| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts inbounds the ball | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 47-28 |
| 19:39 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Phillip Jones is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 47-28 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-28 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the offensive board | 47-28 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-28 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Greg Decarlo - foul #3 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Greg Decarlo | |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Harold Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Light is called for the reach on Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Harold Light, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is hacked by Kirby Gardner - foul #2 on Kirby Gardner, team foul #2 | 49-28 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Oscar Pitts is blocked by Harold Light | 49-28 |
| 18:09 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harold Light | 49-28 |
| 17:50 | DePaul | Harold Perry blows the layup | 49-28 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jerry Czapla | 49-28 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gordon | 49-31 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | Albert Conway steps in front of the Harold Light pass | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Jones steals the ball from Harold Gordon | 49-31 |
| 16:47 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-31 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway's floater is knocked away by Harold Perry | 49-31 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway tips it in | 49-33 |
| 15:55 | DePaul | Ralph Werth banks in the layup set up by Kirby Gardner | 51-33 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Werth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Light (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-36 |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Harold Perry buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), David Rickert (SG), Tom Corey (SF), John Fehr (PF) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the free throw | 53-36 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Harold Perry - foul #3 on Harold Perry, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carl Ryan (C) Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 14:24 | DePaul | Tom Corey hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tobias Snyder | 55-39 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-39 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Mariscal | 55-39 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the shot from the left side | 55-39 |
| 13:47 | DePaul | John Fehr pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 13:39 | DePaul | Carl Ryan drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Fehr | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 57-42 |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Carl Ryan drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tom Corey and he's fouled by Roderick Haire - foul #1 on Roderick Haire, team foul #3 | 59-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Dustin Jones (SF), Albert Conway (PF) Roderick Haire, Terry Mariscal, Harry Reiter | |
| 12:58 | DePaul | Carl Ryan misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 12:30 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Carl Ryan | 59-42 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | David Rickert connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-42 |
| 12:08 | DePaul | John Fehr grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 12:02 | DePaul | David Rickert misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dustin Jones | 62-42 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Rickert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Tom Corey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Fehr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Rickert | 65-44 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Jason Shepard | 65-46 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Tom Corey buries a shot from the right side | 67-46 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-46 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Tom Corey | 67-46 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Shepard - foul #3 on Jason Shepard, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Harold Light (PF), Harold Perry (C) Tobias Snyder, David Rickert, John Fehr, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Jason Shepard, Dustin Jones, Albert Conway, Greg Decarlo | |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Tom Corey makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 10:42 | DePaul | Tom Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-46 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter gets the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kirby Gardner - foul #3 on Kirby Gardner, team foul #4 | 69-46 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (SF) Tom Corey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 09:45 | DePaul | Ralph Werth is hacked by Oscar Pitts - foul #2 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #5 | 69-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Harry Reiter | |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-47 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Harold Perry grabs the offensive board | 69-47 |
| 09:13 | DePaul | Ralph Werth is fouled on the floor by Jerry Czapla - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG) Roderick Haire | |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Harold Gordon picks off the pass by Harold Perry | 69-47 |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Czapla | 69-49 |
| 08:40 | DePaul | Harold Perry misses the fadeaway near the basket | 69-49 |
| 08:39 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the offensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 08:31 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-49 |
| 08:30 | DePaul | Harold Light tips it back up and in | 71-49 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled on the floor by Kirby Gardner - foul #4 on Kirby Gardner, team foul #5 | 71-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), David Rickert (SG) Kirby Gardner, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 71-49 |
| 07:58 | DePaul | Harold Light pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 07:46 | DePaul | Harold Light's pass is intercepted by Ellis Markham | 71-49 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla slams it home on a great pass from Ellis Markham | 71-51 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Tobias Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rickert (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Light (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Perry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | DePaul | Harold Light hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 07:24 | DePaul | Harold Light gets the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 07:08 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ralph Werth | 73-51 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-51 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones grabs the offensive board | 73-51 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Jones | 73-54 |
| 06:26 | DePaul | Harry Reiter steals it from David Rickert | 73-54 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 06:15 | DePaul | Ralph Werth pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Tobias Snyder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-54 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 06:01 | DePaul | Ralph Werth grabs the board | 73-54 |
| 05:57 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG), Phillip Jones (SG), Tom Corey (SF), John Fehr (PF) Tobias Snyder, David Rickert, Ralph Werth, Harold Light | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Dustin Jones, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla, Harry Reiter | |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Albert Conway is called for the reach on Kirby Gardner - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #7 | 73-54 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 05:40 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the jump hook from the left block | 75-54 |
| 05:21 | DePaul | Harold Perry pulls down the rebound | 75-54 |
| 05:10 | DePaul | Harold Perry is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Harold Perry, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 04:56 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Perry steals the ball from Harold Gordon | 75-54 |
| 04:31 | DePaul | Tom Corey misses long on a jumper from the right side | 75-54 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 75-56 |
| 03:53 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Perry | 78-56 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Fehr - foul #3 on John Fehr, team foul #7 | 78-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Ralph Werth (SF), Harold Light (PF), Carl Ryan (C) Tom Corey, John Fehr, Harold Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Harold Gordon, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal snags the offensive board | 78-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Kirby Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Werth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Light (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 03:29 | DePaul | Harold Light pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 03:20 | DePaul | Harold Light hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-56 |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 78-58 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner scores on a floater from the right side | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-58 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Ralph Werth pulls down the rebound | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Phillip Jones misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Terry Mariscal - foul #3 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #8 | 80-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tobias Snyder (PG), Harold Perry (C) Kirby Gardner, Carl Ryan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-58 |
| 02:06 | DePaul | Phillip Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 82-58 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Reiter | 82-61 |
| 01:29 | DePaul | Harold Perry connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Tobias Snyder | 84-61 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roderick Haire | 84-64 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Harold Perry comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 84-64 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the board | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Light swats the short shot by Harry Reiter | 84-64 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Harold Perry | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | Harold Light drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Phillip Jones | 86-64 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 86-64 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kirby Gardner (PG) Tobias Snyder | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Kirby Gardner runs out the clock | 86-64 |