| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Donald Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Hammond (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Jamerson (fresh) PF - James Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Mason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan 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) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond comes up short on the jumper from close range | 38-27 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mitch McAleer | 40-29 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 19:20 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:15 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Neal | 41-31 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is denied on a dunk by Dennis Mason | 41-31 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Mason | 41-31 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly is hacked by Mitch McAleer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly's layup is rejected by Cheslav Zeeb | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Neal - foul #2 on Donald Neal, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Zlatko Zingg, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser (SF) Donald Jamerson | |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:35 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Mason | 41-31 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser hits a wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Neal | 41-33 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Bader is called for the reach on James Kelly - foul #2 on Kenneth Bader, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall (PG), Stephen Baucom (SG), Leonard Wood (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Donald Neal, Patrick Hammond, James Kelly, Dennis Mason | |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera comes up short on the jumper from close range | 43-33 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 16:59 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 16:54 | Central Michigan | Leonard Wood steals the ball from Andres Bianchi | 43-33 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera misses long on an open floater in the lane | 43-33 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:21 | Central Michigan | Domingo Herrera swats the dunk try by Andres Bianchi | 43-33 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Romo steals it from Stephen Baucom | 43-33 |
| 16:00 | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Kenneth Bader, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Donald Jamerson (SF), James Kelly (PF), Dennis Mason (C) Tory Schall, Stephen Baucom, Joseph Weiser, Leonard Wood, Domingo Herrera | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Daniel Baumgardner (fresh) SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Cranston (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Titsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Jamerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Mason (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Mitch McAleer (SF) Daniel Baumgardner, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell's floater is knocked away by James Kelly | 43-34 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Hammond | 43-36 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Trevor Cantrell | 45-36 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mitch McAleer - foul #4 on Mitch McAleer, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal (SG), Greg Maez (C) Patrick Hammond, Dennis Mason | |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:29 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Baumgardner | 48-37 |
| 14:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly's pass is intercepted by Neil Smith in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Baumgardner | 51-37 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith's pass is intercepted by James Kelly | 51-40 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly lays it up and in set up by Donald Neal | 51-42 |
| 13:16 | Central Michigan | Greg Maez swats the shot by Neil Smith | 51-42 |
| 13:15 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Baumgardner - foul #1 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Ante Lozowski, Daniel Baumgardner, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall (PG), Stephen Baucom (SF), Leonard Wood (PF), Dennis Mason (C) Joshua Titsworth, Donald Jamerson, James Kelly, Greg Maez | |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 12:48 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is fouled on the floor by Stephen Baucom - foul #1 on Stephen Baucom, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Andres Bianchi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond (SG), Joseph Weiser (SF) Donald Neal, Stephen Baucom | |
| 12:28 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 51-42 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg hits the follow up shot | 53-42 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Wood blows the wide open layup | 53-42 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Wood snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser misses the lay-in but the foul's on Damek Zeminski - foul #2 on Damek Zeminski, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Kenneth Bader (PF), Steven Cranston (C) Phillip Romo, Zlatko Zingg, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), Greg Maez (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Tory Schall, Leonard Wood, Dennis Mason | |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:55 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Steven Cranston | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Cranston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Titsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Maez (fresh) 3 pf. C - Domingo Herrera (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski's layup is rejected by Greg Maez | 53-43 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez's layup is rejected by Kenneth Bader | 53-43 |
| 11:16 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:12 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston is fouled on the floor by Greg Maez - foul #4 on Greg Maez, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal (PG), Stephen Baucom (SG), Donald Jamerson (SF), James Kelly (PF) Joshua Titsworth, Patrick Hammond, Joseph Weiser, Greg Maez | |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is hacked by Donald Jamerson - foul #3 on Donald Jamerson, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader loses the ball out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Mason (C) Domingo Herrera | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom is hacked by Daniel Baumgardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:52 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Baumgardner, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall (PG) Donald Jamerson | |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Dennis Mason - foul #2 on Dennis Mason, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Daniel Baumgardner, Kenneth Bader | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:07 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 53-43 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 09:44 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Phillip Romo | 55-46 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Steven Cranston (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Neil Smith, Zlatko Zingg, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Leonard Wood (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Tory Schall, Stephen Baucom, James Kelly, Dennis Mason | |
| 09:30 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Trevor Cantrell | 57-46 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond is hacked by Trevor Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson (SF) Donald Neal | |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Baumgardner | 59-48 |
| 08:53 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth buries a floater near the basket | 59-50 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Domingo Herrera - foul #2 on Domingo Herrera, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Kenneth Bader (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Steven Cranston, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal (SG), Joseph Weiser (SF), James Kelly (PF), Dennis Mason (C) Patrick Hammond, Donald Jamerson, Leonard Wood, Domingo Herrera | |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-50 |
| 08:08 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bader | 60-50 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb's fadeaway is rejected by James Kelly | 60-50 |
| 08:03 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:52 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Bader (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joshua Titsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Neal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Weiser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dennis Mason (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ante Lozowski steps in front of the James Kelly pass in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | James Kelly steals it from Mitch McAleer | 60-50 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Bader takes the ball from Donald Neal | 60-50 |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer lays it up and in set up by Ante Lozowski and the foul's on Joseph Weiser - foul #3 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi (SG), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Trevor Cantrell, Kenneth Bader | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Greg Maez (PF) Joshua Titsworth, Donald Neal, James Kelly | |
| 07:18 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Mason snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Joseph Weiser - foul #4 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (C) Ante Lozowski, Mitch McAleer, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom (SF) Joseph Weiser | |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andres Bianchi | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| 06:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zingg | 64-50 |
| 06:21 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Cranston, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Damek Zeminski (C) Andres Bianchi, Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal (SG), Domingo Herrera (C) Patrick Hammond, Dennis Mason | |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Damek Zeminski - foul #3 on Damek Zeminski, team foul #11 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Daniel Baumgardner (SG), Kenneth Bader (PF) Phillip Romo, Trevor Cantrell, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson (SF), James Kelly (PF) Tory Schall, Domingo Herrera | |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 06:01 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Damek Zeminski | 64-51 |
| 05:52 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Bader misses the lay-in | 64-51 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Jamerson, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Wood (C) Greg Maez | |
| 05:36 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel Baumgardner | 66-51 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Neal | 66-54 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is hacked by Stephen Baucom - foul #2 on Stephen Baucom, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Steven Cranston (C) Ante Lozowski, Daniel Baumgardner, Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joshua Titsworth (PG), Patrick Hammond (SG), Joseph Weiser (SF) Donald Neal, Stephen Baucom, Donald Jamerson | |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:05 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser hits the finger roll | 68-56 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Titsworth - foul #4 on Joshua Titsworth, team foul #12 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Neil Smith, Kenneth Bader | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Mason (C) Leonard Wood | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Andres Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Weiser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 04:26 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Weiser - foul #5 on Joseph Weiser, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Jamerson (SF), Greg Maez (PF) Joseph Weiser, James Kelly | |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Donald Jamerson is called for the reach on Trevor Cantrell - foul #5 on Donald Jamerson, team foul #14 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall (PG), Donald Neal (SF), Domingo Herrera (C) Joshua Titsworth, Donald Jamerson, Dennis Mason | |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:44 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Cheslav Zeeb (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tory Schall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Greg Maez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Domingo Herrera (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Hammond is whistled for a carry | 74-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Daniel Baumgardner (PG) Ante Lozowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:11 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg's layup is rejected by Domingo Herrera | 74-59 |
| 03:10 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb gets the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 02:59 | Central Michigan | Patrick Hammond picks off the pass by Cheslav Zeeb | 74-59 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Tory Schall is called for traveling | 74-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Romo (PG), Andres Bianchi (SG), Kenneth Bader (PF), Damek Zeminski (C) Daniel Baumgardner, Trevor Cantrell, Zlatko Zingg, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom (SF), Leonard Wood (PF) Patrick Hammond, Greg Maez | |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Domingo Herrera steals it from Mitch McAleer | 74-59 |
| 02:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tory Schall | 74-61 |
| 02:09 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the easy layup | 74-61 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer tips it home | 76-61 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF) Phillip Romo, Andres Bianchi, Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez (PF) Domingo Herrera | |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Leonard Wood is called for the reach on Damek Zeminski - foul #1 on Leonard Wood, team foul #15 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF) Neil Smith, Kenneth Bader | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Damek Zeminski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mitch McAleer steps in front of the Donald Neal pass in the backcourt | 78-61 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer clanks a jumper from the left side | 78-61 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Damek Zeminski - foul #4 on Damek Zeminski, team foul #12 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Damek Zeminski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski and he's fouled by Tory Schall - foul #1 on Tory Schall, team foul #16 | 80-63 |
| 01:13 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the free throw | 81-63 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom misses the jumper from the right wing | 81-63 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez gets the offensive rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Trevor Cantrell - foul #4 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #13 | 81-63 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Donald Neal steals the ball from Ante Lozowski | 81-65 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #2 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #14 | 81-65 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maez makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski runs out the clock | 81-67 |