| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jesse Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Barry Hale (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Rakoski (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shannon Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Nims (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Courtney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | William White inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 19:23 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Barry Hale and he's hacked by William White - foul #2 on William White, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 19:23 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs connects on the shot in the lane | 45-41 |
| 18:51 | Youngstown State | Mark Gibbs steals it from Oleg Rakoski | 45-41 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Jesse Stewart steals the ball from Norman Nims | 45-41 |
| 18:11 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Stewart | 48-41 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 17:52 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:38 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 17:37 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | William White pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Barry Hale steals it from William White | 48-41 |
| 17:07 | Youngstown State | Barry Hale scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Stewart and the foul's on Norman Nims - foul #1 on Norman Nims, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini (SF), Ramon Flores (C) Dikembe Aujla, John Holland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Christopher Thayer (SG), Johnny Stamant (SF), Sam Wilson (C) Shannon Dixon, Norman Nims, Mark Gibbs, Albert Courtney | |
| 17:07 | Youngstown State | Barry Hale makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jesse Stewart - foul #2 on Jesse Stewart, team foul #1 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla (SF), Dragan Murawski (PF) Barry Hale, Oleg Rakoski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Reynolds (C) William White | |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:28 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Selzer and he's fouled by Ramon Flores - foul #1 on Ramon Flores, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| 16:06 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:50 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 15:49 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Aujla | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jesse Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marco Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Aujla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dragan Murawski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramon Flores (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Brian Selzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Stamant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla lays it in | 53-46 |
| 15:10 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 15:09 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jesse Stewart | 53-46 |
| 14:44 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart blows the layup | 53-46 |
| 14:43 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores tips it in | 55-46 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 14:31 | Cleveland State | James Reynolds can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 14:29 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 14:22 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:52 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Selzer | 55-49 |
| 13:29 | Youngstown State | Sam Wilson takes the ball from Marco Mancini | 55-49 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant clanks a jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 13:11 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 13:07 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-49 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 12:53 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Ramon Flores | 55-49 |
| 12:47 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Thayer - foul #1 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Barry Hale (SG), Jacinto Morales (SF), John Holland (C) Marco Mancini, Dikembe Aujla, Ramon Flores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Norman Nims (SG), Warren Guglielmo (SF), Mark Gibbs (PF), Albert Courtney (C) Brian Selzer, Christopher Thayer, Johnny Stamant, Sam Wilson, James Reynolds | |
| 12:47 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:47 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski (PF) Dragan Murawski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:05 | Youngstown State | John Holland can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 12:04 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 11:50 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski grabs the board | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jesse Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Barry Hale (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jacinto Morales (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Oleg Rakoski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shannon Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Nims (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Warren Guglielmo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Courtney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart is fouled on the floor by Mark Gibbs - foul #1 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini (PG) Jesse Stewart | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:24 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski misses the easy layup | 56-49 |
| 11:23 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Barry Hale | 58-49 |
| 10:37 | Cleveland State | Warren Guglielmo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 10:35 | Youngstown State | Barry Hale snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 10:12 | Youngstown State | Jacinto Morales misses badly on a shot near the basket | 58-49 |
| 10:10 | Youngstown State | Jacinto Morales tips it but misses | 58-49 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs lays it in on a great pass from Shannon Dixon | 58-51 |
| 09:28 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 58-51 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Mark Gibbs | 58-51 |
| 09:19 | Cleveland State | Jacinto Morales blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Norman Nims | 58-51 |
| 09:17 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Jacinto Morales | 58-51 |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Jacinto Morales misses the fadeaway from the left side | 58-51 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:45 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs knocks in the turnaround from close range | 58-53 |
| 08:21 | Youngstown State | Warren Guglielmo steps in front of the Oleg Rakoski pass | 58-53 |
| 08:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs misses long on a runner in the paint | 58-53 |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 07:41 | Youngstown State | Jacinto Morales travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart (PG), Dikembe Aujla (SF), Dragan Murawski (PF), Ramon Flores (C) Marco Mancini, Jacinto Morales, Oleg Rakoski, John Holland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Christopher Thayer (SG), Johnny Stamant (SF), William White (PF), Sam Wilson (C) Shannon Dixon, Norman Nims, Warren Guglielmo, Mark Gibbs, Albert Courtney | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jesse Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Barry Hale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Aujla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dragan Murawski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramon Flores (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Brian Selzer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Thayer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Johnny Stamant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Selzer | 58-57 |
| 07:01 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Barry Hale | 60-57 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Ramon Flores steps in front of the Brian Selzer pass | 60-57 |
| 06:33 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | William White misses the floater from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:11 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski is whistled for a carry | 62-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini (SG) Barry Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | Jesse Stewart is called for the reach on Christopher Thayer - foul #3 on Jesse Stewart, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski (PF) Dragan Murawski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:28 | Cleveland State | Dikembe Aujla is called for the reach on Johnny Stamant - foul #1 on Dikembe Aujla, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Jesse Stewart steals the ball from Christopher Thayer | 62-57 |
| 05:10 | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Stewart | 64-57 |
| 04:54 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores hits a fadeaway from the left block | 66-57 |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 04:13 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 04:01 | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini is hacked by Christopher Thayer - foul #2 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Barry Hale (SG), John Holland (C) Marco Mancini, Ramon Flores | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Norman Nims (SG), Warren Guglielmo (SF), Mark Gibbs (PF), Albert Courtney (C) Brian Selzer, Christopher Thayer, Johnny Stamant, William White, Sam Wilson | |
| 03:45 | Youngstown State | Barry Hale knocks in the shot from close range | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Jesse Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Barry Hale (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Aujla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Rakoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shannon Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Nims (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Warren Guglielmo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert Courtney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon hits a 3 from straight away set up by Norman Nims | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Youngstown State | Oleg Rakoski is called for traveling | 68-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski (PF), Jacinto Morales (C) Oleg Rakoski, John Holland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:58 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini (SG) Barry Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:55 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores (SF), Oleg Rakoski (PF), John Holland (C) Dikembe Aujla, Dragan Murawski, Jacinto Morales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:29 | Youngstown State | Marco Mancini hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ramon Flores | 71-60 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Oleg Rakoski steps in front of the Shannon Dixon pass | 71-60 |
| 02:08 | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 71-60 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 02:00 | Cleveland State | Warren Guglielmo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla (SF), Dragan Murawski (PF), Jacinto Morales (C) Jesse Stewart, Oleg Rakoski, John Holland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Christopher Thayer (SG), Johnny Stamant (SF), William White (PF), Sam Wilson (C) Shannon Dixon, Norman Nims, Warren Guglielmo, Mark Gibbs, Albert Courtney | |
| 01:31 | Youngstown State | Dragan Murawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer is hacked by Ramon Flores - foul #2 on Ramon Flores, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 01:10 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant gets the offensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 01:03 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer makes the 3 from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 01:03 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart (PG), Barry Hale (SG), Oleg Rakoski (PF), John Holland (C) Ramon Flores, Marco Mancini, Dragan Murawski, Jacinto Morales | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Norman Nims (SG), Warren Guglielmo (SF), Mark Gibbs (PF), Albert Courtney (C) Brian Selzer, Christopher Thayer, Johnny Stamant, William White, Sam Wilson | |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Mark Gibbs denies the turnaround by John Holland | 71-63 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:30 | Youngstown State | John Holland grabs the board | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Youngstown State | Shannon Dixon is called for the reach on John Holland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 00:29 | Youngstown State | John Holland misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Shannon Dixon | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Shannon Dixon is called for the reach on Dikembe Aujla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ramon Flores (C) John Holland | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Albert Courtney | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Norman Nims comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Guglielmo | 71-66 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney is whistled for traveling | 71-66 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart is hacked by Shannon Dixon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer (PG) Shannon Dixon | |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:13 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Christopher Thayer is called for the reach on Dikembe Aujla in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Dikembe Aujla misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Albert Courtney pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Jesse Stewart steals the ball from Mark Gibbs | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Jesse Stewart runs out the clock | 73-66 |