| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) SG - Raymond Tyler (fresh) SF - David Willson (fresh) PF - William Gordon (fresh) C - Robert Tapia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lyle Garman (fresh) SG - Igor Kobylinski (fresh) SF - Richard Turner (fresh) PF - Scott Latham (fresh) C - John Preston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Igor Kobylinski | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by John Preston | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Lyle Garman takes the ball from Raymond Tyler | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner dunks the ball set up by Lyle Garman | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lyle Garman | 2-7 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia's floater is tipped away by John Preston | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-7 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon is hacked by Lyle Garman - foul #1 on Lyle Garman, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest (C) Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Stephen Darden (SG), Terry Kreitzer (SF), Irving Bordeaux (PF), James Royse (C) Lyle Garman, Igor Kobylinski, Richard Turner, Scott Latham, John Preston | |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:23 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott (SG), Dennis Johnson (C) Raymond Tyler, David Willson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Siegel (SG), Kenneth Duncan (SF) Damon Gunter, William Gordon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham (PF) James Royse | |
| 15:40 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia (C) Kenneth Duncan | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 15:40 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:40 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Stott (fresh) SG - Harry Siegel (fresh) SF - Clarence Vest (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Tapia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) SF - Irving Bordeaux (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Johnson loses the dribble to Herman Johnson | 4-8 |
| 15:19 | St. Bonaventure | Irving Bordeaux can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:17 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Johnson is fouled on the floor by Herman Johnson - foul #1 on Herman Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Raymond Tyler (SG), William Gordon (PF) Jason Stott, Harry Siegel, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Igor Kobylinski (SG), Richard Turner (SF), John Preston (C) Herman Johnson, Stephen Darden, Irving Bordeaux, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Latham picks off the pass by Clarence Vest | 4-8 |
| 14:34 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia drills a floater from the right block set up by Damon Gunter | 6-10 |
| 14:10 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Tyler steals the ball from Igor Kobylinski | 6-10 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter misses the lay-in | 6-10 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman can't tip it in | 8-10 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Preston steps in front of the Clarence Vest pass | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-13 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia travels with the ball | 8-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott (PG), Harry Siegel (SG), David Willson (SF), Dennis Johnson (PF), Jeffrey Costin (C) Damon Gunter, Raymond Tyler, Clarence Vest, William Gordon, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Stephen Darden (SG), Terry Kreitzer (SF), Irving Bordeaux (PF), James Royse (C) Lyle Garman, Igor Kobylinski, Richard Turner, Scott Latham, John Preston | |
| 12:26 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Johnson | 8-13 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott is hacked by Irving Bordeaux - foul #1 on Irving Bordeaux, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Siegel misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-13 |
| 11:51 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Royse | 8-13 |
| 11:30 | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Costin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Costin, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG) Harry Siegel | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stott (fresh) SF - David Willson (fresh) PF - Dennis Johnson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Costin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) SF - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) PF - Irving Bordeaux (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Royse (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon (PF), Clarence Vest (C) Dennis Johnson, Jeffrey Costin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Royse takes the ball from David Willson | 8-13 |
| 10:45 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 10:44 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer tips it in | 8-15 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 10:25 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 10:19 | St. Bonaventure | James Royse tips it back up and in | 8-17 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter is whistled for a carry | 8-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler (SG), Dennis Johnson (C) Jason Stott, David Willson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Igor Kobylinski (SG), Richard Turner (SF), Scott Latham (PF), John Preston (C) Herman Johnson, Stephen Darden, Terry Kreitzer, Irving Bordeaux, James Royse | |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Duncan (SF), Robert Tapia (C) William Gordon, Dennis Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:47 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Lyle Garman is called for the reach on Kenneth Duncan - foul #2 on Lyle Garman, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Siegel (PG), Jeffrey Costin (PF) Damon Gunter, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joe Carrizales (PG) Lyle Garman | |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Duncan knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Harry Siegel and he's hacked by Richard Turner - foul #1 on Richard Turner, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott (PG) Harry Siegel | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden (PG) Joe Carrizales | |
| 09:13 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Duncan misses the free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:13 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:51 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-19 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Costin grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Turner - foul #2 on Richard Turner, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), David Willson (SF), William Gordon (PF), Clarence Vest (C) Jason Stott, Kenneth Duncan, Jeffrey Costin, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Terry Kreitzer (SF) Stephen Darden, Richard Turner | |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | David Willson gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Igor Kobylinski is called for the reach on Damon Gunter - foul #1 on Igor Kobylinski, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott (SG) Raymond Tyler | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden (SG) Igor Kobylinski | |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 07:46 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham banks in the layup set up by Herman Johnson | 12-21 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest misses badly on a runner from close range | 12-21 |
| 07:28 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Stott (fresh) SF - David Willson (fresh) PF - William Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Darden (fresh) SF - Terry Kreitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Preston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden scores on a jumper from the right wing | 12-23 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jason Stott | 15-23 |
| 06:35 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Stott - foul #1 on Jason Stott, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler (SG), Robert Tapia (C) Damon Gunter, Clarence Vest | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski (SG), Irving Bordeaux (PF), James Royse (C) Herman Johnson, Scott Latham, John Preston | |
| 06:35 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:35 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to James Royse | 15-25 |
| 05:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jason Stott steps in front of the James Royse pass | 15-25 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott lays it up and in | 17-25 |
| 05:30 | St. Bonaventure | Raymond Tyler picks off the pass by Stephen Darden | 17-25 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Tyler | 19-25 |
| 05:07 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Igor Kobylinski and he's hacked by Jason Stott - foul #2 on Jason Stott, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Kenneth Duncan (SF), Clarence Vest (PF) Jason Stott, David Willson, William Gordon | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham (PF) Terry Kreitzer | |
| 05:07 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden misses the free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Duncan snags the offensive board | 19-27 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Latham - foul #1 on Scott Latham, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Siegel (SG), Jeffrey Costin (C) Raymond Tyler, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Herman Johnson (PG), Joe Carrizales (SF), John Preston (C) Stephen Darden, Irving Bordeaux, James Royse | |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Vest makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:15 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Herman Johnson | 21-29 |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 03:42 | St. Bonaventure | Joe Carrizales scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Herman Johnson | 24-31 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Siegel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Damon Gunter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Siegel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Vest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Costin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Igor Kobylinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Carrizales (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Latham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Preston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Duncan clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 24-31 |
| 03:13 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 02:58 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Costin - foul #2 on Jeffrey Costin, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler (SG), David Willson (SF), William Gordon (PF), Robert Tapia (C) Harry Siegel, Kenneth Duncan, Clarence Vest, Jeffrey Costin | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman (PG), Richard Turner (SF), Terry Kreitzer (C) Igor Kobylinski, Joe Carrizales, John Preston | |
| 02:31 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham loses the dribble to David Willson | 24-31 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Turner picks off the pass by Raymond Tyler | 24-31 |
| 01:47 | St. Bonaventure | Lyle Garman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 01:46 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:28 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tapia - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott (PG) Damon Gunter | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden (SG), John Preston (C) Herman Johnson, Scott Latham | |
| 01:28 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:28 | St. Bonaventure | Terry Kreitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Willson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Tapia misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 01:11 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 00:55 | St. Bonaventure | Stephen Darden drills a floater from the left block set up by Lyle Garman | 24-35 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | William Gordon misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-35 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Stott tips it in | 26-35 |
| 00:21 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Turner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Darden | 26-37 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Tyler double dribbles | 26-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Gunter (PG), Clarence Vest (SF), Dennis Johnson (C) Raymond Tyler, David Willson, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Igor Kobylinski (SG), Irving Bordeaux (SF), Scott Latham (PF) Lyle Garman, Richard Turner, Terry Kreitzer | |
| 00:01 | St. Bonaventure | John Preston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Latham snags the offensive board | 26-37 |