| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) SG - John Pope (fresh) SF - Rudy Khang (fresh) PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) C - George Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) SF - Raymond Jonas (fresh) PF - Jeffery Duncan (fresh) C - Eric Jun (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | George Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Joe Oliver's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Duncan | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | John Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Joe Oliver loses the dribble to Christopher Arnold in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Arnold | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | George Harris drills a turnaround from close range set up by John Pope and he's hacked by Eric Jun - foul #1 on Eric Jun, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Montana State | George Harris makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun loses the dribble to John Pope | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Montana State | John Pope lays it up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan makes the floater from the left block | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Montana State | Raymond Jonas swats the shot by John Pope | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold drills a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Fay | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | John Pope drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joe Oliver | 7-6 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 17:04 | Montana State | Rudy Khang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-8 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:58 | Montana State | George Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Rudy Khang scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Oliver | 9-8 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Elmer Lewis - foul #1 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG), Ronald Miller (SG), Paul Robinette (SF), Melvin Hall (PF), Thomas Perry (C) Joe Oliver, John Pope, Rudy Khang, Elmer Lewis, George Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG), Anthony Myrie (SF), Stephan Baine (PF), Gregory Stilwell (C) Thomas Fay, Raymond Jonas, Jeffery Duncan, Eric Jun | |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Melvin Hall snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | Paul Robinette clanks a shot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Melvin Hall grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Paul Robinette can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Myrie - foul #1 on Anthony Myrie, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller (PF) Christopher Arnold | |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Paul Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:01 | Montana State | Paul Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Schultz (fresh) SG - Paul Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Miller (fresh) PF - Melvin Hall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lawrence Grant (fresh) SG - Anthony Myrie (fresh) SF - Gregory Stilwell (fresh) PF - Wade Fuller (fresh) C - Stephan Baine (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Ronald Miller's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Grant | 11-11 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | David Schultz is called for the reach on Lawrence Grant - foul #1 on David Schultz, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Eric Jun (C) Gregory Stilwell, Wade Fuller | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Perry picks off the pass by Anthony Myrie | 11-11 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | Thomas Perry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 14:45 | Montana State | Melvin Hall hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perry - foul #1 on Thomas Perry, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), John Pope (SG), Rudy Khang (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF), Jeffrey Heard (C) David Schultz, Ronald Miller, Paul Robinette, Melvin Hall, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas (SF), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Lawrence Grant, Stephan Baine | |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Rudy Khang grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:50 | Montana State | Rudy Khang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Montana State | George Harris (C) Jeffrey Heard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Ralph Reid (SG) Anthony Myrie, Thomas Fay | |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 13:11 | Montana State | George Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 13-13 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Joe Oliver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-16 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Rudy Khang grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Joe Oliver is hacked by Christopher Arnold - foul #1 on Christopher Arnold, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG), Ronald Miller (SG), Paul Robinette (SF), Melvin Hall (PF) Joe Oliver, John Pope, Rudy Khang, Elmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Anthony Myrie (SF), Stephan Baine (PF), Gregory Stilwell (C) Ralph Reid, Raymond Jonas, Jeffery Duncan, Eric Jun | |
| 11:57 | Montana State | Paul Robinette misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - David Schultz (fresh) SG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SF - Paul Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Myrie (fresh) PF - Stephan Baine (fresh) C - Gregory Stilwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Fay | 13-18 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Melvin Hall misses the lay-in | 13-18 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Stilwell, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), John Pope (SG), Thomas Perry (C) David Schultz, Paul Robinette, George Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (PG), Eric Jun (C) Christopher Arnold, Gregory Stilwell | |
| 10:40 | Montana State | John Pope hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 10:38 | Montana State | Thomas Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:24 | Montana State | Thomas Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Thomas Perry hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-18 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | John Pope pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Stephan Baine denies the turnaround by Joe Oliver | 15-18 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Perry | 15-18 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | Melvin Hall grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Melvin Hall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Jun grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Pope - foul #1 on John Pope, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Schultz (PG), Paul Robinette (SG), Rudy Khang (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF), George Harris (C) Joe Oliver, John Pope, Ronald Miller, Melvin Hall, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Raymond Jonas (SF), Jeffery Duncan (PF) Lawrence Grant, Thomas Fay, Stephan Baine | |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:38 | Montana State | George Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on David Schultz - foul #2 on David Schultz, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG) David Schultz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:18 | Montana State | The short jumper by Elmer Lewis is denied by Eric Jun | 15-20 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Oliver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rudy Khang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Lewis (fresh) C - George Harris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Myrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Jonas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffery Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Jun (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Jun | 15-22 |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Joe Oliver clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Jun - foul #2 on Eric Jun, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG) Paul Robinette | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay (SG), Stephan Baine (C) Anthony Myrie, Eric Jun | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Joe Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Joe Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-22 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 06:38 | Montana State | John Pope is hacked by Thomas Fay - foul #1 on Thomas Fay, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Miller (PG), Melvin Hall (C) Joe Oliver, George Harris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (PG) Christopher Arnold | |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Stilwell (C) Jeffery Duncan | |
| 06:02 | Montana State | John Pope comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Jonas - foul #1 on Raymond Jonas, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Robinette (SF), Thomas Perry (C) Rudy Khang, Elmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller (PF) Raymond Jonas | |
| 06:02 | Montana State | John Pope misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Montana State | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Fay | 19-24 |
| 05:32 | Montana State | Thomas Perry is whistled for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid (SF) Stephan Baine | |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Grant | 19-26 |
| 04:52 | Montana State | Melvin Hall connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Pope | 21-26 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant hits a fadeaway near the basket | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | Montana State | John Pope loses the dribble to Lawrence Grant | 21-28 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Fuller misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-28 |
| 04:03 | Montana State | Paul Robinette grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:54 | Montana State | Thomas Perry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-28 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Fay | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) SG - John Pope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lawrence Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Fay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Reid (fresh) PF - Wade Fuller (fresh) C - Gregory Stilwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Reid hits a jumpshot from the left side | 21-30 |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Paul Robinette's pass is intercepted by Wade Fuller | 21-30 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Oliver (PG), James Hester (SG), Rudy Khang (SF), Elmer Lewis (PF), George Harris (C) Ronald Miller, John Pope, Paul Robinette, Melvin Hall, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold (PG), Anthony Myrie (SG), Raymond Jonas (SF), Jeffery Duncan (PF), Eric Jun (C) Lawrence Grant, Thomas Fay, Ralph Reid, Wade Fuller, Gregory Stilwell | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | James Hester is fouled on the floor by Eric Jun - foul #3 on Eric Jun, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephan Baine (C) Eric Jun | |
| 03:01 | Montana State | James Hester makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 03:01 | Montana State | James Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Hester - foul #1 on James Hester, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Christopher Arnold picks off the pass by Elmer Lewis | 23-32 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold lays it in | 23-34 |
| 02:17 | Montana State | Raymond Jonas picks off the pass by James Hester | 23-34 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Myrie double dribbles | 23-34 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Elmer Lewis, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | The refs have stopped play. James Hester is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 23-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Pope (SG) James Hester | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Grant (SG) Anthony Myrie | |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Lawrence Grant steals the ball from John Pope | 23-34 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-34 |
| 00:26 | Montana State | Elmer Lewis pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | George Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Jonas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-34 |