| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) PF - George Maltby (fresh) C - Chester Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) SG - Larry Brown (fresh) SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) C - Jesse Reed (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cleveland State | Larry Brown takes the ball from Jay Thorne | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | George Maltby steals it from Alexander Marshall | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by George Maltby - foul #1 on George Maltby, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown buries a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on George Maltby - foul #2 on George Maltby, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, George Maltby, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey makes the jump hook in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alexander Marshall | 4-9 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf can't finish the layup | 4-9 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Larry Brown | 4-11 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Norman (fresh) SF - Mark Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Gorby (fresh) C - Przbyslaw Zulauf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Siegfried (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Brown | 4-14 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-14 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the board | 4-14 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is hacked by Benjamin Gorby - foul #1 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #3 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (PG), Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Allan Bell, Harry Norman, Benjamin Gorby, Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Perry Bradley | 4-16 |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jay Thorne - foul #1 on Jay Thorne, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Trey Brown (PF) Mark Carey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne is whistled for traveling | 7-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG) Robert Sowa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-18 |
| 13:35 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne is hacked by Dean Liska - foul #1 on Dean Liska, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby (PF) Trey Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Alvin Estep (SF) Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska | |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons scores on a runner from the right block set up by Joseph Finley | 9-18 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Benjamin Gorby - foul #2 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), Robert Sowa (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Trey Brown (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Harry Norman, Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, Benjamin Gorby, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Danny Lafave | |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey is fouled on the floor by Alvin Estep - foul #1 on Alvin Estep, team foul #3 | 9-20 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Sowa (fresh) SF - Mark Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trey Brown (fresh) C - Przbyslaw Zulauf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed tips it in | 11-22 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-22 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alvin Estep | 11-22 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Sowa steps in front of the Derek Siegfried pass | 11-22 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa misses the lay-in | 11-22 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Sowa is called for the reach on Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Robert Sowa, team foul #6 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Robert Sowa, Trey Brown, Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley can't connect on a floater from the left side | 11-22 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska gets the offensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave loses the ball out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG) Allan Bell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman is fouled on the floor by Danny Lafave - foul #1 on Danny Lafave, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Trey Brown (PF) Mark Carey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| 09:22 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 11-22 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Trey Brown | 11-22 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave buries a driving attempt from the left block | 13-24 |
| 08:33 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons blows the layup | 13-24 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dean Liska | 13-27 |
| 07:58 | Cleveland State | Dean Liska is called for the reach on Harry Norman - foul #2 on Dean Liska, team foul #5 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), Mark Carey (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Harry Norman, Trey Brown, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave | |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-27 |
| 07:39 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Przbyslaw Zulauf | 13-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Carey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Przbyslaw Zulauf (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (SG), Trey Brown (PF) Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Alvin Estep | 13-30 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Trey Brown | 16-30 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 16-33 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman is fouled on the floor by Jesse Reed - foul #1 on Jesse Reed, team foul #6 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons (C) Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (PF) Derek Siegfried | |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Allan Bell takes the ball from Alexander Marshall in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| 05:45 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-33 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alexander Marshall | 19-33 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 19-35 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 19-35 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown pulls down the rebound | 19-35 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses the 3 from straight away | 19-35 |
| 04:43 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Danny Lafave - foul #2 on Danny Lafave, team foul #7 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (PG), Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF) Allan Bell, Harry Norman, Trey Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (PG), Charles Hauser (SG), Perry Bradley (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Danny Lafave, Jesse Reed | |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:23 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Hauser is fouled on the floor by Jay Thorne - foul #2 on Jay Thorne, team foul #7 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Maltby (PF), Benjamin Gorby (C) Mark Carey, Chester Simmons | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska (SF) Roman Gonzales | |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Hauser misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:55 | Cleveland State | George Maltby grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-35 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Sowa (fresh) SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) C - Benjamin Gorby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Hauser (fresh) SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Quirk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Hauser - foul #1 on Charles Hauser, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG) Robert Sowa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF) Perry Bradley, Charles Hauser, Dean Liska | |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Marshall | 22-37 |
| 02:35 | Cleveland State | Walter Quirk swats the short shot by George Maltby | 22-37 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Benjamin Gorby - foul #3 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons (C) Benjamin Gorby | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Walter Quirk | |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell is whistled for traveling | 22-39 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses the 3 from straight away | 22-39 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the offensive board | 22-39 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried is called for traveling | 22-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (SG), Mark Carey (SF) Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell misses the floater in the paint | 22-39 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey grabs the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman's pass is intercepted by Jesse Reed | 22-39 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed scores on a jump hook from the left block | 22-41 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-41 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 22-41 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-41 |