| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leo Ayers (fresh) SG - Richard Pennell (fresh) SF - James Washington (fresh) PF - Curtis Pugliese (fresh) C - Michael Glass (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SG - John Heller (fresh) SF - James Collado (fresh) PF - Andrew Pentecost (fresh) C - Earle Mathena (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | James Collado is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Collado, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Pentecost - foul #1 on Andrew Pentecost, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese misses the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #2 | 1-1 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena misses the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass snags the defensive board | 1-1 |
| 18:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-1 |
| 18:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass can't tip it in | 1-1 |
| 18:31 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:11 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington is hacked by James Collado - foul #2 on James Collado, team foul #3 | 1-1 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (SF) James Collado | |
| 17:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Pentecost steals it from Curtis Pugliese | 1-1 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 17:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass is whistled for traveling | 1-1 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton (SF), Charles England (PF), Ernest Mills (C) John Heller, Andrew Pentecost, Earle Mathena | |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Jackson | 1-4 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-4 |
| 16:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese grabs the offensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Leo Ayers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Mills gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-7 |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass makes the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth Foran - foul #1 on Kenneth Foran, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch (PG), Claude McInvale (SG), Kenneth Tuttle (SF), Alan Burger (PF) Leo Ayers, Richard Pennell, James Washington, Curtis Pugliese | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Heller (SG), Andrew Pentecost (PF), Earle Mathena (C) Christopher Jackson, Charles England, Ernest Mills | |
| 16:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Alan Burger - foul #1 on Alan Burger, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump (C) Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Balch (fresh) SG - Claude McInvale (fresh) SF - Kenneth Tuttle (fresh) PF - Alan Burger (fresh) C - Peter Trump (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Heller (fresh) SF - Michael Stoughton (fresh) PF - Andrew Pentecost (fresh) 3 pts. C - Earle Mathena (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Andrew Pentecost picks off the pass by Kenneth Tuttle | 4-9 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 15:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Tuttle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Andrew Pentecost and he's hacked by Alan Burger - foul #2 on Alan Burger, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell (SG), Curtis Pugliese (PF) Claude McInvale, Alan Burger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer (PG), William Schnabel (SF) Kenneth Foran, Michael Stoughton | |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Tuttle lays it in set up by John Balch and he's fouled by William Schnabel - foul #1 on William Schnabel, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass (C) Peter Trump | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson (PG), Robert Morris (SG), Charles England (PF), Ernest Mills (C) Eric Standifer, John Heller, Andrew Pentecost, Earle Mathena | |
| 14:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Tuttle makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles England and the foul's on John Balch - foul #1 on John Balch, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington (SF) Kenneth Tuttle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton (SG) Robert Morris | |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton is fouled on the floor by John Balch - foul #2 on John Balch, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leo Ayers (PG) John Balch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leo Ayers - foul #1 on Leo Ayers, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump (PF) Curtis Pugliese | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Pennell | 9-15 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran (SG), Andrew Pentecost (PF), Earle Mathena (C) William Schnabel, Charles England, Ernest Mills | |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump misses the easy layup | 9-15 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Andrew Pentecost | 9-15 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 9-15 |
| 11:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leo Ayers (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Pennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Washington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Trump (fresh) C - Michael Glass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Stoughton (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Pentecost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Earle Mathena (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass misses the lay-in | 9-15 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | James Washington takes the ball from Kenneth Foran | 9-15 |
| 10:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass misses the easy layup | 9-15 |
| 10:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump double dribbles | 9-15 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Aguiar (PG), Claude McInvale (SG), Kenneth Tuttle (SF), Curtis Pugliese (PF) Leo Ayers, Richard Pennell, James Washington, Peter Trump | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer (PG), John Heller (SG), William Schnabel (SF), Charles England (PF), Ernest Mills (C) Christopher Jackson, Kenneth Foran, Michael Stoughton, Andrew Pentecost, Earle Mathena | |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Schnabel | 9-17 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | William Schnabel pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Mills's layup is rejected by Michael Glass | 9-17 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles England grabs the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Heller | 9-19 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Claude McInvale misses the jumper from the left side | 9-19 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Schnabel snags the defensive board | 9-19 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Aguiar - foul #1 on David Aguiar, team foul #8 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost (PF) Ernest Mills | |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer makes the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 08:48 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | John Heller is called for the reach on Curtis Pugliese - foul #1 on John Heller, team foul #7 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena (C) Charles England | |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Glass takes the ball from Earle Mathena | 11-21 |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Standifer steals the ball from David Aguiar | 11-21 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Schnabel is hacked by Curtis Pugliese - foul #1 on Curtis Pugliese, team foul #9 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leo Ayers (PG), Richard Pennell (SG), Peter Trump (C) David Aguiar, Claude McInvale, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson (PG), Kenneth Foran (SG) Eric Standifer, John Heller | |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | William Schnabel misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leo Ayers (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Pennell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Tuttle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curtis Pugliese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Trump (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Schnabel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pentecost (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Earle Mathena (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Leo Ayers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 07:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson is fouled on the floor by Leo Ayers - foul #2 on Leo Ayers, team foul #10 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Claude McInvale (PG), James Washington (SF) Leo Ayers, Kenneth Tuttle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton (SF) William Schnabel | |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Pennell and he's hacked by Earle Mathena - foul #1 on Earle Mathena, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles England (PF), Ernest Mills (C) Andrew Pentecost, Earle Mathena | |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-23 |
| 06:29 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran tips it in | 14-25 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington is hacked by Michael Stoughton - foul #1 on Michael Stoughton, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Glass (C) Peter Trump | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer (PG), John Heller (SG) Christopher Jackson, Kenneth Foran | |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | James Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Pugliese takes the ball from Charles England | 16-25 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Mills - foul #1 on Ernest Mills, team foul #10 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Aguiar (PG), Kenneth Tuttle (SF) Claude McInvale, James Washington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost (PF), Earle Mathena (C) Charles England, Ernest Mills | |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Pentecost | 18-27 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Tuttle | 21-27 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller is fouled on the floor by Richard Pennell - foul #1 on Richard Pennell, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump (PF) Curtis Pugliese | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson (PG), Kenneth Foran (SF) Eric Standifer, Michael Stoughton | |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Aguiar and he's hacked by John Heller - foul #2 on John Heller, team foul #11 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Claude McInvale (PG) David Aguiar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Schnabel (SF) John Heller | |
| 04:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Pentecost and he's fouled by Kenneth Tuttle - foul #1 on Kenneth Tuttle, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Leo Ayers (PG), John Balch (SG), James Washington (SF), Alan Burger (PF) Claude McInvale, Richard Pennell, Kenneth Tuttle, Michael Glass | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Collado (SF), Charles England (PF), Ernest Mills (C) William Schnabel, Andrew Pentecost, Earle Mathena | |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump is fouled on the floor by Ernest Mills - foul #2 on Ernest Mills, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Leo Ayers (fresh) SG - John Balch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Trump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Burger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Foran (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Collado (fresh) PF - Charles England (fresh) C - Ernest Mills (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles England hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Peter Trump - foul #1 on Peter Trump, team foul #13 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese (PF) Peter Trump | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles England misses the free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Curtis Pugliese grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger hits a fadeaway from the right side | 28-34 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Collado clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Jackson tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 02:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger's layup is rejected by Ernest Mills | 28-36 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 02:04 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Foran misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 28-36 |
| 02:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch is whistled for a carry | 28-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Claude McInvale (PG), Richard Pennell (SG), Peter Trump (PF), Kenneth Tuttle (C) Leo Ayers, James Washington, Curtis Pugliese, Alan Burger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Standifer (PG), John Heller (SG), Andrew Pentecost (PF), Earle Mathena (C) Christopher Jackson, Kenneth Foran, Charles England, Ernest Mills | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Claude McInvale - foul #1 on Claude McInvale, team foul #14 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton (SF) James Collado | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Trump grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 01:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Balch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 01:11 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Claude McInvale steals it from Michael Stoughton | 28-37 |
| 00:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Pennell is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger (PF) John Balch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton is hacked by Peter Trump - foul #2 on Peter Trump, team foul #15 | 28-37 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Burger pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Tuttle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Pentecost blows the layup | 31-38 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Earle Mathena tips it in | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Tuttle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 31-40 |