| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (fresh) SG - Gary Desroches (fresh) SF - John Jernigan (fresh) PF - Anthony Messina (fresh) C - Rufus Lawrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SG - Michael Wash (fresh) SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Messina | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Rufus Lawrence connects on the floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Messina takes the ball from Thomas Walker | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Rufus Lawrence is blocked by Roy Mitchell | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker is hacked by Gary Desroches in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Desroches, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Rufus Lawrence - foul #1 on Rufus Lawrence, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Rufus Lawrence steps in front of the Michael Wash pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes misses short on a floater from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | John Jernigan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes's floater is tipped away by Rufus Lawrence | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell is hacked by Rufus Lawrence - foul #2 on Rufus Lawrence, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), Ronald Jones (SG), Arthur Anaya (PF), William Bowen (C) Joshua Hayes, Gary Desroches, Anthony Messina, Rufus Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), David Bell (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Richard Hughes, Michael Wash, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Craighead | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by John Jernigan - foul #1 on John Jernigan, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda (SF) John Jernigan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya's floater is tipped away by Michael Taliaferro | 4-7 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda tips it in | 6-7 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro tips it home | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Adam Robinson (fresh) SG - Ronald Jones (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Anaya (fresh) C - William Bowen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Bell (fresh) SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Solomon (fresh) C - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Adam Robinson | 9-9 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Gary Desroches (SG), John Jernigan (SF), Anthony Messina (PF) Adam Robinson, Ronald Jones, Arthur Anaya, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Richard Linsley (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Billy Craighead, David Bell, Chris Durocher, Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina can't connect on a shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda is denied on a layup by Roy Mitchell | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Richard Linsley is blocked by Dikembe Arboleda | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Hughes - foul #1 on Richard Hughes, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones (SG), Roger Newhall (SF), Arthur Anaya (C) Gary Desroches, John Jernigan, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Richard Linsley, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon misses short on a shot from the baseline | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Richard Hughes is called for the reach on Joshua Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), John Jernigan (SF) Joshua Hayes, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), David Bell (SG) Richard Hughes, Michael Wash | |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Todd Troupe denies the turnaround by John Jernigan | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Todd Troupe | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | John Jernigan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-12 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Gary Desroches (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Anthony Messina (PF), William Bowen (C) Adam Robinson, Ronald Jones, John Jernigan, Roger Newhall, Arthur Anaya | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) David Bell, Todd Troupe, Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Hayes (fresh) SG - Gary Desroches (fresh) SF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Messina | 14-12 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina buries a runner from the baseline | 16-12 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), Ronald Jones (SG), John Jernigan (SF) Joshua Hayes, Gary Desroches, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Billy Craighead, Chris Durocher, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Taliaferro takes the ball from Ronald Jones | 16-12 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell travels in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya (C) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG) Michael Wash | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya double dribbles | 16-12 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (PF) Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 16-12 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | John Jernigan tips it in | 18-12 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Anaya - foul #1 on Arthur Anaya, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Thomas Walker (PF) Todd Troupe, Louis Solomon | |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Jernigan - foul #2 on John Jernigan, team foul #7 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Anthony Messina (PF), William Bowen (C) Adam Robinson, John Jernigan, Roger Newhall, Arthur Anaya | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG) Richard Linsley | |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda is hacked by Chris Durocher - foul #1 on Chris Durocher, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches (SG) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Roy Mitchell (C) David Bell, Michael Taliaferro | |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Hayes and he's hacked by Chris Durocher - foul #2 on Chris Durocher, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SF) Chris Durocher | |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Bowen - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #8 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya (C) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Louis Solomon (PF) Richard Linsley, Thomas Walker | |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Wash - foul #1 on Michael Wash, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), Ronald Jones (SF) Joshua Hayes, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (SG) Michael Wash | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Adam Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Desroches (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Messina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Anaya (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bell (fresh) SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Louis Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Messina swats the short shot by Roy Mitchell | 23-15 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Billy Craighead - foul #1 on Billy Craighead, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Roger Newhall (PF) Gary Desroches, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG), Michael Taliaferro (C) Billy Craighead, Roy Mitchell | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 25-17 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Louis Solomon takes the ball from Dikembe Arboleda | 25-17 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #9 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Gary Desroches (SG), Anthony Messina (PF), William Bowen (C) Adam Robinson, Ronald Jones, Roger Newhall, Arthur Anaya | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Thomas Walker (PF) Todd Troupe, Louis Solomon | |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Desroches double dribbles | 25-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Roy Mitchell (C) David Bell, Michael Taliaferro | |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | William Bowen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Billy Craighead | 25-23 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mae (PG), Roger Newhall (SF), Arthur Anaya (C) Joshua Hayes, Dikembe Arboleda, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Richard Linsley, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | William Mae knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Newhall | 27-23 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Desroches and he's fouled by Louis Solomon - foul #1 on Louis Solomon, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), Ronald Jones (SG), John Jernigan (SF), Rufus Lawrence (C) William Mae, Gary Desroches, Roger Newhall, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), David Bell (SG), Todd Troupe (SF) Billy Craighead, Michael Wash, Gilbert Corwin | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Adam Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Anaya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rufus Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SG - David Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Louis Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Robinson steals the ball from David Bell in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Louis Solomon picks off the pass by Adam Robinson | 30-26 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes throws it down on a great pass from David Bell | 30-28 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Todd Troupe - foul #1 on Todd Troupe, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes (PG), Anthony Messina (PF) Adam Robinson, Arthur Anaya | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Hughes picks off the pass by John Jernigan | 31-28 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Rufus Lawrence - foul #3 on Rufus Lawrence, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall (PF), William Bowen (C) Anthony Messina, Rufus Lawrence | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Chris Durocher (SF) Richard Hughes, Todd Troupe | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | David Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | William Bowen gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Roger Newhall misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Jernigan | 33-29 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Jernigan is called for the reach on Thomas Walker - foul #3 on John Jernigan, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson (PG), Gary Desroches (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (SF), Anthony Messina (PF) Joshua Hayes, Ronald Jones, John Jernigan, Roger Newhall | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Michael Taliaferro (C) David Bell, Roy Mitchell | |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Anthony Messina double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Anaya (C) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Louis Solomon (PF) Michael Wash, Chris Durocher, Thomas Walker | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Troupe and he's hacked by Gary Desroches - foul #2 on Gary Desroches, team foul #12 | 33-32 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe tips it home | 33-34 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Arboleda scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Robinson | 35-34 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Arboleda takes the ball from Richard Hughes in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Louis Solomon is called for the reach on Adam Robinson - foul #2 on Louis Solomon, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Jones (SG), Roger Newhall (PF) Gary Desroches, Anthony Messina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Richard Hughes, Todd Troupe, Michael Taliaferro, Louis Solomon | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Adam Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |