| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 45-30 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Alvin Estep | 47-30 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chester Simmons | 47-32 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown is fouled on the floor by Jay Thorne - foul #3 on Jay Thorne, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (SG) Jay Thorne | |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Reed | 47-32 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed blows the layup | 47-32 |
| 18:03 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 17:56 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell is whistled for a carry | 47-32 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the floater from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 17:07 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman double dribbles | 47-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Walter Quirk (SF) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Allan Bell, Joseph Finley, George Maltby, Chester Simmons | |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| 16:31 | Cleveland State | Przbyslaw Zulauf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Danny Lafave | 47-32 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-32 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley is fouled on the floor by Mark Carey - foul #2 on Mark Carey, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Walter Quirk, Derek Siegfried | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF), George Maltby (PF), Chester Simmons (C) Harry Norman, Robert Sowa, Mark Carey, Benjamin Gorby, Przbyslaw Zulauf | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Chester Simmons steals the ball from Jesse Reed | 47-32 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | George Maltby misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-32 |
| 15:29 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell tips it in | 47-34 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | George Maltby scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Finley | 50-36 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep is called for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Danny Lafave | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (C) Joseph Finley, Chester Simmons | |
| 14:16 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk (C) Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 13:40 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Dean Liska (SF) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Allan Bell, George Maltby, Benjamin Gorby | |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 13:12 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey hits the finger roll | 50-38 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Mark Carey - foul #3 on Mark Carey, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed (C) Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (SG) Jay Thorne | |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Derek Siegfried picks off the pass by Harry Norman | 52-38 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Norman - foul #2 on Harry Norman, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep (SF) Dean Liska | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), George Maltby (PF) Robert Sowa, Mark Carey | |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Allan Bell | 54-41 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Derek Siegfried blocks the short jumper by Allan Bell | 54-41 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | George Maltby denies the turnaround by Perry Bradley | 54-41 |
| 10:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Harry Norman | 54-41 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | George Maltby can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Derek Siegfried - foul #2 on Derek Siegfried, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Perry Bradley, Larry Brown, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (C) Harry Norman, Joseph Finley, Chester Simmons | |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | George Maltby makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | George Maltby misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Danny Lafave | 54-42 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | George Maltby drills a jumper near the basket set up by Benjamin Gorby | 54-44 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk's floater is tipped away by Mark Carey | 54-44 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the tip | 54-44 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne lays it up and in | 54-46 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Carey is called for the reach on Alvin Estep - foul #4 on Mark Carey, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Perry Bradley (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Roman Gonzales, Alvin Estep, Danny Lafave, Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Allan Bell, Mark Carey, George Maltby | |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed clanks a floater in the paint | 54-46 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 08:34 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gorby is hacked by Jesse Reed - foul #1 on Jesse Reed, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Trey Brown (PF) Benjamin Gorby | |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 08:19 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman scores on a floater from the left block | 56-48 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Brown | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Bradley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Harry Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trey Brown (fresh) C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-48 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alexander Marshall | 58-48 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons grabs the offensive board | 60-48 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Derek Siegfried - foul #3 on Derek Siegfried, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (PG), Charles Hauser (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Perry Bradley, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Allan Bell (PG), Robert Sowa (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (C) Harry Norman, Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, Chester Simmons | |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | Trey Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Gorby - foul #2 on Benjamin Gorby, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk (C) Derek Siegfried | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Maltby (PF) Trey Brown | |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Sowa | 61-51 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-51 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Roman Gonzales steals the ball from Robert Sowa | 61-51 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Hauser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 04:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Benjamin Gorby | 61-51 |
| 03:59 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep is fouled on the floor by Robert Sowa - foul #1 on Robert Sowa, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Derek Siegfried (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Roman Gonzales, Charles Hauser, Danny Lafave, Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne (SG), Joseph Finley (SF), Chester Simmons (C) Robert Sowa, Mark Carey, Benjamin Gorby | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Allan Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Thorne (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Finley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Maltby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Allan Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #4 | 63-51 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Jay Thorne misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-51 |
| 03:15 | Cleveland State | Chester Simmons tips it but misses | 63-51 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed is fouled on the floor by George Maltby - foul #3 on George Maltby, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SF) Alvin Estep | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harry Norman (PG) Allan Bell | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Larry Brown - foul #2 on Larry Brown, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Brown | 68-54 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | George Maltby grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:55 | Cleveland State | Joseph Finley is fouled on the floor by Perry Bradley - foul #2 on Perry Bradley, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (PF), Walter Quirk (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Derek Siegfried, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Sowa (SG), Mark Carey (SF), Benjamin Gorby (PF), Przbyslaw Zulauf (C) Jay Thorne, Joseph Finley, George Maltby, Chester Simmons | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Walter Quirk swats the layup by Benjamin Gorby | 68-54 |
| 01:47 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey gets the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Roman Gonzales is called for the reach on Mark Carey - foul #2 on Roman Gonzales, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 01:04 | Cleveland State | Harry Norman grabs the board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Carey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave buries a floater near the basket | 70-55 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Mark Carey is blocked by Danny Lafave | 70-55 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley runs out the clock | 70-55 |