| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Hutzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Ferreira | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | David Morelli's floater is tipped away by David Ferreira | 31-30 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to David Morelli | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Sharp | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira lays it in and he's fouled by Charles Hutzler - foul #1 on Charles Hutzler, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Davis is called for the reach on David Morelli - foul #2 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Thomas Demsky is called for the reach on Albert Sharp - foul #2 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 34-33 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley is hacked by Joseph Montgomery - foul #2 on Joseph Montgomery, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (SG), Michael Gray (PF), Anthony Hale (C) Albert Sharp, Joseph Montgomery, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Robert Knight (SF), Patrick Kirsch (C) Kenneth Davis, Delbert Mayweather, David Ferreira | |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Obi Abdur steals it from Jeffrey Barco | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | David Morelli hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kurt Timpson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hale (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Demsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Kurt Timpson | 37-33 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Obi Abdur | 37-36 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 37-36 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Obi Abdur | 37-39 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-39 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Hale - foul #2 on Anthony Hale, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp (SG), Troy Jourdan (SF), Joseph Montgomery (PF), Fred Hall (C) David Morelli, Kurt Timpson, Michael Gray, Anthony Hale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), James Highsmith (SG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), David Ferreira (C) Obi Abdur, Thomas Demsky, Robert Knight, Michael Helsley | |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp is hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #3 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (PG) Jeffrey Barco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos (PF) Patrick Kirsch | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | William Marlow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery is hacked by Alberto Campos - foul #2 on Alberto Campos, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather drills a fadeaway in the lane | 37-43 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | William Marlow is hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #4 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (PG), Michael Gray (SF) William Marlow, Troy Jourdan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Robert Knight (SG) Kenneth Davis, James Highsmith | |
| 11:54 | Cleveland State | Alberto Campos is called for the reach on Joseph Montgomery - foul #3 on Alberto Campos, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Patrick Kirsch (PF) Robert Knight, Alberto Campos | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jeffrey Barco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Hall (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Hall | 37-43 |
| 11:28 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira's floater is tipped away by Michael Gray | 40-43 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 10:34 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall's pass is intercepted by Obi Abdur | 40-45 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky blows the layup | 40-45 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch tips it home | 40-47 |
| 10:05 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Kurt Timpson (SF), Charles Hutzler (C) Albert Sharp, Joseph Montgomery, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Robert Knight (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Obi Abdur, Delbert Mayweather, Patrick Kirsch, David Ferreira | |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-47 |
| 09:46 | Cleveland State | Charles Hutzler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | David Morelli buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Gray steals the ball from Alberto Campos | 43-47 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Knight and the foul's on Kurt Timpson - foul #1 on Kurt Timpson, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (SG), Fred Hall (C) Jeffrey Barco, Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Patrick Kirsch (C) Thomas Demsky, Alberto Campos | |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Charles Hutzler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery (PF) Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch is whistled for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp (SG) William Marlow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather (SF), David Ferreira (C) James Highsmith, Patrick Kirsch | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Knight (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | Delbert Mayweather takes the ball from Fred Hall | 46-50 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:00 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-50 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | David Morelli tips it home | 48-50 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira tips it home | 48-52 |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall clanks a jump hook from the right block | 48-52 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Helsley | 48-54 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Morelli | 50-54 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG) Obi Abdur, Robert Knight | |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky misses the dunk attempt | 50-54 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Morelli | 53-54 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Fred Hall - foul #4 on Fred Hall, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (SG), Michael Gray (SF) Albert Sharp, Kurt Timpson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Gray and the foul's on Delbert Mayweather - foul #1 on Delbert Mayweather, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (PG), Charles Hutzler (PF) David Morelli, Joseph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Mayweather | 56-57 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | William Marlow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Davis - foul #5 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp (SG), Kurt Timpson (SF) Jeffrey Barco, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Robert Knight (SF), Patrick Kirsch (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Kenneth Davis, Delbert Mayweather, Michael Helsley, David Ferreira | |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | William Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | William Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Marlow (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hutzler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Campos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to William Marlow | 57-59 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | William Marlow drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kurt Timpson | 59-59 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Kurt Timpson - foul #2 on Kurt Timpson, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Joseph Montgomery (PF), Fred Hall (C) William Marlow, Michael Gray, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp is hacked by Alberto Campos - foul #4 on Alberto Campos, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Ferreira (C) Thomas Demsky, Patrick Kirsch, Alberto Campos | |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira lays it in on a nice dish by Delbert Mayweather | 59-61 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | David Morelli comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG) Robert Knight | |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Delbert Mayweather | 59-64 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | David Morelli misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather makes the 3 from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Montgomery | 62-67 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Montgomery - foul #3 on Joseph Montgomery, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG) Obi Abdur | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-69 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley is hacked by Albert Sharp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Sharp, team foul #8 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Robert Knight (SG) James Highsmith, Thomas Demsky | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira is hacked by Albert Sharp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Sharp, team foul #9 | 62-70 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall misses the shot from close range | 62-72 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira runs out the clock | 62-72 |