| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Trevor Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Ned (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wimer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Deangelo Horton inbounds the ball | 17-23 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Charlie Lakin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leroy Anderson | 20-23 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer tips it back up and in | 20-25 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Daniel Reichman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Kwong denies the turnaround by Trevor Calvin | 20-25 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Deangelo Horton snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Daniel Reichman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stan Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 18:19 | Samford | James Kwong pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Deangelo Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wimer | 20-25 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Deangelo Horton tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Deangelo Horton tips it home | 22-25 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Trevor Calvin | 22-28 |
| 17:23 | Samford | James Kwong connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Anderson | 25-28 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Brooks | 25-30 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Patrick Brooks is called for the reach on Charlie Lakin - foul #1 on Patrick Brooks, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), Robert Holz (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Charlie Lakin, Daniel Reichman, Leroy Anderson, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Reynaldo Camacho (SG), Anthony Johnson (SF), Brian Williams (PF), Daniel Bradley (C) Patrick Brooks, Trevor Calvin, Stan Elliott, William Ned, Robert Wimer | |
| 16:17 | Samford | Deangelo Horton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Johnson, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Reynaldo Camacho | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Keefer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reynaldo Camacho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Samford | Robert Holz buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Farrish | 29-33 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Reynaldo Camacho | 29-36 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Holz misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), Leroy Anderson (PF), James Kwong (C) Ronald Farrish, Rodger Sykes, Deangelo Horton, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG), Stan Elliott (SF), William Ned (PF), Robert Wimer (C) Lloyd Crisman, Reynaldo Camacho, Anthony Johnson, Brian Williams, Daniel Bradley | |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:04 | Samford | Robert Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charlie Lakin - foul #2 on Charlie Lakin, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (SF) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Daniel Reichman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Leroy Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charlie Lakin | 34-38 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Brooks and the foul's on Leroy Anderson - foul #2 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:53 | Samford | Daniel Reichman clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-41 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Stan Elliott snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 13:38 | Samford | A charge is called on Daniel Reichman - foul #2 on Daniel Reichman, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF) Ronald Farrish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-41 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned snags the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stan Elliott is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Stan Elliott, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Brian Williams (SF) Patrick Brooks, Stan Elliott | |
| 12:53 | Samford | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Deangelo Horton - foul #4 on Brian Williams, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson (SF), Daniel Bradley (PF) Brian Williams, William Ned | |
| 12:41 | Samford | Anthony Johnson picks off the pass by Charlie Lakin | 34-41 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Calvin | 34-43 |
| 12:09 | Samford | James Kwong misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer is denied on a layup by Robert Holz | 34-43 |
| 11:53 | Samford | James Kwong grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Reichman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Holz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kwong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Trevor Calvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Wimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Samford | Trevor Calvin takes the ball from Daniel Reichman | 34-43 |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 11:22 | Samford | Daniel Reichman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:18 | Samford | Robert Holz buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Reichman | 36-43 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Charlie Lakin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lloyd Crisman | 36-46 |
| 10:13 | Samford | James Kwong misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-46 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on James Kwong - foul #2 on James Kwong, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG), Leroy Anderson (PF), Mark Keefer (C) Charlie Lakin, Daniel Reichman, Deangelo Horton, James Kwong | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks (PG), Stan Elliott (SF), William Ned (PF) Trevor Calvin, Anthony Johnson, Robert Wimer | |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 09:45 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Keefer | 38-48 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Holz picks off the pass by William Ned | 38-48 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Robert Holz banks in the layup | 40-48 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley is hacked by Ronald Farrish - foul #1 on Ronald Farrish, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Ross Paik (SF) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (SG), Kenneth Carruthers (C) Lloyd Crisman, Daniel Bradley | |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stan Elliott double dribbles | 40-48 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Ronald Farrish can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stan Elliott - foul #4 on Stan Elliott, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson (SF) Stan Elliott | |
| 08:42 | Samford | Ronald Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Carruthers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Ronald Farrish gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:18 | Samford | Leroy Anderson scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Farrish | 43-48 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson is hacked by Ross Paik - foul #1 on Ross Paik, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF), Robert Holz (C) Ross Paik, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (SG), Stan Elliott (SF), Brian Williams (C) Reynaldo Camacho, Anthony Johnson, Kenneth Carruthers | |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman is whistled for a carry | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | James Kwong (C) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin (SG), Robert Wimer (C) Lloyd Crisman, Brian Williams | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Sykes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Deangelo Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kwong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trevor Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stan Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Ned (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Wimer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Samford | Deangelo Horton travels with the ball | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Holz (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG) Patrick Brooks | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG) Ronald Farrish, Rodger Sykes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams (PF) William Ned | |
| 07:00 | Samford | Charlie Lakin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Kwong | 45-48 |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Holz steps in front of the Stan Elliott pass | 45-48 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Deangelo Horton drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Lakin and he's fouled by Stan Elliott - foul #5 on Stan Elliott, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley (PF) Stan Elliott | |
| 06:39 | Samford | Deangelo Horton makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Trevor Calvin | 48-50 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Deangelo Horton is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Leroy Anderson (PF) James Kwong | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks (PG), William Ned (PF) Lloyd Crisman, Robert Wimer | |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Anderson - foul #3 on Leroy Anderson, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Farrish (PG), Rodger Sykes (SG) Charlie Lakin, Daniel Reichman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (SG) Trevor Calvin | |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:21 | Samford | Ronald Farrish misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Deangelo Horton takes the ball from Reynaldo Camacho | 48-51 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Deangelo Horton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Patrick Brooks | 48-51 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Brooks | 48-53 |
| 03:46 | Samford | William Ned denies the turnaround by Robert Holz | 48-53 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Leroy Anderson grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Brian Williams is called for the reach on Leroy Anderson - foul #5 on Brian Williams, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Charlie Lakin (PG), Daniel Reichman (SG), James Kwong (C) Rodger Sykes, Deangelo Horton, Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG), Anthony Johnson (SF), Kenneth Carruthers (PF), Robert Wimer (C) Patrick Brooks, Reynaldo Camacho, Brian Williams, William Ned, Daniel Bradley | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:24 | Samford | Leroy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Charlie Lakin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Reichman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leroy Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kwong (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Carruthers (fresh) C - Robert Wimer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Carruthers buries a jumper from the left block | 50-55 |
| 02:46 | Samford | Charlie Lakin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Keefer (PF) Leroy Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Deangelo Horton (SF), Robert Holz (PF) Ronald Farrish, Mark Keefer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks (PG), William Ned (PF) Lloyd Crisman, Kenneth Carruthers | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| 02:17 | Samford | James Kwong buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Charlie Lakin grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 01:29 | Samford | William Ned blocks the short jumper by James Kwong | 52-55 |
| 01:27 | Samford | James Kwong hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Robert Wimer is denied by James Kwong | 54-55 |
| 01:12 | Samford | James Kwong grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Deangelo Horton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Lakin | 57-55 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 00:32 | Samford | James Kwong pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | Patrick Brooks is called for the reach on James Kwong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Brooks, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Leroy Anderson (PF) Robert Holz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:29 | Samford | James Kwong makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:29 | Samford | James Kwong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Daniel Reichman pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Trevor Calvin is called for the reach on Daniel Reichman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Calvin, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Daniel Reichman makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:19 | Samford | Daniel Reichman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Wimer | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Daniel Reichman is hacked by Patrick Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Brooks, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Daniel Reichman makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Daniel Reichman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Deangelo Horton grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Deangelo Horton runs out the clock | 63-58 |