| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mauricio Padilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Kilgore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King travels with the ball | 28-25 |
| 19:14 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback hits the finger roll | 30-25 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Corp | 30-28 |
| 18:49 | Richmond | John King steps in front of the Marcus Kilgore pass | 30-28 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | John King knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brian Bartolome | 30-31 |
| 18:15 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the lay-in | 33-31 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | John King snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | John King connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Doroski | 33-33 |
| 17:25 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback misses the dunk attempt | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | Richmond | Richard Beard misses the tip | 33-33 |
| 17:21 | Richmond | Richard Beard tips it in | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 17:00 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:43 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins loses the dribble to Mauricio Padilla | 35-33 |
| 16:27 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (PG), Horacio Moran (SG), James Klein (SF), Lyle Westmoreland (PF), Jim Kelly (C) Clifford Fishback, Gregory Nichols, Mauricio Padilla, Richard Beard, Marcus Kilgore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Brian Bartolome, Lawrence Corp, John King, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:09 | Richmond | Jim Kelly snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 15:56 | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Smith | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roger Yamashita (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horacio Moran (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Klein (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lyle Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Casey (fresh) SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Jim Kelly makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Yamashita and he's fouled by Fred Linderman - foul #2 on Fred Linderman, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) John Casey, Paul James, Timothy Smith | |
| 15:23 | Richmond | Jim Kelly makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | John King connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Corpuz | 38-38 |
| 14:40 | Richmond | Roger Yamashita misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Johnson | 38-40 |
| 14:14 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gregory Nichols (SG), Mauricio Padilla (SF), Richard Beard (PF) Roger Yamashita, James Klein, Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Charles Doroski (PF) John Johnson, Fred Linderman | |
| 14:14 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz drills a driving attempt in the lane | 40-42 |
| 13:50 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Beard | 42-42 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz is fouled on the floor by Lyle Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lyle Westmoreland, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF) John King | |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is hacked by Lyle Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lyle Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (PG), Marcus Kilgore (C) Clifford Fishback, Lyle Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (SG), Fred Linderman (SF) Ben Corpuz, Anthony Wildermuth | |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:12 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:07 | Richmond | Gregory Nichols misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Bartolome | 42-44 |
| 12:37 | Richmond | Brian Bartolome is called for the reach on Roger Yamashita in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Bartolome, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG), Lyle Westmoreland (PF), Jim Kelly (C) Roger Yamashita, Richard Beard, Marcus Kilgore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), John King (SF), Paul James (C) John Casey, Fred Linderman, Robert Collins | |
| 12:32 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Nichols | 44-44 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Klein (SF) Mauricio Padilla | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:50 | Richmond | Paul James blocks the jumper by Jim Kelly | 44-44 |
| 11:49 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Westmoreland | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Gregory Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lyle Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Richmond | Paul James steals it from Jim Kelly | 44-44 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | John King scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Lawrence Corp | 44-46 |
| 11:04 | Richmond | James Klein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Bartolome - foul #3 on Brian Bartolome, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (SG), Richard Beard (PF), Marcus Kilgore (C) Gregory Nichols, Lyle Westmoreland, Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (PG), Fred Linderman (PF), Robert Collins (C) Brian Bartolome, Charles Doroski, Paul James | |
| 11:04 | Richmond | James Klein makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:04 | Richmond | James Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 10:40 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:22 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Horacio Moran (SG), Mauricio Padilla (SF) Clifford Fishback, James Klein | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Paul James (PF) Lawrence Corp, John King | |
| 09:57 | Richmond | Roger Yamashita throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland (C) Marcus Kilgore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Casey is fouled in the backcourt by Horacio Moran - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gregory Nichols (SG) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Mauricio Padilla is called for the reach on Fred Linderman - foul #3 on Mauricio Padilla, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James loses the dribble to Mauricio Padilla | 46-46 |
| 09:05 | Richmond | Roger Yamashita connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregory Nichols | 48-46 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is fouled on the floor by Roger Yamashita - foul #1 on Roger Yamashita, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Clifford Fishback (PG), Jim Kelly (C) Roger Yamashita, Richard Beard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), John King (SF), Charles Doroski (PF) John Casey, Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | John King is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore (C) Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:15 | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland lays it in | 50-46 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | John King buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bartolome | 50-48 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roger Yamashita (SG), James Klein (SF), Jim Kelly (PF) Gregory Nichols, Mauricio Padilla, Lyle Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Paul James (C) Brian Bartolome, Ben Corpuz, Robert Collins | |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:47 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Roger Yamashita (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Kilgore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is hacked by Roger Yamashita - foul #2 on Roger Yamashita, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Beard (PF) Marcus Kilgore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the floater from the right side set up by Lawrence Corp | 52-50 |
| 06:55 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback knocks in the floater from close range set up by James Klein | 54-50 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the tip | 54-50 |
| 06:41 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Roger Yamashita | 54-50 |
| 06:21 | Richmond | James Klein misses short on a floater from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 06:20 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:58 | Richmond | Jim Kelly hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 05:31 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Richard Beard | 56-50 |
| 05:31 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Richmond | Gregory Nichols (SG), Mauricio Padilla (SF), Marcus Kilgore (C) Roger Yamashita, James Klein, Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins (C) Paul James | |
| 05:09 | Richmond | Richard Beard banks in the layup and he's hacked by Charles Doroski - foul #2 on Charles Doroski, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (PF) Lawrence Corp, Charles Doroski | |
| 05:09 | Richmond | Richard Beard misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Fred Linderman | 58-50 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:45 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:28 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Collins | 58-53 |
| 04:00 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Collins | 58-56 |
| 03:38 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore can't throw it down | 58-56 |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Clifford Fishback (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Gregory Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mauricio Padilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Beard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Kilgore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - John King (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ben Corpuz | 58-58 |
| 03:07 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 02:47 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Johnson | 60-61 |
| 02:32 | Richmond | Richard Beard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Lyle Westmoreland (PF), Jim Kelly (C) Richard Beard, Marcus Kilgore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman | |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Charles Doroski is blocked by Lyle Westmoreland | 60-61 |
| 02:12 | Richmond | Jim Kelly gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:12 | Richmond | Richmond calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore (C) Jim Kelly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:50 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:49 | Richmond | Clifford Fishback tips it home | 62-61 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Beard (PF) Lyle Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:11 | Richmond | John King is called for the reach on Mauricio Padilla - foul #1 on John King, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 01:11 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Johnson | 64-64 |
| 00:32 | Richmond | Lawrence Corp picks off the pass by Marcus Kilgore | 64-64 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp lays it up and in | 64-66 |
| 00:12 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | John King is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Fishback - foul #1 on Clifford Fishback, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Richmond | Marcus Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Richmond | Richmond calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 00:04 | Richmond | Mauricio Padilla misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins runs out the clock | 64-66 |