| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hemphill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Railey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Stookey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Linsley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Hemphill is called for the reach on Billy Craighead - foul #2 on James Hemphill, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead is hacked by James Hemphill - foul #3 on James Hemphill, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carey Fields (PG) James Hemphill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo drills a turnaround from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-32 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey throws it down on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 34-34 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Durocher and he's hacked by Stephen Stookey - foul #1 on Stephen Stookey, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (C) Harold Monte | |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Saxon - foul #2 on Kevin Saxon, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Huey Lee (SF), Darrel Shull (PF), Paul Williams (C) Fabian Gallo, Michael Railey, Stephen Stookey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SF), Brad Buskirk (C) Chris Durocher, Willie Hess | |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:21 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carey Fields - foul #1 on Carey Fields, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF) Billy Craighead, Richard Linsley | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Dahlquist - foul #2 on Stephen Dahlquist, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Justin Hadley (SG) Carey Fields | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:41 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Brad Buskirk - foul #3 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey (C) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte (C) Brad Buskirk | |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo (SF), Michael Railey (PF) Huey Lee, Darrel Shull | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-38 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Jared Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Hadley (fresh) SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Railey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Stookey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | Justin Hadley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hemphill (PG), Michael Jackson (SG) Jared Sparks, Justin Hadley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Richard Linsley (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Michael Wash, Stephen Dahlquist, Kevin Saxon | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Linsley | 39-41 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | James Hemphill scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jackson | 42-41 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 14:41 | Cleveland State | James Hemphill snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Cleveland State | Harold Monte is called for the reach on James Hemphill - foul #2 on Harold Monte, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Huey Lee (SF), Darrel Shull (PF), Paul Williams (C) Fabian Gallo, Michael Railey, Stephen Stookey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (C) Harold Monte | |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Willie Hess | 42-41 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | Cleveland State | Paul Williams gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Williams | 45-41 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | James Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:57 | Cleveland State | Willie Hess swats the short shot by Michael Jackson | 45-41 |
| 12:55 | Cleveland State | Paul Williams snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 12:40 | Cleveland State | Kevin Saxon is called for the reach on Huey Lee - foul #3 on Kevin Saxon, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Michael Railey (PF), Stephen Stookey (C) Michael Jackson, Huey Lee, Darrel Shull, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Brad Buskirk (C) Billy Craighead, Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher, Willie Hess | |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Saxon - foul #4 on Kevin Saxon, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carey Fields (PG) James Hemphill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal (C) Kevin Saxon | |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carey Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jared Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fabian Gallo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Railey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Stookey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brad Buskirk (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marco Beal (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Stephen Dahlquist is denied by Stephen Stookey | 47-44 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:16 | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hemphill (PG), Michael Jackson (SG) Carey Fields, Jared Sparks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Harold Monte (C) Michael Wash, Marco Beal | |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Stookey - foul #2 on Stephen Stookey, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:41 | Cleveland State | Billy Craighead blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Michael Jackson | 47-46 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo tips it home | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin makes the jumper in the lane | 49-48 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Jackson | 51-48 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin is hacked by Michael Railey - foul #2 on Michael Railey, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SG), Huey Lee (SF), Darrel Shull (PF), Paul Williams (C) Michael Jackson, Fabian Gallo, Michael Railey, Stephen Stookey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (PG), Richard Linsley (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Billy Craighead, Gilbert Corwin, Stephen Dahlquist, Brad Buskirk | |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash's pass is intercepted by James Hemphill | 51-48 |
| 09:20 | Cleveland State | James Hemphill slams it home | 53-48 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess drills a turnaround in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:57 | Cleveland State | James Hemphill's layup is rejected by Harold Monte | 53-50 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Darrel Shull - foul #2 on Darrel Shull, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson (SG) Jared Sparks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Marco Beal (C) Michael Wash, Harold Monte | |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Willie Hess steps in front of the Michael Jackson pass | 53-52 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Darrel Shull steals it from Willie Hess | 53-52 |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee is fouled on the floor by Billy Craighead - foul #3 on Billy Craighead, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carey Fields (PG), Michael Railey (PF), Stephen Stookey (C) James Hemphill, Darrel Shull, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (C) Marco Beal | |
| 07:46 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carey Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SF - Huey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Railey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Stookey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Linsley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Stephen Stookey - foul #3 on Stephen Stookey, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fabian Gallo (SF) Huey Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Willie Hess | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Stephen Stookey | 53-53 |
| 07:15 | Cleveland State | Carey Fields can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Durocher | 53-55 |
| 06:36 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey tips it home | 55-55 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon lays it up and in | 55-57 |
| 05:58 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carey Fields | 58-57 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead lays it up and in | 58-59 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hemphill (PG) Carey Fields | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) Chris Durocher, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Hess | 58-61 |
| 04:39 | Cleveland State | Michael Railey banks in the layup | 60-61 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Fabian Gallo is called for the reach on Gilbert Corwin - foul #1 on Fabian Gallo, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jared Sparks (SG), Darrel Shull (PF), Paul Williams (C) Michael Jackson, Michael Railey, Stephen Stookey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF) Billy Craighead, Richard Linsley | |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Paul Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Dahlquist | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fabian Gallo - foul #2 on Fabian Gallo, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Huey Lee (SF) Fabian Gallo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF) Stephen Dahlquist | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | Darrel Shull grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hemphill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jared Sparks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Huey Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrel Shull (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Monte (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Huey Lee travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Corwin | 60-66 |
| 02:43 | Cleveland State | Harold Monte steps in front of the Huey Lee pass | 60-66 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson (SG), Fabian Gallo (SF), Michael Railey (PF), Stephen Stookey (C) Jared Sparks, Huey Lee, Darrel Shull, Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Richard Linsley (SG) Gilbert Corwin, Michael Wash | |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher scores on a 3 from the right corner | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Hess - foul #2 on Willie Hess, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:59 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Railey - foul #3 on Michael Railey, team foul #11 | 61-69 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Michael Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess grabs the board | 61-70 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Stookey denies the turnaround by Richard Linsley | 61-70 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess is fouled on the floor by Michael Railey - foul #4 on Michael Railey, team foul #12 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SF) Chris Durocher | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey clanks a fadeaway from close range | 61-71 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Harold Monte | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 00:11 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Stephen Stookey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead runs out the clock | 61-71 |