| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 19:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #2 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Doroski | 38-36 |
| 18:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski tips it home | 38-38 |
| 18:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 18:26 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), Gordon McAdoo (SF), Eric Hudson (PF), Robbie Conant (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Dennis Wise, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Lawrence Corp, John King, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from Ben Corpuz | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is called for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG) John Johnson | |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Bartolome | 38-42 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Bradley Schreiner is blocked by Paul James | 38-42 |
| 17:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome is hacked by William Ewing - foul #1 on William Ewing, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), Dennis Wise (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Bradley Schreiner, William Ewing, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John Casey (SG), John King (SF), Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) Brian Bartolome, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman, Paul James, Timothy Smith | |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Robert Collins is blocked by John Brown | 38-42 |
| 16:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise's pass is intercepted by John King | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Terry Desjardins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Prom (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Johnson | 38-44 |
| 15:33 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 15:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), James Jensen (SF) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Dennis Wise | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF) John Johnson, John Casey, John King, Charles Doroski | |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 14:24 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Bartolome - foul #1 on Brian Bartolome, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SF) Robert Collins | |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz is hacked by James Jensen - foul #4 on James Jensen, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), John Scurry (SF) William Ewing, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF) Brian Bartolome, Lawrence Corp | |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Thompson and the foul's on Fred Linderman - foul #1 on Fred Linderman, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), Robbie Conant (C) Bradley Schreiner, John Scurry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (C) Fred Linderman | |
| 13:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Hudson blocks the short jumper by John King | 45-44 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | John King scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Ben Corpuz | 45-46 |
| 12:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo makes the shot from close range set up by Terry Desjardins | 47-46 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Hudson - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise (PG), Bradley Schreiner (SG), John Scurry (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, Gordon McAdoo, Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Charles Doroski (PF) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, John King, Timothy Smith | |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dennis Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Scurry (fresh) PF - Michael Prom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Schreiner - foul #1 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins (C) Paul James | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:13 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 11:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Schreiner and he's hacked by Charles Doroski - foul #2 on Charles Doroski, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Collins | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise misses the easy layup | 51-56 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lawrence Corp | 51-56 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-56 |
| 10:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 09:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner is hacked by Brian Bartolome - foul #2 on Brian Bartolome, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), William Ewing (SG), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, John Scurry, John Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF) Brian Bartolome, Lawrence Corp, Fred Linderman | |
| 09:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-56 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | William Ewing steps in front of the John King pass | 51-56 |
| 09:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Wise drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Prom | 54-56 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wise is called for the reach on John King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Wise, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown (C) Michael Prom | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | John King is denied on a dunk by Eric Hudson | 54-56 |
| 09:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Collins steps in front of the William Ewing pass | 54-56 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-56 |
| 09:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | John King is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ben Corpuz | 57-59 |
| 08:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), David Thompson (SG), James Jensen (SF), Robbie Conant (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Terry Desjardins, William Ewing, Dennis Wise, Eric Hudson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), John Casey (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, John King, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Bradley Schreiner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 6 pts. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 57-59 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-59 |
| 07:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome is hacked by Bradley Schreiner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Schreiner, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Brian Bartolome | |
| 06:48 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson connects on the open fadeaway from the right side | 57-61 |
| 06:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner can't finish the layup | 57-61 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), John Scurry (SF), Michael Prom (PF), Eric Hudson (C) Bradley Schreiner, James Jensen, Robbie Conant, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF) John Casey, Timothy Smith | |
| 06:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is hacked by John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 06:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (PF), Robert Collins (C) Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 61-61 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins tips it home | 61-63 |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Terry Desjardins | 63-63 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp | 63-65 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Hudson scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Terry Desjardins | 65-65 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Desjardins is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (PG), William Ewing (SG), James Jensen (SF), John Brown (C) Terry Desjardins, David Thompson, John Scurry, Eric Hudson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), John King (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Paul James (C) Lawrence Corp, Anthony Wildermuth, Charles Doroski, Robert Collins | |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner's pass is intercepted by Fred Linderman | 65-67 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-67 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:22 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Johnson | 65-70 |
| 04:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz is fouled on the floor by William Ewing - foul #2 on William Ewing, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson (SG), Robbie Conant (PF), Gordon McAdoo (C) Bradley Schreiner, Michael Prom, John Brown | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG), Timothy Smith (C) John Johnson, Fred Linderman | |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:38 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 03:37 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen tips it back up and in | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Ewing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robbie Conant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon McAdoo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brian Bartolome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John King (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William Ewing snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen is fouled on the floor by Ben Corpuz - foul #2 on Ben Corpuz, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG) William Ewing | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Casey (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Robert Collins (C) Ben Corpuz, John King, Paul James | |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 03:14 | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 02:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Gordon McAdoo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth gets the rebound | 68-72 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner (SG), Dennis Wise (SF) David Thompson, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), John King (SF), Fred Linderman (PF) Brian Bartolome, John Casey, Anthony Wildermuth, Timothy Smith | |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Desjardins steals it from John Johnson | 68-72 |
| 02:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Schreiner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Desjardins | 70-72 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Desjardins - foul #3 on Terry Desjardins, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry (SF) Terry Desjardins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Fred Linderman is called for the reach on John Scurry - foul #2 on Fred Linderman, team foul #9 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins (PG), David Thompson (SG), Eric Hudson (PF) Dennis Wise, Bradley Schreiner, Gordon McAdoo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (PF) Fred Linderman | |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:15 | Illinois-Chicago | John Scurry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Robbie Conant pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Jensen (SF), Michael Prom (PF), John Brown (C) John Scurry, Eric Hudson, Robbie Conant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Prom knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by John Brown | 74-72 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:13 | Illinois-Chicago | John King steals it from James Jensen | 74-74 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Prom - foul #2 on Michael Prom, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:50 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown snags the defensive board | 74-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | John Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Desjardins | 77-75 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson steals it from Lawrence Corp | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Lawrence Corp is called for the reach on David Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Bartolome (PG) John Johnson | |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Terry Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 80-78 |