| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Featherstone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Brewster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrence Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dewey Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar inbounds the ball | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Sean Brewster - foul #2 on Sean Brewster, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua misses the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 19:44 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Featherstone | 34-48 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Terrence Reynolds | 34-50 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terrence Reynolds blocks the jumper by Thomas Featherstone | 34-50 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 18:29 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eli Fuqua | 34-52 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 18:04 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 17:44 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-52 |
| 17:36 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Perry | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 34-55 |
| 17:13 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Dewey Gibson | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:50 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 34-55 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Shultis | 34-55 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dewey Gibson - foul #1 on Dewey Gibson, team foul #1 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Lawrence Grant (SG), Ronald Paladino (SF), Eric Jun (PF) Eric Williamson, Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF), Brian Scott (C) Gerald Hamlet, Kenneth Perry, Terrence Reynolds, Eli Fuqua, Dewey Gibson | |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Grant is called for the reach on Brian Scott - foul #1 on Lawrence Grant, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis (SF) Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:08 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 36-55 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jonas Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Jun - foul #2 on Eric Jun, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SF), Casey Dabney (C) Ronald Morris, Jonas Thompson | |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 15:28 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant misses short on a shot from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun tips it home | 40-55 |
| 14:42 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre (PG), Thomas Featherstone (SG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Felix Caballero (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Christopher Arnold, Lawrence Grant, James Lewis, Ronald Paladino, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Kenneth Perry (SG), Eli Fuqua (PF) Christopher Stoltzfus, William Jackson, Brian Scott | |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Featherstone - foul #1 on Thomas Featherstone, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris (PG) Gerald Hamlet | |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:25 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Jonas Thompson (PF) Bernard Coleman, Eli Fuqua | |
| 14:02 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone is hacked by Casey Dabney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Dabney, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Sean Brewster (PF) Allen Letendre, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson (C) Casey Dabney | |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Dewey Gibson steals it from Sean Brewster | 40-57 |
| 13:20 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Morris | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Caballero connects on the open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Brewster | 42-59 |
| 12:42 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Hamlet | 42-62 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jonas Thompson denies the turnaround by Eric Williamson | 42-62 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson pulls down the rebound | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jonas Thompson | 42-64 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Perry - foul #1 on Kenneth Perry, team foul #4 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Lawrence Grant (SG), James Lewis (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, Thomas Featherstone, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster, Felix Caballero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), William Jackson (SG), Bernard Coleman (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF), Brian Scott (C) Gerald Hamlet, Kenneth Perry, Ronald Morris, Jonas Thompson, Dewey Gibson | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold banks in the wide open layup set up by Lawrence Grant | 44-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eli Fuqua (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-64 |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Arnold is called for the reach on Christopher Stoltzfus - foul #2 on Christopher Arnold, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds (SF) Bernard Coleman | |
| 10:46 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Eli Fuqua is denied by Eric Jun | 44-64 |
| 10:44 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Eli Fuqua | 44-64 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre (PG), James Lewis (SF) Lawrence Grant, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry (SG), Casey Dabney (C) William Jackson, Brian Scott | |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre loses the dribble to Kenneth Perry in the backcourt | 44-64 |
| 10:18 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Perry | 44-66 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Dabney swats the layup by James Lewis | 44-66 |
| 09:58 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Shultis - foul #2 on Michael Shultis, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Thomas Featherstone (SG), Felix Caballero (PF) Allen Letendre, Christopher Arnold, Ronald Paladino | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Bernard Coleman (SF) Christopher Stoltzfus, Terrence Reynolds | |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney misses the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:29 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney misses the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Caballero grabs the board | 44-66 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone hits a jumper from the left side | 46-66 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-66 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Featherstone grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Featherstone and the foul's on Gerald Hamlet - foul #1 on Gerald Hamlet, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG) Thomas Featherstone | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Jackson (SG), Brian Scott (PF), Dewey Gibson (C) Kenneth Perry, Eli Fuqua, Casey Dabney | |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis misses the free throw | 48-66 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-66 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 08:06 | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman's floater is tipped away by Michael Shultis | 48-66 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Scott - foul #1 on Brian Scott, team foul #6 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre (PG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Sean Brewster (PF), Eric Jun (C) Eric Williamson, James Lewis, Felix Caballero, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Jonas Thompson (PF) Gerald Hamlet, Bernard Coleman, Dewey Gibson | |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster grabs the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant connects on the open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Letendre | 51-66 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Allen Letendre - foul #3 on Allen Letendre, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (SG), Ronald Paladino (SF) Lawrence Grant, Alfredo Aguilar | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney (C) Brian Scott | |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Allen Letendre (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sean Brewster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Jun (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Christopher Stoltzfus (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonas Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Casey Dabney (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Stoltzfus - foul #1 on Christopher Stoltzfus, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Dewey Gibson (C) Christopher Stoltzfus, William Jackson, Jonas Thompson | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino misses the free throw | 53-68 |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Perry | 53-70 |
| 06:21 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry lays it in | 53-72 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Morris - foul #2 on Ronald Morris, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Thomas Featherstone (SG), Felix Caballero (C) Allen Letendre, Christopher Arnold, Eric Jun | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), William Jackson (SG), Bernard Coleman (SF), Eli Fuqua (PF) Ronald Morris, Kenneth Perry, Terrence Reynolds, Casey Dabney | |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Dewey Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar (SF), Michael Shultis (C) Ronald Paladino, Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson (C) Dewey Gibson | |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson is hacked by Eli Fuqua in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eli Fuqua, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Eli Fuqua | 55-72 |
| 05:33 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG) Thomas Featherstone | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott (C) Eli Fuqua | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Stoltzfus steps in front of the Eric Williamson pass | 55-72 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus is hacked by Felix Caballero - foul #1 on Felix Caballero, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster (PF) Felix Caballero | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Hamlet (PG), Eli Fuqua (PF) William Jackson, Jonas Thompson | |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eric Williamson | 57-74 |
| 04:28 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-74 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre (PG), Christopher Arnold (SG), James Lewis (SF), Ronald Paladino (PF) Eric Williamson, Lawrence Grant, Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Perry (SG), Terrence Reynolds (SF), Casey Dabney (C) Christopher Stoltzfus, Bernard Coleman, Brian Scott | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 04:09 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney grabs the defensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 04:03 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Arnold steps in front of the Terrence Reynolds pass | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-74 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino snags the offensive board | 57-74 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-74 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis hits the follow up shot | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua lays it up and in set up by Gerald Hamlet | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Allen Letendre (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Paladino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shultis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Gerald Hamlet (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Perry (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terrence Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eli Fuqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Casey Dabney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Allen Letendre | 62-76 |
| 02:38 | Sam Houston State | Terrence Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-76 |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Letendre makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Shultis | 64-76 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua is hacked by Ronald Paladino - foul #2 on Ronald Paladino, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Eric Jun (C) Allen Letendre, Michael Shultis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stoltzfus (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ronald Morris (SF), Jonas Thompson (C) Gerald Hamlet, Kenneth Perry, Terrence Reynolds, Casey Dabney | |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Eli Fuqua misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Paladino pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Grant | 67-77 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #11 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brian Scott (C) Eli Fuqua | |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:24 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Stoltzfus picks off the pass by Eric Jun | 67-79 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | Jonas Thompson blows the layup | 67-79 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun grabs the board | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonas Thompson - foul #2 on Jonas Thompson, team foul #10 | 67-79 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris is hacked by Christopher Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Arnold, team foul #12 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bernard Coleman (SF), Casey Dabney (PF) Christopher Stoltzfus, Brian Scott | |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:44 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-81 |
| 00:34 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Bernard Coleman | 69-81 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | William Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-81 |
| 00:12 | Sam Houston State | Casey Dabney gets the offensive rebound | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Morris runs out the clock | 69-81 |