| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Borgman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber travels with the ball | 38-37 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope's pass is intercepted by Kevin Thurber | 38-37 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber hits the finger roll | 40-37 |
| 18:58 | Cleveland State | James Borgman is hacked by Rodolfo Reyes - foul #2 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | James Borgman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (SG), Michael Grant (PF) Robert Smith, James Borgman | |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:33 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:15 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys loses the dribble to Kevin Thurber | 41-40 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Lonnie Pope swats the short shot by Nicholas Weber | 41-40 |
| 16:45 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 41-40 |
| 16:40 | Cleveland State | Marshall Doles steals the ball from Robert Turner | 41-40 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Turner is called for the reach on Kevin Thurber - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG), Maurice Spann (SF), James Borgman (PF) Daniel Soltys, Robert Turner, Lonnie Pope | |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein misses the shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein can't tip it in | 41-40 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) SF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) SG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) SF - Maurice Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Borgman (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes misses short on a runner from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Grant is called for the reach on Rodolfo Reyes - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Lonnie Pope (C) Samuel Walling, Ronald Waltman, Michael Grant | |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 14:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:56 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Maurice Spann | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Cleveland State | James Borgman scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Nicholas Weber (PF), Lance Johnson (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Kenneth Tatum, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Robert Turner (SF), Thomas Payne (PF) Joseph Cooper, Maurice Spann, James Borgman | |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope lays it in | 46-47 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Thurber and he's hacked by Thomas Payne - foul #2 on Thomas Payne, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler (C) Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Grant (PF) Lonnie Pope | |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Robert Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Thurber | 50-47 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Nicholas Weber blocks the short jumper by Daniel Soltys | 50-47 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler loses the ball out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Nicholas Weber, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (SG), James Borgman (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Robert Smith, Michael Grant, Thomas Payne | |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Rodolfo Reyes - foul #3 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Turner steals the ball from Kenneth Tatum | 50-47 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Lonnie Pope is denied by Rodolfo Reyes | 50-47 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber's floater is knocked away by Lonnie Pope | 50-47 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Borgman | 50-47 |
| 10:06 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Woodrow Nicks | 53-47 |
| 09:41 | Cleveland State | James Borgman scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | James Borgman gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:05 | Cleveland State | James Borgman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Rodolfo Reyes | 53-49 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks's pass is intercepted by Daniel Soltys | 53-49 |
| 08:55 | Cleveland State | James Borgman throws it down set up by Daniel Soltys | 53-51 |
| 08:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 53-51 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Borgman | 53-51 |
| 08:24 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope is denied on a layup by Kevin Thurber | 53-51 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Rodolfo Reyes | 55-51 |
| 07:38 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys drills a 3 from the left corner | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Klein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Daniel Soltys (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Walling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Borgman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:10 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Nicks is called for the reach on Daniel Soltys - foul #3 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (SF), Nicholas Weber (PF), Lance Johnson (C) Woodrow Nicks, Kenneth Tatum, Kevin Thurber, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Maurice Spann (SF), Michael Grant (PF), Thomas Payne (C) Daniel Soltys, Samuel Walling, Robert Turner, James Borgman, Lonnie Pope | |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Coker takes the ball from Michael Grant | 55-54 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Cooper - foul #2 on Joseph Cooper, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:56 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Marshall Doles | 59-54 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann misses the jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marshall Doles | 65-54 |
| 04:46 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann is fouled on the floor by Lance Johnson - foul #1 on Lance Johnson, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Robert Bentz (SF), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Robert Coker, Anthony Heckler, Nicholas Weber, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys (PG), Ronald Waltman (SF), James Borgman (PF), Lonnie Pope (C) Joseph Cooper, Maurice Spann, Michael Grant, Thomas Payne | |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rodolfo Reyes - foul #4 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Daniel Soltys makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes tips it home | 67-56 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | Blake Ryan takes the ball from Robert Smith | 67-56 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz is hacked by Ronald Waltman - foul #1 on Ronald Waltman, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG) Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Robert Turner (SF) Daniel Soltys, Robert Smith | |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:51 | Cleveland State | Lonnie Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling is hacked by Marshall Doles - foul #1 on Marshall Doles, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum, Robert Bentz, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann (PF) James Borgman | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Spann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Pope (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Maurice Spann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 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) | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler banks in the layup and he's fouled by Samuel Walling - foul #2 on Samuel Walling, team foul #8 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF) Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Michael Grant (PF), Thomas Payne (C) Ronald Waltman, Robert Turner, Lonnie Pope | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Samuel Walling | 71-58 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber tips it but misses | 71-58 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler tips it back up and in | 73-58 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Blake Ryan steals it from Joseph Cooper | 73-58 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Payne is called for the reach on Kenneth Tatum - foul #3 on Thomas Payne, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG) Joseph Cooper | |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:17 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling's pass is intercepted by Blake Ryan | 75-58 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan lays it up and in | 77-58 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan gets the rebound | 77-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Grant swats the layup by Anthony Heckler | 77-58 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Blake Ryan - foul #1 on Blake Ryan, team foul #7 | 77-58 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks runs out the clock | 77-60 |