| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shannon Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William White (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Royce McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Thayer steals the ball from Jason Carrell | 27-27 |
| 19:48 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer lays it in | 29-27 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid clanks a shot from the right side | 29-27 |
| 19:29 | Cleveland State | Royce McNeil pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Royce McNeil is called for the reach on Jason Carrell - foul #1 on Royce McNeil, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Migliore | 29-29 |
| 18:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer is hacked by Lloyd Reid - foul #3 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG) Lloyd Reid | |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Royce McNeil jams it on a nice dish by Mark Gibbs | 33-32 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Thayer steals the ball from Rudolph Swopes | 33-32 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Sam Wilson (PF), Willy Yun (C) Shannon Dixon, Mark Gibbs, Royce McNeil | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (SF), Matthew Prescott (PF), Lester Shaw (C) Donald Mowry, George Nitkowski, Jason Carrell | |
| 16:37 | Cleveland State | Rudolph Swopes is called for the reach on Christopher Thayer - foul #1 on Rudolph Swopes, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Gorney (SG) Christopher Thayer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG) James Migliore | |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | William White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes dunks the ball | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Brian Selzer (fresh) SG - Michael Gorney (fresh) SF - William White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) C - Willy Yun (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) SG - Rudolph Swopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Oliva (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Prescott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Lester Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Oliva - foul #1 on John Oliva, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant (SF) William White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid (SG), Donald Mowry (SF) Rudolph Swopes, Matthew Prescott | |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Willy Yun - foul #1 on Willy Yun, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Christopher Thayer (SG), Mark Gibbs (PF) Brian Selzer, Michael Gorney, Willy Yun | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), George Nitkowski (PF) James Matlock, John Oliva | |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Mowry - foul #2 on Donald Mowry, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (C) Lester Shaw | |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Migliore | 40-37 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Stamant | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William White (PF), Royce McNeil (C) Mark Gibbs, Sam Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG) Lloyd Reid | |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Rudolph Swopes takes the ball from Shannon Dixon | 42-37 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes lays it in | 42-39 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is hacked by Christopher Thayer - foul #1 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Michael Gorney (SG), Mark Gibbs (PF) Shannon Dixon, Christopher Thayer, Johnny Stamant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Matthew Prescott (PF), Jason Carrell (C) James Migliore, Donald Mowry, George Nitkowski | |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to John Oliva | 42-39 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Prescott, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Farina (SG), Donald Mowry (SF) Rudolph Swopes, John Oliva | |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Royce McNeil can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 42-39 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Farina gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Matlock | 42-41 |
| 12:00 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs scores on a jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Brian Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Gorney (fresh) SF - William White (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Gibbs (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Royce McNeil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Farina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Prescott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| 11:44 | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Christopher Thayer (SG), Johnny Stamant (SF), Sam Wilson (C) Brian Selzer, Michael Gorney, Mark Gibbs, Royce McNeil | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), John Oliva (SF), George Nitkowski (PF), Lester Shaw (C) James Matlock, Donald Mowry, Matthew Prescott, Jason Carrell | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is fouled on the floor by Shannon Dixon - foul #2 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes (SG) Brandon Farina | |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Thayer steps in front of the Lester Shaw pass | 44-41 |
| 10:30 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Willy Yun (C) William White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:12 | Cleveland State | Willy Yun snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs (PF) Willy Yun | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry (SF) Lester Shaw | |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Migliore | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs is hacked by John Oliva - foul #2 on John Oliva, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William White (C) Sam Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Farina (SG), Jason Carrell (C) Rudolph Swopes, John Oliva | |
| 09:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski is denied on a layup by Mark Gibbs | 44-43 |
| 08:55 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to George Nitkowski | 44-43 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry knocks in the 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer is fouled on the floor by Brandon Farina - foul #1 on Brandon Farina, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG), Sam Wilson (PF), Royce McNeil (C) Shannon Dixon, Johnny Stamant, Mark Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (PF) George Nitkowski | |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Royce McNeil steals it from Donald Mowry | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Brian Selzer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Thayer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - William White (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) C - Royce McNeil (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Farina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Oliva (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Royce McNeil can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Mowry | 44-48 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | William White is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William White, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Gorney (SG), Mark Gibbs (PF) Christopher Thayer, Sam Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Lloyd Reid (SG), Matthew Prescott (PF), Lester Shaw (C) James Migliore, Brandon Farina, Donald Mowry, Jason Carrell | |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Royce McNeil | 44-48 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | William White hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Oliva - foul #3 on John Oliva, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon (PG), Johnny Stamant (SF) Brian Selzer, Royce McNeil | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski (PF) Matthew Prescott | |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | William White makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:18 | Cleveland State | William White misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Gibbs - foul #3 on Mark Gibbs, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson (C) William White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:39 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Sam Wilson, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer (SG), Willy Yun (C) Michael Gorney, Mark Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Donald Mowry (SF) James Matlock, John Oliva | |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski is hacked by Willy Yun - foul #2 on Willy Yun, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Migliore | 45-55 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Willy Yun is denied by George Nitkowski | 45-55 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Sam Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 45-55 |
| 04:10 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Yun | 45-55 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shannon Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Thayer (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Johnny Stamant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Wilson (fresh) C - Willy Yun (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski loses the dribble to Christopher Thayer | 45-55 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon can't throw it down | 45-55 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 03:03 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs (PF), Royce McNeil (C) Sam Wilson, Willy Yun | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell (C) Lester Shaw | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses the floater from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Royce McNeil | 45-55 |
| 02:22 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 02:21 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell hits a driving attempt in the lane | 47-57 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Gibbs | 49-57 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell hits the follow up shot | 49-59 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Shannon Dixon | 51-59 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gibbs swats the short shot by Donald Mowry | 51-59 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Johnny Stamant gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Gibbs | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Thayer is called for the reach on Lloyd Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott (PF) George Nitkowski | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Shannon Dixon hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Gibbs | 57-61 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott is hacked by Shannon Dixon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:33 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Prescott - foul #2 on Matthew Prescott, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski (PF) Matthew Prescott | |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Shannon Dixon is called for the reach on Lloyd Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Jason Carrell is called for the reach on Mark Gibbs - foul #3 on Jason Carrell, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is hacked by Shannon Dixon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shannon Dixon, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Brian Selzer (PG) Shannon Dixon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Christopher Thayer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski is hacked by Christopher Thayer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Thayer, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Mark Gibbs gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | George Nitkowski steals the ball from Royce McNeil | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski runs out the clock | 61-67 |