| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Burgoon - foul #2 on Billy Burgoon, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joe Jordan - foul #1 on Joe Jordan, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is hacked by Johnny Sisk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Sisk, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk's floater is tipped away by Howard Hayes | 35-36 |
| 18:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Bryan Holt - foul #2 on Bryan Holt, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), John Steptoe (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Charles Wolfe (C) Dema Stachurski, Charles Santillo, Billy Burgoon, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Joe Jordan, Howard Hayes | |
| 17:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:46 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bell | 38-39 |
| 17:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Murray | 41-39 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Arthur Murray | 41-39 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou (C) Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder loses the dribble to Alfredo Yazzie in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 16:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 45-39 |
| 16:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Arthur Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Steptoe (fairly fresh) SF - Alfredo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Quadrees Abdou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Holder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Winn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lucas McConchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe clanks a floater in the paint | 45-39 |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Yazzie is called for the reach on Dustin Winn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfredo Yazzie, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF), Lenard Cook (C) Arthur Murray, John Steptoe, Alfredo Yazzie, Charles Wolfe, Quadrees Abdou | |
| 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 | |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Lenard Cook swats the layup by Henry Tillman | 45-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Billy Burgoon | 45-39 |
| 14:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), Charles Santillo (SG) Dema Stachurski, Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is hacked by Richard Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Watson, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo makes the shot from the left wing set up by Richard Watson | 47-41 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Watson is called for the reach on Francisco Guzman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Watson, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Quadrees Abdou (PF) Richard Watson, Christopher Betancourt, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG), Mike Holder (SG), James Snider (SF) Francisco Guzman, Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt | |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-41 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 13:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Alfredo Yazzie | 47-41 |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 49-41 |
| 12:37 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Santillo takes the ball from Mike Holder | 49-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 51-41 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is hacked by Charles Santillo - foul #2 on Charles Santillo, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Johnny Sisk (PF), Charles Wolfe (C) Dema Stachurski, Charles Santillo, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, James Snider, Joe Jordan, Howard Hayes | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Arthur Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Sisk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Murray is called for the reach on Francisco Guzman - foul #1 on Arthur Murray, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Francisco Guzman picks off the pass by Christopher Betancourt | 51-43 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Henry Tillman | 51-45 |
| 10:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 10:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Tillman is called for the reach on Christopher Betancourt - foul #2 on Henry Tillman, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), John Steptoe (SG), Lenard Cook (C) Arthur Murray, Christopher Betancourt, Johnny Sisk | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), Dustin Winn (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Henry Tillman, Julius Thompson, Lucas McConchie | |
| 10:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 10:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Lenard Cook - foul #2 on Lenard Cook, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie (SF) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dema Stachurski | 56-46 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG) Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan (PF) Bryan Holt | |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lenard Cook | 58-46 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes tips it home | 58-48 |
| 08:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 58-48 |
| 08:44 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 58-48 |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 08:09 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe is called for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Quadrees Abdou (PF), Charles Wolfe (C) Dema Stachurski, Charles Santillo, John Steptoe, Alfredo Yazzie, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Lucas McConchie (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, Dustin Winn, Howard Hayes | |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Francisco Guzman and the foul's on Quadrees Abdou - foul #1 on Quadrees Abdou, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (C) Lucas McConchie | |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Arthur Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Billy Burgoon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Quadrees Abdou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (tiring) 5 pts. C - Julius Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Jordan - foul #2 on Joe Jordan, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk (PF) Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (C) Joe Jordan | |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:15 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Julius Thompson steps in front of the Billy Burgoon pass | 60-51 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Holt | 60-54 |
| 06:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 06:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou loses the dribble to Lucas McConchie | 60-54 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 60-56 |
| 05:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Murray - foul #2 on Arthur Murray, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Watson (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), John Steptoe (SF), Charles Wolfe (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Arthur Murray, Christopher Betancourt, Billy Burgoon, Johnny Sisk, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG), James Snider (SF), Joe Jordan (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Julius Thompson, Lucas McConchie | |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:45 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe is whistled for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook (C) Charles Santillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), Dustin Winn (SF) Francisco Guzman, James Snider | |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell is fouled on the floor by Richard Watson - foul #5 on Richard Watson, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG) Richard Watson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Alfredo Yazzie misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-60 |
| 04:45 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Holder picks off the pass by Dema Stachurski | 60-60 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 04:09 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Lenard Cook | 60-60 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | John Steptoe is hacked by Mike Holder - foul #1 on Mike Holder, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF) John Steptoe, Alfredo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), James Snider (SF), Lucas McConchie (PF) Robert Bell, Dustin Winn, Joe Jordan | |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Holder steals the ball from Billy Burgoon | 60-60 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Snider, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk (PF) Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF) Carmelo Galvan, James Snider | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Sisk (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Lenard Cook (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lucas McConchie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Hayes (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Sisk - foul #2 on Johnny Sisk, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG), Alfredo Yazzie (SF), Quadrees Abdou (C) Dema Stachurski, Charles Santillo, Billy Burgoon, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Julius Thompson (PF) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Betancourt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Sisk | 63-60 |
| 02:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Holt | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Betancourt steals it from Julius Thompson | 63-60 |
| 01:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk's layup is rejected by Howard Hayes | 63-60 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-63 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk misses the tip | 63-63 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bryan Holt | 63-65 |
| 00:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Arthur Murray, Christopher Betancourt, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dema Stachurski | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Burgoon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Sisk (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Howard Hayes (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook dunks the ball on a great pass from Dema Stachurski | 67-65 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman is fouled on the floor by Charles Santillo - foul #3 on Charles Santillo, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe (PF), Alfredo Yazzie (C) Johnny Sisk, Lenard Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Quadrees Abdou (C) Billy Burgoon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Henry Tillman | |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 03:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Santillo is whistled for traveling | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray (PG), Christopher Betancourt (SG) Dema Stachurski, Charles Santillo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn (SF) Bryan Holt | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman loses the dribble to Christopher Betancourt in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 03:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Arthur Murray double dribbles | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn snags the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski (PG), Charles Santillo (SG), Billy Burgoon (SF), Lenard Cook (C) Arthur Murray, Christopher Betancourt, Alfredo Yazzie, Quadrees Abdou | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Henry Tillman (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Julius Thompson (C) Robert Bell, Mike Holder, Dustin Winn, Lucas McConchie | |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Burgoon steals the ball from Francisco Guzman | 67-67 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Burgoon | 69-67 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 69-70 |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Jordan is called for the reach on Charles Wolfe - foul #3 on Joe Jordan, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (C) Julius Thompson | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Wolfe - foul #2 on Charles Wolfe, team foul #14 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk (PF) Charles Wolfe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Lenard Cook's layup is rejected by Howard Hayes | 69-72 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Jordan gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dema Stachurski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Santillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Billy Burgoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Sisk (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Lenard Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joe Jordan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 00:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses the lay-in | 69-72 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bryan Holt | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Dema Stachurski - foul #1 on Dema Stachurski, team foul #15 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (PG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Johnny Sisk gets the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Billy Burgoon misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Santillo - foul #4 on Charles Santillo, team foul #16 | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dema Stachurski misses short on a fullcourt shot | 69-73 |