| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) PF - James Holt (fresh) C - William Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - Russell Davis (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Robert Simmon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Gregory Remmers knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Smith | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Frankowski | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | VMI | Gregory Remmers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith loses the dribble to John Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | VMI | John Smith hits the finger roll | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Keith Sheaffer is called for the reach on Clarence Smith - foul #1 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | VMI | Robert Simmon grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Robert Simmon misses the runner from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Smith | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Gregory Remmers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Bobby Rozar | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith's pass is intercepted by John Smith | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | VMI | John Smith lays it up and in | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (C) William Gregory | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (PG), Clifton Erhart (SG), John Grant (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), John Davies (C) John Smith, Keith Sheaffer, Gregory Remmers, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| 16:32 | VMI | John Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:30 | VMI | Joshua Smith tips it home | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Davies - foul #1 on John Davies, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (SG), James McLay (SF), Andrew Clark (C) Joseph Frankowski, Clarence Smith, James Holt | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | VMI | John Grant is called for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (SG) Bobby Rozar | |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Remmers (SF) Clifton Erhart | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) SF - James McLay (fresh) PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) C - Andrew Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Hondo (fresh) SG - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davies (fresh) C - John Grant (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:45 | VMI | John Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:23 | VMI | Robert Hondo buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Grant is called for the reach on Andrew Clark - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory (C) Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Keith Sheaffer (SG), Robert Simmon (C) Robert Hondo, John Davies, John Grant | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Keith Sheaffer - foul #2 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Holt (PF) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Davis (PF) Keith Sheaffer | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | VMI | Russell Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Simmon is called for the reach on William Gregory - foul #1 on Robert Simmon, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Clarence Smith (SF) Andrew Gadsden, James McLay | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), John Grant (SF) Joshua Smith, Gregory Remmers | |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers tips it in | 8-11 |
| 13:33 | VMI | Robert Simmon misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to John Grant | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | VMI | Robert Hondo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Frankowski | 11-14 |
| 12:47 | VMI | James Holt picks off the pass by John Smith | 11-14 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:32 | VMI | John Smith gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | VMI | John Smith hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Russell Davis | 11-16 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses the jump hook from close range | 11-16 |
| 12:06 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Hondo | 11-16 |
| 11:50 | VMI | John Grant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Russell Davis | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fairly fresh) PF - James Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-18 |
| 11:34 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers tips it in | 13-18 |
| 11:13 | VMI | James Holt steals it from John Smith | 13-18 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-18 |
| 10:42 | VMI | John Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hondo | 16-20 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), James McLay (SF), Robert Veasley (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Justin Childers, Joseph Frankowski, Clarence Smith, James Holt, William Gregory | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Clifton Erhart (SG), Gregory Remmers (SF), Joshua Smith (PF), John Davies (C) John Smith, Robert Hondo, John Grant, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| 09:57 | VMI | Gregory Remmers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James McLay | 16-20 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Davies - foul #2 on John Davies, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Simmon (C) John Davies | |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | VMI | Robert Simmon is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Simmon, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | VMI | John Grant (C) Robert Simmon | |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | VMI | John Grant pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:11 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses long on a shot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Gregory Remmers tips it back up and in | 19-22 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Remmers - foul #1 on Gregory Remmers, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), James Holt (PF) Andrew Gadsden, Robert Veasley, Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Robert Hondo (SG), Russell Davis (PF) Antonio Matsuda, Clifton Erhart, John Grant | |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Smith (fresh) PF - James Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - James McLay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Davis (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | VMI | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:24 | VMI | The rebound goes to Joshua Smith | 21-22 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Russell Davis can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Rozar | 23-22 |
| 06:35 | VMI | James McLay takes the ball from Robert Hondo | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt tips it in | 25-22 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Robert Hondo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt misses the floater from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 05:31 | Detroit Mercy | James McLay snags the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:21 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Davis picks off the pass by Bobby Rozar | 25-22 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Joshua Smith scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on Joseph Frankowski - foul #1 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Robert Veasley (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Frankowski, Clarence Smith, James Holt, James McLay | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Clifton Erhart (SG), John Grant (C) John Smith, Robert Hondo, Russell Davis | |
| 05:12 | VMI | Joshua Smith makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 04:54 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:35 | VMI | Robert Veasley is called for the reach on John Grant - foul #1 on Robert Veasley, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory (C) Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Davis (PF) Joshua Smith | |
| 04:15 | VMI | Robert Veasley is called for the reach on Clifton Erhart - foul #2 on Robert Veasley, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (PF) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 03:53 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Howard - foul #1 on Edward Howard, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (PF) Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), John Davies (PF), Robert Simmon (C) Gregory Remmers, Russell Davis, John Grant | |
| 03:53 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:53 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Justin Childers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) SF - Edward Howard (fresh) PF - Robert Veasley (fresh) C - William Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Antonio Matsuda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) SF - Clifton Erhart (fresh) PF - John Davies (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Gadsden | 28-27 |
| 03:09 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Davies | 28-29 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Keith Sheaffer is called for the reach on Andrew Gadsden - foul #3 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Clarence Smith (SF), James Holt (PF) Justin Childers, Edward Howard, William Gregory | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Robert Hondo (SG) Antonio Matsuda, Keith Sheaffer | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:27 | VMI | Robert Hondo misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Frankowski - foul #2 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #5 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG) Andrew Gadsden | |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Remmers (SF) Clifton Erhart | |
| 02:27 | VMI | Robert Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:27 | VMI | Robert Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Davies is called for the reach on Clarence Smith - foul #3 on John Davies, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | VMI | John Grant (SF), Russell Davis (PF) Gregory Remmers, John Davies | |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:15 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Simmon | 31-30 |
| 01:58 | VMI | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James McLay (C) Robert Veasley | |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Smith (PF) Russell Davis | |
| 01:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | VMI | John Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:38 | VMI | Joshua Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from John Grant and he's fouled by Joseph Frankowski - foul #3 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard (SG) Joseph Frankowski | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:38 | VMI | Joshua Smith makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 01:11 | VMI | Robert Simmon pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:57 | VMI | Robert Hondo buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Smith | 31-35 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the floater in the lane set up by Edward Howard and he's fouled by John Grant - foul #2 on John Grant, team foul #11 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), William Gregory (C) Bobby Rozar, Edward Howard, James McLay | |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Remmers (SF) John Grant | |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Holt makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:22 | VMI | Robert Simmon buries a runner in the lane set up by Robert Hondo and he's hacked by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Veasley (PF) James Holt | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Robert Simmon makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 36-38 |