| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) SG - Van Johanson (fresh) SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) PF - Robert English (fresh) C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Powley (fresh) SG - Joseph Wallace (fresh) SF - Steven Morris (fresh) PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) C - Leon Griffith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English 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) | |
| 19:51 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace is hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #1 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Grambling State | Steven Morris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert English - foul #1 on Robert English, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Grambling State | Steven Morris makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:24 | Grambling State | Steven Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Ingram | 6-2 |
| 18:45 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-2 |
| 18:44 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith gets the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:31 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Frederick Dinger - foul #1 on Frederick Dinger, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| 18:31 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:31 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Martin Powley - foul #1 on Martin Powley, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:15 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 18:04 | Grambling State | Steven Morris lays it up and in | 7-6 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram is fouled on the floor by Martin Powley - foul #2 on Martin Powley, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (PG) Martin Powley | |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:42 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:26 | Grambling State | Christopher Ingram picks off the pass by James Gilmartin | 7-6 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Wallace steals it from Frederick Dinger | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace lays it in | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 16:16 | Grambling State | Robert English steps in front of the Shawn Brown pass | 9-8 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the turnaround in the lane | 9-8 |
| 16:02 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Johanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - James Gilmartin (fresh) SG - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Grambling State | The jump hook by Shawn Brown is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 9-8 |
| 15:45 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Brown | 9-8 |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Christopher Ingram steps in front of the James Gilmartin pass | 9-8 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English tips it home | 11-8 |
| 15:13 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Van Johanson - foul #1 on Van Johanson, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Christopher Ingram, Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (PG), Charles Bell (SF), David Thomas (C) James Gilmartin, Steven Morris, Leon Griffith | |
| 15:13 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:13 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #1 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Schrader (C) Shawn Brown | |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:57 | Grambling State | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:48 | Grambling State | Albert Conway picks off the pass by Charles Bell | 13-10 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter hits the finger roll set up by Oscar Pitts | 15-10 |
| 14:20 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Bell | 15-13 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 14:05 | Grambling State | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:40 | Grambling State | Jason Cooley misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:22 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 13:08 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace is called for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Van Johanson (SG), Frederick Dinger (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) John Molter, Darrell Hill, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (PG) Jason Cooley | |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English can't tip it in | 18-13 |
| 12:42 | Grambling State | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 12:17 | Grambling State | Robert English steals the ball from Charles Bell | 18-13 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Ingram | 20-13 |
| 12:03 | Grambling State | Van Johanson is called for the reach on Joseph Wallace - foul #2 on Van Johanson, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF) Van Johanson, Frederick Dinger | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), Steven Morris (SF), Shawn Brown (PF), Leon Griffith (C) Joseph Wallace, Charles Bell, David Thomas, James Schrader | |
| 11:55 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith travels with the ball | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Molter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - James Gilmartin (fresh) SG - Jason Cooley (fresh) SF - Steven Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English misses the lay-in | 20-13 |
| 11:31 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 11:08 | Grambling State | Steven Morris is hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Michael Brown (C) Oscar Pitts, Robert English, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Bell (SG) James Gilmartin | |
| 10:45 | Grambling State | Charles Bell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Molter - foul #1 on John Molter, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) John Molter | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace (SG) Jason Cooley | |
| 10:45 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:45 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| 10:09 | Grambling State | Charles Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Wallace picks off the pass by Albert Conway | 20-17 |
| 09:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace is hacked by Christopher Ingram - foul #1 on Christopher Ingram, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Robert English (PF) Christopher Ingram, Frederick Dinger, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Gilmartin (PG), David Thomas (PF), James Schrader (C) Steven Morris, Shawn Brown, Leon Griffith | |
| 09:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill is hacked by Joseph Wallace - foul #2 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jason Cooley (SG), Steven Morris (SF) Joseph Wallace, Charles Bell | |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Cooley - foul #1 on Jason Cooley, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill scores on a floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | Oscar Pitts is called for the reach on James Gilmartin - foul #1 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (C) Darrell Hill | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Bell (SF) Steven Morris | |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:33 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English lays it up and in | 25-21 |
| 07:57 | Grambling State | David Thomas misses the lay-in | 25-21 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 25-21 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG), Frederick Dinger (SF) Jason Shepard, John Molter | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Shawn Brown (PF), Leon Griffith (C) David Thomas, James Schrader | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frederick Dinger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert English (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - James Gilmartin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Cooley (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Griffith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-21 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 07:16 | Grambling State | Leon Griffith gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:07 | Grambling State | Charles Bell hits the finger roll set up by James Gilmartin | 25-23 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Cooley - foul #2 on Jason Cooley, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Molter (SG), Michael Brown (C) Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steven Morris (SF), David Thomas (C) Jason Cooley, Leon Griffith | |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:50 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:50 | Grambling State | Shawn Brown snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 06:24 | Grambling State | David Thomas misses the lay-in | 26-23 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Frederick Dinger | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert English | 29-23 |
| 05:56 | Grambling State | David Thomas connects on the runner from the right block set up by Shawn Brown and he's hacked by John Molter - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Hill (SG) John Molter | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Schrader (C) Shawn Brown | |
| 05:56 | Grambling State | David Thomas makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert English, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF) Robert English | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Leon Griffith (C) David Thomas | |
| 05:19 | Grambling State | Charles Bell is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #12 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Frederick Dinger | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 05:19 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:19 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Albert Conway - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #7 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Christopher Ingram | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:48 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 04:47 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to James Schrader | 31-28 |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | Albert Conway is called for the reach on Charles Bell - foul #1 on Albert Conway, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Frederick Dinger (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Shawn Brown (PF) James Schrader | |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | Charles Bell misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:35 | Grambling State | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram (PG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Grambling State | David Thomas (C) Leon Griffith | |
| 03:53 | Grambling State | David Thomas misses long on a shot in the paint | 31-29 |
| 03:51 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to David Thomas | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Ingram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Dinger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oscar Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - James Gilmartin (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Grambling State | Charles Bell scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Gilmartin | 31-31 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Darrell Hill | 34-31 |
| 03:25 | Grambling State | James Gilmartin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson (SG), John Molter (SF), Robert English (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Darrell Hill, Frederick Dinger, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Powley (PG), Joseph Wallace (SG), Jason Cooley (SF) James Gilmartin, Charles Bell, Steven Morris | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by John Molter is blocked by David Thomas | 34-31 |
| 03:05 | Grambling State | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | David Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Schrader (PF), Leon Griffith (C) Shawn Brown, David Thomas | |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 02:28 | Grambling State | James Schrader grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:21 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert English grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert English | 34-31 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 01:38 | Grambling State | James Schrader grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 01:13 | Grambling State | Martin Powley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Van Johanson gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Schrader takes the ball from Van Johanson | 34-31 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | James Schrader misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-31 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Ingram snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Leon Griffith picks off the pass by John Molter | 34-31 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | Martin Powley's pass is intercepted by Greg Decarlo | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-31 |