| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) SG - David Cotton (fresh) SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) C - James Coppa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Petty (fresh) SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) SF - Johnny Dubuque (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) C - Pat Chavis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | David Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard's fadeaway is rejected by James Coppa | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Andrew Womac gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Johnny Dubuque - foul #1 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | James Coppa snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers clanks a shot from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard tips it in | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Mark Weesner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Childers | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Edward Willer (SG), Scott Ladner (SF), Lee Lowery (PF), John Murphy (C) Aaron Petty, Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque, Jeffrey Penman, Pat Chavis | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | David Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Ruben Farley | 5-7 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Mark Weesner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Womac | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Cotton (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) PF - Nicholas Childers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Coppa (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Willer (fresh) SF - Scott Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Lowery (fresh) C - John Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Cotton - foul #1 on David Cotton, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Jared Dunlap (SG), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, James Coppa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF) Ruben Farley, Scott Ladner, John Murphy | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers is called for traveling | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins (SG) Andrew Womac | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Pat Chavis (C) Edward Willer, Lee Lowery | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Frank Hayes swats the short shot by Pat Chavis | 8-8 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Frank Hayes gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap buries a floater from close range | 10-8 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman drills a jump hook in the paint | 10-10 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Jenkins | 12-10 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Leonard Jenkins - foul #1 on Leonard Jenkins, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG), Andrew Womac (SF), James Coppa (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Leonard Jenkins, Jared Dunlap, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Edward Willer (SF), Lee Lowery (PF), John Murphy (C) Aaron Petty, Johnny Dubuque, Jeffrey Penman, Pat Chavis | |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Mark Weesner knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Cotton | 14-12 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by James Coppa - foul #1 on James Coppa, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Pijanowski (C) Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner (SF) Danny Grizzard | |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Mark Weesner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Lee Lowery picks off the pass by David Cotton | 14-14 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | John Murphy travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Johnny Dubuque (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF) Scott Ladner, John Murphy | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Andrew Womac is hacked by Johnny Dubuque - foul #2 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Hayes (C) Kenneth Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner (SF) Johnny Dubuque | |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Willer | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Coppa (fairly fresh) C - Frank Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Willer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Scott Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Lee Lowery picks off the pass by Mark Weesner | 14-17 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman gets the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 14-17 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Andrew Womac gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Lee Lowery is called for the reach on Andrew Womac - foul #1 on Lee Lowery, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Jared Dunlap (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF), Kenneth Pijanowski (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, James Coppa, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), John Murphy (PF), Pat Chavis (C) Ruben Farley, Edward Willer, Jeffrey Penman, Lee Lowery | |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers banks in the layup | 16-17 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Petty | 16-19 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Danny Grizzard | 16-19 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Cotton (SG) Andrew Womac | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF) Scott Ladner, John Murphy | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Pijanowski is hacked by Danny Grizzard - foul #1 on Danny Grizzard, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), Frank Hayes (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Kenneth Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer (SF) Ruben Farley | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Dunlap | 16-19 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | David Cotton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Childers | 19-19 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Weesner is called for the reach on Aaron Petty - foul #1 on Mark Weesner, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF), James Coppa (C) Jared Dunlap, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Jonathan Gilbert (SG), Lee Lowery (C) Aaron Petty, Danny Grizzard, Pat Chavis | |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Cotton takes the ball from Jeffrey Penman | 19-19 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Andrew Womac hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Edward Willer | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Coppa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ruben Farley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Gilbert (fresh) SF - Edward Willer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Coppa - foul #2 on James Coppa, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Jared Dunlap (SG), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, James Coppa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Ladner (SF), John Murphy (C) Edward Willer, Jeffrey Penman | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-20 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Andrew Womac gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Andrew Womac can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-20 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Andrew Womac pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | The jumper by Nicholas Childers is denied by Lee Lowery | 19-20 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Frank Hayes tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Andrew Womac snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers is fouled on the floor by Ruben Farley - foul #1 on Ruben Farley, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG) Jeffrey Pipkin, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), Danny Grizzard (SG), Edward Willer (PF), Pat Chavis (C) Jonathan Gilbert, Scott Ladner, Lee Lowery, John Murphy | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Andrew Womac connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Mark Weesner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-20 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Frank Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | David Cotton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-20 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jared Dunlap - foul #1 on Jared Dunlap, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Childers (PF), Kenneth Pijanowski (C) Andrew Womac, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman (PF) Ruben Farley | |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mark Weesner and he's hacked by Pat Chavis - foul #1 on Pat Chavis, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SF) Jared Dunlap | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses badly on a runner near the basket | 24-21 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Pijanowski misses the tip | 24-21 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Pat Chavis | 24-21 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard banks in the layup set up by Aaron Petty | 24-23 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Mark Weesner buries a 3 from the left corner | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cotton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) PF - Nicholas Childers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Pijanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Grizzard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Willer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Penman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Chavis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Willer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Womac (SF), James Coppa (PF), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, Nicholas Childers, Kenneth Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley (PG), Johnny Dubuque (SF), Lee Lowery (C) Aaron Petty, Edward Willer, Pat Chavis | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Dubuque - foul #3 on Johnny Dubuque, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SG) Leonard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert (SG), Scott Ladner (SF) Danny Grizzard, Johnny Dubuque | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Andrew Womac makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Andrew Womac makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Hayes | 32-23 |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley misses long on a jumper in the paint | 32-23 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Gilbert - foul #1 on Jonathan Gilbert, team foul #8 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Petty (PG), John Murphy (C) Jonathan Gilbert, Jeffrey Penman | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Murphy drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Petty | 33-25 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Dunlap | 36-25 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-25 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ruben Farley tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | James Coppa is hacked by Lee Lowery - foul #2 on Lee Lowery, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Jared Dunlap, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Grizzard (SG), Edward Willer (SF), Jeffrey Penman (PF), Pat Chavis (C) Aaron Petty, Scott Ladner, Lee Lowery, John Murphy | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | James Coppa makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | James Coppa misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Weesner - foul #2 on Mark Weesner, team foul #7 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Pijanowski (C) James Coppa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Gilbert (PG) Ruben Farley | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Penman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | David Cotton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Weesner | 39-29 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Pat Chavis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-29 |