| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Billings (fresh) SG - Johnny Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Caudill (fresh) PF - Jaroslav Zagrodnik (fresh) C - Alberto Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - William Phillips (fresh) PF - James Welch (fresh) C - Hans Zornes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Caudill | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:52 | IPFW | Alberto Russo connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jaroslav Zagrodnik | 5-5 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:32 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Jaroslav Zagrodnik | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | Alberto Russo makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Billings and he's fouled by Hans Zornes - foul #1 on Hans Zornes, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | Alberto Russo makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips hits a fadeaway from the right block | 8-7 |
| 17:40 | IPFW | Robert Billings is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 17:28 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 17:17 | IPFW | Johnny Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Billings | 11-7 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Caudill is called for the reach on William Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Caudill, team foul #1 | 11-7 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (SG), Dikembe Akwei (SF) Johnny Davis, Robert Caudill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Fernando Cantu (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Alfonso Garcia, John Davis, William Phillips, James Welch, Hans Zornes | |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Akwei is called for the reach on Makary Czernovski - foul #1 on Dikembe Akwei, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jaroslav Zagrodnik is called for the reach on Bradford Swart - foul #1 on Jaroslav Zagrodnik, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Fuhr (PG) Robert Billings | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Truong | 11-9 |
| 16:04 | IPFW | Alberto Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Rich (PF) Jaroslav Zagrodnik | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Welsh picks off the pass by Bradford Swart | 11-9 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Fuhr (fresh) SG - Howard Welsh (fresh) SF - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) PF - Henry Rich (fresh) C - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Truong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Makary Czernovski (fresh) PF - Fernando Cantu (fresh) C - Andres Gallo (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | IPFW | Henry Rich misses long on a runner from the left block | 11-9 |
| 15:26 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei grabs the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 15:13 | IPFW | Henry Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Billings (PG), Johnny Davis (SG), Robert Caudill (SF), Jaroslav Zagrodnik (PF) James Fuhr, Howard Welsh, Dikembe Akwei, Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), John Davis (SG), William Phillips (SF), James Welch (PF), Hans Zornes (C) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart, Makary Czernovski, Fernando Cantu, Andres Gallo | |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips slams it home set up by Alfonso Garcia | 11-11 |
| 14:25 | IPFW | Henry Rich comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia and the foul's on Robert Caudill - foul #2 on Robert Caudill, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei (SF), Alberto Russo (C) Robert Caudill, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis misses the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:46 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Davis | 13-13 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG) Alfonso Garcia | |
| 13:01 | IPFW | Robert Billings can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Hans Zornes is blocked by Dikembe Akwei | 13-13 |
| 12:39 | IPFW | Alberto Russo snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 12:25 | IPFW | Johnny Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes is fouled on the floor by Alberto Russo - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Fuhr (PG), Howard Welsh (SG), Mike Yost (SF), Henry Rich (PF), Jesse Clark (C) Robert Billings, Johnny Davis, Dikembe Akwei, Jaroslav Zagrodnik, Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Fernando Cantu (PF), Andres Gallo (C) John Davis, William Phillips, James Welch, Hans Zornes | |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 13-15 |
| 11:42 | IPFW | Howard Welsh misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Truong - foul #1 on Harold Truong, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| 11:42 | IPFW | Howard Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:42 | IPFW | Howard Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Fuhr (fresh) SG - Howard Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Yost (fresh) PF - Henry Rich (fresh) C - Jesse Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Truong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Makary Czernovski (fresh) PF - Fernando Cantu (fresh) C - Andres Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Clark swats the layup by Makary Czernovski | 15-15 |
| 11:30 | IPFW | Jesse Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | IPFW | Jesse Clark banks in the layup set up by James Fuhr | 17-15 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Fernando Cantu tips it in | 17-17 |
| 10:50 | IPFW | Andres Gallo is called for the reach on Jesse Clark - foul #1 on Andres Gallo, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Billings (PG), Jaroslav Zagrodnik (PF) Mike Yost, Jesse Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Davis (SG) Harold Truong | |
| 10:34 | IPFW | Howard Welsh clanks a floater from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 10:32 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:18 | IPFW | Henry Rich hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 10:17 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Davis | 17-20 |
| 09:51 | IPFW | Alfonso Garcia takes the ball from Jaroslav Zagrodnik | 17-20 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski lays it up and in on a great pass from Alfonso Garcia | 17-22 |
| 09:27 | IPFW | Makary Czernovski is called for the reach on Henry Rich - foul #1 on Makary Czernovski, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | IPFW | Johnny Davis (SG), Dikembe Akwei (SF), Jesse Clark (C) Howard Welsh, James Fuhr, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), William Phillips (SF), James Welch (PF), Hans Zornes (C) Alfonso Garcia, Makary Czernovski, Fernando Cantu, Andres Gallo | |
| 09:09 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Harold Truong - foul #2 on Harold Truong, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart (PG) Harold Truong | |
| 09:09 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:09 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Jaroslav Zagrodnik | 18-22 |
| 08:32 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 08:30 | IPFW | Jesse Clark misses the tip | 18-22 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Welch | 18-22 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Clark - foul #1 on Jesse Clark, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | IPFW | Howard Welsh (PG), Henry Rich (PF) Robert Billings, Jaroslav Zagrodnik | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frank Boyd (SG) John Davis | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Zornes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Henry Rich | 18-23 |
| 07:51 | IPFW | Jesse Clark misses the runner in the lane | 18-23 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips grabs the board | 18-23 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart loses the dribble to Henry Rich | 18-23 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Howard Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akwei (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Rich (fresh) C - Jesse Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Boyd (fresh) SF - William Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zornes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:05 | IPFW | Henry Rich hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Frank Boyd - foul #1 on Frank Boyd, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Fuhr (PG), Mike Yost (SF), Jaroslav Zagrodnik (PF) Johnny Davis, Dikembe Akwei, Jesse Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG) Bradford Swart | |
| 07:05 | IPFW | Henry Rich makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:36 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips is whistled for a carry | 21-23 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Billings (PG), Nicholas Rose (C) Mike Yost, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Davis (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Fernando Cantu (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Frank Boyd, William Phillips, James Welch, Hans Zornes | |
| 06:19 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:02 | IPFW | Nicholas Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:56 | IPFW | Fernando Cantu denies the turnaround by Nicholas Rose | 21-23 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Fernando Cantu snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo is hacked by Nicholas Rose - foul #1 on Nicholas Rose, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | IPFW | Johnny Davis (SG), Dikembe Akwei (SF), Henry Rich (C) Howard Welsh, James Fuhr, Nicholas Rose | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF) Makary Czernovski | |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | IPFW | Henry Rich snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:19 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Johnny Davis | 23-24 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Billings steals the ball from John Davis | 23-24 |
| 04:51 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Henry Rich | 25-24 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia clanks a floater from the left side | 25-24 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Davis | 25-26 |
| 04:07 | IPFW | Jaroslav Zagrodnik hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 25-26 |
| 04:06 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 03:56 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei can't tip it in | 25-26 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Andres Gallo | 25-26 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Dikembe Akwei - foul #2 on Dikembe Akwei, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Fuhr (PG), Howard Welsh (SG), Robert Caudill (SF), Jesse Clark (PF), Alberto Russo (C) Robert Billings, Johnny Davis, Dikembe Akwei, Jaroslav Zagrodnik, Henry Rich | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong (PG), Bradford Swart (SG), James Welch (PF), Hans Zornes (C) Alfonso Garcia, John Davis, Andres Gallo, Fernando Cantu | |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:34 | IPFW | Howard Welsh buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Fuhr | 27-28 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips is hacked by Jesse Clark - foul #2 on Jesse Clark, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Fuhr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Caudill (fresh) PF - Jesse Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Truong (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zornes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Robert Caudill misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Welch gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jesse Clark picks off the pass by Harold Truong | 27-29 |
| 02:12 | IPFW | James Fuhr misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Welch grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Truong drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bradford Swart | 27-32 |
| 01:27 | IPFW | Howard Welsh makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 29-32 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Alberto Russo swats the short shot by William Phillips | 29-32 |
| 01:02 | IPFW | Jesse Clark snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:44 | IPFW | Harold Truong steals the ball from Robert Caudill | 29-32 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Truong | 29-34 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | James Fuhr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Billings (PG), Johnny Davis (SG), Dikembe Akwei (SF), Jaroslav Zagrodnik (PF) James Fuhr, Howard Welsh, Robert Caudill, Jesse Clark | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), John Davis (SG), Makary Czernovski (SF), Fernando Cantu (PF), Andres Gallo (C) Harold Truong, Bradford Swart, William Phillips, James Welch, Hans Zornes | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Fernando Cantu hits the finger roll set up by Alfonso Garcia | 29-36 |
| 00:03 | IPFW | Dikembe Akwei hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Andres Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-36 |