| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) SF - John King (fresh) PF - Paul James (fresh) C - Robert Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) SG - Jason Noble (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) C - Jason Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble is hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Southern Cal | Lawrence Corp is called for the reach on Larry Gunning - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John King - foul #2 on John King, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SF) John King | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #1 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gerald Exley, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Harris - foul #1 on Fred Harris, team foul #5 | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #6 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Noel Berube | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Collins | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Southern Cal | John Wright can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:54 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) PF - Paul James (fresh) C - Robert Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Noble (fairly fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Exley (fresh) C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Allen - foul #1 on Jason Allen, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (SG), Jeffrey Halter (PF), Joseph Maguire (C) Jason Noble, Gerald Exley, Jason Allen | |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Southern Cal | John Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Gerber | 6-11 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Gerber takes the ball from Robert Collins | 6-11 |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire is hacked by Anthony Wildermuth - foul #1 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #7 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Timothy Smith (PF) Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Douglas Kash (SF) Larry Gunning, John Wright | |
| 14:47 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 14:28 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:01 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mark Burkey | 6-13 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 13:50 | Southern Cal | Joseph Maguire gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:21 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash clanks a jumper from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 13:20 | Southern Cal | James Gerber grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:07 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube is fouled on the floor by Joseph Maguire - foul #1 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Fred Linderman (SF), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Anthony Wildermuth, Timothy Smith, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jason Noble (SG), John Wright (SF), Gerald Exley (PF), Jason Allen (C) Mark Burkey, James Gerber, Douglas Kash, Jeffrey Halter, Joseph Maguire | |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Exley - foul #2 on Gerald Exley, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter (PF) Gerald Exley | |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:24 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-13 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman loses the dribble to Jason Noble | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) PF - Paul James (fresh) C - Charles Ben (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Noble (fresh) SF - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Halter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Cal | Paul James swats the short shot by Jason Noble | 8-13 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp buries a 3 from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:07 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Paul James | 11-13 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Linderman | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | Southern Cal | John Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Robert Collins (C) Ben Corpuz, Lawrence Corp, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PF) Jeffrey Halter | |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the floater near the basket | 13-13 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't tip it in | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Robert Collins picks off the pass by James Gerber | 13-13 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube is hacked by Larry Gunning - foul #1 on Larry Gunning, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Timothy Smith (PF) Fred Linderman, Paul James | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (SG), Joseph Maguire (C) Jason Noble, Jason Allen | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses long on a floater from the left block | 13-13 |
| 09:17 | Southern Cal | John Wright snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:00 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 13-13 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SG), Paul James (PF) Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash (SF), Jeffrey Halter (PF), Jason Allen (C) Larry Gunning, John Wright, Joseph Maguire | |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Wildermuth - foul #2 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #8 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Anthony Wildermuth | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 08:19 | Southern Cal | Douglas Kash makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 13-15 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins tips it in | 15-15 |
| 07:42 | Southern Cal | Ben Corpuz takes the ball from Jeffrey Halter | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) SF - Fred Linderman (fresh) PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Mark Burkey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Gerber (fresh) SF - Douglas Kash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | James Gerber snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:09 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jason Noble (SG), John Wright (SF), Joseph Maguire (PF) Mark Burkey, James Gerber, Douglas Kash, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | John Wright banks in the layup | 15-17 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 06:24 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:05 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Wright | 15-19 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:44 | Southern Cal | John Wright grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 05:20 | Southern Cal | Jason Allen hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Maguire | 15-21 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz hits the finger roll | 17-21 |
| 05:03 | Southern Cal | John Wright buries a shot in the paint set up by Larry Gunning | 17-23 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Maguire - foul #2 on Joseph Maguire, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Timothy Smith (PF), Charles Ben (C) Ben Corpuz, Paul James, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Gerber (PF), Jeffrey Halter (C) Joseph Maguire, Jason Allen | |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:42 | Southern Cal | James Gerber gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 04:19 | Southern Cal | John Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-23 |
| 04:18 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 03:55 | Southern Cal | Jeffrey Halter pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | Jason Noble hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Noel Berube | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Linderman (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Larry Gunning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Noble (fairly fresh) SF - John Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gerber (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Halter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Gerber is called for the reach on Fred Linderman - foul #1 on James Gerber, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), John King (SF), Anthony Wildermuth (PF) Noel Berube, Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey (PG), Douglas Kash (SF), Gerald Exley (PF) Larry Gunning, Jason Noble, John Wright | |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 03:22 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerber misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Linderman - foul #1 on Fred Linderman, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | James Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Burkey - foul #1 on Mark Burkey, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 03:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 03:04 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 02:47 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Gerber | 17-27 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Gerber - foul #2 on James Gerber, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul James (PF), Robert Collins (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning (PG), Jason Allen (C) James Gerber, Jeffrey Halter | |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:16 | Southern Cal | Larry Gunning misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | Gerald Exley snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 01:50 | Southern Cal | Mark Burkey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 18-27 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled on the floor by Douglas Kash - foul #1 on Douglas Kash, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Wright (SF) Douglas Kash | |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | John Wright connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Burkey | 19-29 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Paul James is denied by Jason Allen | 19-29 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz double dribbles | 19-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Anthony Wildermuth (SG) Fred Harris, Ben Corpuz | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jason Noble (SG), Jeffrey Halter (PF) Mark Burkey, Gerald Exley | |
| 00:27 | Southern Cal | John Wright scores on a floater from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-31 |