| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) PF - Jamie Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Cleveland State | David Morelli's pass is intercepted by Alexei Ziegler | 30-33 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alexei Ziegler | 30-35 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Helsley - foul #1 on Michael Helsley, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | David Morelli steals it from David Moore | 33-35 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson lays it up and in set up by David Morelli | 35-35 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jamie Hobbs - foul #2 on Jamie Hobbs, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | David Morelli is hacked by Henry Rude - foul #2 on Henry Rude, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leonard Conley | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Demsky | 38-39 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurt Timpson | 40-39 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | David Morelli travels with the ball | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess (PG), Paul Mullen (SG), Michael Gray (SF), William Thomas (PF), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Leonard Conley, Kurt Timpson, Jamie Hobbs, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Mark Simpson (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Henry Rude, Thomas Demsky, Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Gray (fresh) PF - William Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hutzler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Highsmith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Hutzler snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 15:19 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen drills a fadeaway in the paint | 42-41 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-41 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Charles Hutzler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen is hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #1 on Mark Simpson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Leonard Conley (SG), Kurt Timpson (SF), Jamie Hobbs (PF), Fred Hall (C) Raymond Burgess, Paul Mullen, Michael Gray, William Thomas, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) James Highsmith, Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 14:29 | Cleveland State | David Morelli misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Rude | 42-44 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | David Morelli hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:41 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Henry Rude - foul #3 on Henry Rude, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | David Morelli double dribbles | 44-44 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 44-44 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | David Morelli misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 44-44 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Timpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Rude | 44-46 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | David Moore denies the turnaround by David Morelli | 44-46 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Cleveland State | Michael Helsley swats the shot by David Morelli | 44-46 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Conley is called for the reach on Thomas Demsky - foul #3 on Leonard Conley, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess (PG), Paul Mullen (SG), Michael Gray (SF), William Thomas (PF), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Leonard Conley, Kurt Timpson, Jamie Hobbs, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Mark Simpson (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Henry Rude, Thomas Demsky, Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | William Thomas travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Ferreira and he's fouled by Michael Gray - foul #1 on Michael Gray, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | William Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | William Thomas drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Burgess and he's hacked by Leonard Merriman - foul #2 on Leonard Merriman, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | William Thomas misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira hits the follow up shot | 46-53 |
| 08:54 | Cleveland State | Leonard Merriman is called for the reach on Raymond Burgess - foul #3 on Leonard Merriman, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley (SG) Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG) James Highsmith, Mark Simpson | |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | William Thomas hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Conley | 48-53 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Meserve and he's fouled by Raymond Burgess - foul #1 on Raymond Burgess, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Jamie Hobbs (PF) Raymond Burgess, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | William Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Hall (C) Jamie Hobbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | William Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | William Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude is fouled on the floor by David Morelli - foul #3 on David Morelli, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson (SF), Jamie Hobbs (PF) Paul Mullen, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Hobbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-59 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Henry Rude | 49-61 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson travels with the ball | 49-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess (PG), Paul Mullen (SG), William Thomas (C) David Morelli, Leonard Conley, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Thomas Demsky, Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Henry Rude | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-63 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Henry Rude | 49-65 |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Leroy Meserve | 49-67 |
| 05:06 | Cleveland State | William Thomas loses the dribble to Mark Simpson | 49-67 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve can't finish the layup | 49-67 |
| 05:02 | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:40 | Cleveland State | Jamie Hobbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson tips it in | 51-67 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Leonard Conley (SG), Fred Hall (C) Raymond Burgess, Paul Mullen, William Thomas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Alexei Ziegler (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Michael Helsley is blocked by Fred Hall | 51-67 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | David Morelli can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jamie Hobbs - foul #3 on Jamie Hobbs, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen (SF), William Thomas (PF) Kurt Timpson, Jamie Hobbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Leonard Conley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 02:54 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler tips it back up and in | 57-74 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Henry Rude - foul #4 on Henry Rude, team foul #8 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Burgess (PG), Michael Gray (SF), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Leonard Conley, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Mark Simpson (SG), Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Henry Rude, Thomas Demsky, Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 59-74 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to James Highsmith | 59-74 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Burgess is called for the reach on James Highsmith - foul #2 on Raymond Burgess, team foul #7 | 59-74 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Simpson - foul #2 on Mark Simpson, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:23 | Cleveland State | Paul Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith hits a shot in the paint set up by Mark Simpson | 61-78 |
| 00:47 | Cleveland State | William Thomas misses the jump hook from the baseline | 61-78 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray grabs the offensive board | 61-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on William Thomas - foul #2 on William Thomas, team foul #8 | 61-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Thomas - foul #3 on William Thomas, team foul #9 | 61-78 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Leonard Merriman blocks the short jumper by William Thomas | 61-80 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve pulls down the rebound | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith runs out the clock | 61-80 |