| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Gaither (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Barry Brown inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Clinton Schnieders - foul #2 on Clinton Schnieders, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Barry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jay Stanger - foul #4 on Jay Stanger, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (PF) Jay Stanger | |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | Purdue | George Swick gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-34 |
| 18:36 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | Purdue | George Swick can't throw it down | 36-34 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-34 |
| 18:03 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Swick - foul #3 on George Swick, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Philip Gagnon | 38-36 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Reynaldo Marino - foul #1 on Reynaldo Marino, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider (SG), Joseph Watkins (SF), Edward Fields (C) Matthew Canizales, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Lloyd Ahmad (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, George Swick, Barry Brown, Reynaldo Marino, Daniel Gaither | |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Steven Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Fields - foul #1 on Edward Fields, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns (SF) Ian Snider | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Steven Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:43 | Purdue | Steven Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 16:06 | Purdue | Brett Burman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Cairns double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Ian Snider (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Fern, Daniel Cairns, Joseph Watkins, Edward Fields | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), George Swick (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Reynaldo Marino (PF) Alvin Bailey, Brett Burman, Aubrey Hampton, Lloyd Ahmad | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bryan Haider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Barry Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 15:04 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Reynaldo Marino | 44-41 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Steven Brown | |
| 14:22 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Clinton Schnieders | 44-41 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 13:57 | Purdue | George Swick knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Barry Brown and he's fouled by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG), Joseph Watkins (PF) Bryan Haider, Ian Snider | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Lloyd Ahmad (PF) Philip Gagnon, Barry Brown, Reynaldo Marino | |
| 13:57 | Purdue | George Swick makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith scores on a shot from close range | 48-44 |
| 13:27 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 13:09 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Matthew Canizales picks off the pass by George Swick | 48-44 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Canizales | 50-44 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Watkins - foul #1 on Joseph Watkins, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider (SG), Ian Snider (PF), Edward Fields (C) Matthew Canizales, Clinton Schnieders, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Brett Burman (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Jay Stanger (PF) Alvin Bailey, George Swick, Aubrey Hampton, Daniel Gaither | |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:39 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Fern | 52-44 |
| 12:15 | Purdue | Jay Stanger's floater is tipped away by Edward Fields | 52-44 |
| 12:13 | Purdue | Jay Stanger tips it home | 52-46 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Lloyd Ahmad's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino (C) Lloyd Ahmad | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Haider (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ian Snider (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Fields (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Philip Gagnon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Burman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Stanger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider is hacked by Barry Brown - foul #1 on Barry Brown, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders (SF) Joseph Watkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Daniel Gaither (C) Reynaldo Marino | |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Stanger swats the short shot by Bryan Haider | 54-46 |
| 11:07 | Purdue | Jay Stanger grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:49 | Purdue | Brett Burman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Clinton Schnieders | 56-46 |
| 10:13 | Purdue | Richard Fern steps in front of the Jay Stanger pass | 56-46 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern lays it in | 58-46 |
| 09:57 | Purdue | Brett Burman buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brett Burman - foul #3 on Brett Burman, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales (SG), Daniel Cairns (SF), Joseph Watkins (PF), William Smith (C) Richard Fern, Clinton Schnieders, Ian Snider, Edward Fields | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Aubrey Hampton (SF), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, Brett Burman, Barry Brown, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino knocks in the jumper from the right block and the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (PG), Ian Snider (PF) Bryan Haider, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 09:30 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 09:13 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | George Swick blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Josh Adkins | 59-52 |
| 08:44 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:40 | Purdue | Alvin Bailey hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Reynaldo Marino | 59-54 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Bailey takes the ball from Josh Adkins in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Steven Brown double dribbles | 59-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Edward Fields (C) Josh Adkins, Daniel Cairns, Ian Snider | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Schnieders | 62-54 |
| 07:45 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Alvin Bailey | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Fields (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins misses the easy layup | 62-56 |
| 07:33 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Bailey and he's hacked by Clinton Schnieders - foul #3 on Clinton Schnieders, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Smith (C) Joseph Watkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 07:23 | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Clinton Schnieders misses the easy layup | 62-59 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales tips it but misses | 62-59 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | George Swick is fouled on the floor by Matthew Canizales - foul #1 on Matthew Canizales, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Haider (SG), Ian Snider (PF) Matthew Canizales, Edward Fields | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| 06:32 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:32 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Gaither - foul #2 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (SG), Joseph Watkins (SF) Richard Fern, Clinton Schnieders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brett Burman (SG) George Swick | |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | Barry Brown buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Philip Gagnon | 63-63 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:07 | Purdue | Brett Burman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Philip Gagnon | 63-66 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Gaither swats the layup by William Smith | 63-66 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith tips it back up and in | 65-66 |
| 04:32 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern (PG), Matthew Canizales (SG), Clinton Schnieders (SF), Edward Fields (C) Bryan Haider, Josh Adkins, Joseph Watkins, William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Bailey (PG), George Swick (SG), Reynaldo Marino (PF), Steven Brown (C) Philip Gagnon, Brett Burman, Jay Stanger, Daniel Gaither | |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Fern comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales makes the 3 from the right wing | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Fern (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Canizales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Schnieders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ian Snider (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Fields (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Alvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Swick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Reynaldo Marino loses the dribble to Matthew Canizales | 68-66 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields misses the floater from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 03:03 | Purdue | Barry Brown grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Smith (C) Edward Fields | |
| Subs | Purdue | Philip Gagnon (PG), Jay Stanger (PF), Daniel Gaither (C) Alvin Bailey, Reynaldo Marino, Steven Brown | |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 68-66 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Snider snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Brown steps in front of the Clinton Schnieders pass | 68-66 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Clinton Schnieders - foul #4 on Clinton Schnieders, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Aubrey Hampton (SF) Barry Brown | |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Stanger | 68-66 |
| 01:51 | Purdue | Clinton Schnieders steps in front of the Jay Stanger pass | 68-66 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales lays it in on a great pass from Clinton Schnieders | 70-66 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Clinton Schnieders is called for the reach on George Swick - foul #5 on Clinton Schnieders, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins (SF) Clinton Schnieders | |
| Subs | Purdue | Barry Brown (SF) Aubrey Hampton | |
| 01:36 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | George Swick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Gaither - foul #3 on Daniel Gaither, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Jay Stanger pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Fields (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:10 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Canizales is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Canizales, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Philip Gagnon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Swick | 71-72 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins lays it in | 73-72 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither misses the jump hook from the baseline | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | George Swick tips it in | 73-74 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Watkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-74 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Daniel Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |