| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Terry Renaud wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Terry Renaud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Samford | Craig Larocca pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Brandon Gunter knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Nelson | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Samford | The rebound goes to Brandon Gunter | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Brandon Gunter clanks a jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols buries a jump hook from close range set up by Gregory Hope | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Dennis Nelson clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Hope - foul #1 on Gregory Hope, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Dennis Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Dennis Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Samford | Gregory Hope picks off the pass by Brandon Gunter | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Gunter - foul #1 on Brandon Gunter, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Samford | John Waldron misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson dunks the ball set up by Joaquin Salas | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardin (fresh) SF - Robert Godin (fresh) PF - Brandon Gunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Waldron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) SG - Gregory Hope (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joaquin Salas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Samford | Robert Godin is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Craig Larocca (SF) Dennis Nelson, Brandon Gunter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG), Ognjen Zens (PF), Darrell Welch (C) Gregory Hope, Joaquin Salas, Donald Echols | |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard clanks a turnaround in the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Samford | John Waldron pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Craig Larocca makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is fouled on the floor by Howard Edgar - foul #1 on Howard Edgar, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), John Hite (C) Donald Richard, Paul Patterson | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Edgar | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski tips it home | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Howard Edgar can't connect on a floater from the left block | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gardin | 13-11 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Robert Godin (SG), John Waldron (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) Howard Edgar, Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca, James Gardin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF), Donald Echols (C) Joseph Hanson, Ognjen Zens, Moshe Boyarski, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 12:42 | Samford | Robert Godin banks in the layup set up by John Waldron and he's hacked by Donald Richard - foul #1 on Donald Richard, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG) Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:42 | Samford | Robert Godin misses the free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:04 | Samford | Brandon Gunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:03 | Samford | Jacob Molden tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 12:01 | Samford | Jacob Molden pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:40 | Samford | Robert Godin is hacked by Gregory Hope - foul #2 on Gregory Hope, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), James Gardin (SF), Terry Renaud (C) Jacob Molden, Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG) Gregory Hope | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gardin (fresh) PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Gardin - foul #1 on James Gardin, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF) James Gardin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:50 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is called for traveling | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Renaud - foul #1 on Terry Renaud, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Craig Larocca is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (C) Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Joaquin Salas | |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Donald Richard and he's fouled by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG) Jackie Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses the free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:52 | Samford | John Waldron snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #1 on Darrell Welch, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG) Dennis Nelson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG) Donald Echols | |
| 09:36 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Brandon Gunter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Donald Richard | 17-22 |
| 09:05 | Samford | Howard Edgar buries a fadeaway from close range set up by James Gardin | 19-22 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Howard Edgar grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Howard Edgar can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ognjen Zens and he's fouled by Craig Larocca - foul #1 on Craig Larocca, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) Howard Edgar, Craig Larocca, Brandon Gunter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF), Donald Echols (C) Paul Patterson, Ognjen Zens, Darrell Welch | |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:00 | Samford | John Waldron lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gardin and he's hacked by Joaquin Salas - foul #1 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (SG) Donald Richard | |
| 08:00 | Samford | John Waldron misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas misses the lay-in | 21-25 |
| 07:41 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Gardin (fresh) PF - John Waldron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) SG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Samford | John Waldron hits the finger roll set up by James Gardin | 23-25 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas hits the finger roll | 23-27 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Terry Renaud clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Joaquin Salas | 23-27 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer's pass is intercepted by Jackie Rosenbloom | 23-27 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Moshe Boyarski - foul #1 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #6 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Craig Larocca (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) James Gardin, John Waldron | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Ognjen Zens (SG), Paul Patterson (SF), Darrell Welch (C) Joseph Hanson, Micheal Sailer, Moshe Boyarski, Donald Echols | |
| 06:22 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Joaquin Salas | 24-27 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Richard | 24-29 |
| 05:49 | Samford | Brandon Gunter loses the dribble to Joaquin Salas | 24-29 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ognjen Zens and he's hacked by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Robert Godin (SG), Nile Mitchell (C) Dennis Nelson, Jackie Rosenbloom, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hite (C) Joaquin Salas | |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Robert Godin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 05:19 | Samford | Howard Edgar gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:05 | Samford | Brandon Gunter is hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Darrell Welch, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG) Robert Godin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 05:05 | Samford | Brandon Gunter misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Larocca - foul #2 on Craig Larocca, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Craig Larocca | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (SG) Tim Squires | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 04:27 | Samford | Robert Godin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Gardin | 26-34 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the follow up shot | 26-36 |
| 03:45 | Samford | Nile Mitchell misses long on a runner from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Craig Larocca (SF), Terry Renaud (C) Howard Edgar, Robert Godin, Brandon Gunter, Nile Mitchell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), Joaquin Salas (PF) Donald Richard, Joseph Hanson, Ognjen Zens | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gardin (fresh) C - Terry Renaud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses badly on a runner in the paint | 26-36 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Craig Larocca grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Gardin | 28-36 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is fouled on the floor by Craig Larocca - foul #3 on Craig Larocca, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) Craig Larocca, James Gardin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Darrell Welch (C) Micheal Sailer, Donald Echols | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson is hacked by Dennis Nelson - foul #1 on Dennis Nelson, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:36 | Samford | Paul Patterson picks off the pass by Brandon Gunter | 28-37 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gregory Hope, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG), Joseph Hanson (SF), John Hite (C) Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Joaquin Salas | |
| 00:54 | Samford | Joseph Hanson steals the ball from Dennis Nelson | 28-37 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson can't throw it down | 28-37 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Terry Renaud gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Hite | 28-39 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Dennis Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Hite - foul #1 on John Hite, team foul #9 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG), James Gardin (SF), John Waldron (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, Robert Godin, Terry Renaud | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF), Donald Echols (C) Donald Richard, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Dennis Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Dennis Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gunter - foul #2 on Brandon Gunter, team foul #11 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG) Dennis Nelson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:01 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Samford | John Waldron misses short on a fullcourt shot | 30-40 |