| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) SG - Robert Coker (fresh) SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) PF - Jason Klein (fresh) C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana State | Paul Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Montana State | Robert Burke gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Robert Burke misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes lays it up and in set up by Kevin Thurber and he's fouled by Gerardo Fernandez - foul #1 on Gerardo Fernandez, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Klein - foul #1 on Jason Klein, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:15 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber tips it home | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Robert Burke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Kevin Thurber | 10-2 |
| 16:57 | Montana State | Bobby Brand's floater is knocked away by Jason Klein | 10-2 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Perkins steals the ball from Marshall Doles | 10-2 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | Paul Perkins throws it down | 10-4 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brand - foul #1 on Bobby Brand, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kevin Thurber, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dan Beck (C) Robert Burke | |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Nicks | 13-4 |
| 15:55 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is hacked by Anthony Heckler - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF), Peter Watts (C) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand, Gerardo Fernandez | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Taylor (fresh) SF - Israel Hill (fresh) PF - Dan Beck (fresh) C - Peter Watts (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Montana State | Kenneth Tatum swats the short shot by Dan Beck | 13-4 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Peter Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 13-4 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Howard Taylor buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-7 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan tips it in | 15-7 |
| 14:42 | Montana State | Paul Perkins makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Israel Hill | 15-9 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 14:23 | Montana State | Paul Perkins snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | Howard Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 15-9 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum knocks in the jumper from the right block | 17-9 |
| 13:37 | Montana State | Kenneth Tatum picks off the pass by Howard Taylor | 17-9 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Tatum | 19-9 |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Paul Perkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Israel Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 12:48 | Montana State | Kenneth Tatum takes the ball from Paul Perkins | 19-9 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber is hacked by Paul Perkins - foul #1 on Paul Perkins, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Jason Klein (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Frank Lenox (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Gerardo Fernandez (PF), Robert Burke (C) Paul Perkins, Howard Taylor, Israel Hill, Dan Beck, Peter Watts | |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-9 |
| 11:43 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Coker | 19-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Klein (fresh) C - Rodolfo Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Frank Lenox (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Bobby Brand (fresh) PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Burke (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-9 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles is hacked by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #1 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #4 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG) Frank Lenox | |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles buries a jumper from the left side | 21-9 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky misses the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Coker - foul #1 on Robert Coker, team foul #3 | 21-9 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:28 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky misses the 3rd free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-10 |
| 10:14 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Bobby Brand hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Coker - foul #2 on Robert Coker, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum (SG) Robert Coker | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG) Howard Taylor | |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Bobby Brand makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Bobby Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodolfo Reyes | 24-12 |
| 09:13 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky is fouled on the floor by Jason Klein - foul #2 on Jason Klein, team foul #5 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Nicholas Weber (PF), Anthony Heckler (C) Marshall Doles, Jason Klein, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Dan Beck (PF), Peter Watts (C) Gerardo Fernandez, Robert Burke | |
| 08:57 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tatum - foul #1 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG) Kevin Thurber | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (SG), Israel Hill (SF) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand | |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Dan Beck's layup is rejected by Kenneth Tatum | 24-12 |
| 08:48 | Montana State | Paul Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 24-12 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Israel Hill is called for traveling | 24-12 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-12 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber connects on the runner from the baseline | 26-12 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Israel Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-12 |
| 07:48 | Montana State | Paul Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-12 |
| 07:33 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-12 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the board | 26-12 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Hill (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dan Beck (fresh) C - Peter Watts (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Taylor picks off the pass by Blake Ryan | 26-12 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Woodrow Nicks picks off the pass by Paul Perkins in the backcourt | 26-12 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks lays it in | 28-12 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Dan Beck throws it down set up by Israel Hill and the foul's on Nicholas Weber - foul #1 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Woodrow Nicks, Blake Ryan, Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Robert Burke (C) Howard Taylor, Israel Hill, Peter Watts | |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Dan Beck misses the free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-14 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rodolfo Reyes misses long on a runner in the paint | 28-14 |
| 06:31 | Montana State | Bobby Brand grabs the board | 28-14 |
| 06:26 | Montana State | Paul Perkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Gruzinsky | 28-17 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Doles | 31-17 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Paul Perkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Gruzinsky | 31-20 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Gruzinsky steals the ball from Nicholas Weber | 31-20 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky lays it in | 31-22 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles travels with the ball | 31-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Taylor (PG), Gerardo Fernandez (PF) Paul Perkins, Dan Beck | |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Robert Burke throws it down on a nice dish by Bobby Brand | 31-24 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-24 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler tips it home | 33-24 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Taylor | 33-26 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Thurber | 35-26 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Robert Burke clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber misses the easy layup | 35-26 |
| 03:33 | Montana State | Robert Burke gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Thurber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodolfo Reyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Howard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerardo Fernandez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Burke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Rodolfo Reyes is called for the reach on Robert Burke - foul #1 on Rodolfo Reyes, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Jason Klein (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Marshall Doles, Blake Ryan, Kevin Thurber, Rodolfo Reyes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Israel Hill (SF) Paul Gruzinsky, Bobby Brand | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Robert Burke makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Robert Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Klein snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-27 |
| 03:05 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Paul Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 02:44 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker is called for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz (SF) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Watts (PF), Alexander Davis (C) Gerardo Fernandez, Robert Burke | |
| 01:56 | Montana State | Howard Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Peter Watts | 35-30 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Peter Watts swats the short shot by Jason Klein | 35-30 |
| 01:48 | Montana State | Alexander Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Paul Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Israel Hill hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the shot from the right wing set up by Woodrow Nicks | 37-32 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | Robert Coker takes the ball from Alexander Davis | 37-32 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bentz misses the 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:50 | Montana State | Alexander Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Peter Watts misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jason Klein - foul #3 on Jason Klein, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SG), Kevin Thurber (SF), Anthony Heckler (PF), Rodolfo Reyes (C) Woodrow Nicks, Robert Coker, Robert Bentz, Jason Klein, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Bobby Brand (SF), Gerardo Fernandez (PF) Paul Perkins, Howard Taylor, Alexander Davis | |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Peter Watts makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Peter Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Heckler | 37-34 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Thurber hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Israel Hill comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-34 |