| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Henson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dave Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stacey Casler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danial Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Breen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Winn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 27-31 |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson tips it home | 27-33 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | The short jumper by Dave Hayes is denied by Julius Thompson | 27-33 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-35 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is hacked by Stacey Casler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stacey Casler, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson (PF) Stacey Casler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 29-35 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danial Williams snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes is fouled on the floor by Zachary Breen - foul #2 on Zachary Breen, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (C) Danial Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (SF), James Snider (PF) Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| 18:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks scores on a jumper in the paint | 31-35 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes banks in the layup on a great pass from Zachary Breen | 31-37 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Henson | 34-37 |
| 17:50 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lucas McConchie | 34-40 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Snider | 34-40 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Banks - foul #1 on William Banks, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), Jeffery Judd (SF), Danial Williams (C) John Henson, Dave Hayes, William Banks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, James Snider, Howard Hayes | |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on John Printz - foul #2 on John Printz, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes (SG), William Banks (C) James Clary, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier (SF), Howard Weldy (C) Dustin Winn, Lucas McConchie | |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz loses the dribble to Mike Holder | 34-42 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier banks in the layup set up by Mike Holder | 34-44 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-44 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Printz (fairly fresh) SG - Dave Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Judd (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danial Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - William Banks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julius Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Weldy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by William Banks - foul #2 on William Banks, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), James Clary (SG), Stacey Casler (SF), Peter Ellis (PF), William Newton (C) John Printz, Dave Hayes, Jeffery Judd, Danial Williams, William Banks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), James Snider (SF) Mike Holder, Julius Thompson | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler is fouled on the floor by Howard Weldy - foul #2 on Howard Weldy, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG), Dustin Winn (SF) Carmelo Galvan, Ronald Collier | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Henson | 36-45 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Ellis | 39-47 |
| 14:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Clary takes the ball from Zachary Breen in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dustin Winn | 39-47 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Clary steals it from Francisco Guzman | 39-47 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary hits a floater from the right side | 41-47 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), Dave Hayes (SG), Jeffery Judd (SF) John Henson, James Clary, Stacey Casler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), Lucas McConchie (SF), Ronald Collier (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, Dustin Winn, James Snider, Howard Weldy | |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Howard Hayes | 41-50 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Henry Richardson (PF), Danial Williams (C) John Printz, Peter Ellis, William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Henson | 43-50 |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie is hacked by Danial Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danial Williams, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler (SF) Dave Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) Ronald Collier | |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 43-50 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Henson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Judd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stacey Casler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danial Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas McConchie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lucas McConchie | 43-50 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), James Clary (SG), William Banks (SF), Peter Ellis (PF), William Newton (C) John Henson, Jeffery Judd, Stacey Casler, Henry Richardson, Danial Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Zachary Breen (SG), Dustin Winn (SF) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan, Lucas McConchie | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Newton lays it in on a great pass from James Clary | 45-50 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Francisco Guzman | 45-53 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz makes the shot from the right side set up by James Clary | 47-53 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Dustin Winn | 47-55 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis's fadeaway is rejected by Julius Thompson | 47-55 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson misses the wide open shot from the left side | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary travels with the ball | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Dave Hayes (SG), Jeffery Judd (SF), Danial Williams (PF) John Printz, James Clary, William Banks, Peter Ellis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (PG), Carmelo Galvan (SG), James Snider (SF), Ronald Collier (PF) Francisco Guzman, Zachary Breen, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan is hacked by Dave Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dave Hayes, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-55 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by James Snider - foul #1 on James Snider, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson (PF) William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie misses the lay-in | 50-55 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to James Snider | 50-55 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Henson - foul #2 on John Henson, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG) John Henson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy (C) Ronald Collier | |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson is hacked by James Snider - foul #2 on James Snider, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler (SF), William Newton (C) Jeffery Judd, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG) Carmelo Galvan | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Newton is called for traveling | 50-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Ronald Collier (SF), Julius Thompson (PF) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie, James Snider | |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman tips it in | 50-59 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ronald Collier is called for the reach on James Clary - foul #3 on Ronald Collier, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Peter Ellis (PF), William Banks (C) James Clary, Danial Williams, William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes (C) Howard Weldy | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Galvan - foul #1 on Carmelo Galvan, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd (SG) Dave Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn (SF) Julius Thompson | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Howard Hayes swats the short shot by Peter Ellis | 50-59 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Henson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Judd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacey Casler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Ellis (tiring) 3 pf. C - William Banks (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Winn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Collier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Francisco Guzman | 50-62 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Henson and the foul's on Carmelo Galvan - foul #2 on Carmelo Galvan, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), James Clary (SG), Henry Richardson (PF), William Newton (C) John Henson, Stacey Casler, Peter Ellis, William Banks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Weissinger (PG), Mike Holder (SG), James Snider (PF), Lucas McConchie (C) Francisco Guzman, Carmelo Galvan, Ronald Collier, Howard Hayes | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd misses the free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider misses the easy layup | 52-62 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | William Newton is called for the reach on Dustin Winn - foul #4 on William Newton, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler (SF) Jeffery Judd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy (C) Stephen Weissinger | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danial Williams (C) William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Weissinger (PG) Dustin Winn | |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by James Clary - foul #3 on James Clary, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes (SG), William Banks (C) John Printz, Henry Richardson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG), Julius Thompson (PF) Stephen Weissinger, James Snider | |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 3rd free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 55-67 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Jeffery Judd (SF), Henry Richardson (PF) James Clary, Stacey Casler, Danial Williams | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Dustin Winn (SF), Howard Hayes (C) Mike Holder, Lucas McConchie, Howard Weldy | |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 05:14 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the offensive board | 55-67 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Henson takes the ball from Julius Thompson | 55-67 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-67 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dave Hayes steps in front of the Francisco Guzman pass in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Henry Richardson hits a runner from the baseline | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dave Hayes, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), James Clary (SG), Stacey Casler (SF), Peter Ellis (PF), William Newton (C) John Henson, Dave Hayes, Jeffery Judd, Henry Richardson, William Banks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), James Snider (SF), Ronald Collier (PF) Zachary Breen, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson | |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman is hacked by John Printz in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Printz, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis hits a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Ronald Collier - foul #4 on Ronald Collier, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis misses the free throw | 59-69 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 59-69 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Newton snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - John Printz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Clary (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stacey Casler (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Ellis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Newton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mike Holder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carmelo Galvan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Snider (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ronald Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Hayes (tiring) 17 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler is called for a charge - foul #4 on Stacey Casler, team foul #12 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Danial Williams (PF) Peter Ellis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Weldy (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 02:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Collier hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Mike Holder | 59-71 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Danial Williams | 62-71 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffery Judd (SF) Stacey Casler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Zachary Breen (SG), Lucas McConchie (SF) Mike Holder, Carmelo Galvan, Ronald Collier | |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-71 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Danial Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson (PG), Henry Richardson (PF), William Banks (C) John Printz, Danial Williams, William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Francisco Guzman steals the ball from Jeffery Judd | 62-71 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the lay-in | 62-71 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Snider grabs the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes (SG), Stacey Casler (SF), Peter Ellis (PF), William Newton (C) James Clary, Jeffery Judd, Henry Richardson, William Banks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn (SF), Julius Thompson (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Lucas McConchie, James Snider, Howard Weldy | |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Stacey Casler | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the jumper from the right side | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Henson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dave Hayes | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Henson is called for the reach on Francisco Guzman in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Henson, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG) Zachary Breen | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Henson | 70-75 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Dave Hayes is called for the reach on Howard Hayes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Hayes, team foul #14 | 70-75 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Newton gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler banks in the layup and he's hacked by Dustin Winn - foul #3 on Dustin Winn, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Zachary Breen (SG) Mike Holder | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stacey Casler misses the free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn is hacked by John Henson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Henson, team foul #15 | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dave Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-78 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Henson is called for the reach on Howard Hayes in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Henson, team foul #16 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary (PG) John Henson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SG), Lucas McConchie (PF) Zachary Breen, Julius Thompson | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Clary hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 72-80 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lucas McConchie pulls down the rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julius Thompson (PF) Lucas McConchie | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. 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 (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder is fouled in the backcourt by James Clary - foul #4 on James Clary, team foul #17 | 72-80 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-81 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Clary is called for the reach on Francisco Guzman in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Clary, team foul #18 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks (PG) James Clary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Peter Ellis snags the defensive board | 72-82 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | The refs have stopped play. Julius Thompson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 72-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Printz (PG), Jeffery Judd (SG), Henry Richardson (PF), Danial Williams (C) Dave Hayes, Stacey Casler, Peter Ellis, William Newton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carmelo Galvan (SG), Lucas McConchie (SF), James Snider (PF), Howard Weldy (C) Francisco Guzman, Dustin Winn, Julius Thompson, Howard Hayes | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | William Banks drills a 3 from the left wing | 75-82 |