| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Frances Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Drew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 36-38 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:12 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:41 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles comes up short on the floater from close range | 39-38 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Anthony Pietsch | 39-38 |
| 18:17 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Marshall Doles | 41-38 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Tatum | 44-38 |
| 16:51 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum comes up short on the floater from close range | 44-41 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Coker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Heckler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Frances Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Drew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Heckler - foul #1 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Blake Ryan (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (PF), Dennis Hitt (C) Marshall Doles, Robert Coker, Kenneth Tatum, Anthony Heckler, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price (PG), Victor Bogan (SG), Jason Johnson (SF), Mark Tate (C) Frances Cooper, Sammy Drew, Anthony Pietsch, Joseph Smith | |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Bridges grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson hits a floater from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton (C) Patrick Harvey | |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mark Tate | 48-42 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton drills a jumper from the right block set up by Marty Price | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marty Price - foul #1 on Marty Price, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Timothy Bridges, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper (PG) Marty Price | |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Blake Ryan - foul #2 on Blake Ryan, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Sarris (SF) Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler tips it in | 52-46 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Bogan | 52-49 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks's pass is intercepted by Frances Cooper | 52-49 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Woodrow Nicks is called for the reach on Frances Cooper - foul #2 on Woodrow Nicks, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Timothy Bridges (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, David Sarris, Anthony Heckler, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew (SG), Anthony Pietsch (SF), Patrick Harvey (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Victor Bogan, Jason Johnson, Mark Tate, Charles Acton | |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Pietsch | 52-49 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-49 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG) Robert Coker | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Bridges (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Frances Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Drew (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber tips it in | 54-49 |
| 11:09 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tatum - foul #3 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler (PF) Timothy Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan (SG) Sammy Drew | |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles can't connect on a runner in the paint | 54-49 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan hits a shot from the left block set up by Frances Cooper | 54-51 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 09:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Heckler | 57-51 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Robert Coker (SG), Lance Johnson (SF), Timothy Bridges (C) Marshall Doles, Blake Ryan, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew (PG), Jason Johnson (SF), Mark Tate (PF), Charles Acton (C) Frances Cooper, Anthony Pietsch, Patrick Harvey, Joseph Smith | |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Victor Bogan - foul #4 on Victor Bogan, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price (PG) Victor Bogan | |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:32 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Marty Price | 58-53 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lance Johnson | 61-53 |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-53 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Woodrow Nicks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Coker (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lance Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Heckler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Bridges (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marty Price (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sammy Drew (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Acton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | The refs have stopped play. Timothy Bridges is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's not moving his arm. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 61-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Dennis Hitt (PF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, Lance Johnson, Anthony Heckler, Timothy Bridges | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper (PG), Victor Bogan (SG), Anthony Pietsch (SF), Patrick Harvey (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Marty Price, Sammy Drew, Jason Johnson, Mark Tate, Charles Acton | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Harvey swats the layup by Kenneth Tatum | 61-53 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Hitt grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marshall Doles | 63-53 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 63-55 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the offensive board | 63-55 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 05:18 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Victor Bogan | 63-57 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Tatum knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Coker | 66-57 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch is hacked by Kenneth Tatum - foul #4 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Robert Coker, Dennis Hitt | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate (C) Joseph Smith | |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate is hacked by Nicholas Weber - foul #1 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Nicholas Weber is called for the reach on Frances Cooper - foul #2 on Nicholas Weber, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), David Sarris (SF), Lance Johnson (C) Marshall Doles, Kenneth Tatum, Nicholas Weber | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Harvey - foul #3 on Patrick Harvey, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew (SF), Charles Acton (C) Anthony Pietsch, Patrick Harvey | |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 04:03 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Bogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-59 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks is whistled for a carry | 67-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Kenneth Tatum (SF), Nicholas Weber (C) Woodrow Nicks, David Sarris, Lance Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jason Johnson (SG), Anthony Pietsch (SF), Patrick Harvey (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Frances Cooper, Victor Bogan, Mark Tate, Charles Acton | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Marshall Doles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blake Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kenneth Tatum (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Heckler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Nicholas Weber (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Sammy Drew (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles buries a shot near the basket set up by Kenneth Tatum | 69-59 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker (SG) Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper (PG), Victor Bogan (SG) Sammy Drew, Jason Johnson | |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch tips it home | 69-61 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Coker | 71-61 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith drills a floater from the right block | 71-63 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Kenneth Tatum | 71-63 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith can't finish the layup | 71-63 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Nicholas Weber | 71-63 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the fadeaway from close range | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper is fouled on the floor by Anthony Heckler - foul #2 on Anthony Heckler, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Robert Coker - foul #4 on Joseph Smith, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG) Marshall Doles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler is hacked by Frances Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frances Cooper, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Patrick Harvey | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Victor Bogan | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Victor Bogan is called for the reach on Robert Coker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Bogan, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Sammy Drew (SG) Victor Bogan | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Harvey grabs the board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tatum - foul #5 on Kenneth Tatum, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG), Lance Johnson (SF) Woodrow Nicks, Kenneth Tatum | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker is hacked by Frances Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frances Cooper, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SF) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch loses the dribble to Lance Johnson | 75-70 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Nicks (PG), Anthony Heckler (PF) Marshall Doles, Blake Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Sammy Drew is called for the reach on Robert Coker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sammy Drew, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Smith | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler is fouled in the backcourt by Frances Cooper - foul #4 on Frances Cooper, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marshall Doles (PG) Woodrow Nicks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Heckler misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber grabs the offensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #5 on Joseph Smith, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Blake Ryan (SF) Anthony Heckler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate (C) Joseph Smith | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Frances Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-73 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Harvey | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | The clock runs out | 78-73 |