| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Grimm (fresh) SF - Steven Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Greenawalt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Steven Quinlan inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:50 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 18:48 | Troy | Steven Quinlan gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:30 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden is hacked by Tim Squires - foul #2 on Tim Squires, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (PG), Robert Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Gary Woods (C) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm, Bruce Chittenden, William Greenawalt | |
| 18:22 | Troy | Gary Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Robinson (SF) Steven Quinlan | |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Sanders picks off the pass by Micheal Sailer in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 18:05 | Troy | Robert Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Mason steps in front of the Tim Squires pass | 33-27 |
| 17:53 | Troy | Gregory Mason banks in the layup | 33-29 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is called for 10 seconds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 17:31 | Troy | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Hite | 33-29 |
| 17:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Micheal Sailer | 35-29 |
| 16:59 | Troy | Earl Miller steals it from Gary Woods | 35-29 |
| 16:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney banks in the layup on a great pass from Earl Miller | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | Troy | Robert Robinson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Tim Squires (PF), Donald Echols (C) Micheal Sailer, Robert Mullaney, Darrell Welch, John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Steven Quinlan (SF), Bruce Chittenden (PF), William Greenawalt (C) Gregory Mason, Robert Sanders, Robert Robinson, John Wilson, Gary Woods | |
| 16:14 | Troy | Donald Echols swats the layup by Steven Quinlan | 37-29 |
| 16:12 | Troy | William Greenawalt hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller hits a floater near the basket | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Grimm (fresh) SF - Steven Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Greenawalt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bruce Chittenden, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Earl Miller | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Steven Quinlan - foul #2 on Steven Quinlan, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Kyle, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | John Henry (PG) Joseph Silvey | |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:59 | Troy | William Greenawalt lays it in on a great pass from John Henry | 41-33 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Darrell Welch - foul #2 on Darrell Welch, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), John Hite (C) James Brixey, Tim Squires | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (PG) Thomas Grimm | |
| 14:28 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Moshe Boyarski | 44-33 |
| 13:56 | Troy | William Greenawalt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Gregory Mason is called for the reach on Micheal Sailer - foul #2 on Gregory Mason, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Donald Echols (C) Robert Mullaney, Moshe Boyarski, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Robert Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Gary Woods (C) Gregory Mason, John Henry, Bruce Chittenden, William Greenawalt | |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-33 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols tips it home | 46-33 |
| 12:59 | Troy | Gary Woods is fouled on the floor by Micheal Sailer - foul #3 on Micheal Sailer, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Tim Squires (PF) Micheal Sailer, John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Robinson (SF), Bruce Chittenden (PF) Steven Quinlan, John Wilson | |
| 12:43 | Troy | Robert Sanders is hacked by Brian Kyle - foul #1 on Brian Kyle, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas Grimm (SG) Robert Sanders | |
| 12:35 | Troy | Brian Kyle is called for the reach on Joseph Silvey - foul #2 on Brian Kyle, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Earl Miller | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 12:15 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is hacked by Thomas Grimm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Grimm, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (SF), John Wilson (C) Robert Robinson, Gary Woods | |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Squires | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Grimm (fresh) SF - Gregory Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Chittenden (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires scores on a floater from the left block | 48-36 |
| 11:46 | Troy | Joseph Silvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SG), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Kyle, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | William Greenawalt (C) Bruce Chittenden | |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Brixey | 51-36 |
| 11:22 | Troy | William Greenawalt clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Darrell Welch - foul #3 on Darrell Welch, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Earl Miller (SF) James Brixey, Moshe Boyarski | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), John Henry (SG) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm | |
| 11:22 | Troy | William Greenawalt misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:22 | Troy | William Greenawalt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 11:22 | Troy | Gregory Mason snags the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 11:13 | Troy | Robert Sanders hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney's fadeaway is rejected by William Greenawalt | 51-39 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | William Greenawalt denies the turnaround by Darrell Welch | 51-39 |
| 10:31 | Troy | John Henry pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:12 | Troy | John Henry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 10:10 | Troy | John Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:00 | Troy | William Greenawalt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), John Hite (PF), Donald Echols (C) Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Tim Squires, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Steven Quinlan (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Gary Woods (C) Robert Sanders, John Henry, Gregory Mason, John Wilson, William Greenawalt | |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 09:38 | Troy | Robert Robinson hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Silvey | 53-41 |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Quinlan picks off the pass by Moshe Boyarski in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 09:35 | Troy | Steven Quinlan lays it up and in | 53-43 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer is hacked by Joseph Silvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brian Kyle | 55-43 |
| 08:49 | Troy | Gary Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 55-43 |
| 08:48 | Troy | Robert Robinson misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 08:41 | Troy | The rebound goes to Steven Quinlan | 55-43 |
| 08:37 | Troy | Thomas Grimm hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Echols - foul #2 on Donald Echols, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch (PF) John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Chittenden (PF) Robert Robinson | |
| 08:37 | Troy | Thomas Grimm makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:37 | Troy | Thomas Grimm makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is called for 5 seconds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (PG), Earl Miller (SF), Tim Squires (PF) James Brixey, Moshe Boyarski, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (PG), William Greenawalt (C) Joseph Silvey, Gary Woods | |
| 08:03 | Troy | Steven Quinlan is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Darrell Welch (C) Brian Kyle, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch loses the dribble to Gregory Mason in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | Troy | William Greenawalt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Micheal Sailer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Mullaney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Gregory Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Grimm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Quinlan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Greenawalt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Grimm - foul #3 on Thomas Grimm, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), John Wilson (C) Gregory Mason, William Greenawalt | |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Squires | 55-45 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the lay-in | 55-45 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), John Hite (PF), Donald Echols (C) Earl Miller, Micheal Sailer, Tim Squires, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Troy | John Henry (SG), Gary Woods (C) Thomas Grimm, John Wilson | |
| 06:17 | Troy | John Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:15 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:01 | Troy | John Henry scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-47 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 05:39 | Troy | John Henry grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 05:34 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:33 | Troy | John Henry tips it in | 55-49 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Sanders - foul #1 on Robert Sanders, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Tim Squires (PF) James Brixey, Moshe Boyarski, John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Gregory Mason (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Wilson (C) Robert Sanders, John Henry, Steven Quinlan, Bruce Chittenden, Gary Woods | |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:03 | Troy | Robert Robinson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tim Squires - foul #3 on Tim Squires, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SF) Brian Kyle | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 05:03 | Troy | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:03 | Troy | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Silvey is called for the reach on Micheal Sailer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:01 | Troy | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:46 | Troy | Thomas Grimm hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 58-53 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Wilson steps in front of the Robert Mullaney pass | 58-53 |
| 04:01 | Troy | Robert Mullaney is called for the reach on Thomas Grimm - foul #1 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) Micheal Sailer, Edward Harbin, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Chittenden (PF), William Greenawalt (C) Robert Robinson, John Wilson | |
| 04:01 | Troy | Thomas Grimm misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 58-53 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch is fouled on the floor by Bruce Chittenden - foul #3 on Bruce Chittenden, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Troy | Steven Quinlan (SF), Gary Woods (PF) Thomas Grimm, Bruce Chittenden | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Hite (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Quinlan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Greenawalt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Troy | James Brixey steals it from Joseph Silvey in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller can't finish the layup | 60-53 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Hite tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 03:34 | Troy | Gary Woods grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:14 | Troy | Joseph Silvey is fouled on the floor by James Brixey - foul #1 on James Brixey, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski (SF), Tim Squires (PF) Earl Miller, John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| 03:14 | Troy | Joseph Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:14 | Troy | Joseph Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Silvey - foul #4 on Joseph Silvey, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Bruce Chittenden (PF) William Greenawalt | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Tim Squires is called for the reach on Bruce Chittenden - foul #4 on Tim Squires, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Troy | John Henry (SG) Gregory Mason | |
| 02:59 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:59 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer's pass is intercepted by Steven Quinlan in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:43 | Troy | Joseph Silvey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Donald Echols (C) Micheal Sailer, Darrell Welch | |
| Subs | Troy | Robert Sanders (PG), Robert Robinson (PF) Joseph Silvey, Bruce Chittenden | |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Brian Kyle is blocked by Robert Robinson | 62-57 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires tips it but misses | 62-57 |
| 02:26 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by James Brixey | 64-57 |
| 02:03 | Troy | Robert Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 64-59 |
| 01:42 | Troy | Steven Quinlan snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 01:42 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), Thomas Grimm (SG), Bruce Chittenden (PF), William Greenawalt (C) Robert Sanders, John Henry, Robert Robinson, Gary Woods | |
| 01:23 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Quinlan is called for the reach on Moshe Boyarski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Quinlan, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:07 | Troy | Thomas Grimm knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Silvey | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Quinlan - foul #4 on Steven Quinlan, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:03 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:43 | Troy | Thomas Grimm misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:11 | Troy | Steven Quinlan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski misses the easy layup | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Joseph Silvey gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Troy | Troy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Troy | Joseph Silvey comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tim Squires (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Grimm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Quinlan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - William Greenawalt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Troy | William Greenawalt hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steven Quinlan | 65-67 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols hits the finger roll | 67-67 |
| 04:12 | Troy | Brian Kyle picks off the pass by Steven Quinlan | 67-67 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires's pass is intercepted by Bruce Chittenden in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 04:00 | Troy | Steven Quinlan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Tim Squires grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Greenawalt - foul #3 on William Greenawalt, team foul #14 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (PG), Robert Sanders (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), John Wilson (PF), Gary Woods (C) Joseph Silvey, Thomas Grimm, Steven Quinlan, Bruce Chittenden, William Greenawalt | |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:32 | Troy | Gregory Mason buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Brixey | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Troy | Gregory Mason misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Tim Squires - foul #5 on Tim Squires, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micheal Sailer (PG), Robert Mullaney (SG), Earl Miller (SF), Darrell Welch (PF), John Hite (C) James Brixey, Brian Kyle, Moshe Boyarski, Tim Squires, Donald Echols | |
| Subs | Troy | John Henry (SG), Bruce Chittenden (PF) Robert Robinson, John Wilson | |
| 02:46 | Troy | Gregory Mason misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:46 | Troy | Gregory Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Moshe Boyarski (SF), Donald Echols (C) Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, John Hite | |
| Subs | Troy | John Wilson (SF) John Henry | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Welch and he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #15 | 74-70 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:32 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:32 | Troy | Troy calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| 02:14 | Troy | Robert Sanders misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Echols - foul #3 on Donald Echols, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Micheal Sailer | |
| Subs | Troy | Thomas Grimm (SG), Steven Quinlan (SF) Gregory Mason, Gary Woods | |
| 02:14 | Troy | Robert Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:14 | Troy | Robert Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Sanders - foul #2 on Robert Sanders, team foul #16 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Troy | Joseph Silvey (PG), William Greenawalt (C) Robert Sanders, John Wilson | |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | Troy | Steven Quinlan hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Grimm | 76-74 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-74 |
| 00:53 | Troy | William Greenawalt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 76-74 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Moshe Boyarski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Echols (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - Joseph Silvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Grimm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Quinlan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Chittenden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Greenawalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski banks in the layup and the foul's on Steven Quinlan - foul #5 on Steven Quinlan, team foul #17 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (PG) James Brixey | |
| Subs | Troy | Gregory Mason (SF) Steven Quinlan | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Moshe Boyarski makes the free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Troy | Thomas Grimm connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Silvey | 79-77 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Robert Mullaney | |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Grimm - foul #4 on Thomas Grimm, team foul #18 | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch misses the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Troy | Thomas Grimm can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-77 |
| 00:07 | Troy | Bruce Chittenden grabs the offensive board | 80-77 |
| 00:03 | Troy | Thomas Grimm misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-77 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols pulls down the rebound | 80-77 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Echols runs out the clock | 80-77 |