| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) C - David Anzalone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad buries a jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eldon Pollock | 6-2 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Carlson swats the short shot by Eldon Pollock | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Steven Spencer | 6-2 |
| 17:38 | Vanderbilt | Bennie Ahmad steps in front of the Tommy Vanostberg pass in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone's floater is tipped away by Steven Spencer | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Vanderbilt | David Anzalone steps in front of the Tommy Vanostberg pass | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Carlson steals the ball from David Anzalone | 6-2 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Veal | 8-2 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Spencer | 8-4 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Steven Spencer | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Wadlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Anzalone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brooks | 8-4 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marshall Carlson | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Donald Brown (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Marshall Carlson, Kenneth Brooks, Steven Spencer | |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon lays it up and in set up by Anthony Roberts | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Roberts steals the ball from Aaron Rogers | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson drills a runner from the right block set up by Ira Lipscomb | 8-11 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ira Lipscomb | 8-13 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ira Lipscomb | 8-16 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Brown is called for the reach on Milton Schneck - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #2 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Milton Schneck, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Brown, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Carlson is called for the reach on Darren Metzler - foul #1 on Marshall Carlson, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by David Anzalone is denied by Jimmy Brown | 8-16 |
| 12:27 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Daryl Veal takes the ball from Jimmy Brown | 8-16 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Anzalone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Brown (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marshall Carlson | 11-18 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 11:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Brown takes the ball from Dennis Wadlington | 11-18 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #1 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Jimmy Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover comes up short on the shot from close range | 11-19 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Christopher Turgeon | 11-19 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG) Tommy Vanostberg, Anthony Roberts | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler buries a shot from the left side set up by Milton Schneck | 13-19 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon misses the lay-in | 13-19 |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson tips it home | 13-21 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson grabs the board | 13-21 |
| 09:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Henry Flournoy - foul #1 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #2 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Steven Spencer (C) Marshall Carlson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 09:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ira Lipscomb - foul #1 on Ira Lipscomb, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Aaron Rogers, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (C) Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer blows the layup | 15-22 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daryl Veal | 15-22 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Johnson swats the shot by Eldon Pollock | 15-22 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg is fouled on the floor by Eldon Pollock - foul #1 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG), Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (C) Daryl Veal, Eldon Pollock, Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Flournoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) SG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Darren Metzler - foul #1 on Darren Metzler, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG), Milton Schneck (C) Bennie Ahmad, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler drills a shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-23 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Vanostberg | 17-23 |
| 06:34 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Spencer, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Barry Love, Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy, Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SG), Kenneth Brooks (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Anthony Roberts, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 17-25 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad and he's fouled by Ira Lipscomb - foul #2 on Ira Lipscomb, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Steven Spencer (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Wadlington is called for the reach on Kenneth Brooks - foul #1 on Dennis Wadlington, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Carlson | 20-25 |
| 03:47 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Tommy Vanostberg | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) C - Nelson Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) C - Steven Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Darren Metzler | 23-27 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown blows the dunk but he's fouled by Henry Flournoy - foul #2 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Daryl Veal, Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Marshall Carlson, Steven Spencer | |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Aaron Rogers and he's hacked by Christopher Turgeon - foul #1 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks (PF) Anthony Roberts | |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by David Anzalone - foul #1 on David Anzalone, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks clanks a jumper from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eldon Pollock | 26-29 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ira Lipscomb - foul #3 on Ira Lipscomb, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Henry Flournoy (C) Aaron Rogers, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Jimmy Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Brown, Kenneth Brooks, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg is fouled on the floor by Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Brown - foul #1 on Jimmy Brown, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF) Eldon Pollock | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Daryl Veal is called for the reach on Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover (C) Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Brown | 29-31 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Brown pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses long on a fullcourt shot | 29-34 |