| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Mallett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Presley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Wagers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jumah Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:42 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Wagers steals the ball from Lawrence Corp in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 19:20 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Mallett | 30-33 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:03 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:58 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris's pass is intercepted by Bill Gutenberger in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 18:48 | S. Dakota | Paul James steps in front of the Bill Gutenberger pass | 30-33 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Fred Harris | 32-33 |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Wildermuth - foul #1 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Danny Grizzard (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Lawrence Corp, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Russel Dockery (SG), Barry Guy (PF) John Mallett, Bryan Presley, Jumah Abdulmateen | |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:21 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Willer | 32-33 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Piao Zhao - foul #2 on Piao Zhao, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Anthony Mills (SF) Joseph Wagers | |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Patton | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-33 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noel Berube | 36-33 |
| 17:30 | S. Dakota | Ralph Patton steps in front of the Russel Dockery pass | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses the shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer tips it home | 38-33 |
| 16:55 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG), Joseph Wagers (SF), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF) Russel Dockery, Anthony Mills, Barry Guy | |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Piao Zhao - foul #3 on Piao Zhao, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (PG) Piao Zhao | |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Mallett - foul #2 on John Mallett, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger is hacked by Fred Harris - foul #2 on Fred Harris, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger hits a driving attempt from the right block | 38-35 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SG), Charles Ben (C) Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Justin Holt (SG), Jeffrey Wright (PF), Chris Tucker (C) John Mallett, Bryan Presley, Jumah Abdulmateen, Bill Gutenberger | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Piao Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Holt (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Wagers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Tucker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers misses the dunk | 38-35 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris's pass is intercepted by Piao Zhao | 38-35 |
| 14:51 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers's pass is intercepted by Charles Ben | 38-35 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:21 | S. Dakota | Chris Tucker gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:16 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers buries a jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses long on an open shot from close range | 38-37 |
| 13:57 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joseph Wagers | 38-37 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fred Harris - foul #3 on Fred Harris, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Danny Grizzard (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Johnny Dubuque, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (PG), Russel Dockery (SG), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF), Bill Gutenberger (C) Piao Zhao, Justin Holt, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Tucker | |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:47 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Willer | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen is fouled on the floor by Edward Willer - foul #2 on Edward Willer, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (SF) Danny Grizzard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG), Anthony Mills (SF) Russel Dockery, Joseph Wagers | |
| 12:57 | S. Dakota | John Mallett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bill Gutenberger steals it from Timothy Smith in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 12:35 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Mallett and he's hacked by Ralph Patton - foul #2 on Ralph Patton, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 12:35 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith is hacked by Anthony Mills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Mills, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Mallett - foul #3 on John Mallett, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Timothy Smith, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Russel Dockery (SG), Barry Guy (PF) Bryan Presley, Jumah Abdulmateen | |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota | John Mallett is hacked by Fred Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Harris, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota | John Mallett makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | S. Dakota | John Mallett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is fouled on the floor by Russel Dockery - foul #2 on Russel Dockery, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF) John Mallett, Anthony Mills | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Piao Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Russel Dockery (fresh) SF - Barry Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jumah Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 11:34 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 11:28 | S. Dakota | Charles Ben swats the short shot by Bill Gutenberger | 42-45 |
| 11:26 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger tips it in | 42-47 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp's floater is tipped away by Bill Gutenberger | 42-47 |
| 11:10 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Bill Gutenberger | 42-47 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Wildermuth - foul #2 on Anthony Wildermuth, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Johnny Dubuque (SG) Danny Grizzard, Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG) Russel Dockery | |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton (C) Charles Ben | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Anthony Mills (SF) Barry Guy | |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger blows the dunk | 42-49 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Mills is called for the reach on Johnny Dubuque - foul #4 on Anthony Mills, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Paul James, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (PG), Justin Holt (SG), Joseph Wagers (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF), Chris Tucker (C) Piao Zhao, Bryan Presley, Anthony Mills, Jumah Abdulmateen, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:07 | S. Dakota | John Mallett misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith is hacked by John Mallett in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mallett, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG) John Mallett | |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:52 | S. Dakota | Justin Holt is whistled for a carry | 46-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Charles Ben (C) Johnny Dubuque, Anthony Wildermuth | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Russel Dockery (SG) Bryan Presley | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is fouled on the floor by Chris Tucker - foul #1 on Chris Tucker, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Barry Guy (PF) Jeffrey Wright | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota | Chris Tucker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Justin Holt and the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Ralph Patton (C) Timothy Smith, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Bryan Presley (SG), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF) Justin Holt, Russel Dockery, Joseph Wagers | |
| 09:12 | S. Dakota | Chris Tucker makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Tucker | 48-52 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 08:40 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Corp - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (PG), Johnny Dubuque (SG), Paul James (PF) Noel Berube, Lawrence Corp, Edward Willer | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers (SF), Bill Gutenberger (C) Barry Guy, Chris Tucker | |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:35 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:13 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:09 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley can't connect on a runner in the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James is whistled for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Charles Ben (C) Danny Grizzard, Anthony Wildermuth, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Mallett (PG), Russel Dockery (SG), Anthony Mills (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF) Piao Zhao, Bryan Presley, Joseph Wagers, Jumah Abdulmateen | |
| 07:30 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Mallett | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - John Mallett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Russel Dockery (fresh) SF - Anthony Mills (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (tiring) 24 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Mallett is called for the reach on Fred Harris - foul #5 on John Mallett, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF) Johnny Dubuque, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Justin Holt (SG), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF) John Mallett, Russel Dockery, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:53 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger knocks in the shot from close range set up by Justin Holt | 49-58 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Piao Zhao is called for the reach on Lawrence Corp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Piao Zhao, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (PF) Paul James | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:50 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 06:37 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen is called for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Barry Guy (PF) Jumah Abdulmateen | |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth makes the runner from the right block | 52-58 |
| 06:10 | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao is fouled on the floor by Danny Grizzard - foul #3 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #12 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (C) Charles Ben | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG), Chris Tucker (C) Justin Holt, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 06:10 | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:10 | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith slams it home on a great pass from Fred Harris | 54-59 |
| 05:29 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Harris - foul #5 on Fred Harris, team foul #13 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Paul James (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Danny Grizzard, Anthony Wildermuth, Edward Willer, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Russel Dockery (SG), Jumah Abdulmateen (PF), Jeffrey Wright (C) Bryan Presley, Anthony Mills, Chris Tucker | |
| 05:29 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:29 | S. Dakota | Barry Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 05:12 | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:06 | S. Dakota | Lawrence Corp steps in front of the Jumah Abdulmateen pass | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jumah Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Jumah Abdulmateen, team foul #12 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin Holt (PG), Joseph Wagers (SF), Bill Gutenberger (C) Piao Zhao, Barry Guy, Jeffrey Wright | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:46 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Bill Gutenberger | 54-61 |
| 04:31 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers's fadeaway is rejected by Paul James | 54-61 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Corp | 57-61 |
| 04:15 | S. Dakota | Russel Dockery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (SF), Charles Ben (C) Johnny Dubuque, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG) Russel Dockery | |
| 04:13 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 04:04 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers hits the finger roll set up by Justin Holt | 57-63 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jumah Abdulmateen steals the ball from Timothy Smith | 57-63 |
| 03:42 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-63 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith misses badly on a floater in the lane | 57-63 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Ben (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Justin Holt (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Presley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Wagers (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jumah Abdulmateen (tiring) 6 reb. C - Bill Gutenberger (tiring) 26 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben can't finish the layup | 57-63 |
| 03:03 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Joseph Wagers | 57-63 |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Smith - foul #3 on Timothy Smith, team foul #14 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (PG), Johnny Dubuque (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Noel Berube, Lawrence Corp, Timothy Smith, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao (PG), Anthony Mills (SF), Jeffrey Wright (PF) Justin Holt, Joseph Wagers, Jumah Abdulmateen | |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:43 | S. Dakota | Bill Gutenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses short on an open floater from the left block | 57-65 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-65 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the tip | 57-65 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth is fouled on the floor by Bryan Presley - foul #1 on Bryan Presley, team foul #13 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Russel Dockery (SG), Chris Tucker (C) Bryan Presley, Bill Gutenberger | |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota | Anthony Mills makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Piao Zhao | 59-67 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Wright swats the short shot by Anthony Wildermuth | 59-67 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton tips it back up and in | 61-67 |
| 01:18 | S. Dakota | Chris Tucker hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-69 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Mills takes the ball from Danny Grizzard in the backcourt | 61-69 |
| 01:14 | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Mills | 61-71 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Piao Zhao picks off the pass by Danny Grizzard in the backcourt | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:07 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Chris Tucker is denied by Ralph Patton | 61-71 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses badly on a floater from the right side | 61-71 |
| 00:59 | S. Dakota | Jeffrey Wright grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:57 | S. Dakota | Danny Grizzard is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #15 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Timothy Smith (SF) Johnny Dubuque, Anthony Wildermuth | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley (SG), Joseph Wagers (SF), Bill Gutenberger (C) Russel Dockery, Anthony Mills, Chris Tucker | |
| 00:57 | S. Dakota | Jeffrey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:57 | S. Dakota | Jeffrey Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton grabs the board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 00:47 | S. Dakota | Joseph Wagers gets the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ralph Patton - foul #3 on Ralph Patton, team foul #16 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jumah Abdulmateen (PF) Jeffrey Wright | |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:43 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Noel Berube | 64-74 |
| 00:32 | S. Dakota | Bryan Presley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Noel Berube | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Piao Zhao runs out the clock | 66-76 |