| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Farrer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gutierez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benny Finkel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Sea (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anzalone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | James Gutierez inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Colorado State | James Gutierez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 19:32 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 19:14 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Wadlington | 43-43 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Donald Sea is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Donald Sea, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley (C) Donald Sea | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Farrer takes the ball from Joseph Banks | 43-43 |
| 18:02 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG) Joseph Banks | |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Aaron Kimmel, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Krasnansky (PG), Wesley Constantine (C) Robert Farrer, Benny Finkel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover (C) David Anzalone | |
| 17:25 | Colorado State | David Krasnansky double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy (C) Eldon Pollock | |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 17:07 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:03 | Colorado State | David Krasnansky clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | James Gutierez tips it in | 45-43 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 16:45 | Colorado State | James Gutierez pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:40 | Colorado State | Aaron Kimmel is called for the reach on David Krasnansky - foul #3 on Aaron Kimmel, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Benny Finkel (PF) Edward Cooper | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG), Milton Schneck (PF) Aaron Kimmel, Dennis Wadlington | |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Travis Handy - foul #2 on Travis Handy, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (PG) David Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), David Anzalone (C) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, Travis Handy | |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks's pass is intercepted by Wesley Constantine in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 16:00 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Farrer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wesley Constantine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gutierez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Bentley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Finkel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Banks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Glover (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Anzalone (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone connects on the runner from the right block set up by Nelson Glover | 47-45 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Bentley is called for the reach on Eldon Pollock - foul #1 on Thomas Bentley, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Krasnansky (PG), Edward Cooper (SG), Phillip Arriaga (PF), Donald Sea (C) Robert Farrer, Wesley Constantine, Thomas Bentley, Benny Finkel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), Travis Handy (C) Joseph Banks, Barry Love, Eldon Pollock, Nelson Glover, David Anzalone | |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dennis Wadlington, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Donald Sea can't finish the layup but the foul's on Darren Metzler - foul #2 on Darren Metzler, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Donald Sea makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Donald Sea makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Aaron Kimmel | 49-47 |
| 13:13 | Colorado State | James Gutierez misses long on a floater in the lane | 49-47 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Aaron Kimmel | 49-49 |
| 12:40 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Arriaga | 52-49 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Donald Sea snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | David Krasnansky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:08 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel is hacked by David Krasnansky - foul #3 on David Krasnansky, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (PG), Wesley Constantine (SG), Benny Finkel (SF), Thomas Bentley (C) David Krasnansky, Edward Cooper, James Gutierez, Donald Sea | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Nelson Glover (PF), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Kimmel, Milton Schneck, Dennis Wadlington, Travis Handy | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Farrer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Wesley Constantine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benny Finkel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Arriaga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Banks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Glover (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Anzalone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Farrer picks off the pass by Darren Metzler | 54-49 |
| 11:05 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Cooper (SG) Phillip Arriaga | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG) Darren Metzler | |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 10:54 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Banks - foul #2 on Joseph Banks, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington (PF) Nelson Glover | |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Farrer is called for the reach on Joseph Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Farrer, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone slams it home on a great pass from Eldon Pollock | 56-51 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Eldon Pollock - foul #3 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG) Barry Love | |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel makes the 3rd free throw | 59-51 |
| 10:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:44 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 09:42 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 09:21 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel makes the jumper from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler tips it in | 61-53 |
| 08:47 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-53 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Wesley Constantine grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer is hacked by Joseph Banks - foul #3 on Joseph Banks, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Krasnansky (SG), James Gutierez (SF), Phillip Arriaga (PF), Donald Sea (C) Edward Cooper, Benny Finkel, Thomas Bentley, Wesley Constantine | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG), Nelson Glover (SF), Milton Schneck (PF), Travis Handy (C) Joseph Banks, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Darren Metzler | 62-53 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Donald Sea grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | David Krasnansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Alcock (SG) Robert Farrer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Alcock - foul #1 on David Alcock, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Krasnansky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Alcock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Gutierez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Arriaga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Sea (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Kimmel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Glover (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Schneck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Handy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Colorado State | Nelson Glover swats the short shot by James Gutierez | 62-54 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | James Gutierez snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 07:03 | Colorado State | David Alcock can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Arriaga is called for the reach on Milton Schneck - foul #4 on Phillip Arriaga, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Wesley Constantine (PG), Edward Cooper (SG), Benny Finkel (SF) David Krasnansky, David Alcock, James Gutierez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, Travis Handy | |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Benny Finkel is called for the reach on Eldon Pollock - foul #1 on Benny Finkel, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone (C) Nelson Glover | |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:27 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Edward Cooper makes the fadeaway in the paint | 64-56 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock jams it on a nice dish by Aaron Kimmel | 64-58 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | Benny Finkel hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Aaron Kimmel and he's hacked by Donald Sea - foul #4 on Donald Sea, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (PG), Thomas Bentley (SF) Wesley Constantine, Benny Finkel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG), Darren Metzler (SG), Nelson Glover (C) Aaron Kimmel, Barry Love, David Anzalone | |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Joseph Banks steals the ball from Edward Cooper | 66-61 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 66-61 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | Dennis Wadlington is called for the reach on Robert Farrer - foul #3 on Dennis Wadlington, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Gutierez (SF) Donald Sea | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (PF), Travis Handy (C) Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington | |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | Robert Farrer misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-61 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Farrer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Cooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gutierez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Arriaga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nelson Glover (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Milton Schneck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Handy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Colorado State | James Gutierez hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Phillip Arriaga and he's fouled by Nelson Glover - foul #2 on Nelson Glover, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Wesley Constantine (SG), Benny Finkel (PF) Edward Cooper, Phillip Arriaga | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone (C) Travis Handy | |
| 03:29 | Colorado State | James Gutierez makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-64 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler can't tip it in | 69-64 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone grabs the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover travels with the ball | 69-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Krasnansky (SG), Donald Sea (C) Robert Farrer, Thomas Bentley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Joseph Banks, Nelson Glover, Milton Schneck | |
| 02:40 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Cooper (SG), Thomas Bentley (PF) David Krasnansky, James Gutierez | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:28 | Colorado State | Thomas Bentley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Aaron Kimmel | 69-66 |
| 02:01 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Farrer (PG), James Gutierez (SF), Phillip Arriaga (PF) Wesley Constantine, Benny Finkel, Thomas Bentley | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG) Aaron Kimmel | |
| 01:48 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 01:19 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Gutierez | 69-66 |
| 01:02 | Colorado State | Darren Metzler steals it from James Gutierez | 69-66 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Cooper - foul #3 on Edward Cooper, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Phillip Arriaga gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | James Gutierez drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by David Anzalone - foul #1 on David Anzalone, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | James Gutierez makes the free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington grabs the offensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-67 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Donald Sea pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Colorado State | Joseph Banks is called for the reach on Donald Sea in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Banks, team foul #12 | 72-67 |
| 00:05 | Colorado State | Donald Sea makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:05 | Colorado State | Donald Sea misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone gets the rebound | 73-67 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Donald Sea gets the rebound | 73-67 |