| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SG - Edward Bellis (fresh) SF - Lewis Powell (fresh) PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) SF - William Mattingly (fresh) PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) C - Richard Roland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bellis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti is fouled on the floor by Edward Bellis - foul #1 on Edward Bellis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bellis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Crosswhite | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Roland steals it from Lewis Powell | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Roy Mitchell | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bellis hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep (SF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Lewis Powell, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie misses short on a jumper near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Richard Roland | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Hughes steals the ball from William Mattingly | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Robert Glenn is denied by Michael Taliaferro | 6-2 |
| 16:00 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Bellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Diep (fresh) PF - Roy Guthrie (fairly fresh) C - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Glenn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) C - Richard Roland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly is fouled on the floor by Edward Bellis - foul #2 on Edward Bellis, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora (SG), Lewis Powell (SF), Roy Mitchell (C) Richard Hughes, Edward Bellis, Roy Guthrie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (SG), Lee Mangum (SF), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Robert Glenn, William Mattingly, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Roy Mitchell swats the layup by Lee Mangum | 6-2 |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Anthony Desrosiers - foul #1 on Anthony Desrosiers, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-2 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Diep | 11-2 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite's pass is intercepted by Michael Taliaferro | 11-2 |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-2 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell gets the rebound | 11-2 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell drills a driving attempt from the right block | 13-2 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Crosswhite and the foul's on Michael Taliaferro - foul #1 on Michael Taliaferro, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF), Louis Solomon (C) Robert Diep, Lewis Powell, Michael Taliaferro, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn (SG), Edgar Briganti (PF), Richard Roland (C) Joseph Crosswhite, Anthony Desrosiers, John Pickett | |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Lee Mangum steals the ball from Kyle Santora | 13-5 |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger can't throw it down | 13-5 |
| 13:04 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie is hacked by Edgar Briganti - foul #1 on Edgar Briganti, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris (PG), William Mattingly (SF) Henry Dellinger, Lee Mangum | |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Briganti | 13-8 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Glenn is called for the reach on Roy Guthrie - foul #1 on Robert Glenn, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell (SF) Kyle Santora | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG) Frank Garris | |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Troupe (fresh) SF - Lewis Powell (fresh) PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) C - Louis Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Crosswhite (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) C - Richard Roland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes can't finish the layup | 13-8 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 11:15 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Robert Glenn | 13-10 |
| 11:12 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes loses the dribble to Robert Glenn in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Solomon | 13-10 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Joseph Crosswhite - foul #1 on Joseph Crosswhite, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep (SG), Kyle Santora (SF), Roy Mitchell (C) Todd Troupe, Lewis Powell, Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (SG), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Robert Glenn, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the free throw | 16-10 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | John Pickett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 10:18 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers snags the offensive board | 16-10 |
| 10:03 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly is hacked by Robert Diep - foul #1 on Robert Diep, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (PG), Michael Taliaferro (PF) Richard Hughes, Roy Guthrie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Diep | 18-10 |
| 09:19 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly loses the dribble to Michael Taliaferro | 18-10 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell misses the easy layup | 18-10 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 08:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | John Pickett misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:04 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Lewis Powell (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF) David Bell, Robert Diep, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris (PG), Robert Glenn (SG), Lee Mangum (SF), Edgar Briganti (PF), Richard Roland (C) Joseph Crosswhite, Henry Dellinger, William Mattingly, Anthony Desrosiers, John Pickett | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kyle Santora (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Powell (fresh) PF - Roy Guthrie (fresh) C - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Frank Garris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Mangum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Briganti (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Roland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Edgar Briganti clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lewis Powell | 20-15 |
| 07:03 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 07:01 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 20-15 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-15 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum throws it down on a nice dish by Frank Garris | 23-17 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Santora misses the lay-in | 23-17 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell tips it back up and in | 25-17 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Taliaferro is called for the reach on Lee Mangum - foul #2 on Michael Taliaferro, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep (SG), Roy Mitchell (C) Kyle Santora, Michael Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG) Frank Garris | |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Diep takes the ball from Richard Roland | 25-17 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 25-17 |
| 05:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum connects on the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Crosswhite | 25-19 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie tips it in | 27-19 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Lewis Powell - foul #1 on Lewis Powell, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF) Lewis Powell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger (SG), Anthony Desrosiers (PF), John Pickett (C) Robert Glenn, Edgar Briganti, Richard Roland | |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Mattingly (SF) Lee Mangum | |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Dellinger, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon (PF) Roy Guthrie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Crosswhite is called for the reach on Richard Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Crosswhite, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (PG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris (SG) Joseph Crosswhite | |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell blows the layup but he's hacked by John Pickett - foul #1 on John Pickett, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Henry Dellinger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Mattingly steals the ball from Todd Troupe | 29-21 |
| 03:41 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers scores on a floater from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Bell (fresh) SG - Robert Diep (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Louis Solomon (fresh) C - Roy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Henry Dellinger (fresh) SG - Frank Garris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mattingly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Desrosiers (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pickett (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep makes the jumper from the right side | 31-23 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Pickett denies the turnaround by Robert Diep | 31-23 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Frank Garris grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Louis Solomon steals it from John Pickett | 31-23 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Diep blows the layup | 31-23 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon grabs the offensive board | 31-23 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Anthony Desrosiers - foul #2 on Anthony Desrosiers, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Edward Bellis (SG), Lewis Powell (SF), Roy Guthrie (PF) David Bell, Robert Diep, Todd Troupe, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite (PG), Robert Glenn (SG), Lee Mangum (SF), Edgar Briganti (PF), Richard Roland (C) Henry Dellinger, Frank Garris, William Mattingly, Anthony Desrosiers, John Pickett | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn is hacked by Louis Solomon - foul #1 on Louis Solomon, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro (C) Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Briganti - foul #2 on Edgar Briganti, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite loses the dribble to Richard Hughes in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hughes and he's fouled by Edgar Briganti - foul #3 on Edgar Briganti, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Desrosiers (PF) Edgar Briganti | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Desrosiers | 36-28 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Lewis Powell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Bellis | 38-28 |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Richard Roland can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-28 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Crosswhite tips it but misses | 38-28 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Guthrie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lewis Powell | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Lee Mangum misses long on a halfcourt shot | 41-28 |