| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lucht (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a shot near the basket | 26-30 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye tips it home | 26-32 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is called for traveling | 26-32 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Hope is called for the reach on Dennis Posey - foul #3 on Gregory Hope, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG) Gregory Hope | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 18:08 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's pass is intercepted by Larry Lucht | 28-32 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the easy layup | 28-32 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thurman Harris | 28-32 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson's floater is tipped away by Franklin Cook | 28-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tommy Greenough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lucht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Pierson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough buries a jumper from the right block | 30-34 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's layup is rejected by Dennis Pierson | 30-34 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson hits a shot in the paint | 32-34 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Larry Lucht swats the shot by Franklin Cook | 32-34 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Franklin Cook, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Ognjen Zens (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF), William Ezell (C) Corey Fulp, Tommy Greenough, Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Peter Angulo | |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens's layup is rejected by Rene Esposito | 32-34 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hanson steals the ball from Randy Hendrix | 32-34 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson hits the finger roll | 34-34 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Rivers | 34-34 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Tarin | 34-36 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope is hacked by Scott Tarin - foul #1 on Scott Tarin, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Rivers swats the layup by Dennis Posey | 34-36 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ognjen Zens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Rivers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Ezell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Hanson - foul #4 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG), Tommy Greenough (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Larry Lucht (PF), Dennis Pierson (C) Gregory Hope, Joseph Hanson, Ognjen Zens, Stephen Rivers, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Scott Tarin, Rene Esposito | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Angulo takes the ball from Dennis Pierson | 36-37 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 36-37 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is fouled on the floor by Larry Lucht - foul #1 on Larry Lucht, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Peter Angulo | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris drills a fadeaway in the paint | 36-39 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Posey steps in front of the Paul Patterson pass | 36-39 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it home | 36-41 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 08:19 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Thurman Harris | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Corey Fulp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Tommy Greenough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lucht (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Pierson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Joseph Hanson (SG), Ognjen Zens (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF), William Ezell (C) Corey Fulp, Tommy Greenough, Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF) Joseph Hanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the jumper in the lane | 39-43 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Rene Esposito steals it from Paul Patterson | 39-45 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses short on a floater from the right block | 39-45 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Gregory Hope | 39-45 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Scott Tarin - foul #2 on Scott Tarin, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook tips it back up and in | 42-47 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tommy Greenough (SF), Dennis Pierson (C) Paul Patterson, William Ezell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey throws it down | 43-49 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Rivers dunks the ball on a great pass from Gregory Hope | 45-49 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Rivers - foul #2 on Stephen Rivers, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (SF), Larry Lucht (PF) Ognjen Zens, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Scott Tarin, Rene Esposito | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris drills a shot from close range set up by Norman Dye | 45-51 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Greenough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Corey Fulp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Lucht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Pierson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Norman Dye swats the layup by Tommy Greenough | 45-51 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Lucht | 45-51 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF) Gregory Hope, Larry Lucht | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Peter Angulo | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Cook takes the ball from Tommy Greenough | 45-51 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (PG), Larry Lucht (PF) Corey Fulp, Stephen Rivers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Cook denies the turnaround by Larry Lucht | 46-53 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the floater near the basket set up by Rene Esposito and the foul's on Larry Lucht - foul #2 on Larry Lucht, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson scores on a fadeaway from close range | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Hope - foul #4 on Gregory Hope, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Pierson | 48-57 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Pierson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Lucht | 48-57 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Greenough - foul #1 on Tommy Greenough, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is hacked by Gregory Hope in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Hope, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Corey Fulp (PG) Gregory Hope | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Lucht double dribbles | 51-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SF), Stephen Rivers (PF), William Ezell (C) Paul Patterson, Larry Lucht, Dennis Pierson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin runs out the clock | 51-61 |