| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Molter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Fehr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-34 |
| 19:42 | DePaul | John Fehr snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 24-36 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it in | 26-36 |
| 18:56 | DePaul | John Molter takes the ball from Harold Light | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the dunk | 26-36 |
| 18:51 | DePaul | John Fehr snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 18:45 | DePaul | Jerry Czapla denies the turnaround by John Fehr | 26-36 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is fouled on the floor by Ralph Werth - foul #3 on Ralph Werth, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Werth - foul #4 on Ralph Werth, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF) Ralph Werth | |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | John Molter takes the ball from John Fehr | 28-36 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter lays it in | 30-36 |
| 17:53 | DePaul | Phillip Jones clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is hacked by Harry Jones - foul #1 on Harry Jones, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Darrell Hill | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF) Harold Light | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Kirby Gardner (SG), Carl Ryan (C) Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, John Fehr | |
| 16:52 | DePaul | John Lamb buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kirby Gardner | 30-39 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | John Lamb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-39 |
| 15:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Molter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rickert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 7 pts. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Carl Ryan - foul #2 on Carl Ryan, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Michael Brown, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (PG), Harry Jones (SG), Harold Light (PF), John Fehr (C) John Lamb, Kirby Gardner, Harold Perry, Carl Ryan | |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | The rebound goes to David Rickert | 35-39 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | David Rickert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 14:32 | DePaul | Harold Light snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:18 | DePaul | Jerry Czapla is called for the reach on Harry Jones - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (SG) John Molter | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones blows the layup but he's fouled by Darrell Hill - foul #3 on Darrell Hill, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:59 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 13:30 | DePaul | Harry Jones is hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #2 on Ellis Markham, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 13:15 | DePaul | Harry Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 13:13 | DePaul | John Fehr can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | David Rickert grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:00 | DePaul | Harry Jones is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harry Jones, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Ralph Werth (SF), Carl Ryan (C) Phillip Jones, David Rickert, John Fehr | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it home | 39-40 |
| 12:42 | DePaul | John Lamb misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 12:40 | DePaul | John Lamb tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Harold Light gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Harry Jones clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Ellis Markham, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Ellis Markham, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (PG), Harold Perry (PF), John Fehr (C) John Lamb, Harold Light, Carl Ryan | |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Harry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) SG - John Molter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Fehr (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 11:37 | DePaul | Phillip Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 11:15 | DePaul | Ralph Werth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (SG) Harry Jones | |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 11:00 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | Jerry Czapla steals the ball from Phillip Jones | 39-44 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla is hacked by Ralph Werth - foul #5 on Ralph Werth, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | DePaul | David Rickert (SF), Carl Ryan (C) Ralph Werth, John Fehr | |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Jones steals the ball from Oscar Pitts | 39-44 |
| 10:14 | DePaul | Phillip Jones banks in the layup | 39-46 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Ryan is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Carl Ryan, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (C) Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Harold Light (PF) Phillip Jones, Harold Perry | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | John Lamb buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kirby Gardner | 41-48 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kirby Gardner takes the ball from Michael Brown | 41-48 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | John Lamb lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kirby Gardner | 41-50 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter loses the ball out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Harry Reiter (PF) John Molter, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harry Jones (SG), John Fehr (C) Kirby Gardner, Carl Ryan | |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Greg Decarlo swats the shot by Harold Light | 41-50 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Greg Decarlo | 41-50 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Fehr - foul #1 on John Fehr, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Michael Brown, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (PG), Harold Perry (PF) John Lamb, Harold Light | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | DePaul | Ellis Markham takes the ball from David Rickert | 43-50 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Rickert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Perry (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Fehr (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | DePaul | David Rickert connects on the 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't throw it down | 45-53 |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Harold Perry snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 07:02 | DePaul | Harry Jones drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it back up and in | 47-56 |
| 06:27 | DePaul | Harry Jones misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-56 |
| 06:13 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harold Perry | 47-56 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Phillip Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), John Molter (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | DePaul | John Lamb (PG), Kirby Gardner (SG), Harold Light (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Phillip Jones, Harry Jones, Harold Perry, John Fehr | |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harry Reiter | 49-56 |
| 05:16 | DePaul | David Rickert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-56 |
| 05:15 | DePaul | Carl Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:01 | DePaul | John Lamb hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kirby Gardner | 49-59 |
| 04:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 51-59 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | David Rickert scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kirby Gardner | 51-62 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by John Lamb - foul #2 on John Lamb, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Jason Shepard, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Phillip Jones (PG), Harry Jones (SG), John Fehr (C) John Lamb, Kirby Gardner, Carl Ryan | |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Harry Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darrell Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Molter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Rickert (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fehr (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Light steals it from Jerry Czapla | 54-62 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | Harry Jones knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Light | 54-65 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter is fouled on the floor by Harry Jones - foul #3 on Harry Jones, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Jerry Czapla, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Perry (PF) Harold Light | |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | David Rickert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Harold Perry - foul #2 on Harold Perry, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (SG) John Molter | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF) Ellis Markham, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | DePaul | Harold Light (PF) Harold Perry | |
| 02:18 | DePaul | Phillip Jones is hacked by Darrell Hill - foul #4 on Darrell Hill, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| 02:00 | DePaul | Harry Jones is fouled on the floor by Jerry Czapla - foul #4 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses long on a shot in the paint | 58-65 |
| 01:37 | DePaul | Phillip Jones grabs the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 01:15 | DePaul | John Fehr misses the lay-in | 58-65 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses badly on a shot near the basket | 58-65 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | David Rickert gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | DePaul | John Fehr is hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | John Fehr makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:55 | DePaul | John Fehr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Jones takes the ball from John Molter | 58-67 |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Harry Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Phillip Jones | 58-69 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 00:37 | DePaul | Harry Jones snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | DePaul | Harold Light is called for traveling | 58-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Ellis Markham (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Darrell Hill, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Harry Reiter | 61-69 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Phillip Jones runs out the clock | 61-69 |