| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Temple (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 19:19 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rodolfo Reyes | 37-22 |
| 18:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker can't finish the layup | 37-22 |
| 18:32 | Cleveland State | James Temple snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-22 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Thurber | 37-22 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden loses the ball out of bounds | 37-22 |
| 17:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Temple | 37-25 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lonnie Pope swats the short shot by Robert Coker | 37-25 |
| 17:36 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 17:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Robert Coker, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG), Michael Grant (PF) Robert Smith, Charles Johnston | |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Tatum | 40-25 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF) Kevin Thurber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SG), Kenneth Norris (SF) James Temple, Robert Turner | |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden blows the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Spann - foul #1 on Maurice Spann, team foul #3 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston (PF) Lonnie Pope | |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Weber - foul #1 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Jason Klein (PF) Timothy Gorden, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys is fouled on the floor by Jason Klein - foul #3 on Jason Klein, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF) Kenneth Tatum, Robert Bentz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Bill Berk (C) Maurice Spann, Kenneth Norris, Charles Johnston | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Berk (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-25 |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-25 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Weber | 41-25 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jason Klein, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Anthony Heckler (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Woodrow Nicks, Jason Klein, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Lonnie Pope (C) Daniel Soltys, Michael Grant | |
| 14:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-25 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk grabs the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope clanks a driving attempt from close range | 41-25 |
| 14:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 14:04 | Cleveland State | Timothy Gorden is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Robert Bentz (SF) Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) Robert Smith, Robert Turner | |
| 13:54 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-25 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 41-25 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston can't tip it in | 41-25 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes blows the layup but he's fouled by Lonnie Pope - foul #2 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber (PF) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (SF) Bill Berk | |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:45 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Rodolfo Reyes is denied by Lonnie Pope | 43-28 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes snags the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Johnston swats the layup by Timothy Gorden | 43-28 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Weber | 43-28 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-28 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-28 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys tips it in | 45-30 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Tatum and he's fouled by Lonnie Pope - foul #3 on Lonnie Pope, team foul #5 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (C) Timothy Gorden, Kenneth Tatum, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Michael Grant (PF), Bill Berk (C) James Temple, Daniel Soltys, Kenneth Norris, Charles Johnston, Lonnie Pope | |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz makes the free throw | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bentz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Berk (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-30 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker gets the rebound | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Waltman steals the ball from Robert Coker | 48-30 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Robert Coker - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden (PG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Lance Johnson (C) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Bentz, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bill Berk is called for the reach on Robert Coker - foul #4 on Bill Berk, team foul #7 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Temple (PG), Charles Johnston (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Ronald Waltman, Michael Grant, Bill Berk | |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Gorden - foul #2 on Timothy Gorden, team foul #5 | 49-30 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 10:04 | Cleveland State | James Temple makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Coker | 52-32 |
| 09:26 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston's pass is intercepted by Robert Coker | 52-32 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker can't finish the layup | 52-32 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | James Temple gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston is denied on a dunk by Anthony Heckler | 52-32 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kevin Thurber | 54-32 |
| 08:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-32 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Charles Johnston tips it back up and in | 54-34 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-34 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden snags the offensive board | 54-34 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by James Temple - foul #2 on James Temple, team foul #8 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG), Robert Bentz (SF), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber, Anthony Heckler, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Maurice Spann (SG), Bill Berk (SF), Michael Grant (PF), Kenneth Norris (C) James Temple, Robert Smith, Robert Turner, Charles Johnston, Lonnie Pope | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Gorden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Timothy Gorden (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Bentz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Maurice Spann (fresh) SF - Bill Berk (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Norris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Bentz - foul #2 on Robert Bentz, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG) Timothy Gorden | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-35 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Tatum is called for the reach on Maurice Spann - foul #1 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann misses the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 06:25 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 06:20 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Tatum picks off the pass by Kenneth Norris | 56-35 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Tatum | 58-35 |
| 05:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber (PF), Lance Johnson (C) Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Berk | 61-38 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 61-38 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant grabs the board | 61-38 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys is hacked by Woodrow Nicks - foul #2 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #8 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Bentz | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (PG) Maurice Spann | |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Soltys steps in front of the Anthony Heckler pass | 61-40 |
| 03:57 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys lays it in | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 03:42 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman grabs the board | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lance Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Bill Berk (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses the jump hook near the basket | 61-42 |
| 03:17 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant hits the follow up shot | 61-44 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler double dribbles | 61-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Bentz (SF) Kenneth Tatum, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Norris - foul #1 on Kenneth Norris, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG) Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (SF) Kenneth Norris | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 02:06 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Bentz | 63-44 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-44 |
| 01:36 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Bill Berk clanks a jumper in the paint | 63-44 |
| 01:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Grant takes the ball from Kenneth Tatum | 63-44 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Spann | 63-46 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Grant swats the short shot by Robert Bentz | 63-46 |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kenneth Norris (C) Ronald Waltman | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks runs out the clock | 63-46 |