| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Southard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Blom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Leroy Kidder inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Harley Persons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 19:41 | Montana | Aaron Richburg can't tip it in | 38-29 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington is hacked by Harley Persons - foul #2 on Harley Persons, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lloyd Landreth - foul #1 on Lloyd Landreth, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Leroy Kidder connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Southard and he's fouled by Garry Goad - foul #2 on Garry Goad, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Richburg swats the short shot by John Blom | 41-31 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Leroy Kidder - foul #1 on Leroy Kidder, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:23 | Montana | Leroy Kidder knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | Montana | William Southard snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:03 | Montana | William Southard clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 43-33 |
| 18:01 | Montana | Aaron Richburg tips it in | 45-33 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad drills a jumper near the basket | 45-35 |
| 17:23 | Montana | Garry Goad picks off the pass by Aaron Richburg | 45-35 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber tips it home | 45-37 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth blows the layup but the foul's on Garry Goad - foul #3 on Garry Goad, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Montana | Damien White (PG), John Case (SF), Aaron Williams (PF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Harley Persons, Leroy Kidder, William Southard, Aaron Richburg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 16:54 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Tom Kiser | 47-39 |
| 16:03 | Montana | John Case buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lloyd Landreth | 50-39 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Franklin Dash, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Montana | John Strickland (SF) Lloyd Landreth | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), David Weber (SG) James Shetrawski, Franklin Dash | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Damien White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Case (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Montana | John Case can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:20 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Gibbs | 50-39 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Damien White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 50-39 |
| 14:48 | Montana | Aaron Williams snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:27 | Montana | Aaron Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tom Kiser | 50-42 |
| 13:57 | Montana | Damien White loses the dribble to Matthew Washington | 50-42 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Weber | 50-45 |
| 13:25 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Williams grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF), William Southard (PF), Aaron Richburg (C) Damien White, John Case, John Strickland, Aaron Williams, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Matthew Washington, David Weber, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| 13:03 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 13:02 | Montana | Leroy Kidder tips it in | 52-45 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Leroy Kidder grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | Montana | Aaron Richburg misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Franklin Dash - foul #2 on Franklin Dash, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 12:26 | Montana | Aaron Richburg makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:26 | Montana | Aaron Richburg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor blows the dunk | 54-45 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-45 |
| 11:51 | Montana | The rebound goes to Aaron Richburg | 54-45 |
| 11:49 | Montana | Harley Persons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | Montana | John Strickland (SG) Lloyd Landreth | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG) Franklin Dash | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad is hacked by Aaron Richburg - foul #3 on Aaron Richburg, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG) James Shetrawski | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Southard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Blom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 10:58 | Montana | John Strickland's floater is tipped away by John Blom | 54-45 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Aaron Richburg grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 10:39 | Montana | Matthew Washington is called for the reach on William Southard - foul #2 on Matthew Washington, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Lloyd Landreth (SG), John Case (SF), Aaron Williams (C) Harley Persons, Leroy Kidder, Aaron Richburg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Tom Kiser (C) Garry Goad, John Blom, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 10:23 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 54-45 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Strickland is called for the reach on Matthew Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Strickland, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Montana | Damien White (PG), Micheal Gibbs (C) John Strickland, William Southard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by John Case - foul #3 on John Case, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:00 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:38 | Montana | Damien White is fouled on the floor by James Shetrawski - foul #1 on James Shetrawski, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG) Damien White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:18 | Montana | Harley Persons scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Landreth | 56-46 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Timothy Stam is denied by Micheal Gibbs | 56-46 |
| 08:48 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 08:32 | Montana | Aaron Williams misses the fadeaway in the paint | 56-46 |
| 08:31 | Montana | Micheal Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 08:11 | Montana | John Case's pass is intercepted by James Shetrawski | 56-46 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam is hacked by John Case - foul #4 on John Case, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Montana | Damien White (PG), John Strickland (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF), William Southard (PF), Aaron Richburg (C) Harley Persons, Lloyd Landreth, John Case, Aaron Williams, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Franklin Dash (SG), John Blom (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) James Shetrawski, David Weber, Walter Williams, Tom Kiser | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:53 | Montana | The rebound goes to William Southard | 56-46 |
| 07:30 | Montana | Aaron Richburg is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Aaron Richburg, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad (SF) Timothy Stam | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Damien White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Southard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Franklin Dash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Garry Goad (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Blom (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Franklin Dash | 56-49 |
| 07:09 | Montana | Damien White connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Leroy Kidder | 59-49 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad drills a jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Washington | 59-51 |
| 06:25 | Montana | William Southard's pass is intercepted by Ezekiel Minor | 59-51 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash tips it in | 59-53 |
| 05:51 | Montana | Aaron Richburg buries a floater from close range set up by John Strickland | 61-53 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom misses short on a floater from the right side | 61-53 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 61-55 |
| 04:45 | Montana | John Strickland misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Dash hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Washington | 61-57 |
| 04:22 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG) Damien White, John Strickland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Weber (SG), Walter Williams (C) Franklin Dash, Ezekiel Minor | |
| 04:09 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth lays it up and in set up by Harley Persons | 63-57 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington misses the driving attempt from close range | 63-57 |
| 03:47 | Montana | Aaron Richburg grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Leroy Kidder | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Richburg is called for the reach on Garry Goad - foul #5 on Aaron Richburg, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Williams (C) Aaron Richburg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Garry Goad - foul #4 on Garry Goad, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (SF), Micheal Gibbs (C) Leroy Kidder, William Southard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam (SF), Tom Kiser (C) Garry Goad, John Blom | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Harley Persons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Case (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Matthew Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Stam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tom Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Case - foul #5 on John Case, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Montana | John Strickland (SF) John Case | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor (C) Tom Kiser | |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Stam makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Harley Persons is hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (PG) Matthew Washington | |
| 02:43 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:43 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Montana | Leroy Kidder (SF), William Southard (PF) John Strickland, Micheal Gibbs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington (PG), Garry Goad (SF), John Blom (PF) James Shetrawski, Timothy Stam, Walter Williams | |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 02:23 | Montana | William Southard gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:10 | Montana | William Southard is fouled on the floor by Ezekiel Minor - foul #3 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 02:10 | Montana | William Southard misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad loses the ball out of bounds | 68-61 |
| 01:36 | Montana | William Southard loses the dribble to David Weber | 68-61 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Garry Goad comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 01:26 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:16 | Montana | Ezekiel Minor is called for the reach on Aaron Williams - foul #4 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 01:16 | Montana | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:16 | Montana | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Blom | 70-64 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harley Persons | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense 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 (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-64 |
| 00:46 | Montana | The rebound goes to Lloyd Landreth | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth is hacked by David Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Weber, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Blom grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Garry Goad | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Montana | David Weber is called for the reach on Harley Persons in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Weber, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 00:37 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:37 | Montana | Harley Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | David Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Leroy Kidder gets the rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Montana | Matthew Washington is called for the reach on Leroy Kidder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Washington, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:28 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-67 |
| 00:20 | Montana | William Southard pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana 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) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Harley Persons runs out the clock | 77-67 |