| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jin Xie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kieffer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Hileman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 19:09 | Cleveland State | John Robertson travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jin Xie | 37-41 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence clanks a jump hook from the right block | 37-41 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Dechant | 37-41 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Michael Bishop steals it from Jerry McKirryher | 37-41 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie banks in the layup set up by Michael Bishop | 37-43 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Robertson and he's hacked by Darrell Hileman - foul #2 on Darrell Hileman, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:20 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), George Willis (PF), James Delarosa (C) John Robertson, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Joshua Lawrence, Alex Dechant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SG), Robert Jameson (SF), Young Mang (PF), Ratko Jerowski (C) Jin Xie, Wayne Kieffer, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 16:19 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:04 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Churchill | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Oram (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Blackburn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Willis (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Delarosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Churchill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lannon (fresh) SF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Young Mang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ratko Jerowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang is whistled for traveling | 39-43 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Jameson - foul #3 on Robert Jameson, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG) Tony Marmolejo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Oram steps in front of the Michael Churchill pass | 41-43 |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Young Mang is called for the reach on Kevin Blackburn - foul #1 on Young Mang, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence (PF) James Delarosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Wayne Kieffer (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Darrell Hileman (PF), Russell Smith (C) Michael Churchill, William Lannon, Robert Jameson, Young Mang, Ratko Jerowski | |
| 14:51 | Cleveland State | George Willis scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Blackburn | 43-43 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darrell Hileman | 43-46 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Charles Oram | 45-46 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Jin Xie | 45-48 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | John Robertson is denied on a layup by Darrell Hileman | 45-48 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 13:10 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence hits the finger roll set up by John Robertson | 47-48 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop is fouled on the floor by Kevin Blackburn - foul #1 on Kevin Blackburn, team foul #1 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Alex Dechant (C) John Robertson, Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, George Willis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SF), Young Mang (PF), Ratko Jerowski (C) Jin Xie, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bertram Taylor (PF) Joshua Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson (SF) Wayne Kieffer | |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang is called for a charge - foul #2 on Young Mang, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| 11:49 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Marmolejo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bertram Taylor (fresh) C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Churchill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lannon (fresh) SF - Robert Jameson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Young Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ratko Jerowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Bertram Taylor snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 11:10 | Cleveland State | Bertram Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Young Mang buries a floater from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant knocks in the jumper near the basket | 49-50 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Alex Dechant - foul #2 on Alex Dechant, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Kevin Blackburn (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF), George Willis (C) Tony Marmolejo, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Bertram Taylor, Alex Dechant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Wayne Kieffer (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Russell Smith (C) Michael Churchill, William Lannon, Robert Jameson, Young Mang | |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:58 | Cleveland State | George Willis can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop is whistled for a carry | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman (PF) Ratko Jerowski | |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Darrell Hileman steps in front of the John Robertson pass | 49-52 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | George Willis snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith misses the fadeaway from the left block | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Charles Oram is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Alex Dechant (C) Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, George Willis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:06 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jin Xie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kieffer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Hileman (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Russell Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG) Jin Xie | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | John Robertson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Wayne Kieffer - foul #1 on Wayne Kieffer, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn (PF) Joshua Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lannon (SG), Robert Jameson (SF), Young Mang (C) Wayne Kieffer, Michael Bishop, Russell Smith | |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:17 | Cleveland State | John Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-52 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 06:44 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Jerry McKirryher | 56-52 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson loses the dribble to John Robertson | 56-52 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Alonzo Alarcon | 59-52 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Jameson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Jameson, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Charles Oram (SG), Joshua Lawrence (PF) John Robertson, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Wayne Kieffer (SG), Ratko Jerowski (C) Michael Churchill, Robert Jameson, Darrell Hileman | |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Jin Xie steals the ball from Kevin Blackburn | 59-52 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Kieffer | 59-54 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ratko Jerowski snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF) Tony Marmolejo, Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop (SF), Darrell Hileman (PF), Russell Smith (C) William Lannon, Young Mang, Ratko Jerowski | |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Kieffer | 59-56 |
| 04:56 | Cleveland State | Joshua Lawrence misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Alex Dechant grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Jin Xie steals it from John Robertson | 59-56 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Smith is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn (C) Alex Dechant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Kieffer - foul #2 on Wayne Kieffer, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Alarcon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry McKirryher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Blackburn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jin Xie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wayne Kieffer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Hileman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Russell Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 03:21 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:01 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alonzo Alarcon | 64-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Kieffer | 64-58 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Kevin Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Russell Smith blocks the short jumper by John Robertson | 64-58 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Darrell Hileman | 64-58 |
| 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) | |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Marmolejo (PG), Charles Oram (SG), George Willis (PF), Alex Dechant (C) John Robertson, Alonzo Alarcon, Jerry McKirryher, Joshua Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Churchill (PG), William Lannon (SG), Robert Jameson (SF), Young Mang (PF), Ratko Jerowski (C) Jin Xie, Wayne Kieffer, Michael Bishop, Darrell Hileman, Russell Smith | |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Robertson (PG), Alonzo Alarcon (SG), Jerry McKirryher (SF), Joshua Lawrence (PF) Tony Marmolejo, Charles Oram, Kevin Blackburn, George Willis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jin Xie (PG), Wayne Kieffer (SG), Michael Bishop (SF), Darrell Hileman (PF), Russell Smith (C) Michael Churchill, William Lannon, Robert Jameson, Young Mang, Ratko Jerowski | |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Alonzo Alarcon hits the finger roll set up by Alex Dechant | 66-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jin Xie | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | Russell Smith steps in front of the John Robertson pass | 66-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jin Xie | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher knocks in the floater from close range set up by John Robertson | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Bishop makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jin Xie | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | John Robertson is hacked by Jin Xie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jin Xie, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | John Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | John Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hileman snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Hileman | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Wayne Kieffer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Jerry McKirryher grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |