| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) PF - Marco Beal (fresh) C - Harold Monte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) PF - Leslie Levron (fresh) C - Brian Englehart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Harold Monte and he's fouled by Leslie Levron - foul #1 on Leslie Levron, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:52 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:42 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer knocks in the floater from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively's layup is rejected by Dino Rossi | 3-2 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marco Beal | 6-2 |
| 18:35 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ralph Shaffer | 6-4 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by James Shively | 9-4 |
| 18:13 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski is hacked by James Shively - foul #1 on James Shively, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 17:56 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Shively | 9-4 |
| 17:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 17:46 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:37 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer knocks in the shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 17:16 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-6 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Dino Rossi denies the turnaround by Marco Beal | 9-6 |
| 16:54 | Grambling State | Brian Englehart pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:28 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harold Monte - foul #1 on Harold Monte, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (PG), Kenneth Foran (SG), Willie Hess (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Ronald Williams, Stephen Dahlquist, Marco Beal, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG), Bradley Burks (PF), Eddie Hines (C) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Leslie Levron, Brian Englehart | |
| 16:28 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:28 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:14 | Detroit Mercy | Bradley Burks is called for the reach on Kevin Saxon - foul #1 on Bradley Burks, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval (SF) Dino Rossi | |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jonathan Duval - foul #1 on Jonathan Duval, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:47 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer lays it up and in set up by Tony Crone | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Heller (fresh) SG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) SF - Willie Hess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Saxon (fresh) C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Crone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Duval (fresh) PF - Bradley Burks (fresh) C - Eddie Hines (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 14-9 |
| 15:25 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Hess and the foul's on Bradley Burks - foul #2 on Bradley Burks, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG) Kenneth Foran | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Brian Englehart (C) Ralph Shaffer, Jonathan Duval, Bradley Burks | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:55 | Grambling State | Tony Crone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Marco Beal (PF) John Heller, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Leslie Levron (PF) Eddie Hines | |
| 14:13 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 14:06 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:44 | Grambling State | Marco Beal takes the ball from Stanislaus Drozdowski | 17-9 |
| 13:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively double dribbles | 17-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (SG), Harold Monte (C) Ronald Williams, Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Eddie Hines (C) Tony Crone, Brian Englehart | |
| 12:58 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-9 |
| 12:57 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines tips it home | 17-11 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dino Rossi - foul #1 on Dino Rossi, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (SG) James Shively | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (SG), Jonathan Duval (SF) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Dino Rossi | |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:43 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| 12:27 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 12:25 | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones tips it home | 18-13 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ralph Shaffer steps in front of the Marco Beal pass | 18-13 |
| 11:46 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Dahlquist | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Heller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marco Beal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Monte (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vaughn Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Duval (fresh) PF - Leslie Levron (fairly fresh) C - Eddie Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller's pass is intercepted by Ralph Shaffer | 18-13 |
| 11:31 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:00 | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leslie Levron | 18-18 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Marco Beal is blocked by Leslie Levron | 18-18 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller misses the tip | 18-18 |
| 10:46 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:39 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines lays it in on a great pass from Ralph Shaffer | 18-20 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Kenneth Foran | 20-20 |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Willie Hess (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) John Heller, Kenneth Foran, Stephen Dahlquist, Marco Beal, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Dino Rossi (SF), Brian Englehart (C) Ralph Shaffer, Vaughn Jones, Leslie Levron, Eddie Hines | |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 09:54 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:36 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tony Crone | 20-23 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Ronald Williams is denied by Brian Englehart | 20-23 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval loses the dribble to Brad Buskirk | 22-23 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:56 | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 08:50 | Grambling State | Tony Crone knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stanislaus Drozdowski | 22-25 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess is fouled on the floor by Dino Rossi - foul #2 on Dino Rossi, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), James Houk (SF), Eddie Hines (PF) Tony Crone, Dino Rossi, Jonathan Duval | |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-25 |
| 07:55 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines misses long on a floater in the lane | 22-25 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Willie Hess | 22-25 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Hess | 24-25 |
| 07:30 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (PG), Michael Stoughton (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Marco Beal (PF) James Shively, Ronald Williams, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (SG) Stanislaus Drozdowski | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Stoughton (fresh) SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marco Beal (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Hess (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Ralph Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Crone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Houk (fresh) PF - Eddie Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Englehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Marco Beal is denied by James Houk | 24-25 |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess hits the follow up shot | 26-25 |
| 07:04 | Grambling State | Michael Stoughton is called for the reach on Tony Crone - foul #1 on Michael Stoughton, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte (C) Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Leslie Levron (PF) Eddie Hines | |
| 06:44 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marco Beal - foul #1 on Marco Beal, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (PG), Ronald Williams (SG) Michael Stoughton, Stephen Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval (SF) James Houk | |
| 06:44 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:44 | Grambling State | Leslie Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Heller | 28-27 |
| 05:59 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval buries a jumper near the basket | 28-29 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 30-29 |
| 05:18 | Grambling State | John Heller steps in front of the Leslie Levron pass | 30-29 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 05:06 | Grambling State | Kenneth Foran steals it from Tony Crone | 32-29 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller is hacked by Ralph Shaffer - foul #1 on Ralph Shaffer, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Kevin Saxon (C) Ronald Williams, Kenneth Foran, Marco Beal, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (PG), Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), James Houk (SF), Eddie Hines (C) Ralph Shaffer, Tony Crone, Jonathan Duval, Brian Englehart | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 04:34 | Grambling State | John Heller picks off the pass by Eddie Hines | 34-29 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 03:50 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller's floater is knocked away by Stanislaus Drozdowski | 36-29 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #1 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #8 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (SG), Marco Beal (PF) James Shively, Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Tony Crone (PG), Dino Rossi (SF), Bradley Burks (PF) Vaughn Jones, James Houk, Leslie Levron | |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 03:28 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Heller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marco Beal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Tony Crone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanislaus Drozdowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Bradley Burks (fresh) C - Eddie Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-29 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Marco Beal | 38-29 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 02:41 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 02:25 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stanislaus Drozdowski - foul #2 on Stanislaus Drozdowski, team foul #9 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Kevin Saxon (C) John Heller, Stephen Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer (PG), Jonathan Duval (C) Stanislaus Drozdowski, Eddie Hines | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:57 | Grambling State | Ronald Williams is called for the reach on Ralph Shaffer - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (SF), Harold Monte (C) Willie Hess, Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Vaughn Jones (SG) Tony Crone | |
| 01:52 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Vaughn Jones | 40-31 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 01:35 | Grambling State | Jonathan Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:15 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 00:46 | Grambling State | Bradley Burks gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Dino Rossi scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Vaughn Jones - foul #1 on Vaughn Jones, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Ronald Williams, Marco Beal | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stanislaus Drozdowski (SG), Eddie Hines (PF), Brian Englehart (C) Vaughn Jones, Dino Rossi, Bradley Burks | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Ralph Shaffer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Eddie Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |