| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gary Barrientes | 32-28 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Burch - foul #2 on Robert Burch, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (PF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella drills a shot from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Mark Boren - foul #3 on Robert Burch, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Mark Boren | |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Cook | 34-32 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Teter | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella loses the dribble to William Cook | 36-32 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | William Cook lays it in | 36-34 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #3 on Shelby Hise, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF), Kyle Wilson (PF), Mark Marker (C) Dennis Gray, Derek Denning, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) William Cook, Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland | |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Kyle Wilson is denied by Gene Amon | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes buries a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Don Hutchison - foul #1 on Don Hutchison, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (PG), Robert Burch (SG) Andrew Teter, Tim McCoid | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Don Hutchison, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Cook steals it from Dustin Jones | 36-37 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones is denied on a layup by Dale Dancer | 36-39 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Dennis Gray - foul #3 on Dennis Gray, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Derek Denning (PF) Dustin Jones, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 36-39 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon tips it home | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Burch - foul #4 on Robert Burch, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Ronald Roland (PF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gene Amon | 36-43 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kyle Wilson | 38-46 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Boren | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Hughes denies the turnaround by Derek Denning | 38-49 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is called for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Tim McCoid, Derek Denning, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps (SG) Andrew Teter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison can't throw it down | 38-49 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dustin Jones | 41-49 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon scores on a shot near the basket set up by William Cook | 41-51 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is fouled on the floor by Sidney Gaither - foul #2 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Kyle Wilson (PF) Max Heaps, Don Hutchison | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Sidney Gaither, Rodney Hughes, Gene Amon | |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 41-51 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson hits a floater in the paint set up by Dennis Gray and he's fouled by Shelby Hise - foul #4 on Shelby Hise, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG) Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon banks in the layup on a great pass from William Cook | 44-53 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter snags the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 44-53 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cassella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | Kyle Wilson denies the turnaround by Gene Amon | 44-53 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Cook picks off the pass by Andrew Teter in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it up and in on a great pass from William Cook | 44-55 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Teter | 47-55 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Tim McCoid steps in front of the Sidney Gaither pass | 47-55 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | William Cook connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sidney Gaither | 47-58 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | William Cook snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Derek Denning (PF) Tim McCoid, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Rodney Hughes, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-58 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Luman | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is hacked by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes (SF) David Luman | |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-61 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer can't finish the layup | 47-61 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Boren | 47-61 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Rodney Hughes, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (PG) Andrew Teter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Rodney Hughes | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the lay-in | 47-61 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark Boren | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Don Hutchison (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Marker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Dustin Jones picks off the pass by Ronald Roland | 47-61 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Roland steals the ball from Robert Burch | 47-61 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Shelby Hise and he's hacked by Dustin Jones - foul #2 on Dustin Jones, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Max Heaps (SF), Kyle Wilson (PF) Robert Burch, Don Hutchison, Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Rodney Hughes (SF) Mark Boren, Gary Barrientes | |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson tips it but misses | 47-64 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson tips it home | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Tim McCoid picks off the pass by Shelby Hise | 49-64 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson is fouled on the floor by Shelby Hise - foul #5 on Shelby Hise, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF) Max Heaps | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland, Dale Dancer | |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Sidney Gaither | 49-67 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones makes the floater from the baseline set up by Tim McCoid and he's fouled by Sidney Gaither - foul #3 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Marker - foul #1 on Mark Marker, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dustin Jones | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 55-69 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-69 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook runs out the clock | 55-69 |