| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Gale (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Anzalone (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Daryl Veal - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm hits the finger roll | 38-34 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Mark Britton loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Stephen Teeple (SG), David Prouty (PF) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bennie Ahmad | 38-39 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | James Gale misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | James Gale snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm blows the layup but he's hacked by David Anzalone - foul #2 on David Anzalone, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SF) James Gale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SF), Nelson Glover (PF), Milton Schneck (C) Bennie Ahmad, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Britton (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Richard Marcus, Stephen Teeple, David Prouty, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Arnold | 41-39 |
| 16:25 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover's pass is intercepted by Michael Hooks | 41-39 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Love (fresh) SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nelson Glover (fresh) C - Milton Schneck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck is hacked by Francis Arnold - foul #2 on Francis Arnold, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Stephen Teeple (SG), James Gale (SF), David Prouty (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Francis Arnold, Timothy Dittmer, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Barry Love, Darren Metzler, Nelson Glover, Milton Schneck | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Marcus is called for the reach on Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Richard Marcus, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses the dunk | 41-39 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | David Anzalone is called for the reach on Ross Hamm - foul #3 on David Anzalone, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | James Gale knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Marcus | 44-39 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | David Prouty grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | James Gale misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 44-39 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Anzalone | 44-42 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | James Gale makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Teeple | 46-42 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock's pass is intercepted by James Gale | 46-42 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | James Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Britton (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Richard Marcus, Stephen Teeple, David Prouty, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (C) David Anzalone | |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Britton | 49-44 |
| 12:47 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy is fouled on the floor by Michael Hooks - foul #1 on Michael Hooks, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SF) James Gale | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington | |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is fouled on the floor by Martin Anderson - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Hamm (C) Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover clanks a runner in the lane | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses short on a shot in the paint | 49-44 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Britton | 52-44 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson is whistled for a carry | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Stephen Teeple (SG), James Gale (SF), David Prouty (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Francis Arnold, Timothy Dittmer, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is hacked by Richard Marcus - foul #3 on Richard Marcus, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Marcus - foul #4 on Richard Marcus, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | James Gale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wadlington | 52-48 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad loses the dribble to David Prouty | 52-48 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold is called for a charge - foul #3 on Francis Arnold, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Hamm (C) Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Prouty - foul #1 on David Prouty, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG) Bennie Ahmad | |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | James Gale can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Teeple steals it from Daryl Veal | 52-50 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Stephen Teeple misses the dunk | 52-50 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Francis Arnold is called for the reach on Daryl Veal - foul #4 on Francis Arnold, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Britton (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Francis Arnold, Stephen Teeple, James Gale, David Prouty, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Aaron Rogers, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Dittmer | 52-50 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 54-50 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Britton | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Britton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) PF - Timothy Dittmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 57-50 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Flournoy | 57-50 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-50 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Mark Britton loses the dribble to Nelson Glover | 57-50 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy banks in the wide open layup | 57-52 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-52 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Darren Metzler is called for the reach on Mark Britton - foul #2 on Darren Metzler, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Stephen Teeple (SG), James Gale (SF), David Prouty (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Britton, Robert Jackson, Timothy Dittmer, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Bennie Ahmad, Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Anzalone - foul #4 on David Anzalone, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for traveling | 58-55 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gale | 61-55 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal comes up short on the floater in the lane | 61-55 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | James Gale pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | David Prouty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Anzalone | 61-55 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | David Prouty picks off the pass by David Anzalone | 61-55 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm is hacked by Dennis Wadlington - foul #2 on Dennis Wadlington, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (PG) Aaron Rogers | |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Gale gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | James Gale's floater is tipped away by David Anzalone | 61-55 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | James Gale grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Eldon Pollock takes the ball from Stephen Teeple | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Teeple (fresh) SF - James Gale (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Hamm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Anzalone (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm lays it in set up by James Gale | 63-57 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | David Prouty steals it from Darren Metzler | 63-57 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Britton (SG), Timothy Dittmer (PF) Richard Marcus, Stephen Teeple, David Prouty | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Darren Metzler | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Britton | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad clanks a shot from the left block | 65-57 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad tips it home | 65-59 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | James Gale misses the driving attempt from the left block | 65-59 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Britton - foul #1 on Mark Britton, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (C) David Anzalone | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Dittmer | 65-59 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 68-59 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | James Gale misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-59 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the driving attempt in the lane | 68-59 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Gale | 68-59 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm is fouled on the floor by Henry Flournoy - foul #4 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone (C) Henry Flournoy | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Anzalone | 68-59 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Dittmer | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer is hacked by Daryl Veal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daryl Veal, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SF), Michael Hooks (C) James Gale, Ross Hamm | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Dittmer misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone snags the defensive board | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal scores on a 3 from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Prouty (PF) Timothy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Veal - foul #4 on Daryl Veal, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Bennie Ahmad is called for the reach on Martin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Gale (SF), Timothy Dittmer (PF), Ross Hamm (C) Francis Arnold, David Prouty, Michael Hooks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Martin Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal scores on a 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Veal - foul #5 on Daryl Veal, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Mark Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad is fouled on the floor by Timothy Dittmer - foul #1 on Timothy Dittmer, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Rogers - foul #2 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #13 | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Anzalone | 71-68 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ross Hamm pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |