| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - George Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jose Souza (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Mays (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chester Glaude (fresh) C - Randy Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chester Glaude steps in front of the Mark Wilson pass | 42-39 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Curry - foul #1 on Bruce Curry, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado misses badly on a shot in the lane | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:59 | South Carolina State | Randy Espinosa loses the dribble to Bruce Curry | 43-39 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry is fouled on the floor by Jose Souza - foul #1 on Jose Souza, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina State | George Hulse snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 18:04 | South Carolina State | Jose Souza scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Mays | 45-39 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Wright | 45-41 |
| 17:33 | South Carolina State | Randy Espinosa lays it up and in on a great pass from Jose Souza | 47-41 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Wright | 47-44 |
| 16:57 | South Carolina State | Jose Souza is fouled on the floor by Junior Rosado - foul #1 on Junior Rosado, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Beckman (PG), Phillip Harper (SG), Russell Russell (SF), Clyde Wood (PF), Dorsey Lawrence (C) George Hulse, Jose Souza, Richard Mays, Chester Glaude, Randy Espinosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (PG), Felix Rose (SG), Eldon Wilson (SF), Kevin Nichols (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) John Wright, Junior Rosado, Bruce Curry, Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 16:49 | South Carolina State | Russell Russell connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Beckman | 49-44 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Russell Russell | 49-44 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina State | A charge is called on Russell Russell - foul #2 on Russell Russell, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dorsey Lawrence - foul #1 on Dorsey Lawrence, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Hulse (PG) Phillip Harper | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG) Felix Rose | |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:09 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 15:52 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Matthew Stocking | 49-44 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - George Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Beckman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dorsey Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SF - Eldon Wilson (fresh) PF - Kevin Nichols (fresh) C - Matthew Stocking (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking misses the turnaround in the lane | 49-44 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 15:19 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Williams and the foul's on Clyde Wood - foul #2 on Clyde Wood, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jose Souza (SG), Herman Gunn (PF) John Beckman, Dorsey Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG), Earl Johnson (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Ronald Williams, Eldon Wilson, Matthew Stocking | |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina State | Russell Russell's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Wilson | 49-48 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols is fouled on the floor by Herman Gunn - foul #4 on Herman Gunn, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Mays (SF), Dorsey Lawrence (PF), Randy Espinosa (C) Russell Russell, Herman Gunn, Clyde Wood | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry (SF) Kevin Nichols | |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright misses the lay-in | 49-48 |
| 14:15 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Hulse | 51-48 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 13:32 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:10 | South Carolina State | Richard Mays's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Wilson | 51-48 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 13:01 | South Carolina State | Randy Espinosa gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by George Hulse | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-48 |
| 12:17 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina State | Junior Rosado steals it from Dorsey Lawrence | 53-48 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:40 | South Carolina State | George Hulse grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - George Hulse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jose Souza (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dorsey Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Rosado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | The short jumper by Dorsey Lawrence is denied by Mark Wilson | 53-48 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dorsey Lawrence is called for the reach on Earl Johnson - foul #2 on Dorsey Lawrence, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Beckman (PG), Phillip Harper (SG), Russell Russell (SF), Chester Glaude (PF), Clyde Wood (C) George Hulse, Jose Souza, Richard Mays, Dorsey Lawrence, Randy Espinosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (PG), Felix Rose (SG), Eldon Wilson (SF), Kevin Nichols (PF), Matthew Stocking (C) John Wright, Junior Rosado, Bruce Curry, Earl Johnson, Mark Wilson | |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Williams | 53-50 |
| 10:42 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eldon Wilson | 53-52 |
| 10:18 | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Wilson can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 53-52 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson (C) Eldon Wilson | |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking loses the dribble to Phillip Harper | 53-54 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper lays it up and in | 55-54 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Nichols hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 08:42 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 08:40 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood is hacked by Felix Rose - foul #2 on Felix Rose, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Hulse (PG), Richard Mays (SF), Dorsey Lawrence (PF), Randy Espinosa (C) Phillip Harper, Russell Russell, Chester Glaude, Clyde Wood | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG), Bruce Curry (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) Felix Rose, Kevin Nichols, Matthew Stocking | |
| 08:21 | South Carolina State | John Beckman scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by George Hulse | 57-56 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jose Souza (SG) John Beckman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG) Ronald Williams | |
| 07:53 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence hits a turnaround near the basket set up by George Hulse | 59-56 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - George Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jose Souza (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dorsey Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Rosado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:09 | South Carolina State | George Hulse misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-58 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson lays it in set up by John Wright | 59-60 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina State | Dorsey Lawrence clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-60 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Beckman (SG), Russell Russell (SF), Herman Gunn (PF), Clyde Wood (C) Jose Souza, Richard Mays, Dorsey Lawrence, Randy Espinosa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF), Matthew Stocking (C) Junior Rosado, Bruce Curry, Mark Wilson | |
| 05:55 | South Carolina State | John Beckman loses the dribble to Kevin Nichols | 59-60 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Nichols | 59-63 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Ronald Williams steals it from Herman Gunn | 59-63 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking throws it down on a nice dish by John Wright and he's fouled by Clyde Wood - foul #3 on Clyde Wood, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper (SG), Chester Glaude (SF) George Hulse, Russell Russell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose (SG), Bruce Curry (SF) John Wright, Earl Johnson | |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:54 | South Carolina State | John Beckman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Stocking snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Beckman - foul #2 on John Beckman, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Russell Russell (SF) Clyde Wood | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG), Mark Wilson (C) Felix Rose, Kevin Nichols | |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:25 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper clanks a runner in the paint | 59-67 |
| 04:16 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado's pass is intercepted by Russell Russell | 59-67 |
| 03:53 | South Carolina State | John Beckman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 03:52 | South Carolina State | Herman Gunn grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Beckman and the foul's on Bruce Curry - foul #2 on Bruce Curry, team foul #4 | 61-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jose Souza (SG), Dorsey Lawrence (C) John Beckman, Herman Gunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Wright (PG), Eldon Wilson (SF), Earl Johnson (PF) Ronald Williams, Bruce Curry, Matthew Stocking | |
| 03:37 | South Carolina State | Phillip Harper makes the free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 03:19 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Dorsey Lawrence | 62-67 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Phillip Harper (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jose Souza (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Glaude (fresh) C - Dorsey Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Rosado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eldon Wilson (fresh) PF - Earl Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Russell Russell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eldon Wilson - foul #1 on Eldon Wilson, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Hulse (PG), Randy Espinosa (C) Phillip Harper, Chester Glaude | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Felix Rose (SG), Kevin Nichols (SF) Junior Rosado, Eldon Wilson | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Russell Russell misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Russell Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Mays (SF), Herman Gunn (PF) Russell Russell, Dorsey Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado (SG), Bruce Curry (SF) Felix Rose, Kevin Nichols | |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Herman Gunn - foul #5 on Herman Gunn, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood (PF) Herman Gunn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by George Hulse and he's hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #3 on Earl Johnson, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 02:31 | South Carolina State | Clyde Wood makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson is hacked by Randy Espinosa - foul #2 on Randy Espinosa, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude (PF) Clyde Wood | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:19 | South Carolina State | Randy Espinosa snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina State | Mark Wilson steps in front of the Chester Glaude pass | 66-68 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 66-68 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Curry comes up short on the floater near the basket | 66-68 |
| 01:24 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:10 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Hulse steals the ball from John Wright in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Jose Souza is hacked by Earl Johnson - foul #4 on Earl Johnson, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Jose Souza makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina State | Jose Souza makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Junior Rosado scores on a floater from the left side | 68-70 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina State | George Hulse makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Mays | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Wright can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Chester Glaude grabs the board | 71-70 |