| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Good (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Lathrop (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Donald Johnson inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), David Chacon (SG), Daniel Barton (SF) Don Alatorre, David Good, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce (PF) Morgan Todd | |
| 19:41 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:41 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | David Chacon steals it from Stephen Webb | 31-26 |
| 18:55 | American U. | Daniel Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | American U. | David Good (SG), John Medeiros (SF), Don Bennett (PF) David Chacon, Daniel Barton, Vincent Lathrop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 18:07 | American U. | Don Bennett knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:35 | American U. | Don Bennett snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:13 | American U. | William Pierce steals it from Christopher Shelton | 33-28 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| 16:38 | American U. | Don Bennett is denied on a layup by William Pierce | 33-31 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Webb | 33-31 |
| 16:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Shelton swats the shot by Stephen Webb | 33-31 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to William Pierce | 33-31 |
| 16:13 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce loses the dribble to John Medeiros | 33-31 |
| 15:54 | American U. | Don Bennett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Rickey Marshall - foul #1 on Rickey Marshall, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), David Chacon (SG), Donald Johnson (SF) William Webb, David Good, John Medeiros | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, William Pierce, Rickey Marshall | |
| 15:54 | American U. | Don Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:54 | American U. | Don Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Chacon (fresh) SF - Donald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard loses the ball out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Vincent Lathrop (PF) Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:09 | American U. | David Chacon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Donald Johnson tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 15:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Chacon - foul #2 on David Chacon, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Barton (SG) David Chacon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:27 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop banks in the layup | 36-32 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 13:57 | American U. | The rebound goes to Daniel Barton | 36-32 |
| 13:36 | American U. | Donald Johnson scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Barton | 38-32 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley knocks in the floater from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Christopher Shelton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 13:12 | American U. | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Donald Johnson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (PG), John Medeiros (SG) Don Alatorre, Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), William Pierce (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Clyde Josephson, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| 12:59 | American U. | Donald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:59 | American U. | Donald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | Vincent Lathrop takes the ball from David Thompson | 40-34 |
| 12:01 | American U. | John Medeiros misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce is fouled on the floor by Vincent Lathrop - foul #1 on Vincent Lathrop, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Don Bennett (C) David Chacon, Christopher Shelton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard (PF) William Pierce | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Medeiros (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Lathrop (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Detroit Mercy | Don Alatorre takes the ball from Rickey Marshall | 40-34 |
| 11:22 | American U. | John Medeiros blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Donald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall is hacked by Don Bennett - foul #1 on Don Bennett, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), Daniel Barton (SF), Christopher Shelton (C) Don Alatorre, Donald Johnson, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SF) Stephen Webb | |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is fouled on the floor by William Webb - foul #1 on William Webb, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), David Good (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Don Bennett (C) William Webb, John Medeiros, Daniel Barton, Christopher Shelton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:11 | American U. | Donald Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rickey Marshall | 42-36 |
| 09:21 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Rickard | 42-36 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall is hacked by Don Bennett - foul #2 on Don Bennett, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), John Medeiros (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Christopher Shelton (C) Don Alatorre, David Good, Donald Johnson, Don Bennett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Christopher Shelton gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:44 | American U. | John Medeiros is fouled on the floor by Stephen Webb - foul #3 on Stephen Webb, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (SG) Daniel Barton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:22 | American U. | Charles Anderson steals the ball from John Medeiros | 42-36 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Webb | 42-36 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 07:46 | American U. | John Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 07:17 | American U. | Morgan Todd is called for the reach on Vincent Lathrop - foul #4 on Morgan Todd, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG), Daniel Barton (SG), Donald Johnson (SF), Don Bennett (PF) William Webb, David Chacon, John Medeiros, Vincent Lathrop | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd, William Pierce | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Don Alatorre (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Shelton (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:57 | American U. | Donald Johnson misses long on a shot from the left block | 42-36 |
| 06:56 | American U. | Don Bennett hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rickey Marshall | 44-39 |
| 06:18 | American U. | Clyde Josephson steals the ball from Donald Johnson | 44-39 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson jams it set up by Clyde Josephson | 44-41 |
| 06:00 | American U. | The jump hook by Christopher Shelton is blocked by Rickey Marshall | 44-41 |
| 05:59 | American U. | Don Bennett misses the tip | 44-41 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 44-41 |
| 05:33 | American U. | Don Bennett pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:13 | American U. | Don Bennett is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), David Good (SG), John Medeiros (SF), Vincent Lathrop (PF), Malcolm Calvin (C) Don Alatorre, Daniel Barton, Donald Johnson, Don Bennett, Christopher Shelton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Stephen Webb (SF), Morgan Todd (PF) Chad Merrick, Clyde Josephson, Douglas Rickard | |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 05:01 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Webb | 44-41 |
| 04:40 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop misses short on a shot from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley's floater is tipped away by Malcolm Calvin | 44-41 |
| 04:29 | American U. | John Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 04:06 | American U. | Malcolm Calvin is hacked by Rickey Marshall - foul #2 on Rickey Marshall, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (PG), Donald Johnson (SF) William Webb, David Good | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), William Pierce (C) Antoine Langley, David Thompson, Rickey Marshall | |
| 03:55 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Chacon | 46-41 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | David Chacon steals it from Morgan Todd | 46-41 |
| 03:26 | American U. | John Medeiros misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to William Pierce | 46-41 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce can't connect on a shot from the left block | 46-41 |
| 03:06 | American U. | John Medeiros grabs the board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Chacon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Medeiros (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Donald Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Lathrop (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Malcolm Calvin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 46-41 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | American U. | William Webb (PG), David Good (SG), Christopher Shelton (C) David Chacon, John Medeiros, Malcolm Calvin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) Charles Anderson, Morgan Todd, William Pierce | |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 02:32 | American U. | Christopher Shelton grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 02:11 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Good | 48-41 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Webb - foul #2 on William Webb, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG) William Webb | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:21 | American U. | Christopher Shelton connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Don Alatorre | 50-43 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick is fouled on the floor by Don Alatorre - foul #2 on Don Alatorre, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | American U. | Rickey Marshall denies the turnaround by Vincent Lathrop | 50-45 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | American U. | David Chacon (PG), John Medeiros (SF) Don Alatorre, Donald Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | American U. | John Medeiros is hacked by Chad Merrick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Merrick, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 00:28 | American U. | John Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:28 | American U. | John Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Thompson | 52-48 |
| 00:19 | American U. | John Medeiros is hacked by David Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Don Alatorre (PG) David Chacon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:19 | American U. | John Medeiros misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Merrick | 52-51 |
| 00:12 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop is hacked by Chad Merrick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Merrick, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Donald Johnson (SF) John Medeiros | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:12 | American U. | Vincent Lathrop misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Don Alatorre runs out the clock | 52-51 |