| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Mathis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson blows the layup | 34-41 |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Howard | 37-41 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | A charge is called on David Mathis - foul #2 on David Mathis, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | John King steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-41 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Mathis | 37-43 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Adcox - foul #3 on Jack Adcox, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins drills a jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson lays it up and in set up by David Mathis and the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 18:03 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | John King clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Porter | 39-46 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | John Johnson picks off the pass by Jack Adcox | 39-46 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a floater from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 17:11 | Missouri State | David Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:56 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | John King lays it up and in set up by John Johnson | 41-49 |
| 16:14 | Missouri State | David Mathis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Adcox | 41-52 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | John King picks off the pass by Jack Adcox | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Thorton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jack Adcox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Thomas Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Jerome Thorton, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Thomas Porter | |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Johnson and the foul's on Eugene Lazarski - foul #1 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz is hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #1 on Richard Boykin, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Griffith - foul #2 on James Griffith, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Arthur Johnson | 41-55 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Eugene Lazarski picks off the pass by James Griffith | 41-55 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-55 |
| 14:11 | Missouri State | James Griffith pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | David Mathis is hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #1 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Matthew Howard (PF) Eugene Lazarski, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG) Jack Adcox | |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-58 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James clanks a shot in the paint | 41-58 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mathis - foul #3 on David Mathis, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Ben Corpuz, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) David Mathis, Richard Boykin, James Griffith | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher loses the dribble to Fred Linderman | 43-58 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Johnson - foul #2 on Arthur Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Paul Roder buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Andrew Risher | 45-60 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 11:45 | Missouri State | John Sprague gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Linderman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson's floater is knocked away by Robert Collins | 45-60 |
| 11:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague is whistled for traveling | 45-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) John Johnson, Fred Linderman, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), David Mathis (SG), Richard Boykin (SF) Paul Roder, Andrew Risher, John Sprague | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson tips it in | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Eugene Lazarski is blocked by Richard Boykin | 45-62 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:53 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is hacked by Jerome Thorton - foul #2 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Fred Linderman (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Paul James (C) Eugene Lazarski, John King, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Griffith (PF) Thomas Porter | |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Mathis | 45-64 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James is fouled on the floor by Jack Adcox - foul #4 on Jack Adcox, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Jerome Thorton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to James Griffith | 45-64 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | James Griffith is called for traveling | 45-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF) Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Porter (PF) James Griffith | |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James lays it in and he's hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #2 on Richard Boykin, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (SG) David Mathis | |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:05 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) Ben Corpuz, Matthew Howard, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), John Sprague (SF) Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | John King is fouled on the floor by Thomas Porter - foul #3 on Thomas Porter, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Sprague (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Johnson (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter blows the layup but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG) Andrew Risher | |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski drills a 3 from straight away | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) Jerome Thorton, John King | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF), James Griffith (PF) John Sprague, Thomas Porter | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG) Paul Roder | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Eugene Lazarski is called for the reach on Jack Adcox - foul #2 on Eugene Lazarski, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Paul James (C) Eugene Lazarski, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by John King | 54-65 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King blows the layup | 54-65 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Howard | 54-65 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John King | 57-65 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-65 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson snags the offensive board | 57-65 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis is hacked by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #7 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Robert Collins (C) Ben Corpuz, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (SF), Thomas Porter (PF) Jack Adcox, Richard Boykin, James Griffith | |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | David Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John King | 60-67 |
| 04:23 | Missouri State | John Johnson steals it from Arthur Johnson | 60-67 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson drills a 3 from straight away set up by John King | 63-67 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | David Mathis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-70 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by John King | 65-70 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Mathis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sprague (fresh) PF - Thomas Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Johnson (tired) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson drills a floater from the right wing set up by John Sprague and the foul's on John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Charles Doroski (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jack Adcox (PG), Richard Boykin (SF) David Mathis, John Sprague | |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul James | 68-73 |
| 02:45 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson's pass is intercepted by Fred Linderman | 68-73 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) Eugene Lazarski, Charles Doroski, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Mathis (SG) Paul Roder | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses short on a floater from the left block | 70-73 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 01:11 | Missouri State | David Mathis hits a shot near the basket | 70-75 |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 01:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter is hacked by Jerome Thorton - foul #3 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Jerome Thorton is called for the reach on Arthur Johnson - foul #4 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Arthur Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-77 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is fouled in the backcourt by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 70-77 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-79 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-79 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 70-79 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter misses the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Thomas Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins's layup is rejected by Arthur Johnson | 70-80 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Jack Adcox | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jack Adcox runs out the clock | 70-80 |