| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Crick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Cusson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Berman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Barry Walters (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Watts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Amos Baumgart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Cusson - foul #2 on Stanley Cusson, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 19:29 | The Citadel | 3 seconds is called on John Watts | 19-30 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Berman - foul #2 on David Berman, team foul #2 | 19-30 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:19 | The Citadel | John Watts grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 19:00 | The Citadel | Larry Crick misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson tips it in | 21-31 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Andrew Gadsden | 21-33 |
| 18:34 | The Citadel | Barry Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 18:20 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to David Berman | 21-33 |
| 18:15 | The Citadel | Larry Crick is whistled for a carry | 21-33 |
| 18:06 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:43 | The Citadel | Barry Walters connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Cusson | 23-33 |
| 17:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith misses the dunk attempt | 23-33 |
| 17:19 | The Citadel | David Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:04 | The Citadel | Barry Walters misses the dunk attempt | 23-33 |
| 17:03 | The Citadel | John Watts tips it in | 25-33 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block | 25-35 |
| 16:40 | The Citadel | Larry Crick is fouled on the floor by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel (PG), Bryan Lamotte (SG) Larry Crick, Stanley Cusson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (SG), James Bilodeau (SF), Daniel Craig (PF), Andrew Clark (C) Andrew Gadsden, Jerry Hutchinson, Robert Smith, William Gregory | |
| 16:12 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Watts | 27-35 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Stanford Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Lamotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Berman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Barry Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Amos Baumgart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Durgin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Bilodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Craig (fresh) 3 blk. C - Andrew Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanford Pimentel - foul #1 on Stanford Pimentel, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson (SG), Jason Condit (SF), David Monroe (PF), Howard Reeves (C) Bryan Lamotte, David Berman, Barry Walters, John Watts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (SG), William Gregory (C) Jimmy Durgin, Andrew Clark | |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:22 | The Citadel | Jason Condit scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanford Pimentel | 30-37 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 15:07 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 14:58 | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Condit | 33-37 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | David Monroe denies the turnaround by James Bilodeau | 33-37 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig buries a runner from close range set up by Amos Baumgart | 33-39 |
| 14:10 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Bilodeau - foul #1 on James Bilodeau, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Berman (SF), Barry Walters (PF), John Watts (C) Jason Condit, David Monroe, Howard Reeves | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (PG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Amos Baumgart, James Bilodeau, Daniel Craig | |
| 14:10 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:10 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Durgin | 35-41 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | Barry Walters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Gadsden | 35-44 |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | John Watts travels with the ball | 35-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Crick (PG), Bryan Lamotte (SG) Stanford Pimentel, Stanley Cusson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Adam Keeling (SG), Daniel Craig (C) Andrew Gadsden, William Gregory | |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | John Watts picks off the pass by Daniel Craig | 35-44 |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Larry Crick comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Keeling - foul #1 on Adam Keeling, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Monroe (SF) David Berman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart (PG) Adam Keeling | |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Larry Crick misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:11 | The Citadel | Larry Crick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 11:49 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart hits a shot from the right side | 36-46 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Crick (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Lamotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Walters (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Amos Baumgart (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Durgin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 11:34 | The Citadel | John Watts hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Crick | 38-46 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig blows the layup but he's hacked by Barry Walters - foul #2 on Barry Walters, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson (SG), David Berman (SF) Bryan Lamotte, John Watts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden (SG), James Bilodeau (SF), Andrew Clark (C) Jimmy Durgin, Jerry Hutchinson, Robert Smith | |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:02 | The Citadel | David Monroe hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Cusson and he's fouled by Daniel Craig - foul #2 on Daniel Craig, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Howard Reeves (C) Barry Walters | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory (C) Andrew Clark | |
| 11:02 | The Citadel | David Monroe misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Craig gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:55 | The Citadel | Howard Reeves pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | David Berman misses the easy layup | 40-48 |
| 10:41 | The Citadel | David Berman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:23 | The Citadel | Howard Reeves's fadeaway is rejected by William Gregory | 40-48 |
| 10:21 | The Citadel | David Berman tips it home | 42-48 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory throws it down set up by Amos Baumgart | 42-50 |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | Larry Crick misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Daniel Craig and he's hacked by Larry Crick - foul #3 on Larry Crick, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel (PG), Barry Walters (PF), John Watts (C) Larry Crick, David Monroe, Howard Reeves | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Robert Smith (PF) James Bilodeau, Daniel Craig | |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:23 | The Citadel | Barry Walters can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-53 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson misses the tip | 42-53 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson hits the finger roll set up by William Gregory | 42-55 |
| 08:57 | The Citadel | Barry Walters buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Berman | 44-55 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith misses short on a floater from the left block | 44-55 |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | John Watts pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:32 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-55 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Hutchinson | 44-58 |
| 08:05 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 08:04 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel snags the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 07:46 | The Citadel | John Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Larry Crick (PG), David Monroe (SF) Stanley Cusson, David Berman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (PG), Adam Keeling (SG), James Bilodeau (SF), Daniel Craig (C) Amos Baumgart, Andrew Gadsden, Jerry Hutchinson, William Gregory | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Crick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Pimentel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Monroe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Barry Walters (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jimmy Durgin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Keeling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Bilodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Adam Keeling | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | The Citadel | John Watts slams it home and he's hacked by James Bilodeau - foul #2 on James Bilodeau, team foul #5 | 46-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bryan Lamotte (SG) Stanford Pimentel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (C) Robert Smith | |
| 06:53 | The Citadel | John Watts misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Daniel Craig | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Walters steals the ball from Adam Keeling | 46-60 |
| 06:26 | The Citadel | Adam Keeling is called for the reach on Bryan Lamotte - foul #2 on Adam Keeling, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson (SF) James Bilodeau | |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Adam Keeling steals it from David Monroe | 46-60 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmy Durgin | 46-63 |
| 05:39 | The Citadel | David Monroe hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Larry Crick | 48-63 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark banks in the layup set up by Jimmy Durgin | 48-65 |
| 04:55 | The Citadel | Barry Walters buries a runner in the lane set up by Bryan Lamotte | 50-65 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-65 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanley Cusson (SG), David Berman (SF) Bryan Lamotte, David Monroe | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Amos Baumgart (PG), Andrew Gadsden (SG), Robert Smith (PF), William Gregory (C) Jimmy Durgin, Adam Keeling, Daniel Craig, Andrew Clark | |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Gadsden clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith tips it home | 50-67 |
| 04:29 | The Citadel | Larry Crick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-67 |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | William Gregory grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Hutchinson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Gadsden | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | The Citadel | John Watts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Larry Crick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Cusson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Berman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Barry Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - John Watts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Amos Baumgart (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gadsden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Stanley Cusson - foul #3 on Stanley Cusson, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel (PG), Bryan Lamotte (SG), Jason Condit (SF), David Monroe (PF), Howard Reeves (C) Larry Crick, Stanley Cusson, David Berman, Barry Walters, John Watts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin (PG), Adam Keeling (SG), James Bilodeau (SF), Daniel Craig (C) Amos Baumgart, Andrew Gadsden, Jerry Hutchinson, William Gregory | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:21 | The Citadel | David Monroe snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 03:11 | The Citadel | Jason Condit throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark (C) Robert Smith | |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin drills a jumper from the left side | 50-71 |
| 02:32 | The Citadel | David Monroe can't finish the layup | 50-71 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-71 |
| 02:12 | The Citadel | Howard Reeves gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 02:00 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Keeling snags the defensive board | 50-71 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau's pass is intercepted by David Monroe | 50-71 |
| 01:24 | The Citadel | Jason Condit misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 01:23 | The Citadel | David Monroe tips it back up and in | 52-71 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Keeling makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Clark | 52-74 |
| 00:57 | The Citadel | David Monroe misses the runner from the baseline | 52-74 |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Stanford Pimentel hits the follow up shot | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Bilodeau grabs the offensive rebound | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jimmy Durgin runs out the clock | 54-74 |