| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad George (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barney Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ernest Lorentz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dean (fresh) PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Vinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| 19:18 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George double dribbles | 27-37 |
| 18:38 | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper is fouled on the floor by Chad George - foul #2 on Chad George, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Chris Coleman takes the ball from Ernest Lorentz | 27-37 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #1 on Richard Dean, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton travels with the ball | 29-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson (C) Ross Vinson | |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella is hacked by Richard Dean - foul #2 on Richard Dean, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG) Chris Coleman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell (SF) Richard Dean | |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:55 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Caddell | 29-40 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses long on a jump hook from close range | 29-40 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edgar Whitson | 29-40 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ernest Lorentz | 29-42 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edgar Whitson | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) SG - Freddie McDanel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) C - James Ramey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Burton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ernest Lorentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Whitson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Burton | 29-44 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Freddie McDanel and he's hacked by Daniel Caddell - foul #1 on Daniel Caddell, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), John Donalson (SG), Chad George (PF) Patrick Johnson, Freddie McDanel, Woodrow Kinsella | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Green (PG), Jacob Hart (SG), Richard Dean (SF), Ryan Maxey (PF), Ross Vinson (C) Kenneth Burton, Ernest Lorentz, Daniel Caddell, Timothy Cooper, Edgar Whitson | |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Ryan Maxey is whistled for a carry | 32-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth (C) James Ramey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 32-44 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #3 on Richard Dean, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Ryan Maxey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Vinson | 35-46 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George can't connect on a jumper from close range | 35-46 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel (SG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF) Edward Peterson, John Donalson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-46 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | Ryan Maxey comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 12:41 | Cleveland State | Ryan Maxey makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Hart | 37-48 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Coleman | 39-48 |
| 12:28 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 39-48 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Dean | 39-48 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green loses the ball out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) Chris Coleman, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton (PG), Ernest Lorentz (SG), Daniel Caddell (SF), Timothy Cooper (PF), Edgar Whitson (C) Alfred Green, Jacob Hart, Richard Dean, Ryan Maxey, Ross Vinson | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lorentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Whitson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edgar Whitson - foul #2 on Edgar Whitson, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Freddie McDanel - foul #2 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SF) Woodrow Kinsella | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 40-49 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey misses the lay-in | 40-49 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson's floater is tipped away by Daniel Caddell | 40-49 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:21 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton is fouled on the floor by James Ramey - foul #3 on James Ramey, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF), Chad George (PF), Barney Ainsworth (C) Patrick Johnson, Freddie McDanel, Edward Peterson, James Ramey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Dean (SF), Ross Vinson (C) Daniel Caddell, Edgar Whitson | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Woodrow Kinsella | 40-49 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-49 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Woodrow Kinsella, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel (SG) John Donalson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Green (PG), Jacob Hart (SG), Ryan Maxey (PF) Kenneth Burton, Ernest Lorentz, Timothy Cooper | |
| 08:00 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart drills a floater from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad George (fresh) 1 pts. C - Barney Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alfred Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Hart (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Dean (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ryan Maxey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Vinson (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Barney Ainsworth - foul #2 on Barney Ainsworth, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson (PF) Chad George | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson (C) Ross Vinson | |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Jacob Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Dean - foul #4 on Richard Dean, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey (C) Barney Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson loses the dribble to Edward Peterson | 44-53 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Edgar Whitson | 44-53 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel misses badly on a floater in the lane | 44-53 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad George (PF), Barney Ainsworth (C) Edward Peterson, James Ramey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton (PG), Ernest Lorentz (SG), Timothy Cooper (PF), Ross Vinson (C) Alfred Green, Jacob Hart, Ryan Maxey, Edgar Whitson | |
| 05:35 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel travels with the ball | 44-53 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Dean steals the ball from Chris Coleman | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Chris Coleman - foul #2 on Chris Coleman, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG) Chris Coleman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell (SF) Richard Dean | |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Ernest Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-58 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Burton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Freddie McDanel | 46-58 |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad George (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Barney Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kenneth Burton (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lorentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Vinson (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel is hacked by Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) Woodrow Kinsella, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alfred Green (PG), Jacob Hart (SG), Ryan Maxey (PF), Edgar Whitson (C) Kenneth Burton, Ernest Lorentz, Timothy Cooper, Ross Vinson | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Ryan Maxey grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks (SF) Freddie McDanel | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Daniel Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 02:24 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | James Ramey is called for the reach on Alfred Green - foul #4 on James Ramey, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper (PF) Ryan Maxey | |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Peterson and the foul's on Jacob Hart - foul #2 on Jacob Hart, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson makes the free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Donalson - foul #1 on John Donalson, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Timothy Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Ramey | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson buries a runner from the right block and he's hacked by James Ramey - foul #5 on James Ramey, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Tune (C) James Ramey | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Edgar Whitson makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 52-66 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Alfred Green runs out the clock | 52-66 |