| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) PF - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) C - Fred Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) C - David Ferreira (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Montgomery - foul #1 on Joseph Montgomery, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Delbert Mayweather steps in front of the Joseph Montgomery pass | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Helsley | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Hall | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky buries a runner from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Morelli | 5-5 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 5-7 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Helsley - foul #1 on Michael Helsley, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 5-7 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky connects on the shot from the left side | 5-9 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | David Morelli is fouled on the floor by Delbert Mayweather - foul #1 on Delbert Mayweather, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (PG), Jeffrey Barco (SG), Troy Jourdan (SF), Michael Gray (PF), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Albert Sharp, Kurt Timpson, Joseph Montgomery, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), James Highsmith (SG), Robert Knight (SF), Patrick Kirsch (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Kenneth Davis, Thomas Demsky, Delbert Mayweather, Michael Helsley, David Ferreira | |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Charles Hutzler misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Alberto Campos is denied by Charles Hutzler | 5-9 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gray | 5-12 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | William Marlow buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Hutzler | 7-12 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur is hacked by William Marlow - foul #1 on William Marlow, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Albert Sharp (SG), Kurt Timpson (SF), Joseph Montgomery (PF), Fred Hall (C) William Marlow, Jeffrey Barco, Troy Jourdan, Michael Gray, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), Michael Helsley (PF) James Highsmith, Robert Knight, Alberto Campos | |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:53 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) C - Fred Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fresh) SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) C - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | David Morelli misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Kirsch - foul #1 on Patrick Kirsch, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), David Ferreira (C) Obi Abdur, Patrick Kirsch | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | David Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | David Morelli misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Ferreira | 8-12 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Hall steals the ball from Kenneth Davis | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by David Ferreira - foul #1 on David Ferreira, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall makes the 3rd free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:37 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Albert Sharp | 11-12 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | David Morelli is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Robert Knight (SF) Kenneth Davis, Delbert Mayweather | |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 11-12 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | David Morelli can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Ferreira | 11-12 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Morelli | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Hall - foul #1 on Fred Hall, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (PG), Jeffrey Barco (SG), Troy Jourdan (SF), Michael Gray (PF), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Albert Sharp, Kurt Timpson, Joseph Montgomery, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather (SF), Patrick Kirsch (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Thomas Demsky, Michael Helsley, David Ferreira | |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | William Marlow misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch tips it in | 13-16 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Knight picks off the pass by Troy Jourdan | 13-16 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 13-18 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Troy Jourdan is denied by Patrick Kirsch | 13-18 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Barco (fresh) SF - Troy Jourdan (fresh) PF - Michael Gray (fresh) C - Charles Hutzler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Knight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) PF - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alberto Campos (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Troy Jourdan is called for the reach on Delbert Mayweather - foul #1 on Troy Jourdan, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG) William Marlow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG) Obi Abdur, Robert Knight | |
| 11:25 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan double dribbles | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson (SF), Joseph Montgomery (PF), Fred Hall (C) Troy Jourdan, Michael Gray, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley (PF) Alberto Campos | |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky loses the dribble to Fred Hall | 13-18 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 15-18 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Montgomery - foul #2 on Joseph Montgomery, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp (SG), Michael Gray (PF) Jeffrey Barco, Joseph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight (SF), David Ferreira (C) Delbert Mayweather, Patrick Kirsch | |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Sharp | 18-20 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis is hacked by Fred Hall - foul #2 on Fred Hall, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (PG), Charles Hutzler (C) David Morelli, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Michael Gray | 18-20 |
| 09:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Jeffrey Barco - foul #1 on Robert Knight, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan (SF) Kurt Timpson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG) Kenneth Davis | |
| 09:31 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp misses the shot from the right side | 18-20 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (SG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), Patrick Kirsch (PF) Thomas Demsky, Robert Knight, Michael Helsley | |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Patrick Kirsch - foul #2 on Patrick Kirsch, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), William Marlow (SG), Kurt Timpson (SF), Anthony Hale (C) Jeffrey Barco, Albert Sharp, Troy Jourdan, Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Michael Helsley (PF), Alberto Campos (C) Obi Abdur, James Highsmith, Patrick Kirsch, David Ferreira | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Morelli takes the ball from Alberto Campos | 21-20 |
| 07:55 | Cleveland State | David Morelli can't finish the layup | 21-20 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Delbert Mayweather | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Delbert Mayweather (fresh) PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alberto Campos (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight (SF) Delbert Mayweather | |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | David Morelli drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Knight | 24-22 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Michael Gray throws it down | 26-22 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley dunks the ball | 26-24 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | William Marlow is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Davis - foul #2 on Kenneth Davis, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp (SG), Charles Hutzler (PF) Kurt Timpson, Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Delbert Mayweather (SF), David Ferreira (C) Kenneth Davis, Michael Helsley, Alberto Campos | |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | William Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | William Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan (SF) William Marlow | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (SG), Michael Helsley (PF) Thomas Demsky, Robert Knight | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (PG), Michael Gray (PF) David Morelli, Anthony Hale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Troy Jourdan steals the ball from David Ferreira | 28-24 |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Delbert Mayweather picks off the pass by Albert Sharp | 28-24 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG), Kurt Timpson (SF), Anthony Hale (C) Albert Sharp, Troy Jourdan, Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Alberto Campos (PF) James Highsmith, Michael Helsley | |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hale comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson tips it in | 30-24 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira connects on the runner in the lane set up by Thomas Demsky and the foul's on Anthony Hale - foul #1 on Anthony Hale, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Gray (PF) Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight (SF) Delbert Mayweather | |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hale knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Morelli | 32-27 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Anthony Hale gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Morelli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barco (fresh) SF - Kurt Timpson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Obi Abdur (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alberto Campos (fresh) C - David Ferreira (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky is hacked by David Morelli - foul #1 on David Morelli, team foul #8 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Marlow (PG), Albert Sharp (SG), Joseph Montgomery (PF), Fred Hall (C) David Morelli, Jeffrey Barco, Michael Gray, Anthony Hale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Davis (PG), Michael Helsley (PF), Patrick Kirsch (C) Obi Abdur, Alberto Campos, David Ferreira | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Albert Sharp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Helsley | 34-27 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Joseph Montgomery gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Fred Hall is called for a charge - foul #3 on Fred Hall, team foul #9 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (PG), Troy Jourdan (SF), Charles Hutzler (C) William Marlow, Kurt Timpson, Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather (SF) Robert Knight | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Hutzler swats the layup by Patrick Kirsch | 34-27 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley tips it home | 34-29 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Troy Jourdan is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Morelli (PG) Jeffrey Barco | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Knight (SG) Thomas Demsky | |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Troy Jourdan - foul #2 on Troy Jourdan, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco (SG) Albert Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Robert Knight is called for the reach on Jeffrey Barco - foul #2 on Robert Knight, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Timpson (SF) Troy Jourdan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Obi Abdur (PG), Alberto Campos (C) Kenneth Davis, Michael Helsley | |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Barco makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Delbert Mayweather hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Knight | 36-33 |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | 3 seconds is called on David Morelli | 36-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Hale (C) Charles Hutzler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky (SG), Elmer Little (SF), David Ferreira (C) Robert Knight, Delbert Mayweather, Patrick Kirsch | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Morelli picks off the pass by Obi Abdur in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 00:22 | Cleveland State | Obi Abdur steals it from Anthony Hale | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Campos misses the dunk attempt | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 36-33 |