| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Smiley (fresh) C - Rodney Gies (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Brandon Pryor, Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Colorado State | Fang Yen snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | Colorado State | Fang Yen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-29 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it home | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Isidro Bruno, Ray Smiley, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:59 | Colorado State | Fang Yen gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:34 | Colorado State | Paul Patterson picks off the pass by Fang Yen | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | Russell Branch grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | Fang Yen knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Pryor - foul #2 on Brandon Pryor, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Ray Smiley (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Jeffery Kraft, Brandon Pryor, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) Gregory Hope | |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:02 | Colorado State | Rodney Gies grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 16:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 41-32 |
| 16:34 | Colorado State | Fang Yen tips it home | 43-32 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-34 |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Darrell Welch, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Ray Smiley, Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF) Donald Richard, Ognjen Zens, Paul Patterson, Donald Echols | |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Larry Looney (fresh) SG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope is called for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Jeffery Kraft (SG) Larry Looney, Isidro Bruno | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:58 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Russell Branch | 48-34 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Fang Yen steps in front of the Gregory Hope pass | 48-34 |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Fang Yen and he's fouled by Joseph Hanson - foul #1 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Ray Smiley (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Fang Yen, Brandon Pryor, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Donald Echols (C) Joseph Hanson, Moshe Boyarski, Darrell Welch | |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft misses the free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Hope | 50-37 |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke drills a runner near the basket | 52-37 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Richard | 52-39 |
| 12:55 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke scores on a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Donald Richard - foul #3 on Donald Richard, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Isidro Bruno (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Russell Branch (C) Larry Looney, Jeffery Kraft, Ray Smiley, Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG), Darrell Welch (PF) Gregory Hope, Joaquin Salas | |
| 12:55 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses the free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 54-39 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens can't finish the layup | 54-39 |
| 12:34 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Smiley (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses the 3 from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson tips it home | 54-41 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Isidro Bruno - foul #2 on Isidro Bruno, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF), Rodney Gies (C) Ray Smiley, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas (PF) Donald Echols | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Rodney Gies (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Richard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joaquin Salas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke lays it in | 56-43 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Patterson | 56-45 |
| 10:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen scores on a 3 from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens's pass is intercepted by Fang Yen | 59-45 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the lay-in | 59-45 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Patterson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 59-45 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Joaquin Salas | 59-45 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 09:22 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Joaquin Salas is called for the reach on Fang Yen - foul #4 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts (SG), Ray Smiley (SF), Russell Branch (PF) Isidro Bruno, Brandon Pryor, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Gregory Hope (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Donald Richard, Ognjen Zens, Paul Patterson, Joaquin Salas, Darrell Welch | |
| 08:35 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a 3 from the right wing | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 08:24 | Colorado State | Russell Branch snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is whistled for traveling | 62-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF) Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols connects on the jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | Moshe Boyarski steps in front of the Elmer Roberts pass | 62-47 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski lays it in | 62-49 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Fang Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 32 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Elmer Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ray Smiley (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hope (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) C - Donald Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Ray Smiley takes the ball from Tim Squires | 62-49 |
| 06:42 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 62-49 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Elmer Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Moshe Boyarski - foul #1 on Moshe Boyarski, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Isidro Bruno (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Rodney Gies (C) Fang Yen, Elmer Roberts, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Richard (PG), Paul Patterson (SF), Joaquin Salas (PF) Joseph Hanson, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires | |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas grabs the board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols scores on a floater in the lane set up by Gregory Hope | 63-51 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Larry Looney loses the ball out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Russell Branch (C) Larry Looney, Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG) Gregory Hope | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas blows the layup | 63-51 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fang Yen | 63-51 |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | Russell Branch misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Richard - foul #4 on Donald Richard, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffery Kraft (SG), Rodney Gies (C) Isidro Bruno, Ray Smiley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (C) Donald Echols | |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | Russell Branch misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | Russell Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joaquin Salas hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ognjen Zens | 64-54 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is hacked by Donald Richard - foul #5 on Donald Richard, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Ray Smiley (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Jeffery Kraft, Brandon Pryor, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson (PG), Gregory Hope (SG) Donald Richard, Ognjen Zens | |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Rodney Gies grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:05 | Colorado State | Fang Yen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abke | 67-54 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joaquin Salas | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley can't finish the layup | 67-57 |
| 03:19 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Fang Yen and he's fouled by Joaquin Salas - foul #5 on Joaquin Salas, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Jeffery Kraft (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Isidro Bruno, Ray Smiley, Rodney Gies | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens (SG), Donald Echols (C) Gregory Hope, Joaquin Salas | |
| 02:53 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 69-57 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Larry Looney (fresh) SG - Jeffery Kraft (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 9 reb. C - Russell Branch (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ognjen Zens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Patterson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson travels in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Hope (SG) Darrell Welch | |
| 02:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke can't tip it in | 69-57 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Donald Echols | 69-57 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Branch - foul #3 on Russell Branch, team foul #3 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Elmer Roberts (SG) Larry Looney, Jeffery Kraft | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Gregory Hope, Paul Patterson, Donald Echols | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (SG), Ray Smiley (PF), Rodney Gies (C) Elmer Roberts, Russell Branch, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ray Smiley takes the ball from Ognjen Zens | 69-59 |
| 01:11 | Colorado State | A charge is called on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens is hacked by Rodney Gies - foul #1 on Rodney Gies, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens tips it but misses | 69-59 |
| 00:49 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno is hacked by Joseph Hanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Hanson, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Looney (PG), Russell Branch (PF) Fang Yen, Ray Smiley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Isidro Bruno - foul #3 on Isidro Bruno, team foul #6 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Ray Smiley (PF) Larry Looney, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Ray Smiley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fang Yen | 73-60 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ognjen Zens buries a jumpshot from the right side | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Fang Yen runs out the clock | 73-62 |