| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fresh) SG - John Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Luiz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Scott Cooper inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses long on a floater from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 19:41 | Ohio | John Irwin grabs the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Clarence Walther is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Clarence Walther, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Ohio | Don Fields (PF) Clarence Walther | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Crockett is called for the reach on Mark Gist - foul #1 on Jimmy Crockett, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Michael Luiz gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 18:19 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses badly on a floater from the left block | 23-35 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski banks in the layup set up by Michael Lin | 23-37 |
| 18:04 | Ohio | Michael Luiz is hacked by Michael Lin - foul #1 on Michael Lin, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:46 | Ohio | Don Fields is fouled on the floor by Christopher Synakowski - foul #2 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Don Fields's pass is intercepted by Michael Lin | 23-37 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-37 |
| 17:00 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 16:37 | Ohio | Don Fields's layup is rejected by George Foster | 23-37 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Riggins | 23-37 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Mark Gist, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Jay Brooks takes the ball from Scott Cooper | 23-37 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Crockett is called for the reach on Christopher Cangelosi - foul #2 on Jimmy Crockett, team foul #3 | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Don Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Feist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Don Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:00 | Ohio | Scott Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Cangelosi | 23-37 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the offensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 14:41 | Ohio | Scott Cooper makes the floater from the baseline set up by John Irwin and he's hacked by Christopher Cangelosi - foul #3 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Howard Erickson, Michael Newman, Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 14:41 | Ohio | Scott Cooper misses the free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to George Foster | 25-37 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 25-37 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster tips it home | 25-39 |
| 14:17 | Ohio | John Irwin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Irwin steals it from Kevin Riggins | 27-39 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Scott Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-39 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to George Foster | 27-39 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin is whistled for a carry | 27-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG) Jimmy Crockett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:04 | Ohio | Michael Luiz clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 27-39 |
| 13:03 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Michael Luiz is blocked by George Foster | 27-39 |
| 12:40 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Luiz | 27-39 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Christopher Synakowski blocks the short jumper by John Irwin | 27-39 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 12:09 | Ohio | Michael Luiz snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 11:42 | Ohio | John Irwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), Clarence Walther (PF), Salvador Garcia (C) Robert Elmore, Scott Cooper, Michael Luiz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Salvador Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Feist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Gist | 27-41 |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Clarence Walther knocks in the runner from close range | 29-41 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-41 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi tips it back up and in | 29-43 |
| 10:20 | Ohio | John Irwin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 10:19 | Ohio | Don Fields can't tip it in | 29-43 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi's pass is intercepted by John Irwin | 29-43 |
| 09:35 | Ohio | John Irwin hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Crockett and the foul's on Michael Newman - foul #3 on Michael Newman, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Cooper (SF) Don Fields | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Mark Gist, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 09:35 | Ohio | John Irwin misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Christopher Synakowski | 31-43 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster loses the dribble to Salvador Garcia | 31-43 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #1 on George Foster, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG), Hao Yin (SG), Michael Luiz (C) Jimmy Crockett, John Irwin, Clarence Walther | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Jay Brooks | |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Salvador Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Lin | 33-45 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Robert Elmore double dribbles | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Clarence Walther (PF) Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to George Foster | 33-45 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is fouled on the floor by Robert Elmore - foul #2 on Robert Elmore, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG) Hao Yin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG) Michael Newman | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Elmore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence Walther (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Mark Gist | 33-47 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Scott Cooper's layup is rejected by Christopher Synakowski | 33-47 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Robert Elmore snags the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Robert Elmore misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Lin - foul #2 on Michael Lin, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Irwin (SG), Don Fields (C) Scott Cooper, Michael Luiz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Lin, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Robert Elmore misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 06:42 | Ohio | Robert Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Newman | 34-49 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jay Brooks - foul #2 on Jay Brooks, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Ohio | Salvador Garcia (C) Robert Elmore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Kevin Riggins | |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 06:02 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses the shot from the left side | 36-49 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks snags the offensive board | 36-49 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 05:21 | Ohio | Don Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 05:10 | Ohio | Don Fields clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-49 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Feist | 36-51 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Clarence Walther and he's hacked by Mark Gist - foul #3 on Mark Gist, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Cooper (SF), Michael Luiz (C) Don Fields, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Mark Gist, Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Synakowski | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett hits a turnaround in the paint | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jimmy Crockett (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Irwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence Walther (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael Luiz (fairly fresh) 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster blows the layup | 41-54 |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Michael Luiz gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | John Irwin comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Riggins - foul #2 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Elmore (PG), Don Fields (PF) Jimmy Crockett, Clarence Walther | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Jay Brooks (SG), Allen Riter (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Newman, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 02:56 | Ohio | John Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:56 | Ohio | John Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Erickson and the foul's on John Irwin - foul #2 on John Irwin, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Hao Yin (SG) John Irwin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Don Fields comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Cangelosi - foul #4 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #10 | 43-57 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Don Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Christopher Cangelosi | 43-57 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Michael Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Don Fields hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Hao Yin | 45-58 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks banks in the layup | 45-60 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | John Feist is called for the reach on Michael Luiz - foul #1 on John Feist, team foul #11 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jimmy Crockett (PG), John Irwin (SG), Clarence Walther (PF) Robert Elmore, Hao Yin, Don Fields | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Allen Riter | |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Michael Luiz makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:12 | Ohio | Michael Luiz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist drills a runner near the basket set up by Howard Erickson | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Michael Luiz is called for traveling | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist loses the dribble to John Irwin | 46-62 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Michael Luiz knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Cooper | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson runs out the clock | 48-62 |