| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Craig (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses the lay-in | 45-35 |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 19:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-35 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nestor Panek | 45-35 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith tips it home | 45-37 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis is hacked by Daniel Craig - foul #2 on Daniel Craig, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SG) Jonathan Hargis | |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 45-37 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Andrew Clark - foul #1 on Andrew Clark, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Jimmy Durgin (SG), James Bilodeau (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Frankowski, Edward Howard, Daniel Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Steve Hayworth (SF), James Robinson (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | James Robinson hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 17:28 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Dana Driver pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | James Robinson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steve Hayworth | 45-42 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin is hacked by Ernesto Caballero - foul #2 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson (SF) Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Ernesto Caballero, James Robinson | |
| 16:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Justin Childers | 47-42 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Daniel Craig (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Justin Childers, Jimmy Durgin, Robert Smith, James Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Steve Hayworth, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | Nestor Panek takes the ball from Andrew Clark | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) PF - Daniel Craig (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Clark (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Hargis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Thomas (fresh) PF - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (PG), Edward Howard (SF), Robert Smith (PF), William Gregory (C) Bobby Rozar, Jerry Hutchinson, Daniel Craig, Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF) Dustin Thomas, Steve Mattingly | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a floater in the lane | 47-45 |
| 15:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Andrew Gadsden | 47-45 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Leroy Delgadillo - foul #1 on Leroy Delgadillo, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (SG) Joseph Frankowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF), James Robinson (C) Leroy Delgadillo, Nestor Panek | |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau misses short on a shot from close range | 50-45 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG) Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | James Robinson connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Letourneau | 50-49 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Letourneau - foul #2 on Charles Letourneau, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF) Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau | |
| 13:59 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Hayworth - foul #3 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), James Bilodeau (PF) Justin Childers, Jimmy Durgin, Andrew Gadsden, Daniel Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Ernesto Caballero (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas, Jamie Smith, James Robinson | |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses long on a runner in the paint | 54-49 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau snags the offensive board | 54-49 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Ernesto Caballero steals it from Jerry Hutchinson in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek is fouled on the floor by Joseph Frankowski - foul #2 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard (SF), Andrew Clark (PF) Jerry Hutchinson, William Gregory | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF) Leroy Delgadillo | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 12:12 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau's pass is intercepted by Charles Letourneau in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau lays it in | 54-51 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Clark (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Driver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernesto Caballero (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Letourneau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Mattingly (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Dana Driver misses the floater from the left side | 54-51 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau is hacked by Nestor Panek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nestor Panek, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers (PG), Jimmy Durgin (SG), Robert Smith (PF), William Gregory (C) Bobby Rozar, Joseph Frankowski, Andrew Clark, James Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Dana Driver, Ernesto Caballero, Charles Letourneau, Steve Mattingly | |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jamie Smith and the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Edward Howard is blocked by Jamie Smith | 54-54 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig tips it home | 56-54 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Andrew Gadsden (SF) Justin Childers, Jimmy Durgin, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (PG), Jonathan Hargis (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (C) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Dustin Thomas, Nestor Panek | |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden is hacked by Ernesto Caballero in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (PF) William Gregory | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF) Jamie Smith | |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden loses the dribble to Charles Letourneau | 56-56 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits the finger roll | 56-58 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Bobby Rozar | 58-58 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau is whistled for a carry | 58-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (PG), James Bilodeau (PF), William Gregory (C) Bobby Rozar, Andrew Clark, Daniel Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Driver (PG), Jamie Smith (PF), James Robinson (C) Ernesto Caballero, Steve Mattingly, Leroy Delgadillo | |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dana Driver picks off the pass by Jimmy Durgin | 58-58 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | James Robinson loses the dribble to Andrew Gadsden | 58-58 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Letourneau | 58-60 |
| 08:15 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hargis | 58-60 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by James Robinson | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Justin Childers (SG), Edward Howard (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Daniel Craig (C) Jimmy Durgin, Joseph Frankowski, Andrew Gadsden, James Bilodeau, William Gregory | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Dana Driver, Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, James Robinson | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bobby Rozar (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Childers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hayworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Thomas (fresh) PF - Leroy Delgadillo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (C) Daniel Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF) Leroy Delgadillo | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Justin Childers | 60-62 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by Andrew Clark - foul #2 on Andrew Clark, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig (C) Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero (SF), Leroy Delgadillo (PF) Dustin Thomas, Steve Mattingly | |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero is hacked by Edward Howard - foul #2 on Edward Howard, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF) Steve Hayworth | |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Caballero - foul #4 on Ernesto Caballero, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson (SF) Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Leroy Delgadillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 06:03 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:01 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar's pass is intercepted by Ernesto Caballero in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero lays it up and in | 62-64 |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Justin Childers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (PG), Joseph Frankowski (SG), Andrew Clark (C) Bobby Rozar, Justin Childers, Daniel Craig | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Leroy Delgadillo, Nestor Panek | |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Durgin | 65-64 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ernesto Caballero | 65-67 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hayworth - foul #5 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF) Steve Hayworth | |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Andrew Clark | 65-67 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith can't finish the uncontested layup | 65-67 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Durgin | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jimmy Durgin (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Frankowski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernesto Caballero (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Hargis (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Ernesto Caballero double dribbles | 67-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), Edward Howard (SF), James Bilodeau (PF), William Gregory (C) Jimmy Durgin, Joseph Frankowski, Jerry Hutchinson, Robert Smith, Andrew Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Dana Driver (SG), Dustin Thomas (SF), James Robinson (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Ernesto Caballero, Jonathan Hargis, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith, Steve Mattingly | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar connects on the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Dustin Thomas - foul #1 on Dustin Thomas, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-67 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Robinson | 70-69 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar snags the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | James Robinson picks off the pass by James Bilodeau | 70-69 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Dana Driver | 70-72 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Dustin Thomas snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the fadeaway from the left side | 70-72 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Thomas steps in front of the William Gregory pass | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by Andrew Gadsden - foul #4 on Andrew Gadsden, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski (SG), Robert Smith (PF) Andrew Gadsden, James Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) Dana Driver, Dustin Thomas, James Robinson | |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Bobby Rozar double dribbles in the backcourt | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Letourneau - foul #3 on Charles Letourneau, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Bobby Rozar is called for the reach on Gary Sharpe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Rozar, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jonathan Hargis steals the ball from Edward Howard in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis banks in the layup | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski loses the dribble to Charles Letourneau | 71-76 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis is hacked by Joseph Frankowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Frankowski, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Robinson (C) Nestor Panek | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonathan Hargis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Frankowski misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 71-78 |