| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Spindler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Roy Mitchell swats the layup by Justin Brooks | 37-30 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Brooks | 37-30 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | James Spindler loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Wash - foul #3 on Michael Wash, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (SG) Michael Wash | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Robert Lay makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Randy Wright snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Justin Brooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lay | 37-31 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | James Locker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Randy Wright tips it home | 37-33 |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead is fouled on the floor by James Locker - foul #3 on James Locker, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), Gus Allen (PF), Charles Henderson (C) James Locker, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Randy Wright, James Spindler | |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Gus Allen - foul #3 on Gus Allen, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (PF) Gus Allen | |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Charles Henderson pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Charles Henderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes's pass is intercepted by Royal Kuhn | 38-33 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | John Duke can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Chris Durocher is blocked by Charles Henderson | 38-33 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Charles Henderson grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Richard Hughes, Chris Durocher, Michael Taliaferro, Louis Solomon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF), James Spindler (C) Royal Kuhn, John Duke, Randy Wright | |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Spindler - foul #1 on James Spindler, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (SG) Billy Craighead | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG) Austin Sharer | |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Spindler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | James Spindler misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Mitchell - foul #1 on Roy Mitchell, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | James Spindler makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | James Spindler makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell hits a runner in the paint set up by Michael Wash | 42-35 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Charles Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG) David Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gus Allen (PF), William Nau (C) Charles Henderson, James Spindler | |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hughes | 45-35 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes blows the layup | 45-35 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Gus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Robert Lay travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), John Duke (SG), Charles Henderson (SF) James Locker, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks | |
| 13:50 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Taliaferro | 48-35 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Gus Allen connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Sharer | 48-37 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes is hacked by Charles Henderson - foul #1 on Charles Henderson, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (PF), James Spindler (C) Gus Allen, William Nau | |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | James Spindler grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | James Spindler's layup is rejected by Louis Solomon | 48-37 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead is fouled on the floor by Austin Sharer - foul #1 on Austin Sharer, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (SG) Michael Wash | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG) Austin Sharer | |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Henderson | 48-37 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | James Spindler lays it up and in | 48-39 |
| 12:17 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro tips it home | 50-39 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | James Locker is hacked by Billy Craighead - foul #2 on Billy Craighead, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Billy Craighead, David Bell, Chris Durocher, Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF), Gus Allen (PF), William Nau (C) James Locker, John Duke, Charles Henderson, Randy Wright, James Spindler | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gus Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Nau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | William Nau is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on William Nau, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Spindler (C) William Nau | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-39 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Spindler | 50-39 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Hughes - foul #2 on Richard Hughes, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Austin Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Austin Sharer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-41 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | James Spindler gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Justin Brooks misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Justin Brooks tips it home | 50-43 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe banks in the layup set up by Richard Hughes | 52-43 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | James Spindler hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Austin Sharer | 52-45 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Austin Sharer - foul #2 on Austin Sharer, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (SG), Chris Durocher (SF), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Michael Wash, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Charles Henderson (C) Austin Sharer, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Gus Allen, James Spindler | |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Randy Wright scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Billy Craighead - foul #3 on Billy Craighead, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Bell (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Randy Wright makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead loses the ball out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | James Locker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | John Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn loses the ball out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Billy Craighead, David Bell, Chris Durocher, Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG) Royal Kuhn | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Richard Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Duke (fresh) PF - Randy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 54-48 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Duke picks off the pass by Richard Hughes | 54-48 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses the lay-in | 54-48 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Randy Wright tips it home | 54-50 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Wash and he's fouled by John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Justin Brooks (SF), William Nau (C) James Locker, John Duke, Randy Wright | |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Justin Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gus Allen (PF) Charles Henderson | |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by William Nau - foul #5 on William Nau, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF) Todd Troupe | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Spindler (C) William Nau | |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Roy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Gus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Justin Brooks drills a fadeaway from the right block | 58-52 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hughes | 61-52 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Robert Lay is hacked by Roy Mitchell - foul #2 on Roy Mitchell, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), David Bell (SG), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Richard Hughes, Michael Wash, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), John Duke (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Charles Henderson (C) Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Gus Allen, James Spindler | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | James Locker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Randy Wright grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | John Duke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Locker | 61-52 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | James Locker is fouled on the floor by Billy Craighead - foul #4 on Billy Craighead, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF) Chris Durocher | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | James Locker misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Michael Taliaferro | 61-52 |
| 04:21 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Bell | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | John Duke can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-52 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Randy Wright gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | James Locker buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Duke | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Taliaferro (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Austin Sharer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Duke (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Randy Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro misses long on a shot in the paint | 64-54 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Randy Wright pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | David Bell takes the ball from John Duke | 64-54 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Thomas Walker (PF), Roy Mitchell (C) Billy Craighead, David Bell, Louis Solomon, Michael Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Justin Brooks (SF), James Spindler (C) Austin Sharer, John Duke, Charles Henderson | |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Hughes lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Wash | 66-54 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Robert Lay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Thomas Walker | 66-54 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe is fouled on the floor by Robert Lay - foul #1 on Robert Lay, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), David Bell (SG), Louis Solomon (PF), Michael Taliaferro (C) Richard Hughes, Michael Wash, Thomas Walker, Roy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), Gus Allen (PF), Charles Henderson (C) James Locker, Robert Lay, Justin Brooks, Randy Wright, James Spindler | |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 02:06 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe's floater is tipped away by Charles Henderson | 68-54 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Austin Sharer grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Gus Allen clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Louis Solomon - foul #2 on Louis Solomon, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF) Todd Troupe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Gus Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Gus Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Gus Allen gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Louis Solomon denies the turnaround by Gus Allen | 68-56 |
| 01:15 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro misses short on a shot in the paint | 68-56 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Solomon hits the follow up shot | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | John Duke connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Gus Allen is called for the reach on Billy Craighead - foul #4 on Gus Allen, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Bell - foul #1 on David Bell, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Taliaferro snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead runs out the clock | 71-59 |