| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Joseph Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Payne (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mellen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne is fouled on the floor by Hubert Truitt - foul #2 on Hubert Truitt, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 19:16 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 19:09 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:48 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders hits a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Joseph Cooper - foul #1 on Joseph Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:42 | Youngstown State | Joseph Cooper is called for the reach on Charles Anders - foul #2 on Joseph Cooper, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:29 | Youngstown State | Michael Grant steals it from Robert Mellen | 35-31 |
| 18:10 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman is hacked by Jason Sorensen - foul #2 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Mellen steals it from Robert Smith | 35-31 |
| 17:38 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt jams it | 35-33 |
| 17:22 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant connects on the jumper from close range | 37-33 |
| 17:04 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt buries a jumper from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:41 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:16 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Hubert Truitt | 37-35 |
| 16:06 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:05 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt tips it home | 37-37 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Antonio Campos (SG), Terry Harris (SF), Woodrow McCall (PF), Carey Mahon (C) Joseph Cooper, Robert Smith, Ronald Waltman, Thomas Payne, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Jesse Overton (SG), Nathaniel Gum (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Allan Zulfer (C) Charles Anders, Robert Mellen, Thomas Gray, Hubert Truitt, Jason Sorensen | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Campos (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Carey Mahon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - George Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Overton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Gum (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Zulfer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 15:30 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Woodrow McCall | 39-37 |
| 15:03 | Youngstown State | George Phillips clanks a runner from close range | 39-37 |
| 15:02 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Carey Mahon | 42-37 |
| 14:48 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum drills a driving attempt from the left block | 42-39 |
| 14:22 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 14:20 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:05 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers is fouled on the floor by Woodrow McCall - foul #2 on Woodrow McCall, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray (SF) George Phillips | |
| 13:49 | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum is fouled on the floor by Carey Mahon - foul #1 on Carey Mahon, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (SG) Antonio Campos | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen (SG), Jason Sorensen (C) Nathaniel Gum, Allan Zulfer | |
| 13:35 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 13:33 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen tips it in | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 13:18 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Gray | 42-44 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Joseph Cooper is blocked by Jason Sorensen | 42-44 |
| 12:51 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gray | 42-44 |
| 12:39 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen is hacked by Joseph Cooper - foul #3 on Joseph Cooper, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Ronald Waltman (SF), Thomas Payne (PF), Michael Grant (C) Samuel Walling, Terry Harris, Woodrow McCall, Carey Mahon | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Jesse Overton, Matthew Childers | |
| 12:24 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum (SG) Robert Mellen | |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 12:05 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Gum | 42-47 |
| 11:48 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman is whistled for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos (SF) Joseph Cooper | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Sean St. Pierre (SG), Allan Zulfer (C) Thomas Gray, Jason Sorensen | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ronald Waltman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Campos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Payne (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean St. Pierre (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Gum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Allan Zulfer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Grant - foul #2 on Michael Grant, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG) Ronald Waltman | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen (SG) Sean St. Pierre | |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:21 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Thomas Payne snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Allan Zulfer - foul #1 on Allan Zulfer, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SF) Antonio Campos | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray (SF), Matthew Childers (PF) Nathaniel Gum, Hubert Truitt | |
| 10:59 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:49 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer clanks a jump hook in the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:47 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers tips it in | 44-50 |
| 10:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Walling | 46-50 |
| 10:20 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders is fouled on the floor by Thomas Payne - foul #2 on Thomas Payne, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (SG), Carey Mahon (C) Robert Smith, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen (C) Allan Zulfer | |
| 10:20 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:05 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders buries a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Mellen | 49-52 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | Charles Anders is called for the reach on Samuel Walling - foul #2 on Charles Anders, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG), Woodrow McCall (PF) Samuel Walling, Thomas Payne | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton (PG) Charles Anders | |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon is denied on a layup by Matthew Childers | 49-52 |
| 09:42 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Cooper and the foul's on Jason Sorensen - foul #3 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos (SF) Terry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Nathaniel Gum (SG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Robert Mellen, Matthew Childers | |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:11 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray misses the turnaround from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 09:09 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Sorensen - foul #4 on Jason Sorensen, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Michael Grant (C) Antonio Campos, Carey Mahon | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG), Allan Zulfer (C) Thomas Gray, Jason Sorensen | |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:29 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Grant - foul #3 on Michael Grant, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Antonio Campos (SF), Thomas Payne (PF) Joseph Cooper, Ronald Waltman, Woodrow McCall | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG) George Phillips | |
| 08:29 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:29 | Youngstown State | Allan Zulfer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Walling | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Youngstown State | Michael Grant takes the ball from Charles Anders | 55-53 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Jesse Overton is called for the reach on Antonio Campos - foul #1 on Jesse Overton, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen (SG), Thomas Gray (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Jason Sorensen (C) Jesse Overton, Nathaniel Gum, Hubert Truitt, Allan Zulfer | |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:35 | Cleveland State | Antonio Campos misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:35 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Matthew Childers | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Campos (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Payne (fresh) 8 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mellen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Childers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen lays it in | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is hacked by Robert Mellen - foul #1 on Robert Mellen, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Terry Harris (SF), Carey Mahon (C) Samuel Walling, Antonio Campos, Michael Grant | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | George Phillips (PG) Charles Anders | |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:43 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 06:41 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Cleveland State | Carey Mahon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman (SG), Woodrow McCall (PF) Robert Smith, Thomas Payne | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton (PG) George Phillips | |
| 06:11 | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Gray | 58-58 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Cooper | 60-58 |
| 05:30 | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Childers | 60-61 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Mellen steals the ball from Ronald Waltman | 60-61 |
| 04:53 | Youngstown State | Matthew Childers misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 04:52 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Thomas Payne (PF), Michael Grant (C) Joseph Cooper, Ronald Waltman, Woodrow McCall, Carey Mahon | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Anders (PG), Hubert Truitt (PF) Jesse Overton, Matthew Childers | |
| 04:36 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Thomas Payne | 60-61 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Payne | 63-61 |
| 04:00 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 03:33 | Youngstown State | Thomas Gray grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Samuel Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Payne (fresh) 9 reb. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Charles Anders (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mellen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Hubert Truitt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Walling - foul #4 on Samuel Walling, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 03:14 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:14 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Samuel Walling connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 02:36 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders is hacked by Samuel Walling - foul #5 on Samuel Walling, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joseph Cooper (PG), Ronald Waltman (SF) Samuel Walling, Terry Harris | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Jesse Overton (SG), Nathaniel Gum (SF), Matthew Childers (PF), Allan Zulfer (C) Robert Mellen, Thomas Gray, Hubert Truitt, Jason Sorensen | |
| 02:36 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Youngstown State | Charles Anders makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen (SG), Thomas Gray (SF), Hubert Truitt (PF), Jason Sorensen (C) Jesse Overton, Nathaniel Gum, Matthew Childers, Allan Zulfer | |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Ronald Waltman misses the easy layup | 65-65 |
| 02:12 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 02:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Sorensen | 65-68 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is hacked by Robert Mellen - foul #2 on Robert Mellen, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SF) Ronald Waltman | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:36 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-68 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 01:10 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 01:04 | Youngstown State | Hubert Truitt hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Anders | 67-71 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gray - foul #2 on Thomas Gray, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Robert Mellen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Michael Grant snags the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris clanks a 3 from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Jason Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |