| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ellis Gibbs | 25-26 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Bobby Rozar steals the ball from Samuel Husky | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar throws it down | 25-28 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ellis Gibbs | 28-28 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Griggs | 28-28 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:09 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Buswell | 30-28 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Buswell steps in front of the Bobby Rozar pass in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Buswell | 32-28 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Frankowski | 32-30 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | John Buswell makes the floater from the left wing set up by Percy Bryant and the foul's on Joseph Frankowski - foul #3 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Roberson (C) Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (SG), Robert Veasley (C) Joseph Frankowski, William Gregory | |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | John Buswell makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers is fouled on the floor by Ellis Gibbs - foul #1 on Ellis Gibbs, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), James Towell (C) John Buswell, Samuel Husky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (SG), James McLay (SF), Andrew Clark (C) Bobby Rozar, Clarence Smith, James Holt | |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Justin Childers | 35-32 |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Justin Childers steals it from Michael Burnett in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers misses the dunk attempt | 35-32 |
| 17:00 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:54 | Cleveland State | Andrew Gadsden picks off the pass by Ellis Gibbs | 35-32 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Percy Bryant takes the ball from Andrew Clark | 35-32 |
| 16:27 | Cleveland State | James Towell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), Stuart Griggs (C) Percy Bryant, Ellis Gibbs, James Towell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith (SF) Andrew Clark | |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Burnett - foul #2 on Michael Burnett, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG) Robert Joyce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Holt (PF), William Gregory (C) Robert Veasley, James McLay | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 15:54 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky grabs the board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG) Michael Burnett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG) Justin Childers, Andrew Gadsden | |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar can't tip it in | 37-32 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar tips it home | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Buswell | 39-34 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt tips it in | 39-36 |
| 14:05 | Cleveland State | David Roberson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:43 | Cleveland State | David Roberson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Clarence Smith | 39-39 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Roberson | 42-39 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), James Towell (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), Jeffrey Hurdle (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, Samuel Husky, David Roberson, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), James McLay (SF), Robert Veasley (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Frankowski, Clarence Smith, James Holt, William Gregory | |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Burnett | 44-39 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hurdle | 44-39 |
| 11:58 | Cleveland State | Robert Joyce misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Joyce (fresh) SF - James Towell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffrey Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James McLay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Clark (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 11:31 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James McLay - foul #2 on James McLay, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG) Robert Joyce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG) Andrew Gadsden | |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 11:13 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Hurdle takes the ball from Andrew Clark | 45-39 |
| 10:40 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:39 | Cleveland State | James Towell grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant is fouled on the floor by Andrew Clark - foul #1 on Andrew Clark, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Robert Joyce (SF), Stuart Griggs (C) Michael Burnett, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Edward Howard (SF), James Holt (PF), William Gregory (C) Justin Childers, James McLay, Robert Veasley, Andrew Clark | |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky (SF), David Roberson (C) Robert Joyce, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith (SF) Edward Howard | |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | David Roberson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt connects on the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Frankowski and the foul's on Ellis Gibbs - foul #2 on Ellis Gibbs, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Towell (C) Ellis Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) William Gregory | |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | James Towell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 08:59 | Cleveland State | David Roberson grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley blows the dunk but the foul's on James Towell - foul #1 on James Towell, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), Stuart Griggs (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, James Towell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (SG), James McLay (C) Joseph Frankowski, James Holt | |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | David Roberson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-44 |
| 08:14 | Cleveland State | David Roberson tips it home | 49-44 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley is fouled on the floor by Samuel Husky - foul #1 on Samuel Husky, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Dale (PG), Jeffrey Hurdle (PF) Samuel Husky, David Roberson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (SG), Andrew Clark (PF), William Gregory (C) Bobby Rozar, Clarence Smith, Robert Veasley | |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Dale (fresh) SG - Michael Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Joyce (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James McLay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Clark (fresh) C - William Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | George Dale buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Burnett | 52-46 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Clark | 52-49 |
| 07:03 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Gregory | 52-49 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-51 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Hurdle double dribbles | 52-51 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Percy Bryant (SG), Samuel Husky (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), David Roberson (C) George Dale, Michael Burnett, Robert Joyce, Jeffrey Hurdle, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), James Holt (PF), Robert Veasley (C) Justin Childers, Andrew Gadsden, James McLay, Andrew Clark, William Gregory | |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Roberson - foul #2 on David Roberson, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | David Roberson buries a driving attempt from the left block | 54-53 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley tips it in | 54-55 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky lays it up and in | 56-55 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to David Roberson | 56-55 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Bobby Rozar steps in front of the John Buswell pass | 56-55 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Rozar | 56-57 |
| 04:29 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky is fouled on the floor by Bobby Rozar - foul #2 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs (C) David Roberson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG) Bobby Rozar | |
| 04:15 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Stuart Griggs is denied by James Holt | 56-57 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:00 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Veasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Stuart Griggs | 56-57 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:49 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:47 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Griggs | 56-57 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett (PG), Robert Joyce (SG), David Roberson (SF), James Towell (PF), Jeffrey Hurdle (C) John Buswell, Percy Bryant, Samuel Husky, Ellis Gibbs, Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), James McLay (SF), Andrew Clark (PF), William Gregory (C) Joseph Frankowski, Clarence Smith, James Holt, Robert Veasley | |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant (SG) Robert Joyce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is hacked by James Towell - foul #2 on James Towell, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Michael Burnett's pass is intercepted by Bobby Rozar in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses the easy layup | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | David Roberson grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Buswell (PG), Samuel Husky (SF), Ellis Gibbs (PF), Stuart Griggs (C) Michael Burnett, David Roberson, James Towell, Jeffrey Hurdle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), James Holt (PF) Justin Childers, James McLay, Andrew Clark | |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | William Gregory is called for the reach on Stuart Griggs - foul #2 on William Gregory, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 01:28 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Husky | 59-59 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt loses the dribble to Samuel Husky | 59-59 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Buswell | 62-59 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Rozar | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Bobby Rozar is called for the reach on John Buswell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | John Buswell makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | John Buswell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky misses short on a fullcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Joseph Frankowski is called for the reach on Percy Bryant - foul #4 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Gregory | 65-64 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is fouled on the floor by Stuart Griggs - foul #3 on Stuart Griggs, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:52 | Cleveland State | Samuel Husky can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-66 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Smith | 65-69 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant is hacked by Clarence Smith - foul #2 on Clarence Smith, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Frankowski takes the ball from Stuart Griggs | 65-69 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt is fouled on the floor by Percy Bryant - foul #1 on Percy Bryant, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Roberson (C) Stuart Griggs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) William Gregory | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Frankowski - foul #5 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Frankowski | |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:34 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs (C) David Roberson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), William Gregory (C) Andrew Gadsden, Robert Veasley | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Stuart Griggs snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs snags the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Justin Childers is called for the reach on Percy Bryant - foul #2 on Justin Childers, team foul #11 | 67-71 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:54 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Justin Childers | 69-74 |
| 01:14 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clarence Smith | 69-74 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Justin Childers | 69-76 |
| 00:39 | Cleveland State | John Buswell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-76 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 69-76 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - John Buswell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Percy Bryant (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Husky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Stuart Griggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Justin Childers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holt (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - William Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt is fouled in the backcourt by John Buswell - foul #1 on John Buswell, team foul #10 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) William Gregory | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Percy Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-78 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory (C) James Holt | |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar is fouled in the backcourt by Percy Bryant - foul #2 on Percy Bryant, team foul #11 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Holt (PF) William Gregory | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:27 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-79 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Veasley | 69-79 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar runs out the clock | 69-79 |