| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Rodney Davis (fresh) SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) SF - Terry Hume (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) C - Ezekiel Minor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Davis | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Smith and the foul's on James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly hits the finger roll | 5-5 |
| 18:46 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ezekiel Minor | 8-5 |
| 17:53 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Darrel Otey | 8-7 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Davis | 11-7 |
| 17:24 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg is called for traveling | 11-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), Stuart Bonilla (SG), Joseph Weiser (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Rodney Davis, James Shetrawski, Terry Hume, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stuart Bonilla | 13-7 |
| 16:51 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith banks in the layup | 13-9 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Moore steals the ball from Benjamin Gunnell | 13-9 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Cheslav Zeeb denies the turnaround by Tom Kiser | 13-9 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Steven French (fresh) SG - Stuart Bonilla (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Weiser (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Gunnell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) C - Cheslav Zeeb (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Central Michigan | Joseph Weiser is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Steven French, Stuart Bonilla, Joseph Weiser, Tom Kiser, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Cecil Smith, Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski (SG) Patrick Hammond | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 15:00 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 13-9 |
| 14:56 | Central Michigan | James Kelly swats the shot by Ante Lozowski | 13-9 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Darrel Otey | 13-9 |
| 14:25 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is fouled on the floor by Rodney Davis - foul #1 on Rodney Davis, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond (SG), Steven French (SF), Tom Kiser (PF) James Shetrawski, Terry Hume, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Mario Diaz | |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 13-9 |
| 14:18 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg tips it home | 13-11 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 14:11 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG) Cecil Smith | |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is whistled for a carry | 15-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser (C) Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Mitch McAleer steps in front of the Steven French pass | 15-11 |
| 13:27 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer lays it in | 15-13 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is fouled on the floor by Jerome Moore - foul #1 on Jerome Moore, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), Terry Hume (SF), James Kelly (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Rodney Davis, Patrick Hammond, Steven French, Tom Kiser, Joseph Weiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:38 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith loses the dribble to James Shetrawski | 15-13 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Shetrawski - foul #1 on James Shetrawski, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski is fouled on the floor by Trevor Cantrell - foul #1 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Terry Hume, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Steven Cranston | |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ante Lozowski - foul #1 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly (PF) Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Neil Smith, Mario Diaz | |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Stuart Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven French (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (tiring) SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Moore | 17-18 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-18 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor hits the follow up shot | 19-18 |
| 11:18 | Central Michigan | Stuart Bonilla steals it from Ante Lozowski in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Kelly | 21-18 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 10:53 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven French - foul #1 on Steven French, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (PF), Joseph Weiser (C) Stuart Bonilla, James Shetrawski, Steven French, James Kelly, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg, Darrel Otey | |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:48 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser can't tip it in | 21-20 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:21 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis buries a floater from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 09:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore buries a jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Davis | 26-24 |
| 09:17 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski scores on a jumper from the left block | 26-26 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 08:59 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 08:54 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), Steven French (SF), Benjamin Gunnell (PF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Rodney Davis, Patrick Hammond, Terry Hume, Tom Kiser, Joseph Weiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mario Diaz - foul #1 on Mario Diaz, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Darrel Otey | |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ezekiel Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 08:19 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cecil Smith | 28-28 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Titsworth (fresh) SG - James Shetrawski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven French (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Gunnell (fresh) C - Ezekiel Minor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mario Diaz (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth is whistled for a carry | 28-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Stuart Bonilla (SG), James Kelly (PF) Joshua Titsworth, James Shetrawski, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey (C) Mario Diaz | |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg is called for traveling | 28-28 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Zlatko Zingg swats the layup by Steven French | 28-28 |
| 07:11 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 28-28 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ezekiel Minor - foul #1 on Ezekiel Minor, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (C) Steven French, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Hume, team foul #7 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Trevor Cantrell | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Kelly - foul #2 on James Kelly, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser (C) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:54 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Cranston - foul #1 on Steven Cranston, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond (SG), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Stuart Bonilla, Terry Hume | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-31 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Smith - foul #3 on Cecil Smith, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume (SF), Ezekiel Minor (C) Joseph Weiser, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Jerome Moore, Steven Cranston | |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 06:04 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Cheslav Zeeb is called for the reach on Terry Hume in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #11 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG) Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF) Neil Smith | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), James Shetrawski (SG), Tom Kiser (PF) Patrick Hammond, Terry Hume, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Trevor Cantrell - foul #2 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #12 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the runner from close range | 35-31 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Tom Kiser gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ezekiel Minor and he's hacked by Darrel Otey - foul #1 on Darrel Otey, team foul #13 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Joseph Weiser (PF) Joshua Titsworth, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz | |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Joseph Weiser - foul #2 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #9 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (SG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (PF) James Shetrawski, Steven French, Joseph Weiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith | |
| 04:36 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the jumper from the right side set up by Tom Kiser | 40-34 |
| 04:11 | Central Michigan | Tom Kiser steps in front of the Neil Smith pass | 40-34 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla is fouled on the floor by Cheslav Zeeb - foul #2 on Cheslav Zeeb, team foul #14 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser (SF), James Kelly (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Terry Hume, Tom Kiser, Ezekiel Minor | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Darrel Otey, Jerome Moore, Zlatko Zingg | |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 03:33 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #15 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG) Rodney Davis, Stuart Bonilla | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Titsworth (fresh) SG - Patrick Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Weiser (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Gunnell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) C - Darrel Otey (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ante Lozowski - foul #3 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #16 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Steven French (PG), James Shetrawski (SG) Joshua Titsworth, Patrick Hammond | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG) Ante Lozowski | |
| 03:20 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-34 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 02:54 | Central Michigan | Benjamin Gunnell steps in front of the Darrel Otey pass | 44-34 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Moore picks off the pass by James Shetrawski in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Steven French is called for the reach on Jerome Moore - foul #2 on Steven French, team foul #10 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis (PG), Terry Hume (SF), Tom Kiser (C) Steven French, Joseph Weiser, Benjamin Gunnell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (C) Darrel Otey | |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 02:46 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 02:28 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 02:24 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mitch McAleer | 44-37 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly is open but misses the lay-in | 44-37 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski can't tip it in | 44-37 |
| 01:54 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | James Kelly blocks the short jumper by Cecil Smith | 44-37 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 44-37 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Hume makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Kelly | 46-37 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 46-37 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Shetrawski is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Tom Kiser | 48-37 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | James Kelly is called for the reach on Steven Cranston - foul #3 on James Kelly, team foul #11 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stuart Bonilla (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Steven French (SF), Joseph Weiser (PF), Benjamin Gunnell (C) Rodney Davis, James Shetrawski, Terry Hume, James Kelly, Tom Kiser | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Cecil Smith, Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz | |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 01:02 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stuart Bonilla | 50-38 |
| 00:45 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Steven French picks off the pass by Neil Smith | 50-38 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Steven French lays it up and in | 52-38 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Joseph Weiser steals the ball from Zlatko Zingg | 52-38 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond is hacked by Steven Cranston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Cranston, team foul #17 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Darrel Otey (C) Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 00:04 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Smith | 54-38 |
| 00:01 | Central Michigan | The pull-up jumper by Jerome Moore is blocked by Joseph Weiser | 54-38 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Benjamin Gunnell grabs the board | 54-38 |