| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) SG - William Fierro (fresh) SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) PF - Walter Gray (fresh) C - Clarence Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) SG - Michael Wash (fresh) SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) C - Harold Monte (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Todd Troupe and the foul's on Walter Gray - foul #1 on Walter Gray, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Monte - foul #1 on Harold Monte, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:40 | DePaul | Clarence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 1-3 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker hits the follow up shot | 1-5 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | William Fierro hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | William Fierro can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Wash - foul #1 on Michael Wash, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | William Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:19 | DePaul | William Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clarence Smith | 9-7 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Walter Gray - foul #2 on Walter Gray, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF), James Grimes (C) Gabriel Costa, Walter Gray, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Chris Durocher (SG), Richard Linsley (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Billy Craighead, Michael Wash, Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker | |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:51 | DePaul | William Fierro misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | William Fierro snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | William Fierro misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Harold Monte - foul #2 on Harold Monte, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Harold Monte | |
| 16:13 | DePaul | William Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | William Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | William Fierro makes the 3rd free throw | 12-9 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 12-9 |
| 15:58 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Fierro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Rivers (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) C - James Grimes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Gilbert Corwin (fresh) SG - Chris Durocher (fresh) SF - Richard Linsley (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | DePaul | William Fierro loses the dribble to Willie Hess | 12-9 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Howser is called for the reach on Chris Durocher - foul #1 on Jeffrey Howser, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Clarence Smith (C) Dema Mikuszewski, William Fierro, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Michael Wash (SG) Gilbert Corwin, Brad Buskirk | |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Clarence Smith, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:00 | DePaul | Clarence Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Linsley - foul #1 on Richard Linsley, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher, Willie Hess | |
| 14:51 | DePaul | Clarence Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Brad Buskirk - foul #1 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 14:51 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:51 | DePaul | Clarence Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 14-11 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 14:16 | DePaul | Thomas Walker is called for the reach on Kevin Rivers - foul #1 on Thomas Walker, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), William Fierro (SG), James Grimes (PF) Shilin Wang, Kevin Rivers, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by William Fierro | 17-11 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 13:41 | DePaul | James Grimes snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Floyd Seamon (C) Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Willie Hess (C) Billy Craighead, Brad Buskirk | |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Floyd Seamon - foul #1 on Floyd Seamon, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Balls (SF) Gabriel Costa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SF), Chris Durocher (PF) Todd Troupe, Thomas Walker | |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | William Fierro knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Seamon | 20-12 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Wash and he's hacked by William Fierro - foul #1 on William Fierro, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (SG), Kevin Rivers (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF) William Fierro, Charles Balls, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG) Gilbert Corwin | |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon is hacked by Willie Hess - foul #1 on Willie Hess, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Balls (SF) Dema Mikuszewski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF) Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher | |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Willie Hess | 22-17 |
| 11:51 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser loses the ball out of bounds | 22-17 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG), Gabriel Costa (SF), Clarence Smith (C) Kevin Rivers, Charles Balls, Floyd Seamon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SG), Brad Buskirk (C) Michael Wash, Willie Hess | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) SG - William Fierro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Durocher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses badly on a runner from the right block | 22-17 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 11:14 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Durocher | 22-19 |
| 11:12 | DePaul | Clarence Smith gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:51 | DePaul | Gabriel Costa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 10:49 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Walker gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Billy Craighead and the foul's on William Fierro - foul #2 on William Fierro, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), James Grimes (PF) William Fierro, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Michael Wash (SG) Billy Craighead, Thomas Walker | |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | James Grimes can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Durocher - foul #1 on Chris Durocher, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kevin Rivers (SF), Floyd Seamon (C) Gabriel Costa, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SF), Willie Hess (C) Todd Troupe, Brad Buskirk | |
| 10:15 | DePaul | James Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | James Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | Shilin Wang snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 10:03 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Durocher | 23-22 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:54 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 25-22 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 09:31 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher tips it but misses | 25-22 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | James Grimes gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:11 | DePaul | Shilin Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-22 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-22 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley can't tip it in | 25-22 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 08:56 | DePaul | Shilin Wang snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | Shilin Wang clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | Floyd Seamon snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:34 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Linsley | 25-22 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess is hacked by Floyd Seamon - foul #2 on Floyd Seamon, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Costa (SF), Jeffrey Howser (PF), Clarence Smith (C) Shilin Wang, James Grimes, Floyd Seamon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher | |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Walker - foul #2 on Thomas Walker, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (PF), Kevin Saxon (C) Thomas Walker, Willie Hess | |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Rivers (fresh) SF - Gabriel Costa (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brad Buskirk (fresh) C - Kevin Saxon (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith swats the layup by Brad Buskirk | 25-24 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 07:13 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:52 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Lind (PG), Charles Balls (SG) Dema Mikuszewski, Kevin Rivers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG) Michael Wash | |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Balls - foul #1 on Charles Balls, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:19 | DePaul | Charles Balls hits a jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Billy Craighead and he's hacked by Jeffrey Howser - foul #2 on Jeffrey Howser, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (SG) Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (PF) Kevin Saxon | |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:54 | DePaul | Charles Balls comes up short on the floater from the left block | 27-29 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Billy Craighead is denied by Clarence Smith | 27-29 |
| 05:47 | DePaul | Charles Balls gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Todd Troupe steals the ball from Charles Balls | 27-29 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith is called for the reach on Brad Buskirk - foul #2 on Clarence Smith, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski (PG), Kevin Rivers (SF), James Grimes (C) William Lind, Gabriel Costa, Clarence Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Michael Wash (SG), Willie Hess (C) Billy Craighead, Richard Linsley, Todd Troupe | |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:55 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | James Grimes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 04:16 | DePaul | Shilin Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:57 | DePaul | James Grimes connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dema Mikuszewski | 29-32 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Gilbert Corwin and he's fouled by James Grimes - foul #1 on James Grimes, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Fierro (SG), Walter Gray (PF), Jeffrey Howser (C) Shilin Wang, Charles Balls, James Grimes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Thomas Walker (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Chris Durocher, Brad Buskirk | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Dema Mikuszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Fierro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rivers (fresh) PF - Walter Gray (fresh) C - Jeffrey Howser (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wash (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Troupe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hess (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | DePaul | William Fierro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Walter Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 03:06 | DePaul | Dema Mikuszewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Craighead | 29-37 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Walker - foul #3 on Thomas Walker, team foul #10 | 29-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (PF), Harold Monte (C) Thomas Walker, Willie Hess | |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:43 | DePaul | Kevin Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Michael Wash | 31-39 |
| 02:09 | DePaul | Jeffrey Howser buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Gabriel Costa (SF), Clarence Smith (C) Kevin Rivers, Jeffrey Howser | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SF) Todd Troupe | |
| 01:42 | DePaul | William Fierro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Gabriel Costa takes the ball from Chris Durocher | 33-39 |
| 01:04 | DePaul | Clarence Smith loses the dribble to Billy Craighead | 33-39 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte is called for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Shilin Wang (PG), Jeffrey Howser (PF) Dema Mikuszewski, Walter Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Todd Troupe (SF), Brad Buskirk (PF) Billy Craighead, Michael Wash, Chris Durocher | |
| 00:34 | DePaul | Harold Monte denies the turnaround by William Fierro | 33-39 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Todd Troupe misses the jump hook from close range | 33-39 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | William Fierro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Balls (SG) William Fierro | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess (PF) Harold Monte | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin is whistled for traveling | 33-41 |