| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence Corp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Ben (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Fred Harris is called for the reach on James Brubaker - foul #3 on Fred Harris, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is fouled on the floor by Noel Berube - foul #1 on Noel Berube, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Nyquist | 24-33 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Lawrence Corp | 27-33 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell hits a jumper in the paint | 29-35 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube is hacked by Paul Aragon - foul #2 on Paul Aragon, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Timothy Smith (C) Lawrence Corp, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jerry Nyquist, Johnny Heap | |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James's pass is intercepted by James Brubaker | 29-35 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford's pass is intercepted by Noel Berube | 29-35 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube clanks a shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 29-35 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Noel Berube | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha makes the shot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 15:37 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth misses the tip | 34-37 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James buries a shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Edward Willer (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Danny Grizzard, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Nyquist | 38-40 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF) Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Ben | 38-40 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp is fouled on the floor by Nathan Exley - foul #1 on Nathan Exley, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Roy Posada (PF) Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford | |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Ben | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada scores on a jumper from close range set up by James Brubaker | 41-42 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the shot from the left side | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben tips it in | 43-42 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nathan Exley and he's hacked by Edward Willer - foul #1 on Edward Willer, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Timothy Smith (C) Lawrence Corp, Johnny Dubuque, Edward Willer, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), Bobby Hartford (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Jerry Nyquist, Nathan Exley, James Brubaker, Roy Posada | |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Geoffrey Mancha is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), James Brubaker (SF) Geoffrey Mancha, Johnny Heap | |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hartford - foul #2 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Noel Berube (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith's layup is rejected by Charles Bell | 43-44 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Hartford takes the ball from Noel Berube | 43-44 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is whistled for a carry | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG) Danny Grizzard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) James Brubaker | |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is fouled on the floor by Johnny Heap - foul #3 on Johnny Heap, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben (C) Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG) Jerry Nyquist | |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Harris and he's hacked by Charles Bell - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Paul James steps in front of the Nathan Exley pass | 46-44 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG) Noel Berube | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Paul James | 46-44 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 46-44 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lawrence Corp | 46-44 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James tips it in | 48-44 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Posada - foul #2 on Roy Posada, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG), Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Fred Harris, Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley, Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford, Johnny Heap | |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Noel Berube (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Willer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roy Posada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Willer - foul #2 on Edward Willer, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton is fouled on the floor by Roy Posada - foul #3 on Roy Posada, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Roy Posada | |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Patton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 49-49 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince banks in the layup set up by Geoffrey Mancha | 49-51 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Prince denies the turnaround by Timothy Smith | 49-51 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 49-51 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 51-54 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Danny Grizzard is called for the reach on Geoffrey Mancha - foul #2 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris (PG), Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Danny Grizzard, Timothy Smith, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Bobby Hartford (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Jerry Nyquist, Charles Bell, Kevin Prince | |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Fred Harris - foul #4 on Fred Harris, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG) James Brubaker | |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 3rd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 51-57 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (PF) Geoffrey Mancha | |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Harris comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley can't tip it in | 51-57 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Wildermuth | 51-57 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Fred Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Corp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Wildermuth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Ben (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roy Posada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Wildermuth | 51-57 |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben jams it on a great pass from Fred Harris and he's fouled by Johnny Heap - foul #4 on Johnny Heap, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (SG) Lawrence Corp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley, Roy Posada, Johnny Heap | |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben misses the free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Ben takes the ball from Charles Bell | 53-57 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-57 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jerry Nyquist | 53-60 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Smith (SF), Edward Willer (PF), Ralph Patton (C) Anthony Wildermuth, Paul James, Charles Ben | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Noel Berube - foul #2 on Noel Berube, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp (SG), Anthony Wildermuth (SF), Paul James (PF), Charles Ben (C) Noel Berube, Timothy Smith, Edward Willer, Ralph Patton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) Roy Posada | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Bell picks off the pass by Charles Ben | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-62 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Ben snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-62 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Corp - foul #1 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Wildermuth grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Harris | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is hacked by Fred Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Harris, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube (PG) Fred Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Johnny Heap | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is hacked by Noel Berube in the backcourt - foul #3 on Noel Berube, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Corp misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Corp is called for the reach on Paul Aragon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Corp, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Noel Berube makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist runs out the clock | 59-67 |