| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Alfonso Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Simcox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | James McCarthy inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Henry Norris clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Terry London gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | Raymond Tyler is called for the reach on Jerry Petty - foul #1 on Raymond Tyler, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Jerry Petty clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Tyler - foul #2 on Raymond Tyler, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Jerry Petty makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-39 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Terry London grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | David Simcox misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | David Simcox misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:16 | Kent State | David Simcox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon is hacked by David Simcox - foul #2 on David Simcox, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Phillips | 40-40 |
| 17:46 | Kent State | Jerry Petty is hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest (C) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Terry London misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-40 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Norris - foul #2 on Henry Norris, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart (SG) Raymond Tyler | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), Donald Barrientes (PF), Gary Riter (C) Terry London, David Simcox, Henry Norris | |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:10 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Jerry Petty makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gayle White | 42-42 |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest lays it in | 44-42 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | Gayle White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Gary Riter grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Gary Riter comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Phillips - foul #3 on William Phillips, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Raymond Tyler (SG), Makary Czernovski (C) Alfonso Garcia, William Phillips, William Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James Suggs (SF) Jerry Petty, James McCarthy | |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Gary Riter makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Gary Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes grabs the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:40 | Kent State | Gayle White clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradford Swart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Vest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gayle White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Riter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Barrientes | 44-43 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Gayle White misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-43 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Gary Riter gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest jams it and he's fouled by Gary Riter - foul #1 on Gary Riter, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Gordon (PF), Robert Tapia (C) Damon Gunter, Bradford Swart, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG), James McCarthy (SF), David Simcox (PF), Henry Norris (C) Gayle White, James Suggs, Donald Barrientes, Gary Riter | |
| 14:31 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | William Gordon steps in front of the David Simcox pass | 47-43 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 13:38 | Kent State | Henry Norris snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | James McCarthy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry London | 47-46 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Alfonso Garcia and he's hacked by James McCarthy - foul #1 on James McCarthy, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF) Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG) Terry London | |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | William Gordon takes the ball from James McCarthy | 50-46 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia clanks a jumper near the basket | 50-46 |
| 12:33 | Kent State | Henry Norris gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Gayle White is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Bradford Swart (SG) Alfonso Garcia, Raymond Tyler | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Donald Barrientes (SF) Jerry Petty, James McCarthy | |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Robert Tapia, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski (PF), Dennis Johnson (C) William Gordon, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Brown (SF), Gary Riter (C) David Simcox, Henry Norris | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | James Suggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest (PF) Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG) Arnold Brown | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Vest (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Terry London (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gayle White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Riter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest blows the layup | 50-46 |
| 10:58 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart is whistled for a carry | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Gordon (PF) Damon Gunter, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG), James McCarthy (SF) Gayle White, James Suggs | |
| 10:21 | Kent State | Gary Riter is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Simcox (PF) Donald Barrientes | |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Simcox is called for the reach on Clarence Vest - foul #3 on David Simcox, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Norris (C) Gary Riter | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 50-46 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Terry London pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Terry London tips it in | 50-48 |
| 09:39 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 52-48 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | David Simcox can't finish the layup | 52-48 |
| 09:25 | Kent State | David Simcox can't tip it in | 52-48 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Henry Norris snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Henry Norris | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon is fouled on the floor by David Simcox - foul #4 on David Simcox, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Raymond Tyler (SG), Frank Boyd (SF), Makary Czernovski (C) Alfonso Garcia, Bradford Swart, William Phillips, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), James Suggs (SG), Donald Barrientes (PF), Gary Riter (C) Terry London, Jerry Petty, David Simcox, Henry Norris | |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 08:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Barrientes | 52-51 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Gayle White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia (C) William Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Gary Riter is hacked by Robert Tapia - foul #5 on Robert Tapia, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips (SF), Dennis Johnson (C) Frank Boyd, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG) James McCarthy | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Gary Riter makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Gary Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 52-52 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Johnson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Damon Gunter | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Riter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Gayle White buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Riter | 54-55 |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Petty is called for the reach on Makary Czernovski - foul #2 on Jerry Petty, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), William Gordon (PF) Damon Gunter, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James McCarthy (SF), David Simcox (PF), Henry Norris (C) Gayle White, James Suggs, Donald Barrientes, Gary Riter | |
| 06:44 | Detroit Mercy | Makary Czernovski misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Jerry Petty | 54-55 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Henry Norris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips drills a turnaround from the right block | 56-55 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Jerry Petty can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | James McCarthy snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | David Simcox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on David Simcox - foul #5 on David Simcox, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart (SG), Clarence Vest (SF), Dennis Johnson (C) Raymond Tyler, William Phillips, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Suggs (SG), Donald Barrientes (PF) Jerry Petty, David Simcox | |
| 05:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:10 | Kent State | Henry Norris snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | James Suggs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bradford Swart | 60-55 |
| 04:07 | Kent State | Terry London loses the dribble to Alfonso Garcia | 60-55 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart banks in the layup set up by Alfonso Garcia | 62-55 |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Terry London comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Norris - foul #3 on Henry Norris, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), William Phillips (SF), Makary Czernovski (C) Alfonso Garcia, William Gordon, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), Jerry Petty (SG), Gary Riter (C) Terry London, James McCarthy, Henry Norris | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradford Swart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Vest (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Makary Czernovski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gayle White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Petty (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Barrientes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Riter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Gayle White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | William Phillips snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Raymond Tyler (SG), William Gordon (PF) Damon Gunter, Bradford Swart, Makary Czernovski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Gordon | 66-55 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Clarence Vest - foul #3 on Clarence Vest, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry London (PG), James McCarthy (SF) Gayle White, James Suggs | |
| 02:16 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia's pass is intercepted by Terry London | 66-58 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Henry Norris (C) Gary Riter | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Donald Barrientes buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 01:20 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfonso Garcia | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Jerry Petty scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry London | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon lays it in set up by Alfonso Garcia and he's hacked by Donald Barrientes - foul #1 on Donald Barrientes, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon makes the free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Jerry Petty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Alfonso Garcia | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia is hacked by Terry London in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry London, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart (PF) William Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Terry London is hacked by Alfonso Garcia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfonso Garcia, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Makary Czernovski (PF), Dennis Johnson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Raymond Tyler, William Phillips | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (SG), James Suggs (SF), Gary Riter (C) Jerry Petty, James McCarthy, Henry Norris | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Terry London makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest is hacked by Gayle White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gayle White, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfonso Garcia (PG), Raymond Tyler (SG), William Phillips (SF) Damon Gunter, Makary Czernovski, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jerry Petty (SG), James McCarthy (SF), Henry Norris (C) Gayle White, James Suggs, Gary Riter | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Terry London connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Barrientes and he's hacked by Clarence Vest - foul #4 on Clarence Vest, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon (PF) Bradford Swart | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Terry London misses the free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest snags the defensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Petty is called for the reach on Clarence Vest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Petty, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bradford Swart (PF) William Gordon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Clarence Vest is called for the reach on Henry Norris - foul #5 on Clarence Vest, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Frank Boyd (SF), Makary Czernovski (PF), Dennis Johnson (C) Alfonso Garcia, Raymond Tyler, William Phillips, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gayle White (PG), James Suggs (SG), Gary Riter (PF) Terry London, Jerry Petty, James McCarthy | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Henry Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter runs out the clock | 77-69 |