #1 on Robert Burch, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (PF) Kyle Wilson | |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd misses the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Minton takes the ball from Andrew Teter | 67-49 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Dennis Gray steals it from Gerald Allen | 67-49 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Marker | 67-52 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Earl Ladd's pass is intercepted by Dennis Gray | 67-52 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Pence is called for the reach on Robert Burch - foul #2 on Kenneth Pence, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Green (PG), George Bones (SG), Scott Robinson (SF), Joseph Stone (PF), Stephen McMakin (C) Gerald Allen, Kenneth Pence, Frank Minton, Christopher Lerner, Earl Ladd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Derek Denning (SF), Don Hutchison (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, Mark Marker, John Cassella | |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-52 |
| 04:27 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone scores on a jumper from the left side | 69-52 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is hacked by Scott Robinson - foul #1 on Scott Robinson, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-52 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning snags the offensive board | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Green (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Robinson (fresh) PF - Joseph Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen McMakin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 69-52 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tim McCoid | 69-55 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-55 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Robinson steals the ball from Andrew Teter | 71-55 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-55 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Derek Denning | 71-58 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-58 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Teter | 74-60 |
| 01:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Stone misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-60 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | Stephen McMakin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Cleveland State | Scott Robinson's layup is rejected by Don Hutchison | 74-60 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison grabs the board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison can't finish the layup | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Scott Robinson | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | John Green runs out the clock | 74-60 |