| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 19:46 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Howard | 44-30 |
| 19:03 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (C) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 18:53 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-30 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard tips it home | 46-30 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 46-32 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | John King buries a shot from the left block | 48-32 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 48-34 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses the easy layup | 48-34 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard tips it in | 50-34 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | John King pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Wyss | 50-36 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John King | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Arkansas State | Alfred Noel takes the ball from Donald Wyss | 53-36 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Preston - foul #2 on Ryan Preston, team foul #1 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Barry Fanning (SG), Fred Linderman (PF), Robert Collins (C) Dennis Bethea, Alfred Noel, Matthew Howard, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Craig Burton (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Burton | 54-38 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Barry Fanning, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG) John King | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:22 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman is fouled on the floor by Eric Cox - foul #1 on Eric Cox, team foul #2 | 54-38 |
| 13:44 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 54-38 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bryan Ollis | 54-38 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Fred Linderman | 54-38 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Johnson | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:30 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Burton | 56-41 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 56-41 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Randy Cardoza steps in front of the Bernard Levin pass | 56-41 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton buries a turnaround from close range set up by Bernard Levin | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Fanning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Eliason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Craig Burton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Eric Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Johnson | 61-43 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton buries a floater from the right side | 61-45 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:01 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Levin | 61-47 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Randy Cardoza | 63-47 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Randy Cardoza, John Johnson, Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Ronald Reed (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Bernard Levin, Christopher Eliason, Craig Burton, Eric Cox, Bryan Ollis | |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Doroski - foul #1 on Charles Doroski, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Doroski | 63-48 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-48 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | John King gets the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Wyss - foul #2 on Donald Wyss, team foul #3 | 65-48 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Jackson | 67-51 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dennis Bethea | 70-51 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Marion Heaney and he's hacked by Alfred Noel - foul #2 on Alfred Noel, team foul #5 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Robert Collins (C) Alfred Noel, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG) Marion Heaney | |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson makes the free throw | 70-54 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-54 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 07:34 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston misses the tip | 70-54 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed tips it in | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a floater from the left side | 70-56 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Collins | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Preston - foul #3 on Ryan Preston, team foul #4 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Barry Fanning (C) Dennis Bethea, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Christopher Eliason (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Donald Wyss, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason loses the dribble to Barry Fanning | 71-56 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Howard - foul #2 on Matthew Howard, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Fred Linderman (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Randy Cardoza, John King, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Craig Burton (SF), Douglas Jackson (PF) Bernard Levin, David Mitchell | |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Eliason is called for the reach on Alfred Noel - foul #1 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 74-58 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marion Heaney | 74-60 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is hacked by Austin Coleman - foul #1 on Austin Coleman, team foul #6 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG), Randy Cardoza (SF), Robert Collins (C) Alfred Noel, Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Ryan Preston (C) Marion Heaney, Christopher Eliason, Douglas Jackson, Austin Coleman | |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 04:39 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Craig Burton | 74-60 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Levin | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Craig Burton - foul #2 on Craig Burton, team foul #7 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Eric Cox (PF) Craig Burton, Bryan Ollis | |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the 3rd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza is fouled on the floor by Donald Wyss - foul #3 on Donald Wyss, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (SG) Dennis Bethea | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eric Cox | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Fanning (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Preston (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-66 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas State | A charge is called on Eric Cox - foul #2 on Eric Cox, team foul #9 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Alfred Noel (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Barry Fanning, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Christopher Eliason (SG), Douglas Jackson (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Eric Cox, Ryan Preston | |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 79-66 |
| 02:39 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Charles Doroski, Randy Cardoza | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston (C) Bryan Ollis | |
| 02:31 | Arkansas State | Christopher Eliason buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 02:00 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Ryan Preston | 79-69 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Ronald Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea knocks in the shot from the left wing | 81-69 |
| 01:24 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-69 |
| 01:22 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston grabs the offensive board | 81-69 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas State | John King blocks the short jumper by Douglas Jackson | 81-69 |
| 01:10 | Arkansas State | Ryan Preston hits the follow up shot | 81-71 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas State | Douglas Jackson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 83-71 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Eliason - foul #2 on Christopher Eliason, team foul #10 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Barry Fanning (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Alfred Noel, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), Craig Burton (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Bryan Ollis (C) Marion Heaney, Ronald Reed, Douglas Jackson, Ryan Preston | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 85-71 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas State | Craig Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG) Dennis Bethea | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza runs out the clock | 85-71 |