| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dillon Seeley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffery Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Perry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shaun Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bujarski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Akin steals it from Henry Tillman | 36-34 |
| 19:23 | Grambling State | Charles Perry hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 19:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan's pass is intercepted by Shaun Jones | 36-36 |
| 18:42 | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Akin - foul #2 on Jeffery Akin, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Christopher Bujarski | 37-36 |
| 18:12 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Henry Tillman | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | Grambling State | Charles Perry makes the jumper in the paint set up by Jeffery Akin and he's fouled by Howard Hayes - foul #3 on Howard Hayes, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (C) Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bill Balaski (SG) Jeffery Akin | |
| 17:41 | Grambling State | Charles Perry makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:02 | Grambling State | Charles Perry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson is hacked by Christopher Bujarski - foul #3 on Christopher Bujarski, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David McMellen (PG), Peter Starling (SG), Oscar Mason (PF) Dillon Seeley, Shaun Jones, Christopher Bujarski | |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Julius Thompson is blocked by Bill Balaski | 41-42 |
| 16:21 | Grambling State | Bill Balaski snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:56 | Grambling State | Oscar Mason misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:54 | Grambling State | Bill Balaski gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Holder (fresh) SF - Dustin Winn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - David McMellen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Starling (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Oscar Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Balaski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Grambling State | Charles Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:30 | Grambling State | Peter Starling tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 15:11 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Charles Perry | 41-44 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | Peter Starling is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Peter Starling, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson, Lucas McConchie | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley (PG), Jeffery Akin (SG), Steven Bitter (PF), Christopher Bujarski (C) David McMellen, Peter Starling, Charles Perry, Bill Balaski | |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Akin steals the ball from Henry Tillman | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | Grambling State | Christopher Bujarski misses the dunk attempt | 41-44 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:12 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 13:59 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 13:58 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bitter | 41-44 |
| 13:37 | Grambling State | Oscar Mason loses the dribble to Bryan Holt | 41-44 |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt lays it in | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter is hacked by Joe Jordan - foul #2 on Joe Jordan, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Peter Starling (SF) Oscar Mason | |
| 12:55 | Grambling State | Peter Starling is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Starling, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Bill Balaski (SF) Peter Starling | |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is fouled in the backcourt by Dillon Seeley - foul #1 on Dillon Seeley, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Akin steals the ball from Bryan Holt | 43-44 |
| 12:23 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 12:21 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:03 | Grambling State | Bill Balaski snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 11:49 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bill Balaski | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dillon Seeley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffery Akin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bill Balaski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Bitter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bujarski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-46 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it in | 45-46 |
| 11:06 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Julius Thompson (C) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Lucas McConchie, Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David McMellen (PG), Peter Starling (SG), Charles Perry (SF), Shaun Jones (PF), Oscar Mason (C) Dillon Seeley, Jeffery Akin, Bill Balaski, Steven Bitter, Christopher Bujarski | |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Grambling State | David McMellen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mike Holder | 48-46 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 10:17 | Grambling State | Shaun Jones snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 09:54 | Grambling State | Oscar Mason hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David McMellen | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Holder | 50-48 |
| 09:31 | Grambling State | Oscar Mason lays it up and in set up by Charles Perry | 50-50 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Starling steals it from Dustin Winn | 50-50 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Oscar Mason double dribbles | 50-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley (PG), Bill Balaski (SG), Steven Bitter (PF) David McMellen, Peter Starling, Oscar Mason | |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shaun Jones - foul #1 on Shaun Jones, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (PF) Joe Jordan | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin (SG), Christopher Bujarski (C) Bill Balaski, Shaun Jones | |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:15 | Grambling State | Charles Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 52-50 |
| 08:06 | Grambling State | Christopher Bujarski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:48 | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman grabs the board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dillon Seeley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffery Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Bitter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bujarski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 54-50 |
| 07:17 | Grambling State | Charles Perry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 54-50 |
| 06:54 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:27 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:09 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:59 | Grambling State | Lucas McConchie blocks the short jumper by Charles Perry | 54-52 |
| 05:57 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter tips it in | 54-54 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Holt and the foul's on Christopher Bujarski - foul #4 on Christopher Bujarski, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Joe Jordan (PF) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Lucas McConchie | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David McMellen (PG), Bill Balaski (SG), Oscar Mason (SF), Shaun Jones (C) Dillon Seeley, Jeffery Akin, Charles Perry, Christopher Bujarski | |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:43 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 05:26 | Grambling State | Shaun Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (C) Howard Hayes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder buries a 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | Grambling State | Robert Bell steps in front of the David McMellen pass in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 04:41 | Grambling State | Shaun Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:18 | Grambling State | David McMellen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Bill Balaski steps in front of the Robert Bell pass | 59-54 |
| 04:00 | Grambling State | Bill Balaski throws it down | 59-56 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley (PG), Jeffery Akin (SG), Charles Perry (SF), Christopher Bujarski (C) David McMellen, Bill Balaski, Oscar Mason, Steven Bitter | |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:39 | Grambling State | Charles Perry gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Dillon Seeley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffery Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Bujarski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley is fouled on the floor by Francisco Guzman - foul #2 on Francisco Guzman, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| 03:11 | Grambling State | Bryan Holt steals it from Charles Perry | 59-56 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Holt | 61-56 |
| 02:44 | Grambling State | Charles Perry can't connect on a floater in the lane | 61-56 |
| 02:42 | Grambling State | Shaun Jones gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:31 | Grambling State | Christopher Bujarski misses the driving attempt in the lane | 61-56 |
| 02:29 | Grambling State | Christopher Bujarski gets the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Akin is blocked by Howard Hayes | 61-56 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the fadeaway in the paint | 61-56 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Holt and he's fouled by Christopher Bujarski - foul #5 on Christopher Bujarski, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steven Bitter (PF) Christopher Bujarski | |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Grambling State | Charles Perry misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 01:26 | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:09 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin is hacked by Joe Jordan - foul #3 on Joe Jordan, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| 00:54 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman comes up short on the jumper from close range | 64-59 |
| 00:25 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is hacked by Dillon Seeley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dillon Seeley, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG) Francisco Guzman | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:16 | Grambling State | Steven Bitter gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:09 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 00:07 | Grambling State | Dillon Seeley grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:03 | Grambling State | Jeffery Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes runs out the clock | 64-59 |