| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Anzalone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-25 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Dees steals it from Daryl Veal | 41-25 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Bulloch | 41-28 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad's layup is rejected by Ronald Logston | 41-28 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is fouled on the floor by Eldon Pollock - foul #3 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF) Eldon Pollock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris blows the layup but he's hacked by David Anzalone - foul #1 on David Anzalone, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal lays it up and in set up by Bennie Ahmad | 43-29 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Darren Metzler - foul #2 on Darren Metzler, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (C) David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Samuel King, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Horace Arocha (SG) Richard Bulloch, Jeffrey Dees | |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Horace Arocha steals the ball from Daryl Veal | 43-30 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover misses the shot from the right block | 43-30 |
| 16:01 | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) SG - Horace Arocha (fresh) SF - Samuel King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Joe Blow | 43-32 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Vincent Townsend - foul #1 on Vincent Townsend, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Jeffrey Dees (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, Horace Arocha, Samuel King, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Darren Metzler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris is fouled on the floor by David Anzalone - foul #2 on David Anzalone, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Weber | 49-37 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Morris is called for the reach on Dennis Wadlington - foul #2 on Willie Morris, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG) Aaron Rogers | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock misses the jump hook from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington can't tip it in | 49-37 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Stanley Weber is denied by David Anzalone | 49-37 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Anzalone | 49-37 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eldon Pollock | 51-37 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris gets the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris is called for 3 seconds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Horace Arocha (SG), Samuel King (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Jeffrey Dees, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Arocha (fresh) SF - Samuel King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Flournoy | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Horace Arocha connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Samuel King | 54-39 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Blow - foul #3 on Joe Blow, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend makes the turnaround from close range set up by Joe Blow | 56-41 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Milton Schneck, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG) Joe Blow, Horace Arocha | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Bulloch | 56-43 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | George Burroughs is called for the reach on Aaron Rogers - foul #3 on George Burroughs, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber (SG), Willie Morris (C) Jeffrey Dees, Vincent Townsend | |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston (PF) George Burroughs | |
| 09:53 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 56-43 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Wadlington | 56-43 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel King takes the ball from David Anzalone | 56-43 |
| 09:01 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is hacked by Eldon Pollock - foul #4 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF) Eldon Pollock | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King is fouled on the floor by Darren Metzler - foul #3 on Darren Metzler, team foul #7 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (PF) Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG) Richard Bulloch | |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Morris swats the short shot by Daryl Veal | 56-45 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't tip it in | 56-45 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Darren Metzler is called for the reach on Stanley Weber - foul #4 on Darren Metzler, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF), Nelson Glover (C) Darren Metzler, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Samuel King, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a shot from the left block | 56-47 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Vincent Townsend - foul #2 on Vincent Townsend, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Milton Schneck, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG) Joe Blow | |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-49 |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:40 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stanley Weber | 59-51 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Jeffrey Dees, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-51 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SG) Stanley Weber | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris is called for traveling | 59-51 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-51 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad tips it home | 61-51 |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | Eldon Pollock picks off the pass by Richard Bulloch | 61-51 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Anzalone - foul #3 on David Anzalone, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Stanley Weber (SG) Richard Bulloch, Jeffrey Dees | |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Bennie Ahmad and the foul's on Joe Blow - foul #4 on Joe Blow, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (PF) Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs (PF) Ronald Logston | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:18 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anzalone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joe Blow (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Burroughs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Flournoy - foul #1 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF), Nelson Glover (C) Eldon Pollock, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend (C) Willie Morris | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Darren Metzler, Henry Flournoy, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joe Blow, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Weber steals it from Eldon Pollock | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Stanley Weber - foul #4 on Stanley Weber, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock lays it up and in on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 65-54 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel King | 65-56 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Eldon Pollock | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King drills a floater from the left wing | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bulloch - foul #3 on Richard Bulloch, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (PF) Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King grabs the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston is whistled for traveling | 68-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Barry Love (SG), Darren Metzler (SF), Nelson Glover (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Eldon Pollock, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Blow (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), Horace Arocha (SF), George Burroughs (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Ronald Logston, Willie Morris | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Blow - foul #5 on Joe Blow, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris (PG) Joe Blow | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-58 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Harris | 70-61 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 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, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Willie Morris (C) Joseph Harris, Jeffrey Dees, Horace Arocha, George Burroughs, Vincent Townsend | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad runs out the clock | 70-61 |