| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Bissonnette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randy McComis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Goodwill (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Pogue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bauer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hodges inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bernard Goodwill steals it from Bruce Hull | 40-36 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill banks in the layup | 40-38 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Manuel Hodges | 42-38 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Hull misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis tips it home | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | John Bauer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Carrell - foul #1 on Jason Carrell, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | John Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:32 | Ohio | John Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Hull can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | John Bauer grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:13 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette loses the dribble to Bernard Goodwill | 44-42 |
| 17:38 | Ohio | Timothy Jones loses the dribble to Bruce Hull | 44-42 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | John Bauer clanks a floater from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Zegar | 49-45 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Randy McComis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Manuel Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Hull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Zegar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Goodwill (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Pogue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Bauer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Bauer | 49-45 |
| 15:10 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Steven Pogue grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 14:58 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Hull pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 14:29 | Ohio | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:14 | Ohio | John Bauer makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Goodwill | 49-47 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Steven Pogue can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Hull grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 13:33 | Ohio | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 13:28 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Zegar | 51-49 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Patrick Bissonnette | 53-49 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Steven Pogue hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Goodwill | 53-51 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Bauer swats the shot by Manuel Hodges | 53-51 |
| 12:41 | Ohio | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:33 | Ohio | Bruce Hull denies the turnaround by Steven Pogue | 53-51 |
| 12:32 | Ohio | Timothy Jones grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Bruce Hull swats the layup by John Bauer | 53-51 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette travels in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andre Krouse (PG), Conrad Hallam (SG), James Lemon (SF), Jeffrey Batchelder (PF), Lester Shaw (C) Patrick Bissonnette, Randy McComis, Manuel Hodges, Bruce Hull, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Williams (PG), Dennis Erlandson (SG), Sidney Rasmussen (SF), John Linder (PF), Trinidad Thomas (C) Thomas Zegar, Bernard Goodwill, Steven Pogue, Timothy Jones, John Bauer | |
| 12:10 | Ohio | Curtis Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Dennis Erlandson tips it home | 53-53 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Conrad Hallam - foul #2 on Conrad Hallam, team foul #2 | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andre Krouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Conrad Hallam (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Lemon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Batchelder (fresh) C - Lester Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Rasmussen (fresh) PF - John Linder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Trinidad Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Ohio | John Linder scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dennis Erlandson and the foul's on Andre Krouse - foul #1 on Andre Krouse, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | John Linder misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Batchelder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 11:09 | Ohio | John Linder hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 56-55 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Hallam comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 10:54 | Ohio | Sidney Rasmussen snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Curtis Williams is fouled on the floor by Andre Krouse - foul #2 on Andre Krouse, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill (SG) Dennis Erlandson | |
| 10:15 | Ohio | Curtis Williams drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Goodwill | 56-57 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Lemon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Batchelder | 58-57 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill hits a floater from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Conrad Hallam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Zlaten (PG), Jonathan Ritchie (SG), Manuel Hodges (SF), Bruce Hull (PF), Jason Carrell (C) Andre Krouse, Conrad Hallam, James Lemon, Jeffrey Batchelder, Lester Shaw | |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Zegar (PG), Steven Pogue (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), John Bauer (C) Curtis Williams, Sidney Rasmussen, John Linder, Trinidad Thomas | |
| 08:54 | Ohio | John Bauer lays it up and in set up by Bernard Goodwill | 58-61 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hodges scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Hull | 60-61 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Timothy Jones connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Steven Pogue | 60-63 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Zlaten pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Zlaten knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 07:33 | Ohio | Steven Pogue throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Zegar | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ivan Zlaten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Ritchie (fresh) SF - Manuel Hodges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bruce Hull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Carrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bernard Goodwill (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Pogue (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Bauer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Ritchie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-65 |
| 07:15 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Bauer | 63-65 |
| 07:03 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill misses the shot from the left block | 63-65 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | John Bauer grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Bruce Hull is called for the reach on John Bauer - foul #1 on Bruce Hull, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette (PG), Randy McComis (SG), James Lemon (SF), Lester Shaw (PF), Conrad Hallam (C) Ivan Zlaten, Jonathan Ritchie, Manuel Hodges, Bruce Hull, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Sidney Rasmussen (SF), John Linder (PF), Trinidad Thomas (C) Steven Pogue, Timothy Jones, John Bauer | |
| 06:18 | Ohio | John Linder scores on a jumper in the lane | 63-67 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on James Lemon - foul #3 on James Lemon, team foul #6 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Williams (SG) Bernard Goodwill | |
| 05:41 | Ohio | Lester Shaw steps in front of the John Linder pass | 63-67 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Williams is called for the reach on Randy McComis - foul #1 on Curtis Williams, team foul #1 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dennis Erlandson (SG) Thomas Zegar | |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis tips it but misses | 63-67 |
| 05:01 | Ohio | Trinidad Thomas pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:37 | Ohio | Curtis Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Sidney Rasmussen | 63-67 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | James Lemon is called for the reach on Sidney Rasmussen - foul #4 on James Lemon, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Zegar (PG), Bernard Goodwill (SG), John Bauer (C) Curtis Williams, Dennis Erlandson, Trinidad Thomas | |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Sidney Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Sidney Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette misses the shot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 03:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Bauer | 63-69 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | John Linder makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Zegar | 63-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy McComis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Lemon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lester Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Conrad Hallam (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Thomas Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bernard Goodwill (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sidney Rasmussen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Linder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bauer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw is fouled on the floor by Sidney Rasmussen - foul #1 on Sidney Rasmussen, team foul #2 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andre Krouse (PG), Jonathan Ritchie (SG), Manuel Hodges (SF), Jeffrey Batchelder (PF), Jason Carrell (C) Patrick Bissonnette, Randy McComis, James Lemon, Lester Shaw, Conrad Hallam | |
| Subs | Ohio | Steven Pogue (SF), Timothy Jones (PF), Trinidad Thomas (C) Sidney Rasmussen, John Linder, John Bauer | |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Jones swats the dunk try by Jason Carrell | 63-71 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Andre Krouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette (PG), Bruce Hull (PF) Jonathan Ritchie, Jeffrey Batchelder | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hodges misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Trinidad Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andre Krouse - foul #3 on Andre Krouse, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis (SG) Andre Krouse | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 63-73 |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hodges hits the follow up shot | 65-73 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Trinidad Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Randy McComis pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 01:50 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Steven Pogue | 65-73 |
| 01:34 | Ohio | Trinidad Thomas loses the dribble to Patrick Bissonnette | 65-73 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette banks in the layup | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Timothy Jones misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Bruce Hull - foul #2 on Bruce Hull, team foul #9 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | John Bauer (C) Trinidad Thomas | |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Timothy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:08 | Ohio | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Pogue - foul #2 on Steven Pogue, team foul #3 | 67-74 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Carrell - foul #2 on Jason Carrell, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Williams (PG), Sidney Rasmussen (SF), John Linder (PF) Thomas Zegar, Steven Pogue, Timothy Jones | |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:29 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Hull snags the defensive board | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Hodges can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | The rebound goes to John Bauer | 69-75 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill is hacked by Randy McComis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randy McComis, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Zegar (PG), Steven Pogue (SF) Curtis Williams, Sidney Rasmussen | |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | Bernard Goodwill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jason Carrell | 69-76 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Bissonnette is fouled on the floor by Thomas Zegar - foul #2 on Thomas Zegar, team foul #4 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Timothy Jones (PF) John Linder | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Jones picks off the pass by Manuel Hodges | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Thomas Zegar runs out the clock | 69-76 |