| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derek Denning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Tran (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Li Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Puryear (fresh) SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is hacked by Li Wen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Li Wen, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Shawn Anderson - foul #1 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:39 | Howard | Otis Wright is fouled on the floor by Mark Marker - foul #1 on Mark Marker, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:26 | Howard | Otis Wright's floater is knocked away by Derek Denning | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran scores on a runner in the paint | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Howard | Otis Wright buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tim McCoid | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | Howard | Brandon Puryear can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:07 | Howard | Shawn Anderson hits the follow up shot | 31-36 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran is hacked by Shawn Anderson - foul #2 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Mark Marker | 33-36 |
| 17:27 | Howard | David Morones drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Phillip Tran - foul #2 on Phillip Tran, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (SF), Paul Yother (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Derek Denning, Mark Marker, Phillip Tran | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SG) Brandon Puryear | |
| 17:27 | Howard | David Morones makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker (SF) Tim McCoid | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:53 | Howard | Otis Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey slams it home on a nice dish by Arthur Early and the foul's on Shawn Anderson - foul #3 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (SG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Howard | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Rory Eggen (SF), Ronald Gaston (C) Li Wen, Otis Wright, Shawn Anderson | |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:15 | Howard | Federico Giordano can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Samuel Walker | 36-39 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 15:54 | Howard | David Morones grabs the board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Arthur Early (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammie Helms (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Yother (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Federico Giordano (fresh) SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Morones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Howard | Rory Eggen's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Walker | 36-39 |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother throws it down | 38-39 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Ronald Gaston travels with the ball | 38-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Curtis Regina (SF), Mark Marker (PF), Phillip Tran (C) Arthur Early, Sammie Helms, Samuel Walker, Kevin Bailey, Paul Yother | |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wen (PG), Brandon Puryear (SG), Otis Wright (SF), Shawn Anderson (C) Giuseppe Russo, Federico Giordano, David Morones, Ronald Gaston | |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker is fouled on the floor by Rory Eggen - foul #2 on Rory Eggen, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran's fadeaway is rejected by Otis Wright | 38-39 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Rory Eggen snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Li Wen is called for the reach on Curtis Regina - foul #3 on Li Wen, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Otis Wright swats the layup by Phillip Tran | 38-39 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Otis Wright picks off the pass by Curtis Regina | 38-39 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Li Wen is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (PF) Rory Eggen | |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Brandon Puryear - foul #1 on Brandon Puryear, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (SF), Derek Denning (PF), Paul Yother (C) Curtis Regina, Mark Marker, Phillip Tran | |
| Subs | Howard | Ronald Gaston (C) Shawn Anderson | |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:30 | Howard | David Morones snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Ronald Gaston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Arthur Early is denied by Otis Wright | 38-39 |
| 11:46 | Howard | Ronald Gaston gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Early (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Yother (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Li Wen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Puryear (fairly fresh) SF - Otis Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Morones (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Howard | Li Wen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Derek Denning - foul #1 on Derek Denning, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (SG), Mark Marker (PF) Tim McCoid, Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), Shawn Anderson (C) Brandon Puryear, Otis Wright, Ronald Gaston | |
| 11:21 | Howard | Li Wen makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:21 | Howard | Li Wen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Rory Eggen picks off the pass by Mark Marker | 38-40 |
| 10:49 | Howard | David Morones misses the easy layup | 38-40 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early lays it up and in set up by Mark Marker | 40-40 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Rory Eggen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-40 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Anderson takes the ball from Sammie Helms | 40-40 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Derek Denning takes the ball from Federico Giordano | 40-40 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 09:41 | Howard | David Morones snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:23 | Howard | Shawn Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Li Wen | 40-42 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:57 | Howard | Shawn Anderson grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 08:35 | Howard | David Morones misses short on a jumper from close range | 40-42 |
| 08:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-42 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Rory Eggen - foul #3 on Rory Eggen, team foul #8 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Curtis Regina (SF), Phillip Tran (C) Arthur Early, Sammie Helms, Mark Marker, Paul Yother | |
| Subs | Howard | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Brandon Puryear (SG), Otis Wright (SF), Ronald Gaston (PF) Li Wen, Federico Giordano, Rory Eggen, David Morones | |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Tran | 41-42 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Burch | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Regina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derek Denning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Tran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Puryear (fresh) SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Ronald Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Howard | Giuseppe Russo misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Curtis Regina - foul #4 on Curtis Regina, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey (PF) Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:26 | Howard | Giuseppe Russo makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:26 | Howard | Giuseppe Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Puryear - foul #2 on Brandon Puryear, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Howard | David Morones (PF) Shawn Anderson | |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:42 | Howard | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Gaston is blocked by Phillip Tran | 45-43 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Morones - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #10 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother (PF) Kevin Bailey | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (PF), Rory Eggen (C) David Morones, Ronald Gaston | |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 06:08 | Howard | Otis Wright connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-46 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Yother | 49-46 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Brandon Puryear knocks in the jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Yother and the foul's on Brandon Puryear - foul #3 on Brandon Puryear, team foul #11 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Samuel Walker (SF) Tim McCoid, Curtis Regina | |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wen (PG), Ronald Gaston (C) Giuseppe Russo, Brandon Puryear | |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:00 | Howard | Li Wen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-48 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Tran | 55-48 |
| 04:28 | Howard | Otis Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Federico Giordano | 55-51 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 58-51 |
| 03:44 | Howard | Rory Eggen is hacked by Paul Yother - foul #3 on Paul Yother, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Derek Denning (SF), Mark Marker (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Robert Burch, Samuel Walker, Paul Yother, Phillip Tran | |
| Subs | Howard | Giuseppe Russo (PG), Brandon Puryear (SG), David Morones (PF), Shawn Anderson (C) Li Wen, Federico Giordano, Otis Wright, Ronald Gaston | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Early (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Denning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Giuseppe Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Puryear (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Morones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Howard | Rory Eggen's floater is tipped away by Mark Marker | 58-51 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker is fouled on the floor by Shawn Anderson - foul #4 on Shawn Anderson, team foul #12 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina (SF) Kevin Bailey | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:14 | Howard | Shawn Anderson grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 02:58 | Howard | Giuseppe Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (SG) Arthur Early | |
| Subs | Howard | Federico Giordano (SF) Rory Eggen | |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG) Sammie Helms | |
| Subs | Howard | Li Wen (PG), Otis Wright (SF) Giuseppe Russo, Federico Giordano | |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 02:47 | Howard | The rebound goes to Shawn Anderson | 58-51 |
| 02:27 | Howard | Curtis Regina is called for the reach on Otis Wright - foul #5 on Curtis Regina, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother (C) Curtis Regina | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:58 | Howard | David Morones can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 58-51 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Shawn Anderson grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 01:37 | Howard | David Morones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-51 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Burch | 58-51 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran (C) Paul Yother | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 01:21 | Howard | Shawn Anderson gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 01:04 | Howard | The short jumper by Shawn Anderson is denied by Derek Denning | 58-51 |
| 01:03 | Howard | Li Wen grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Otis Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Brandon Puryear is called for the reach on Mark Marker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Puryear, team foul #13 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker (SF), Paul Yother (C) Derek Denning, Phillip Tran | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to David Morones | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Howard | Otis Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is hacked by Li Wen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Li Wen, team foul #14 | 59-51 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:34 | Howard | David Morones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Burch | 63-51 |
| 00:04 | Howard | David Morones connects on the jumper in the lane | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid runs out the clock | 63-53 |