| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Vasily Galuski - foul #3 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG) Vasily Galuski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harvey Arvin | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 31-31 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Deshi Chio | 33-31 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Harvey Arvin steps in front of the Guadalupe Medina pass in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra | |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Julio Lopez | 35-31 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hundley - foul #2 on Donald Hundley, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Ivan Hawkins (C) Julio Lopez, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne loses the dribble to Deshi Chio | 35-31 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lewis Fagundes | 35-34 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Hawkins | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deshi Chio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG), Vasily Galuski (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Antonio Thompson, Donald Hundley, Deshi Chio, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Esteban Guerra (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alexander Childress - foul #2 on Alexander Childress, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Coyne steals it from Harvey Arvin | 35-35 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled in the backcourt by Julio Lopez - foul #1 on Julio Lopez, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| 14:46 | Kent State | Stephen Manns banks in the layup set up by Deshi Sun | 35-37 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SF) Julio Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Deshi Sun | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 35-39 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Antonio Thompson (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Harvey Arvin, Robert Hill, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-39 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a jump hook from close range | 35-39 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the dunk but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin (PG), Deshi Chio (SF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Louis Trahan, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Deshi Sun (PF) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra | |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #4 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill (PF) Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 38-42 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Deshi Chio (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. C - Deshi Sun (tiring) 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Harvey Arvin | 41-42 |
| 11:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 41-44 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ivan Hawkins - foul #3 on Ivan Hawkins, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Julio Lopez (SG), Donald Hundley (SF), Antonio Thompson (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Harvey Arvin, Vasily Galuski, Deshi Chio, Robert Hill, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Stephen Manns (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Esteban Guerra | |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Hai Wen steals the ball from Louis Trahan in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 09:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it in on a great pass from Hai Wen | 43-48 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson is fouled on the floor by Hai Wen - foul #1 on Hai Wen, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Childress hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Hai Wen steals it from Donald Hundley | 45-50 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin (PG), Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Louis Trahan, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF) Hai Wen, Swietomierz Bachinski, Stephen Manns | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is fouled on the floor by Julio Lopez - foul #2 on Julio Lopez, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG) Julio Lopez | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun | |
| 07:40 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins grabs the board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Deshi Chio (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Coyne denies the turnaround by Deshi Chio | 47-50 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-50 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Hill | 50-50 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina's pass is intercepted by Vasily Galuski in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-50 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:01 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SF), Antonio Thompson (PF), Henry Hammer (C) Deshi Chio, Robert Hill, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Esteban Guerra | 53-52 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Henry Hammer | 55-52 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on an open runner from the left block | 55-52 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-52 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | Hai Wen snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Vasily Galuski - foul #4 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Julio Lopez (SG), Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Harvey Arvin, Vasily Galuski, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Henry Hammer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Deshi Sun (C) Hai Wen, Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Matthew Coyne | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julio Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Deshi Chio (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 1 ast. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. C - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins tips it in | 57-54 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina's pass is intercepted by Louis Trahan in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Stephen Manns | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Deshi Chio snags the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Donald Hundley (SF) Louis Trahan, Julio Lopez, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (PF) Deshi Chio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 57-56 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 60-56 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 60-58 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson loses the dribble to Deshi Sun | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Stephen Manns is blocked by Donald Hundley | 60-60 |
| 04:30 | Kent State | Stephen Manns tips it back up and in | 60-62 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin knocks in the shot from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne's pass is intercepted by Antonio Thompson in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Deshi Sun | 62-65 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins misses the tip | 62-65 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 62-65 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Vasily Galuski takes the ball from Esteban Guerra in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski misses the easy layup | 62-65 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 62-65 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson snags the offensive board | 62-65 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the dunk | 62-65 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG), Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Vasily Galuski, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Swietomierz Bachinski (PF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun | |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lewis Fagundes - foul #2 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Donald Hundley (SF), Antonio Thompson (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Julio Lopez, Deshi Chio, Robert Hill, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SF), Deshi Sun (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Antonio Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Vasily Galuski | 64-65 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley tips it in | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 33 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hundley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 27 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 5 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina lays it up and in set up by Stephen Manns | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is fouled on the floor by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Harvey Arvin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits a 3 from the right wing | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 36 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hundley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 29 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-69 |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 69-71 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Coyne steps in front of the Ivan Hawkins pass | 69-71 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-71 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the tip | 69-71 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG), Julio Lopez (SG), Deshi Chio (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Alexander Childress (C) Harvey Arvin, Vasily Galuski, Donald Hundley, Antonio Thompson, Ivan Hawkins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Swietomierz Bachinski (PF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun | |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Deshi Chio is called for the reach on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #2 on Deshi Chio, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 71-73 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes hits the follow up shot | 71-75 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin (PG), Vasily Galuski (SG), Donald Hundley (SF) Louis Trahan, Julio Lopez, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Donald Hundley | 73-75 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 73-75 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the follow up shot | 73-77 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (PF) Deshi Chio | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-77 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Vasily Galuski - foul #5 on Vasily Galuski, team foul #13 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (SG), Ivan Hawkins (C) Vasily Galuski, Alexander Childress | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins gets the rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #14 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Trahan (PG) Harvey Arvin | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Donald Hundley is called for the reach on Esteban Guerra - foul #3 on Donald Hundley, team foul #15 | 75-78 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:55 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julio Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 30 pts. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 75-80 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Louis Trahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Trahan, team foul #16 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-82 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Trahan - foul #3 on Louis Trahan, team foul #17 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun | |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-84 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-84 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-84 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins snags the offensive board | 75-84 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Louis Trahan | 78-84 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled in the backcourt by Julio Lopez - foul #3 on Julio Lopez, team foul #18 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Matthew Coyne | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Hawkins grabs the board | 78-85 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-85 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-85 |