| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Priest (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alex Soderlund (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Chaney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Seiber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hirst (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Kopecky - foul #1 on John Kopecky, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:48 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicholas Johnson | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Pierce and he's hacked by Andrew Hirst - foul #1 on Andrew Hirst, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | Christopher Quinn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sonny Chaney | 35-38 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Sonny Chaney is called for the reach on Jeffery Pierce - foul #2 on Sonny Chaney, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Pierce | 38-38 |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest misses the 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Walters | 41-38 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Phillip Priest | 41-38 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses the lay-in | 41-38 |
| 15:58 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fairly fresh) C - Nicholas Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alex Soderlund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Chaney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Seiber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hirst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Christopher Quinn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Hirst | 41-41 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG), Todd Medlin (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Ronald Adolph (PF) Robert Walters, Jeffery Pierce, Phillip Priest, John Kopecky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Johnson (PG), Fred Beck (SG), John Jackson (SF), James England (PF), Jay Curry (C) Alex Soderlund, Christopher Quinn, Sonny Chaney, Brad Seiber, Andrew Hirst | |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | Evan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Medlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Jay Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jay Curry - foul #2 on Jay Curry, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG) Aaron Dodson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney (SF), Brad Seiber (PF) Evan Johnson, James England | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | John Jackson double dribbles | 42-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest (SF) Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst (C) Jay Curry | |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | John Jackson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Beck | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson banks in the layup | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Phillip Priest - foul #2 on Phillip Priest, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (PF), John Kopecky (C) Todd Medlin, Ronald Adolph, Nicholas Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund (PG), Christopher Quinn (SG) Fred Beck, John Jackson | |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Alex Soderlund - foul #2 on Alex Soderlund, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James England (PF) Brad Seiber | |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest makes the 3rd free throw | 46-45 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | James England is hacked by Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG) Robert Walters | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kopecky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alex Soderlund (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sonny Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James England (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hirst (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Quinn | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph (PF) Phillip Priest | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:05 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | James England gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | James England can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Hirst | 46-48 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Christopher Quinn | 46-48 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund loses the dribble to Aaron Dodson in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-48 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James England | 46-48 |
| 09:14 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alex Soderlund | 46-50 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson is fouled on the floor by Alex Soderlund - foul #3 on Alex Soderlund, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG), Todd Medlin (SG), Phillip Priest (SF), Nicholas Johnson (C) Aaron Dodson, Jeffery Pierce, Donnie Sanmiguel, John Kopecky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Evan Johnson (PG), Fred Beck (SG), John Jackson (SF), Brad Seiber (PF), Jay Curry (C) Alex Soderlund, Christopher Quinn, Sonny Chaney, James England, Andrew Hirst | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Beck - foul #1 on Fred Beck, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Beck misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 48-50 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph tips it home | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Medlin (fresh) SF - Phillip Priest (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Adolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Evan Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Seiber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Curry (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Fred Beck scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Jackson | 50-52 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ronald Adolph | 50-52 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Medlin | 53-52 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Jay Curry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 53-52 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Todd Medlin steps in front of the John Jackson pass | 53-52 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Medlin | 56-52 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG), John Kopecky (PF) Todd Medlin, Ronald Adolph | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund (PG), Christopher Quinn (SG), Sonny Chaney (SF), Andrew Hirst (C) Evan Johnson, Fred Beck, John Jackson, Jay Curry | |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Phillip Priest steals it from Brad Seiber | 56-52 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky is fouled on the floor by Alex Soderlund - foul #4 on Alex Soderlund, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:30 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Priest (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alex Soderlund (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sonny Chaney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Seiber (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Hirst (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 03:23 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Christopher Quinn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 02:57 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG), Todd Medlin (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Ronald Adolph (PF) Robert Walters, Jeffery Pierce, Phillip Priest, John Kopecky | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Beck (PG), John Jackson (SG), James England (PF) Alex Soderlund, Christopher Quinn, Brad Seiber | |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG) Aaron Dodson, Todd Medlin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund (PG), Christopher Quinn (SG), Brad Seiber (PF) Fred Beck, John Jackson, James England | |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund is hacked by Nicholas Johnson - foul #2 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Priest (SF) Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Andrew Hirst misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-52 |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ronald Adolph | 56-52 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Pierce | 59-52 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber misses the driving attempt near the basket | 59-52 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Christopher Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 01:01 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alex Soderlund | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters is whistled for a carry | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Phillip Priest is called for the reach on Brad Seiber - foul #3 on Phillip Priest, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Pierce - foul #2 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Brad Seiber makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Quinn is called for the reach on Jeffery Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Quinn, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Walters steals it from Christopher Quinn | 61-57 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters hits the finger roll | 63-57 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Alex Soderlund makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sonny Chaney | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Quinn is called for the reach on Jeffery Pierce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Quinn, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Dodson (PG) Robert Walters | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph is hacked by Alex Soderlund - foul #5 on Alex Soderlund, team foul #10 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Beck (PG) Alex Soderlund | |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Adolph misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Christopher Quinn gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Aaron Dodson is called for the reach on Sonny Chaney - foul #3 on Aaron Dodson, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Walters (PG) Aaron Dodson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Sonny Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |