| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobbie Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Thomas Doane inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard blows the dunk but he's hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:01 | Florida | Patrick Smith drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bryant Poon and he's hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #3 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 19:01 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 38-41 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lonnie Shrum steals the ball from James Tamez | 38-41 |
| 18:18 | Florida | Michael Bunn drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 40-41 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Doane is called for the reach on Bobbie Johns - foul #1 on Thomas Doane, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Matthew Howard (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Clyde Josephson, Bobbie Johns, Morgan Todd | |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel buries a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 17:40 | Florida | Thomas Doane makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Patrick Smith | 43-43 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the runner in the lane and the foul's on Michael Bunn - foul #2 on Michael Bunn, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Bobbie Johns (SF) Dennis Bethea, James Tamez | |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 17:23 | Florida | Randy Cardoza is called for the reach on Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| 17:18 | Florida | Bryant Poon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns is hacked by Patrick Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Cardoza | 43-49 |
| 16:33 | Florida | Thomas Doane is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Doane, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), James Tamez (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Alfred Noel, Bobbie Johns, Matthew Howard, Charles Doroski | |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Parish - foul #2 on Raymond Parish, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF) Thomas Doane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:13 | Florida | Garland Hughes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bryant Poon | 45-51 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:58 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 15:57 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the offensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garland Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Parish (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Tamez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Florida | Stephen Anderson is fouled on the floor by James Tamez - foul #2 on James Tamez, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Gerald Baldwin (SF) Bryant Poon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF) Randy Cardoza, James Tamez | |
| 15:39 | Florida | Bobbie Johns is called for the reach on Raymond Parish - foul #1 on Bobbie Johns, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF) Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Bunn clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Bethea - foul #1 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF), Raymond Parish (C) Gerald Baldwin, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (C) Morgan Todd | |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses the floater from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Garland Hughes steals it from Matthew Howard | 46-51 |
| 14:51 | Florida | Stephen Anderson lays it in set up by Garland Hughes | 48-51 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 14:37 | Florida | Raymond Parish snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 14:28 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Doane takes the ball from Bobbie Johns in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 14:09 | Florida | Dennis Bethea takes the ball from Stephen Anderson | 48-51 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 13:53 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 13:46 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Bunn | 48-53 |
| 13:38 | Florida | Thomas Doane drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bunn | 51-53 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-53 |
| 13:14 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Doane | 51-53 |
| 12:56 | Florida | Clyde Josephson steals the ball from Thomas Doane | 51-53 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Thomas Doane, Michael Bunn, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), James Tamez (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Dennis Bethea, Clyde Josephson, Bobbie Johns, Douglas Rickard, Matthew Howard | |
| 12:41 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the runner from close range | 51-53 |
| 12:39 | Florida | Patrick Smith tips it but misses | 51-53 |
| 12:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Smith steals the ball from Alfred Noel | 51-53 |
| 11:52 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin misses the shot from the baseline | 51-53 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) PF - Hugo Pendleton (fresh) C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tamez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (PF) Hugo Pendleton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:44 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum is fouled on the floor by Morgan Todd - foul #2 on Morgan Todd, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 11:32 | Florida | Patrick Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza is fouled in the backcourt by Bryant Poon - foul #2 on Bryant Poon, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF), Loren Marshall (C) Gerald Baldwin, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF) Alfred Noel, Charles Doroski | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:29 | Florida | Loren Marshall grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 11:11 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Garland Hughes - foul #2 on Garland Hughes, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF) Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF) James Tamez | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon is fouled on the floor by Douglas Rickard - foul #4 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Garland Hughes, Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), James Tamez (PF) Randy Cardoza, Douglas Rickard | |
| 10:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Hugo Pendleton - foul #1 on Hugo Pendleton, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) John Johnson | |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:13 | Florida | Patrick Smith comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 10:12 | Florida | Hugo Pendleton gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 10:01 | Florida | Thomas Doane travels with the ball | 53-57 |
| Subs | Florida | Gerald Baldwin (SF), Raymond Parish (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SF), Charles Doroski (PF) Bobbie Johns, James Tamez | |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning is fouled in the backcourt by Lonnie Shrum - foul #2 on Lonnie Shrum, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:36 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 09:17 | Florida | Raymond Parish gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:04 | Florida | Charles Doroski takes the ball from Raymond Parish | 53-58 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Gerald Baldwin, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), Matthew Howard (C) Dennis Bethea, Barry Fanning, Alfred Noel, Charles Doroski, Morgan Todd | |
| 08:48 | Florida | Garland Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Hugo Pendleton (PF) James Boswell, Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns misses badly on a shot near the basket | 53-58 |
| 08:26 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:14 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Doane steals it from Randy Cardoza in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 07:59 | Florida | Thomas Doane knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lonnie Shrum | 56-58 |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garland Hughes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hugo Pendleton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobbie Johns (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Tamez (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Shrum | 56-58 |
| 07:10 | Florida | Stephen Anderson gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum is fouled on the floor by Randy Cardoza - foul #3 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Barry Fanning (SG), Alfred Noel (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Randy Cardoza, Clyde Josephson, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Matthew Howard | |
| 06:53 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 06:45 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Bunn | 58-58 |
| 06:32 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Douglas Rickard is blocked by Michael Bunn | 58-58 |
| 06:11 | Florida | Patrick Smith grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:04 | Florida | Bryant Poon is hacked by Barry Fanning - foul #1 on Barry Fanning, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:04 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:04 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Parish takes the ball from Barry Fanning | 60-58 |
| 05:24 | Florida | Michael Bunn hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 62-58 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel loses the dribble to Bryant Poon in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 05:06 | Florida | Michael Bunn connects on the floater in the lane set up by Raymond Parish | 64-58 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard is fouled on the floor by Gerald Baldwin - foul #2 on Gerald Baldwin, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Loren Marshall (C) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Gerald Baldwin, Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Clyde Josephson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), Morgan Todd (C) Dennis Bethea, Barry Fanning, Alfred Noel, Charles Doroski | |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:25 | Florida | James Boswell is fouled on the floor by Randy Cardoza - foul #4 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 04:25 | Florida | James Boswell makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:25 | Florida | James Boswell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 65-60 |
| 04:00 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Boswell | 65-60 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Thomas Doane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 03:41 | Florida | Raymond Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:39 | Florida | James Boswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Bryant Poon (SG) James Boswell, Garland Hughes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) Randy Cardoza | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobbie Johns and he's fouled by Thomas Doane - foul #3 on Thomas Doane, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugo Pendleton (PF) Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hugo Pendleton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bobbie Johns (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Florida | Raymond Parish buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryant Poon | 67-63 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson loses the dribble to Raymond Parish in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 03:00 | Florida | Bryant Poon is whistled for a carry | 67-63 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG) Stephen Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard (PF) Matthew Howard | |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns banks in the layup | 67-65 |
| 02:21 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | Florida | Hugo Pendleton can't tip it in | 67-65 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Poon steals the ball from Clyde Josephson | 67-65 |
| 01:53 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Hugo Pendleton, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:53 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:53 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard travels in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Patrick Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Rickard - foul #5 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez (PF) Douglas Rickard | |
| 01:42 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clyde Josephson | 70-67 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd lays it up and in | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Florida | Patrick Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bryant Poon | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd snags the offensive board | 72-69 |