| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Irving (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Chance (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Schroeder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith's floater is tipped away by Jerry Chance | 32-34 |
| 19:37 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Vincent Chamness | 32-34 |
| 19:20 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Richard Irving | 32-36 |
| 18:46 | St. Joseph's | Jason Dunn swats the layup by Vincent Chamness | 32-36 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Irving | 32-39 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | David Stone comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-39 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Irving | 32-42 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson scores on a runner from the left block | 34-42 |
| 17:46 | St. Joseph's | Scott McKerley picks off the pass by Richard Irving | 34-42 |
| 17:39 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Scott McKerley | 36-42 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 17:18 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 17:02 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley scores on a runner from close range | 38-42 |
| 16:36 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SF), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn, David Stone | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), James Schade (SG), Eddie Powell (PF), Steven Slack (C) Richard Irving, John Williams, Jerry Chance, Dan Schroeder | |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | James Collado misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 16:03 | St. Joseph's | James Schade clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-42 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Collado (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Carleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marcus West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Schade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Chamness (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | David Sokol is hacked by Marcus West - foul #1 on Marcus West, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Campana (SF) Ron Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth (SG) Vincent Chamness | |
| 15:36 | Cleveland State | James Collado hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 38-42 |
| 15:34 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:23 | St. Joseph's | Eddie Powell scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Schade | 38-44 |
| 15:05 | Cleveland State | Marcus West takes the ball from David Carleton | 38-44 |
| 15:02 | St. Joseph's | Marcus West lays it in | 38-46 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | John Campana knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Sokol | 40-46 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Ron Smith (SG), Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF), David Stone (C) David Sokol, James Collado, John Campana, David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (PG), Jerry Chance (PF) Marcus West, Eddie Powell | |
| 14:16 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 13:51 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness (SF), Dan Schroeder (C) James Schade, Steven Slack | |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | David Stone misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frankie Korth - foul #4 on Frankie Korth, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Williams (SG) Frankie Korth | |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | David Stone makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | David Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Stone - foul #3 on David Stone, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:16 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:02 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-47 |
| 12:44 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Williams | 44-49 |
| 12:23 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 12:21 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Smith | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-49 |
| 11:59 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Irving (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Chance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Schroeder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder misses the easy layup | 44-49 |
| 11:43 | St. Joseph's | John Williams tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 11:42 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:32 | Cleveland State | David Stone is denied on a layup by Jerry Chance | 44-49 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | David Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn loses the dribble to Jerry Chance | 44-49 |
| 11:01 | St. Joseph's | John Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Irving | 44-52 |
| 10:38 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Smith | 46-52 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder is hacked by David Stone - foul #4 on David Stone, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), James Collado (SG), John Campana (SF), David Carleton (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, Ron Smith, Roy Peterson, Jason Dunn, David Stone | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), James Schade (SG), Eddie Powell (PF), Steven Slack (C) Richard Irving, John Williams, Jerry Chance, Dan Schroeder | |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | James Collado pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | Cleveland State | David Sokol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| 09:17 | St. Joseph's | David Sokol takes the ball from James Schade | 46-52 |
| 09:13 | Cleveland State | David Sokol lays it in | 48-52 |
| 08:49 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness misses the lay-in | 48-52 |
| 08:48 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:29 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:28 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Collado | 48-52 |
| 08:20 | Cleveland State | John Campana misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | John Campana drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Sokol | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Sokol (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Collado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Campana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Carleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Marcus West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Schade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Chamness (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Slack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | St. Joseph's | James Schade misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | David Carleton grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | James Collado hits the finger roll | 53-52 |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | James Schade drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcus West | 53-55 |
| 06:45 | Cleveland State | David Carleton drills a jump hook from the right block set up by John Campana | 55-55 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 06:23 | Cleveland State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:17 | Cleveland State | John Campana drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Carleton | 57-55 |
| 06:09 | St. Joseph's | James Schade connects on the runner from the right block | 57-57 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | John Campana misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), Ron Smith (SG), Roy Peterson (SF), Jason Dunn (PF), David Stone (C) David Sokol, James Collado, John Campana, David Carleton, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (PG), Frankie Korth (SG), John Williams (SF), Jerry Chance (PF), Dan Schroeder (C) Marcus West, James Schade, Vincent Chamness, Eddie Powell, Steven Slack | |
| 05:26 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dan Schroeder - foul #2 on Dan Schroeder, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:46 | St. Joseph's | Ron Smith steps in front of the Jerry Chance pass | 59-57 |
| 04:32 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 04:31 | Cleveland State | David Stone snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 04:15 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Chance misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Scott McKerley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roy Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - David Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Richard Irving (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frankie Korth (fresh) 4 pf. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Chance (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dan Schroeder (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 59-57 |
| 03:37 | St. Joseph's | Frankie Korth gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:21 | St. Joseph's | David Stone swats the shot by Frankie Korth | 59-57 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Peterson | 59-57 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Frankie Korth - foul #5 on Frankie Korth, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Sokol (PG), Robert Wilson (C) Scott McKerley, David Stone | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Marcus West (PG), James Schade (SG), Vincent Chamness (SF), Eddie Powell (PF), Steven Slack (C) Richard Irving, Frankie Korth, John Williams, Jerry Chance, Dan Schroeder | |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:11 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:01 | St. Joseph's | Steven Slack knocks in the jumper near the basket | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley (PG), David Stone (C) David Sokol, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving (PG), Jerry Chance (PF) James Schade, Steven Slack | |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Roy Peterson | 63-59 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Williams (SG), Dan Schroeder (C) Marcus West, Eddie Powell | |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jason Dunn - foul #3 on Jason Dunn, team foul #4 | 63-59 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:30 | Cleveland State | David Stone gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:12 | Cleveland State | Jason Dunn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-60 |
| 02:10 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:51 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder can't finish the layup | 63-60 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:29 | Cleveland State | Roy Peterson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ron Smith | 65-60 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's | John Williams makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Irving | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Dan Schroeder | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Cleveland State | Ron Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott McKerley | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | St. Joseph's | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Williams | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Irving is called for the reach on Roy Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Irving, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Irving is called for the reach on Scott McKerley - foul #4 on Richard Irving, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Cleveland State | Scott McKerley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | Dan Schroeder snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Irving misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Vincent Chamness gets the offensive rebound | 70-67 |