| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 8 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mohammed Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry is fouled on the floor by Harold Gordon - foul #2 on Harold Gordon, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 19:27 | Sacred Heart | Greg Decarlo takes the ball from Mohammed Brown | 39-38 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Pitts | 41-38 |
| 18:57 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 18:30 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Higgins | 43-40 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Sherman blocks the short jumper by Harold Gordon | 43-40 |
| 18:20 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 18:15 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 18:14 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins tips it home | 43-42 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham buries a shot from the right side | 45-42 |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray's pass is intercepted by Oscar Pitts | 45-42 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses the dunk | 45-42 |
| 17:36 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 17:32 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 17:30 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 17:11 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Thomas Ritmiller (PG), Randy Brady (SG), James Smith (SF), Daniel Simmons (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Willie Perry, Michael Gray, Michael Higgins, Mohammed Brown, Ryan Sherman | |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Conway | 48-42 |
| 16:36 | Sacred Heart | Randy Brady misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard is denied on a layup by Daniel Simmons | 48-42 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham tips it home | 50-42 |
| 15:59 | Sacred Heart | Harry Reiter is called for the reach on Robert Haggerty - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins (SF), Mohammed Brown (PF), Ryan Sherman (C) James Smith, Daniel Simmons, Robert Haggerty | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Thomas Ritmiller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Brady (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mohammed Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Sacred Heart | Thomas Ritmiller makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Randy Brady | 50-45 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 15:02 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman lays it up and in and the foul's on Harry Reiter - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG), Michael Gray (SG) Thomas Ritmiller, Randy Brady | |
| 15:02 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is hacked by Ryan Sherman - foul #1 on Ryan Sherman, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Higgins is called for the reach on Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Michael Higgins, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Dustin Jones (SF) Roderick Haire, Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 14:08 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Willie Perry | 52-48 |
| 13:47 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Willie Perry | 52-50 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ellis Markham | 52-50 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-50 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 54-50 |
| 12:36 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Willie Perry | 54-53 |
| 12:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 12:12 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:00 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mohammed Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones hits a floater from the right side set up by Harold Gordon and the foul's on Michael Gray - foul #1 on Michael Gray, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Thomas Ritmiller (PG), Randy Brady (SG), James Smith (SF), Daniel Simmons (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Willie Perry, Michael Gray, Michael Higgins, Mohammed Brown, Ryan Sherman | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:17 | Sacred Heart | Jason Shepard steals it from Randy Brady | 57-53 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SG) Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 10:27 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Simmons is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 10:06 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Thomas Ritmiller | 59-53 |
| 10:00 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Simmons is hacked by Albert Conway - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 09:52 | Sacred Heart | Robert Haggerty connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harry Reiter | 61-55 |
| 09:18 | Sacred Heart | Oscar Pitts swats the dunk try by Robert Haggerty | 61-55 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Brady - foul #3 on Randy Brady, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG), George Powers (SG) Thomas Ritmiller, Randy Brady | |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 08:59 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Czapla is called for the reach on George Powers - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray (SG), Richard Baker (SF), Ryan Sherman (C) George Powers, James Smith, Robert Haggerty | |
| 08:43 | Sacred Heart | Richard Baker misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 63-55 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 63-55 |
| 08:19 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:00 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 07:59 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:47 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) PF - Daniel Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Sherman picks off the pass by Greg Decarlo | 63-57 |
| 07:08 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Simmons | 63-60 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 06:49 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Simmons gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:26 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 63-62 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Pitts | 65-62 |
| 06:02 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ellis Markham and the foul's on Richard Baker - foul #1 on Richard Baker, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Thomas Ritmiller (PG), Randy Brady (SG), Michael Higgins (SF), Mohammed Brown (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Willie Perry, Michael Gray, Richard Baker, Daniel Simmons, Ryan Sherman | |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:16 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins misses the turnaround in the paint | 68-62 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter is called for traveling | 68-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Harold Gordon | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 04:58 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 04:58 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:58 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Ritmiller picks off the pass by Terry Mariscal | 68-63 |
| 04:16 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins lays it in set up by Thomas Ritmiller | 68-65 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Higgins swats the layup by Terry Mariscal | 68-65 |
| 03:48 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Randy Brady | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 5 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Thomas Ritmiller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mohammed Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 03:30 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown hits the follow up shot | 68-67 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roderick Haire | 71-67 |
| 03:01 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Mariscal - foul #3 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Dustin Jones (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF) Roderick Haire, Jason Shepard, Terry Mariscal, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG), George Powers (SG), Ryan Sherman (C) Thomas Ritmiller, Randy Brady, Robert Haggerty | |
| 03:01 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:01 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Greg Decarlo (C) Dustin Jones, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray (SG) George Powers | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Sherman - foul #2 on Ryan Sherman, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:29 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown buries a turnaround from close range | 73-71 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ellis Markham | 75-71 |
| 01:58 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown clanks a floater near the basket | 75-71 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-71 |
| 01:23 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 75-71 |
| 01:22 | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown snags the offensive board | 75-71 |
| 01:03 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry lays it up and in | 75-73 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Higgins - foul #4 on Michael Higgins, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:37 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is fouled on the floor by Michael Higgins - foul #5 on Michael Higgins, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Randy Brady (SF) Michael Higgins | |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray misses short on a halfcourt shot | 76-75 |