| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 19:52 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:29 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Derrick Jamar is called for the reach on Bennie Ahmad - foul #3 on Derrick Jamar, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tommy Elswick (PF) Derrick Jamar | |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Edward Loeb comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG) Tommy Elswick | |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 18:26 | DePaul | James Kolinski takes the ball from Lyndon Bennett | 33-30 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses the dunk attempt | 33-30 |
| 18:21 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | Bennie Ahmad picks off the pass by Terry Dory in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 35-30 |
| 18:12 | DePaul | Terry Dory is fouled on the floor by Charles Beckett - foul #3 on Charles Beckett, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (C) Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tommy Elswick (PF) Terry Dory | |
| 18:00 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:16 | DePaul | Guy Farner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #3 on Edward Loeb, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (PG), Freddie Langdon (SF) Edward Loeb, Jeffrey Harrison | |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie Langdon takes the ball from John Norman | 35-30 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darren Metzler - foul #1 on Darren Metzler, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jin Wang (SF) Tommy Elswick | |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Guy Farner makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:28 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 38-31 |
| 16:02 | DePaul | Terry Dory is hacked by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, John Norman | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tim Garrison (PF) Guy Farner | |
| 15:47 | DePaul | Tim Garrison clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 38-31 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Tim Garrison tips it home | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Freddie Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Dory (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jin Wang (fresh) PF - Tim Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lyndon Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Garrison steals it from James Kolinski | 38-33 |
| 15:11 | DePaul | Terry Dory misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edmund Anderson | 38-33 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 14:49 | DePaul | Jin Wang gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:29 | DePaul | Terry Dory drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Freddie Langdon | 38-35 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie Langdon is called for the reach on Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Freddie Langdon, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SF), John Norman (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, James Kolinski, Kelly Cox, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tommy Elswick (PF) Freddie Langdon, Terry Dory, Jin Wang, Lyndon Bennett | |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers and he's hacked by Jeffrey Harrison - foul #1 on Jeffrey Harrison, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:32 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Daryl Veal, John Norman | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Jamar (C) Tim Garrison | |
| 12:47 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick tips it in | 41-40 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kelly Cox, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF) Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Edward Loeb is hacked by Aaron Rogers - foul #2 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Edmund Anderson (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal buries a shot in the lane set up by James Kolinski | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | DePaul | Guy Farner's floater is knocked away by Kelly Cox | 43-42 |
| 11:25 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 45-42 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett (C) Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SF), Tim Garrison (PF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Jeffrey Harrison, Tommy Elswick, Derrick Jamar | |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie Langdon steals it from Edmund Anderson | 45-42 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Charles Beckett is called for the reach on Tim Garrison - foul #4 on Charles Beckett, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Edmund Anderson, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Terry Dory (SG), Jin Wang (SF) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner | |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:19 | DePaul | Tim Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| 09:32 | DePaul | Terry Dory misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 09:30 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett tips it in | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel is hacked by Freddie Langdon - foul #2 on Freddie Langdon, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, James Kolinski, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Derrick Jamar (C) Freddie Langdon, Terry Dory, Jin Wang, Lyndon Bennett | |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-46 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Tim Garrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-46 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:48 | DePaul | Derrick Jamar snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:38 | DePaul | Tim Garrison loses the dribble to Edmund Anderson | 48-46 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Garrison - foul #4 on Tim Garrison, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tommy Elswick (PF) Tim Garrison | |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:18 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:56 | DePaul | Guy Farner hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Loeb | 49-49 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 49-49 |
| 07:44 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Norman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Elswick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Jamar (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Bennie Ahmad picks off the pass by Jeffrey Harrison | 49-49 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson is denied on a layup by Derrick Jamar | 49-49 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 07:02 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Harrison | 49-49 |
| 06:43 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-49 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kelly Cox | 52-49 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Kelly Cox blocks the jumper by Edward Loeb | 52-49 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:08 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Derrick Jamar | 52-49 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Edmund Anderson takes the ball from Jeffrey Harrison | 52-49 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), James Kolinski (SF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Edmund Anderson, John Norman | |
| Subs | DePaul | Freddie Langdon (SF), Lyndon Bennett (C) Jeffrey Harrison, Derrick Jamar | |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rogers - foul #3 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:40 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daryl Veal | 55-51 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 04:04 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:58 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Edmund Anderson (PF) Daryl Veal, Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison (SF), Tim Garrison (PF) Freddie Langdon, Tommy Elswick | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Harrison takes the ball from Aaron Rogers | 55-51 |
| 03:42 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 03:41 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Jeffrey Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tim Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lyndon Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Charles Beckett takes the ball from Tim Garrison | 55-51 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 57-51 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Edward Loeb drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Tim Garrison | 57-53 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Kelly Cox (PF) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Tommy Elswick (PF) Tim Garrison | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lyndon Bennett - foul #2 on Lyndon Bennett, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Tommy Elswick drills a jumper from close range | 59-55 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #4 on Edward Loeb, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:54 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 59-58 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison is hacked by James Kolinski - foul #2 on James Kolinski, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 00:49 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Elswick | 61-59 |
| 00:33 | DePaul | Edward Loeb buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Harrison | 61-62 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 63-62 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Daryl Veal takes the ball from Jeffrey Harrison | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled in the backcourt by Guy Farner - foul #1 on Guy Farner, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | DePaul calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | DePaul | Lyndon Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Beckett | 64-62 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett runs out the clock | 64-62 |