| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Brown | 41-26 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Greg Maclin misses the dunk attempt | 41-26 |
| 19:29 | Ball State | Greg Maclin tips it in | 41-28 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by Greg Maclin - foul #1 on Greg Maclin, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by Wade Deleon - foul #2 on Wade Deleon, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| 18:41 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 18:40 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Deleon | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jaime Harris - foul #1 on Jaime Harris, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 17:51 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is fouled on the floor by Alexander Marshall - foul #1 on Alexander Marshall, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 17:37 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| 17:09 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:43 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:29 | Ball State | Alvin Estep is called for the reach on Jaime Harris - foul #1 on Alvin Estep, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Bradley Emmerich (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Jaime Harris, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Perry Bradley - foul #2 on Perry Bradley, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:16 | Ball State | Bradley Emmerich misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:16 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska is hacked by William Moller - foul #3 on William Moller, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Quirk (C) Derek Siegfried | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF) Bradley Emmerich | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roman Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Liska (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Lafave (fresh) C - Walter Quirk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Moller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rory Pounds (fresh) SF - Harold Green (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edmund Bluhm (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 42-31 |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 15:31 | Ball State | Robert Weaver can't connect on a runner from close range | 42-31 |
| 15:30 | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave scores on a fadeaway from close range | 44-31 |
| 14:43 | Ball State | Harold Green scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 44-33 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley connects on the floater from the right side | 46-33 |
| 14:03 | Ball State | William Moller is whistled for a carry | 46-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Derek Siegfried (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska, Danny Lafave, Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG), Greg Maclin (PF), Darrell Fessler (C) William Moller, Rory Pounds, Robert Weaver, Edmund Bluhm | |
| 13:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alexander Marshall | 48-33 |
| 13:37 | Ball State | Jesse Reed is called for the reach on Darrell Fessler - foul #1 on Jesse Reed, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Harold Green loses the dribble to Alexander Marshall | 48-33 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed makes the fadeaway in the paint | 50-33 |
| 12:50 | Ball State | Wade Deleon is fouled on the floor by Jesse Reed - foul #2 on Jesse Reed, team foul #5 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jaime Harris (SF) Harold Green | |
| 12:37 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler is called for traveling | 50-33 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 12:11 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 11:56 | Ball State | Jaime Harris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-33 |
| 11:54 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling tips it in | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Siegfried (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Greg Maclin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:24 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wade Deleon | 52-37 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep misses the lay-in | 52-37 |
| 11:11 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling drills a 3 from straight away | 52-40 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Mercy | Wade Deleon picks off the pass by Derek Siegfried | 52-40 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Wade Deleon misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-40 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Jaime Harris tips it back up and in | 52-42 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (PG), Roman Gonzales (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Danny Lafave (C) Alexander Marshall, Larry Brown, Alvin Estep, Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rory Pounds (PG), Harold Green (SF), Robert Weaver (PF), Edmund Bluhm (C) Wade Deleon, Jaime Harris, Greg Maclin, Darrell Fessler | |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Rory Pounds knocks in the jumper from the right side and the foul's on Perry Bradley - foul #3 on Perry Bradley, team foul #6 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG) Darrell Ebling | |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Rory Pounds makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Roman Gonzales buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dean Liska | 55-45 |
| 09:32 | Ball State | Danny Lafave blocks the short jumper by Edmund Bluhm | 55-45 |
| 09:31 | Ball State | Robert Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dean Liska | 55-45 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Green steals the ball from Dean Liska | 55-45 |
| 09:14 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Moller picks off the pass by Danny Lafave | 55-45 |
| 08:34 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm lays it in | 55-47 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Weaver steps in front of the Dean Liska pass | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm blows the layup but he's hacked by Danny Lafave - foul #3 on Danny Lafave, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Larry Brown (SG), Alvin Estep (SF), Walter Quirk (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Perry Bradley, Roman Gonzales, Dean Liska, Derek Siegfried, Danny Lafave | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Darrell Fessler (C) William Moller, Rory Pounds, Harold Green, Robert Weaver | |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Ball State | Edmund Bluhm misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Estep (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Walter Quirk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Reed (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Harris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edmund Bluhm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Fessler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Walter Quirk is denied by Jaime Harris | 55-48 |
| 07:32 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Jaime Harris | 55-48 |
| 07:28 | Ball State | Jaime Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:27 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Quirk | 55-50 |
| 06:56 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Ebling steps in front of the Jesse Reed pass | 55-50 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling lays it in | 55-52 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edmund Bluhm - foul #1 on Edmund Bluhm, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Ball State | Harold Green (SF), Greg Maclin (PF) Jaime Harris, Edmund Bluhm | |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:32 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling is fouled on the floor by Alvin Estep - foul #2 on Alvin Estep, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:25 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler makes the runner from the right block set up by Wade Deleon | 56-55 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Maclin denies the turnaround by Jesse Reed | 56-55 |
| 05:56 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| 05:17 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is called for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Danny Lafave (C) Jesse Reed | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler is whistled for a carry | 56-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Perry Bradley (SG) Larry Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Weaver (C) Darrell Fessler | |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Weaver swats the short shot by Alvin Estep | 56-55 |
| 04:31 | Ball State | Robert Weaver snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:21 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 04:01 | Ball State | Robert Weaver grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:35 | Ball State | Wade Deleon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alexander Marshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Estep (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Derek Siegfried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Danny Lafave (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Wade Deleon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Ebling (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Greg Maclin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Weaver (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Perry Bradley | 59-55 |
| 02:58 | Ball State | Perry Bradley takes the ball from Darrell Ebling | 59-55 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall slams it home on a great pass from Perry Bradley | 61-55 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Greg Maclin hits a runner in the lane set up by Wade Deleon and the foul's on Perry Bradley - foul #4 on Perry Bradley, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown (SG), Dean Liska (SF), Walter Quirk (PF), Jesse Reed (C) Alexander Marshall, Alvin Estep, Derek Siegfried, Danny Lafave | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Moller (PG), Rory Pounds (SG), Jaime Harris (SF), Darrell Fessler (C) Wade Deleon, Darrell Ebling, Harold Green, Robert Weaver | |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Greg Maclin makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Siegfried (PF) Walter Quirk | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Liska comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Jaime Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall (PG), Alvin Estep (SF) Perry Bradley, Dean Liska | |
| Subs | Ball State | Wade Deleon (PG), Darrell Ebling (SG), Harold Green (SF) William Moller, Rory Pounds, Jaime Harris | |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alvin Estep - foul #3 on Alvin Estep, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Harold Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | Harold Green misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Reed travels with the ball | 61-59 |
| 00:58 | Ball State | Greg Maclin comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 61-59 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep grabs the board | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep drills a shot from the right block | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Harold Green hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wade Deleon | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Alvin Estep is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Deleon - foul #3 on Wade Deleon, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall is fouled on the floor by Harold Green - foul #4 on Harold Green, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alexander Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Wade Deleon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:18 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler loses the dribble to Larry Brown | 65-61 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Brown misses the lay-in | 65-61 |
| 00:10 | Ball State | Greg Maclin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Ball State | Darrell Ebling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 00:02 | Ball State | Darrell Fessler pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 65-61 |