| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) SG - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Rickard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Koonce (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Hopkins | 33-33 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Hopkins takes the ball from Chad Merrick in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce dunks the ball set up by Raymond Hopkins | 33-35 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 19:17 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #2 on Stephen Webb, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hopkins - foul #3 on Raymond Hopkins, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Smith (SG) Raymond Hopkins | |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 18:24 | Fairfield | Chad Merrick takes the ball from Donald Neuman | 36-36 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick throws it down | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | Fairfield | Steven Smith knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Neuman | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:37 | Fairfield | Steven Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alan Koonce - foul #3 on Alan Koonce, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), David Thiel (SG), James Bradford (SF), Steve Manning (PF) Donald Neuman, Steven Smith, Ernest Caldwell, Alan Koonce | |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:19 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Morgan Todd - foul #2 on Morgan Todd, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce (C) Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd is fouled on the floor by Steve Manning - foul #2 on Steve Manning, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is hacked by David Thiel - foul #2 on David Thiel, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Smith (SF) Steve Manning | |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the floater from the right side set up by William Pierce | 42-40 |
| 15:52 | Fairfield | James Bradford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) C - William Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Bradford (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Barton (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Maday picks off the pass by Antoine Langley | 42-40 |
| 15:30 | Fairfield | William Pierce steals it from Steven Smith | 42-40 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson is hacked by James Bradford in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Bradford, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Clyde Josephson, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Raymond Hopkins (SG), Ernest Caldwell (SF), Alan Koonce (PF), Steve Manning (C) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, Steven Smith, James Bradford, Arthur Barton | |
| 15:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Merrick | 45-40 |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Merrick - foul #1 on Chad Merrick, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall (C) William Pierce | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:48 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Tamez double dribbles | 45-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (C) Steve Manning | |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ernest Caldwell | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Fairfield | Bobbie Johns steps in front of the Ernest Caldwell pass | 47-43 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG), Steven Smith (SF), Steve Manning (C) Donald Neuman, Ernest Caldwell, Arthur Barton | |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 12:58 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard can't throw it down but the foul's on David Thiel - foul #3 on David Thiel, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), James Bradford (SF) Raymond Hopkins, Steve Manning | |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:03 | Fairfield | David Thiel is fouled on the floor by Morgan Todd - foul #3 on Morgan Todd, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce (C) Douglas Rickard | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (C) David Thiel | |
| 11:50 | Fairfield | James Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (SF), Rickey Marshall (C) Stephen Webb, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins (SG), Ernest Caldwell (SF) Steven Smith, Alan Koonce | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Hopkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bradford (fresh) C - Arthur Barton (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on James Bradford - foul #2 on James Bradford, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG) Antoine Langley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Alan Koonce (PF), Steve Manning (C) Jerry Maday, James Bradford, Arthur Barton | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by Rickey Marshall | 50-43 |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Anderson | 53-43 |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Clyde Josephson - foul #2 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), Morgan Todd (C) Chad Merrick, Charles Anderson, William Pierce, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Smith (SG) Raymond Hopkins | |
| 10:10 | Fairfield | Steve Manning misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Morgan Todd | 53-43 |
| 10:04 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-43 |
| 10:03 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is hacked by Douglas Rickard - foul #2 on Douglas Rickard, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Clyde Josephson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), David Thiel (SG), James Bradford (PF), Arthur Barton (C) Donald Neuman, Ernest Caldwell, Alan Koonce, Steve Manning | |
| 09:27 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:25 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by David Thiel - foul #4 on David Thiel, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns (SF), James Tamez (PF), William Pierce (C) Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Morgan Todd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins (SG), Ernest Caldwell (SF), Alan Koonce (PF) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, James Bradford | |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:52 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 08:50 | Detroit Mercy | Bobbie Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 08:33 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:08 | Fairfield | David Thompson is called for the reach on Raymond Hopkins - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Rickey Marshall (C) Antoine Langley, David Thompson, Bobbie Johns, James Tamez | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Steve Manning (C) Steven Smith, Arthur Barton | |
| 08:08 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:08 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is whistled for a carry | 53-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd (PF) William Pierce | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), David Thiel (SG), James Bradford (PF) Donald Neuman, Raymond Hopkins, Alan Koonce | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chad Merrick (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Morgan Todd (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Thiel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ernest Caldwell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Bradford (fresh) C - Steve Manning (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | James Bradford misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Clyde Josephson - foul #3 on Clyde Josephson, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | James Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | James Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Josephson | 56-45 |
| 07:05 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | David Thiel steps in front of the Chad Merrick pass | 56-45 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday can't finish the layup | 56-45 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Ernest Caldwell can't tip it in | 56-45 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Steve Manning snags the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 06:30 | Fairfield | David Thiel is whistled for a carry | 56-45 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG), David Thompson (SG), Stephen Webb (SF), Douglas Rickard (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, Charles Anderson, Clyde Josephson, Morgan Todd, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Raymond Hopkins (SG), Steven Smith (SF), Alan Koonce (PF), Arthur Barton (C) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, Ernest Caldwell, James Bradford, Steve Manning | |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Antoine Langley | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:53 | Fairfield | Steven Smith comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Webb - foul #3 on Stephen Webb, team foul #9 | 59-45 |
| 05:53 | Fairfield | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:53 | Fairfield | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Fairfield | David Thompson steals the ball from Donald Neuman | 59-47 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Smith blocks the jumper by Douglas Rickard | 59-47 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Raymond Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:54 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 04:52 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson (SG), Clyde Josephson (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), Rickey Marshall (C) David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, William Pierce | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (SG), Ernest Caldwell (SF), Steve Manning (C) Raymond Hopkins, Steven Smith, Arthur Barton | |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:29 | Fairfield | Alan Koonce knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Antoine Langley | 62-50 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the floater from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Rickey Marshall | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 62-50 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Antoine Langley | 62-50 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 03:28 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antoine Langley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Josephson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Morgan Todd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rickey Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ernest Caldwell (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alan Koonce (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Manning (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Morgan Todd blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ernest Caldwell | 62-50 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Rickey Marshall grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson is hacked by David Thiel in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Thiel, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick (PG), David Thompson (SG), Douglas Rickard (PF), William Pierce (C) Antoine Langley, Charles Anderson, Morgan Todd, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Raymond Hopkins (SG), Steven Smith (SF), James Bradford (PF), Arthur Barton (C) Donald Neuman, David Thiel, Ernest Caldwell, Alan Koonce, Steve Manning | |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 03:13 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 03:00 | Fairfield | Steven Smith drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Bradford | 64-53 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Webb (SF), Rickey Marshall (C) Clyde Josephson, William Pierce | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Thompson is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-53 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Douglas Rickard tips it in | 66-53 |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday's pass is intercepted by Douglas Rickard | 66-53 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Chad Merrick is called for 10 seconds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Bobbie Johns (SF), Morgan Todd (PF), William Pierce (C) Chad Merrick, David Thompson, Stephen Webb, Douglas Rickard, Rickey Marshall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Manning (C) Arthur Barton | |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | James Bradford is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Bradford, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley (PG) Bobbie Johns | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (C) Raymond Hopkins | |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | William Pierce is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clyde Josephson | 68-53 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-53 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson hits the follow up shot | 70-53 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-53 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Anderson pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Smith is called for the reach on Antoine Langley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #12 | 70-53 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:58 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Morgan Todd comes up short on the shot from the right block | 72-53 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Josephson gets the offensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Antoine Langley runs out the clock | 72-53 |