| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is hacked by Kevin Russell - foul #1 on Kevin Russell, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:27 | Detroit Mercy | John King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Collins | 38-36 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:08 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | John King drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 18:34 | Missouri State | James Griffith misses long on a runner in the paint | 41-36 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | John King grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:16 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | John King can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #3 on Richard Boykin, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:41 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman buries a jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | James Griffith snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 17:08 | Missouri State | James Griffith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Russell | 42-42 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Campbell swats the layup by John King | 42-42 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | John King tips it home | 44-42 |
| 16:52 | Missouri State | James Griffith is hacked by Fred Linderman - foul #1 on Fred Linderman, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (PF), Paul James (C) John King, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 46-42 |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Johnson | 48-44 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Lauver (C) Randall Campbell | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | John King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 14:47 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Boykin | 51-47 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Paul Lauver | 51-47 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | James Griffith is hacked by Paul James - foul #3 on Paul James, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (PF) Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (PF) Edward Pittman, James Griffith | |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell's floater is tipped away by Timothy Smith | 51-47 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is hacked by John Sprague - foul #1 on John Sprague, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Charles Doroski (PF) Brian Bartolome, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Russell is called for the reach on Lawrence Corp - foul #2 on Kevin Russell, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Randall Campbell (C) Kevin Russell, Paul Lauver | |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lawrence Corp | 54-47 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | John King steals it from John Sprague | 54-47 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Boykin takes the ball from John Johnson | 54-47 |
| 12:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | John King drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Charles Doroski | 56-47 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 56-47 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Roder | 56-50 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp and the foul's on Andrew Risher - foul #2 on Andrew Risher, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Lawrence Corp, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Kevin Russell (SG), James Griffith (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Paul Roder, Andrew Risher, John Sprague, Randall Campbell | |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 27 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz tips it back up and in | 61-50 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Russell | 61-53 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James tips it back up and in | 63-53 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 10:21 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to James Griffith | 63-53 |
| 10:08 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-53 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin is hacked by Paul James - foul #4 on Paul James, team foul #4 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) Brian Bartolome, John King, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Edward Pittman, James Griffith, Paul Lauver | |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell throws it down on a great pass from Richard Boykin and he's fouled by Charles Doroski - foul #1 on Charles Doroski, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (SG) Ben Corpuz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | John Sprague pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-56 |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Roder steps in front of the Robert Collins pass | 63-56 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell tips it in | 63-58 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 63-58 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Wildermuth | 63-58 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey is hacked by Kevin Russell - foul #3 on Kevin Russell, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (SF) John Casey, Anthony Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andrew Risher (SG), Paul Lauver (C) Kevin Russell, Randall Campbell | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the easy layup | 63-58 |
| 07:45 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Risher (fresh) SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 30 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Sprague (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin drills a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Roder | 63-61 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Sprague steps in front of the Fred Linderman pass | 63-61 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-61 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman is hacked by Paul Roder - foul #1 on Paul Roder, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (C) Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), James Griffith (PF) Paul Roder, John Sprague | |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver's pass is intercepted by Ben Corpuz | 65-61 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Ben Corpuz | 67-61 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Andrew Risher is fouled on the floor by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), John King (SF) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG), Raphael Velazquez (SF), Randall Campbell (C) Andrew Risher, Richard Boykin, Paul Lauver | |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Raphael Velazquez can't throw it down | 67-61 |
| 06:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | John King can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 05:44 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | John King steals the ball from James Griffith | 67-61 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Griffith is called for the reach on Brian Bartolome - foul #1 on James Griffith, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Robert Collins (C) Lawrence Corp, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Boykin (SF), Marcus Stevens (C) Raphael Velazquez, Randall Campbell | |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses short on a runner from close range | 69-61 |
| 04:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kevin Russell | 69-61 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Pittman | 69-64 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | John King is hacked by Richard Boykin - foul #4 on Richard Boykin, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Charles Doroski (PF) Brian Bartolome, Paul James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Roder (PG), John Sprague (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Edward Pittman, James Griffith, Marcus Stevens | |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:26 | Missouri State | John Sprague grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 69-64 |
| 04:13 | Missouri State | John Sprague gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Roder | 69-66 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | John King buries a jump hook from the baseline | 71-66 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Robert Collins blocks the jumper by Kevin Russell | 71-66 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Roder (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Boykin (tiring) 33 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Sprague (fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins blows the layup but the foul's on John Sprague - foul #2 on John Sprague, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Fred Linderman (SF) Ben Corpuz, John King | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), James Griffith (PF), Randall Campbell (C) Kevin Russell, John Sprague, Paul Lauver | |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Roder | 73-69 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the follow up shot | 75-69 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | Lawrence Corp steps in front of the Paul Roder pass | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Corp | 78-69 |
| 01:36 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Campbell | 78-72 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | James Griffith gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-72 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | James Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Paul Roder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is hacked by Paul Roder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Roder, team foul #11 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), John Casey (SG), John King (SF) John Johnson, Lawrence Corp, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kevin Russell (SG) Paul Roder | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 00:37 | Missouri State | James Griffith pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-72 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the board | 80-72 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Pittman - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Richard Boykin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-72 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | John King gets the rebound | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome runs out the clock | 82-72 |