| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) SF - Byron Felker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Zimmermann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Albrecht (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnie Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker inbounds the ball | 19-36 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Byron Felker | 21-36 |
| 19:17 | Yale | Jacob Parks misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earl McCune - foul #1 on Earl McCune, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 19:17 | Yale | Jacob Parks makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 19:17 | Yale | Jacob Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 19:00 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston hits a jump hook in the lane | 23-37 |
| 18:41 | Yale | Matt Harris's floater is tipped away by Byron Felker | 23-37 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 18:27 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-37 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Matt Harris grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 18:12 | Yale | Jacob Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 17:50 | Cleveland State | James Temple buries a shot from just outside the lane | 25-37 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Jacob Parks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 17:19 | Cleveland State | James Temple is hacked by Richard Zimmermann - foul #2 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope (PF) Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SG) Daniel Soltys | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Anderson (PF), Terrence Preston (C) Matt Harris, Donnie Boone | |
| 16:46 | Yale | Jacob Parks knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Zimmermann | 25-39 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-39 |
| 16:19 | Yale | Randy Anderson grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Randy Anderson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lonnie Pope - foul #1 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Barry Zalewski (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) James Temple, Robert Turner, Byron Felker, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Donnie Boone (C) Jacob Parks, Richard Zimmermann, Scott Albrecht | |
| 15:56 | Yale | Randy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:56 | Yale | Randy Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:56 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Zalewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Carmelo Castro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrence Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donnie Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Carmelo Castro picks off the pass by Lonnie Pope | 25-40 |
| 15:33 | Yale | Terrence Preston lays it in on a nice dish by Carmelo Castro | 25-42 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope travels with the ball | 25-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Matt Harris (PF) Randy Anderson | |
| 14:59 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Soltys - foul #3 on Daniel Soltys, team foul #3 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG), Richard Zimmermann (SG) Carmelo Castro, Terrence Preston | |
| 14:59 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 14:59 | Yale | Timothy Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 14:45 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-43 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris gets the offensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 14:27 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 14:25 | Yale | Donnie Boone grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 14:20 | Yale | Matt Harris is hacked by Barry Zalewski - foul #4 on Barry Zalewski, team foul #4 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Byron Felker (SF), Earl McCune (C) Barry Zalewski, Kenneth Norris, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Albrecht (SF), Randy Anderson (C) Timothy Cooper, Donnie Boone | |
| 13:56 | Yale | Matt Harris can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 25-43 |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Zimmermann - foul #3 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bill Berk (PF) Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 13:49 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 13:36 | Yale | Matt Harris buries a fadeaway in the lane | 27-45 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Jacob Parks takes the ball from Earl McCune | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:56 | Yale | Randy Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 12:54 | Yale | Randy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-45 |
| 12:30 | Yale | Matt Harris hits a jumper from close range set up by Jacob Parks | 27-47 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Richard Zimmermann - foul #4 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #3 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Turner (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) James Temple, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Yale | Terrence Preston (SG), Donnie Boone (C) Richard Zimmermann, Matt Harris | |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the 1st free throw | 27-47 |
| 12:05 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 12:05 | Yale | The rebound goes to Donnie Boone | 27-47 |
| 11:46 | Yale | Randy Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 11:45 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Albrecht | 27-47 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Byron Felker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Albrecht (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-47 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Johnston | 30-47 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Randy Anderson's pass is intercepted by Byron Felker | 30-47 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Byron Felker | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:29 | Yale | Donnie Boone clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-47 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Turner | 35-47 |
| 09:49 | Yale | Jacob Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Donnie Boone - foul #1 on Donnie Boone, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Lonnie Pope (PF), Bill Berk (C) Daniel Soltys, Charles Johnston, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (PG), Timothy Cooper (SF), Matt Harris (PF) Jacob Parks, Scott Albrecht, Randy Anderson | |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:28 | Yale | Matt Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (SF) Byron Felker | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-47 |
| 09:08 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Robert Turner steals it from Timothy Cooper | 39-47 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Bill Berk is blocked by Matt Harris | 39-47 |
| 08:44 | Yale | Matt Harris snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 08:22 | Yale | Carmelo Castro can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 08:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | Yale | Donnie Boone gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 07:54 | Yale | Robert Turner steals it from Terrence Preston | 39-47 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | James Temple throws it down set up by Robert Turner | 41-47 |
| 07:34 | Yale | Matt Harris misses the floater from the right block | 41-47 |
| 07:32 | Yale | Matt Harris tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Berk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Carmelo Castro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terrence Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Donnie Boone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Cleveland State | Terrence Preston denies the turnaround by Lonnie Pope | 41-49 |
| 07:05 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Pope | 41-49 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner double dribbles | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (SG), Byron Felker (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Earl McCune (C) Robert Turner, Kenneth Norris, Lonnie Pope, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG), Richard Zimmermann (SG), Scott Albrecht (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), Robert Grove (C) Carmelo Castro, Terrence Preston, Timothy Cooper, Matt Harris, Donnie Boone | |
| 06:36 | Yale | Robert Grove misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Barry Zalewski | 41-49 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | James Temple scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Felker | 44-49 |
| 06:04 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann's pass is intercepted by Barry Zalewski | 44-49 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski is hacked by Richard Zimmermann - foul #5 on Richard Zimmermann, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG) James Temple | |
| Subs | Yale | Terrence Preston (SG) Richard Zimmermann | |
| 05:34 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 05:32 | Yale | Terrence Preston gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:16 | Yale | Scott Albrecht is hacked by Byron Felker - foul #2 on Byron Felker, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Matt Harris (PF) Robert Grove | |
| 05:03 | Yale | Charles Johnston takes the ball from Terrence Preston | 44-49 |
| 04:48 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 04:47 | Yale | Terrence Preston snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 04:32 | Yale | Earl McCune blocks the jumper by Terrence Preston | 44-49 |
| 04:30 | Yale | Matt Harris tips it in | 44-51 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 03:59 | Yale | Terrence Preston snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 03:40 | Yale | Jacob Parks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys drills a shot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Barry Zalewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Byron Felker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl McCune (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Preston (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scott Albrecht (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Yale | Randy Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 02:45 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski is fouled on the floor by Scott Albrecht - foul #1 on Scott Albrecht, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Robert Turner (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF), Lonnie Pope (PF), Bill Berk (C) Daniel Soltys, Barry Zalewski, Byron Felker, Charles Johnston, Earl McCune | |
| Subs | Yale | Timothy Cooper (SG), Carmelo Castro (SF), Donnie Boone (C) Terrence Preston, Scott Albrecht, Randy Anderson | |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 02:30 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Byron Felker (SF), Earl McCune (C) Kenneth Norris, Bill Berk | |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Albrecht (SF) Carmelo Castro | |
| 02:15 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earl McCune - foul #2 on Earl McCune, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG) Robert Turner | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:15 | Yale | Donnie Boone makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:15 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Earl McCune grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Earl McCune is blocked by Donnie Boone | 46-52 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker grabs the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 01:53 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope tips it home | 48-52 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Timothy Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 48-54 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) Daniel Soltys, Lonnie Pope | |
| Subs | Yale | Terrence Preston (SG) Timothy Cooper | |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Terrence Preston - foul #1 on Terrence Preston, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Jacob Parks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 01:09 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Preston | 50-54 |
| 00:47 | Yale | Matt Harris can't connect on a shot from the right block | 50-54 |
| 00:45 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Barry Zalewski drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Temple | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Yale | Scott Albrecht misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston grabs the board | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Byron Felker clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 53-54 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Donnie Boone grabs the board | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Yale | Donnie Boone is hacked by James Temple in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Temple, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Donnie Boone makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Donnie Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Donnie Boone gets the rebound | 53-56 |