| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leopold (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Erik Studer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG) Harold Patton | |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Erik Studer - foul #2 on Erik Studer, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | James Cronk clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace grabs the defensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson's pass is intercepted by James Cronk | 25-40 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | James Cronk lays it in | 25-42 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-42 |
| 17:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to William Leopold | 25-42 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson pulls down the rebound | 25-42 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett clanks a jumper from the left block | 25-42 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the offensive board | 25-42 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-42 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson makes the 3 from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits the finger roll | 28-44 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leopold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Mace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Studer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Erik Studer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Cronk | 28-46 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Erik Studer - foul #3 on Erik Studer, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Thomas Simpson (SF), Shawn Dillman (PF), Aaron Mason (C) Ronald Milliner, Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior, Larry Mace | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 14:59 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold misses the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Archuleta | 29-46 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | David Archuleta is fouled on the floor by William Leopold - foul #1 on William Leopold, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG) William Leopold | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF) Terry Fleming | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-46 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | David Archuleta can't tip it in | 29-46 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson misses the jumper from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Rodgers | 29-46 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason loses the dribble to Randall Garrett | 29-46 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-46 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | William Mayberry snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson steps in front of the Randall Garrett pass | 29-46 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Simpson | 31-46 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner (PG), William Leopold (SG), Don Jackson (SF), Jonathon Farrior (PF), Larry Mace (C) Eric Lee, Kelvin Rodgers, Thomas Simpson, Shawn Dillman, Aaron Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ronald Milliner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leopold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Mace (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Milliner | 34-48 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | William Leopold picks off the pass by Joshua Kirchner | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Cronk | 34-48 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Don Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 10:01 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | James Cronk pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett's layup is rejected by Larry Mace | 34-48 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson tips it home | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SF), Shawn Dillman (PF) Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | David Archuleta hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Mace snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | William Leopold pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Milliner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | James Cronk buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Mayberry | 34-53 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on William Leopold - foul #2 on William Leopold, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (PG), Don Jackson (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Ronald Milliner, William Leopold, Larry Mace | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG) James Cronk, William Mayberry | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | David Archuleta blows the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Dillman - foul #3 on Shawn Dillman, team foul #4 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jonathon Farrior (PF) Aaron Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelvin Rodgers (fresh) SG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Don Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathon Farrior (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Fleming (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | David Archuleta pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Erik Studer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harold Patton | 34-56 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | David Archuleta hits a jumper from the right block | 37-58 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by David Archuleta - foul #2 on David Archuleta, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee (PG), Jeffrey Phipps (SF), Aaron Mason (C) Thomas Simpson, Don Jackson, Jonathon Farrior | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Erik Studer, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | James Cronk comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Phipps | 38-58 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kelvin Rodgers, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams (C) Shawn Dillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF) Joshua Kirchner | |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Cronk | 38-60 |
| 05:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams tips it home | 40-60 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Cronk | 40-62 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-62 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Lee tips it back up and in | 42-62 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randall Garrett, team foul #4 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson (SG), Shawn Dillman (PF) Kelvin Rodgers, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF), David Archuleta (C) Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Shawn Dillman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-62 |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason can't tip it in | 42-62 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Cronk | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Phipps (fresh) PF - Shawn Dillman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Mason (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Phipps comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-65 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Archuleta | 42-65 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Dillman - foul #4 on Shawn Dillman, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers (SG), Ronald Williams (C) Jeffrey Phipps, Aaron Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Randall Garrett (PF) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | David Archuleta pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Harold Patton is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Preston Roberson (C) William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Harold Patton makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Harold Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams gets the rebound | 42-67 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Erik Studer steals the ball from Eric Lee in the backcourt | 42-67 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Harold Patton can't finish the layup | 42-67 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ronald Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers loses the dribble to Erik Studer | 42-67 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses the jumper from the right block | 42-67 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses badly on a shot from the left side | 42-67 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it in | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Kelvin Rodgers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-69 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Harold Patton gets the rebound | 42-69 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #8 | 42-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason (C) Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses the free throw | 42-71 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Cronk steps in front of the Aaron Mason pass | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Kelvin Rodgers is called for the reach on Anderson Bartley - foul #2 on Kelvin Rodgers, team foul #9 | 42-71 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Simpson grabs the board | 42-71 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | David Archuleta takes the ball from Eric Lee | 42-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Cronk runs out the clock | 42-71 |