| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tony Thibeault - foul #2 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Severin | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | William Blackledge drills a shot from close range | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Tony Thibeault - foul #3 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG) Tony Thibeault | |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is hacked by Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Ivan Sliwinski is blocked by Charles Beckett | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett scores on a runner from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | David Severin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | David Severin tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | William Blackledge is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Blackledge, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Dennis Wadlington, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler is hacked by Josh Cheney - foul #2 on Josh Cheney, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Fancher - foul #1 on John Fancher, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski loses the dribble to Darren Metzler | 36-35 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Darren Metzler | 38-35 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Sliwinski steals it from Darren Metzler | 38-38 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it up and in | 38-40 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), Henry Flournoy (C) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Trevor Burke (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, Ivan Sliwinski, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Trevor Burke (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Aaron Rogers | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is hacked by Marion Dampier - foul #4 on Marion Dampier, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett (C) Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett tips it in | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Charles Beckett denies the turnaround by Trevor Burke | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Russell Perz can't tip it in | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 40-40 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Russell Perz | 40-40 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Flournoy - foul #1 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), John Norman (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Henry Flournoy, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is hacked by Tony Thibeault in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG) Tony Thibeault | |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Dennis Wadlington is called for the reach on David Severin - foul #3 on Dennis Wadlington, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Trevor Burke | |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | John Fancher tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG) Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darren Metzler - foul #2 on Darren Metzler, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF), Daniel Schendel (C) Darren Metzler, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ivan Sliwinski steps in front of the Daryl Veal pass | 42-46 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-48 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman clanks a floater from the left side | 42-48 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel tips it home | 44-48 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Fancher | 44-51 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | John Fancher gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kolinski (fairly fresh) PF - John Norman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. SG - Trevor Burke (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Severin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Carl Ellison | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski is hacked by John Fancher - foul #2 on John Fancher, team foul #8 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Dennis Wadlington (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, Trevor Burke, Carl Ellison, David Severin | |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | William Blackledge is denied on a layup by Charles Beckett | 45-53 |
| 10:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington loses the ball out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF) James Kolinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darren Metzler - foul #3 on Darren Metzler, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett is hacked by Douglas Endo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Endo, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Henry Flournoy (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Milton Schneck, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG), Michael Jones (C) Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo | |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Michael Jones grabs the board | 47-57 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | William Blackledge is hacked by Darren Metzler - foul #4 on Darren Metzler, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SF), Daniel Schendel (PF) Darren Metzler, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the easy layup | 47-57 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daryl Veal | 47-57 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Trevor Burke - foul #1 on Trevor Burke, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (PF) Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-57 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers | 51-57 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Schendel - foul #2 on Daniel Schendel, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, Barry Love, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:34 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Kolinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Norman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Fancher (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad throws it down set up by John Norman | 53-57 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Fancher | 53-59 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tony Thibeault | 53-59 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is denied on a layup by Dennis Wadlington | 53-59 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo tips it home | 53-61 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler buries a jump hook in the lane set up by James Kolinski | 55-61 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo knocks in the shot from close range set up by John Fancher | 55-63 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Darren Metzler | 58-63 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | James Kolinski is called for the reach on John Fancher - foul #3 on James Kolinski, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Henry Flournoy (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, James Kolinski, Dennis Wadlington, John Norman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Michael Jones, Douglas Endo | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darren Metzler | 61-65 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 61-65 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF), Daniel Schendel (PF) Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF) John Fancher | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Daryl Veal takes the ball from David Severin | 61-65 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers banks in the layup on a great pass from Daryl Veal | 63-65 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it in | 63-67 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Dampier is called for the reach on Aaron Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marion Dampier, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF) Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney is hacked by Charles Beckett - foul #1 on Charles Beckett, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-69 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Perz | 65-71 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal throws it down set up by Daniel Schendel and he's hacked by Josh Cheney - foul #3 on Josh Cheney, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dennis Wadlington (PF), Henry Flournoy (C) Aaron Rogers, Daniel Schendel, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, David Severin, Carl Ellison | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault loses the ball out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF) Daryl Veal, James Kolinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Milton Schneck | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Trevor Burke (tiring) 5 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Bennie Ahmad steps in front of the Tony Thibeault pass | 70-71 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Burke - foul #2 on Trevor Burke, team foul #13 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG), John Norman (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Trevor Burke | |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Russell Perz double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-71 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler is whistled for a carry | 70-71 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Henry Flournoy - foul #2 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), James Kolinski (SF), Daniel Schendel (C) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dennis Wadlington (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Aaron Rogers, John Norman, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-73 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal tips it in | 72-73 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Russell Perz | |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | David Severin connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Fancher | 72-75 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad loses the dribble to Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it up and in | 72-77 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad | 75-77 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF) Carl Ellison | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Bennie Ahmad is called for the reach on Tony Thibeault - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, David Severin | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Thibeault - foul #5 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #14 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG) Tony Thibeault | |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Douglas Endo | 76-79 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Russell Perz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Trevor Burke | 76-82 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is hacked by Trevor Burke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Burke, team foul #15 | 76-82 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-82 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-84 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-84 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is hacked by Daryl Veal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #12 | 80-84 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Russell Perz - foul #2 on Russell Perz, team foul #16 | 80-86 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Trevor Burke | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-88 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney is fouled on the floor by Daryl Veal - foul #3 on Daryl Veal, team foul #14 | 81-88 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-89 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the board | 81-89 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Bennie Ahmad is called for the reach on Russell Perz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #15 | 81-89 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the 1st free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-90 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 81-90 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-90 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad grabs the offensive rebound | 81-90 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-90 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Douglas Endo | 81-90 |