| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) SF - Joseph Forney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Sewell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Norman Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Wilson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Dennis Ellman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis (PF) Norman Morris | |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Ellman and he's fouled by Carlos Kester - foul #2 on Carlos Kester, team foul #1 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Ivan Hawkins (PF) Antonio Thompson, Richard Nellis | |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson misses the free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:18 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Forney | 24-32 |
| 19:07 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Ron Wilson is blocked by Charles Sewell | 27-32 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 18:54 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Forney | 27-32 |
| 18:47 | Texas Tech | Ivan Hawkins is called for the reach on Lane Mayer - foul #1 on Ivan Hawkins, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Richard Nellis (PF) Vasily Galuski, Ivan Hawkins | |
| 18:26 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Kester | 29-32 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:56 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-32 |
| 17:49 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:42 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester hits a fadeaway from the right block | 31-32 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ron Wilson | 31-35 |
| 17:21 | Texas Tech | The pull-up jumper by Melvin Edwards is blocked by Dennis Ellman | 31-35 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Charles Sewell - foul #3 on Charles Sewell, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Peery (PG), Peter Jagger (SG), Robert Long (SF), Leon Loney (C) Melvin Edwards, Lane Mayer, Joseph Forney, Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Norman Morris (SF) Antonio Thompson, Richard Nellis | |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:37 | Texas Tech | Harvey Arvin picks off the pass by Edward Peery | 31-38 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Edward Peery - foul #1 on Edward Peery, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Finkle (C) Carlos Kester | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Lopez (PG), Antonio Thompson (SG) Vasily Galuski, Norman Morris | |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 16:02 | Texas Tech | John Finkle makes the jumper in the paint | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Edward Peery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jagger (fresh) SF - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Loney (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Julio Lopez (fresh) SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Harvey Arvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ron Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Ellman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Finkle steps in front of the Julio Lopez pass | 33-41 |
| 15:27 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney drills a shot in the paint | 35-41 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Wilson | 35-43 |
| 14:50 | Texas Tech | Robert Long double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Lane Mayer (SG), Joseph Forney (SF), Carlos Kester (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Edward Peery, Peter Jagger, Robert Long, Leon Loney, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Johnathan Maxwell (SF), Richard Nellis (PF) Julio Lopez, Antonio Thompson, Ron Wilson | |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell is hacked by Joseph Forney - foul #2 on Joseph Forney, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin scores on a jump hook in the lane | 35-45 |
| 14:05 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Nellis - foul #2 on Richard Nellis, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Ron Wilson (PF) Vasily Galuski, Richard Nellis | |
| 14:05 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:05 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Melvin Edwards steals it from Antonio Thompson | 36-45 |
| 13:23 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carlos Kester | 39-45 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | Ron Wilson is called for the reach on Lane Mayer - foul #1 on Ron Wilson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Long (C) Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Richard Nellis (PF) Antonio Thompson, Ron Wilson | |
| 12:20 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 12:02 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Forney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Ellman (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Arvin | 39-47 |
| 10:54 | Texas Tech | The jumper by Lane Mayer is denied by Richard Nellis | 39-47 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Nellis | 39-47 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vasily Galuski | 39-50 |
| 10:21 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lane Mayer | 42-50 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Forney - foul #3 on Joseph Forney, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edward Peery (PG), Peter Jagger (SG), Charles Wade (SF), Leon Loney (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Melvin Edwards, Lane Mayer, Joseph Forney, Carlos Kester, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Ron Wilson (PF) Vasily Galuski, Richard Nellis | |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell misses the easy layup | 42-50 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson tips it in | 42-52 |
| 09:42 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Peter Jagger | 44-52 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Charles Sewell - foul #4 on Charles Sewell, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Finkle (C) Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:03 | Texas Tech | John Finkle travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Long (SF) Charles Wade | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Leon Loney | 44-54 |
| 08:19 | Texas Tech | Robert Long misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 07:59 | Texas Tech | John Finkle pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Edward Peery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jagger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Loney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ron Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Ellman (tired) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Texas Tech | Leon Loney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 07:36 | Texas Tech | John Finkle gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:08 | Texas Tech | Edward Peery misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 07:06 | Texas Tech | Peter Jagger misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Texas Tech | John Finkle tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peery steals it from Harvey Arvin | 49-54 |
| 06:14 | Texas Tech | Edward Peery misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ron Wilson | 49-54 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harvey Arvin | 49-57 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards (PG), Lane Mayer (SG), Joseph Forney (SF), Carlos Kester (PF), Charles Sewell (C) Edward Peery, Peter Jagger, Robert Long, Leon Loney, John Finkle | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis (PF), Ivan Hawkins (C) Ron Wilson, Dennis Ellman | |
| 05:22 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ivan Hawkins | 49-57 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harvey Arvin | 49-60 |
| 04:52 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-60 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ivan Hawkins | 49-60 |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-60 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson grabs the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:02 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 49-60 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Ivan Hawkins | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Forney (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Sewell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell gets the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 03:33 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 03:32 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Forney | 51-60 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 51-60 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:51 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Melvin Edwards | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell blows the layup | 53-60 |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lane Mayer | 55-60 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Ron Wilson (PF), Dennis Ellman (C) Antonio Thompson, Richard Nellis, Ivan Hawkins | |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson misses the tip | 55-60 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:43 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney's floater is tipped away by Ron Wilson | 55-60 |
| 01:42 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:25 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-60 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman is whistled for a carry | 55-60 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG) Vasily Galuski | |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lane Mayer | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell throws it down | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 00:23 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Edwards | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Edwards - foul #1 on Melvin Edwards, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards misses short on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Antonio Thompson - foul #2 on Antonio Thompson, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 3rd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Forney denies the turnaround by Harvey Arvin | 64-64 |
| 00:01 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Forney (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Kester (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - Charles Sewell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antonio Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ron Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Ellman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney grabs the board | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:19 | Texas Tech | Charles Sewell grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carlos Kester | 67-64 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Lane Mayer - foul #1 on Lane Mayer, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Long (C) Charles Sewell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Vasily Galuski (SG), Richard Nellis (PF) Antonio Thompson, Ron Wilson | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:31 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Nellis - foul #3 on Richard Nellis, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ron Wilson (PF) Dennis Ellman | |
| 03:31 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:31 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Ellman (C) Ron Wilson | |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney is hacked by Richard Nellis - foul #4 on Richard Nellis, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| 02:48 | Texas Tech | Lane Mayer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 02:47 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:37 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester misses the easy layup | 69-66 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 02:12 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:01 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lane Mayer | 71-66 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:21 | Texas Tech | Joseph Forney buries a 3 from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Johnathan Maxwell scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Melvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lane Mayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Forney (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Kester (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harvey Arvin (tiring) 22 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vasily Galuski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Maxwell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Nellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dennis Ellman (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Robert Long buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Edwards | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harvey Arvin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 00:21 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester is fouled in the backcourt by Harvey Arvin - foul #3 on Harvey Arvin, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson (SG), Ron Wilson (PF) Vasily Galuski, Richard Nellis | |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | Texas Tech | Carlos Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-71 |
| 00:08 | Texas Tech | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Melvin Edwards runs out the clock | 78-71 |