| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) SF - John Janke (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) C - Charles Beckett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fresh) SG - Daniel Segal (fresh) SF - Lance Lemay (fresh) PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) C - Buford Glass (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Southern Cal | Daryl Veal steals the ball from Lance Lemay | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenny Cothran - foul #1 on Kenny Cothran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal loses the dribble to Buford Glass | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Buford Glass and the foul's on John Janke - foul #1 on John Janke, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett scores on a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is fouled on the floor by Daryl Veal - foul #1 on Daryl Veal, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Buford Glass | 4-7 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:23 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 6-9 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart is hacked by John Janke - foul #2 on John Janke, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF), Daniel Schendel (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, John Janke, Kelly Cox, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF), Timothy Purpura (C) Daniel Segal, Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran, Buford Glass | |
| 16:38 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:19 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Rogers | 8-9 |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Darryl Bogart | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fresh) PF - John Norman (fresh) C - Daniel Schendel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fresh) SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - Vasily Miecznikowski (fresh) C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 15:42 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:37 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Samuel Hill is blocked by John Norman | 8-11 |
| 15:36 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 15:19 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart can't connect on a shot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 15:18 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Vasily Miecznikowski | 8-11 |
| 15:00 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak is fouled on the floor by John Norman - foul #1 on John Norman, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Kelly Cox (PF) Charles Mitchell, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF), Buford Glass (C) Darryl Bogart, Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski, Timothy Purpura | |
| 14:48 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Hill takes the ball from Aaron Rogers in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay blows the layup | 8-11 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Hill - foul #1 on Samuel Hill, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SF), Charles Beckett (C) Edmund Anderson, John Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses the easy layup | 9-11 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Edmund Anderson (SF), Daniel Schendel (C) Aaron Rogers, Daryl Veal, James Kolinski, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF) Samuel Hill, Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran | |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 11-11 |
| 13:08 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Norman (C) Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Segal takes the ball from Edmund Anderson | 11-11 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Segal | 11-13 |
| 12:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Edmund Anderson | 11-13 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Segal is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Daniel Segal, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG) Kelly Cox | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Norman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:09 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:50 | Southern Cal | Vasily Miecznikowski is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Edmund Anderson, John Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (SG), Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF) Daniel Segal, Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Schendel (fresh) C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hill (fresh) SF - Lance Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Purpura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 11:08 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Cothran | 11-13 |
| 11:03 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), James Kolinski (SF) Bennie Ahmad, Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 10:43 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Timothy Purpura | 11-15 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is fouled on the floor by Timothy Purpura - foul #1 on Timothy Purpura, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson (SF), Kelly Cox (PF), John Norman (C) Daryl Veal, Daniel Schendel, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG), Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF), Buford Glass (C) Darryl Bogart, Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran, Timothy Purpura | |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Samuel Hill - foul #2 on Samuel Hill, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG) Samuel Hill | |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:44 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart is hacked by Kelly Cox - foul #1 on Kelly Cox, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG) Aaron Rogers, James Kolinski | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:35 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass tips it back up and in | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vasily Miecznikowski - foul #1 on Vasily Miecznikowski, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Segal | 13-20 |
| 08:46 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Bogart denies the turnaround by Bennie Ahmad | 13-20 |
| 08:45 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 08:35 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on Kelly Cox - foul #2 on Kelly Cox, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Daryl Veal (SG), Daniel Schendel (PF), Charles Beckett (C) Bennie Ahmad, Charles Mitchell, Kelly Cox, John Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay (SF), Kenny Cothran (PF) Donald Sak, Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Segal | 13-23 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 07:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel tips it but misses | 13-23 |
| 07:50 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edmund Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Schendel (fresh) C - Charles Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Darryl Bogart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Segal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lance Lemay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenny Cothran (fresh) 9 pts. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Southern Cal | Daniel Schendel picks off the pass by Darryl Bogart | 13-23 |
| 07:42 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Bogart steps in front of the Aaron Rogers pass in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal is hacked by Daryl Veal - foul #2 on Daryl Veal, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| 07:35 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Beckett | 13-23 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett loses the dribble to Lance Lemay | 13-23 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Schendel - foul #1 on Daniel Schendel, team foul #9 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG) Aaron Rogers, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:52 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-24 |
| 06:41 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 06:23 | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lance Lemay | 13-26 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Purpura denies the turnaround by Charles Beckett | 13-26 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel grabs the offensive board | 13-26 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kenny Cothran denies the turnaround by James Kolinski | 13-26 |
| 05:35 | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| 05:24 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenny Cothran | 13-29 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Schendel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-29 |
| 05:01 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 15-29 |
| 04:58 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart travels in the backcourt | 15-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Edmund Anderson (SF), John Norman (PF) Bennie Ahmad, James Kolinski, Daniel Schendel | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF), Vasily Miecznikowski (PF), Buford Glass (C) Lance Lemay, Kenny Cothran, Timothy Purpura | |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett is fouled on the floor by Darryl Bogart - foul #1 on Darryl Bogart, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:41 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Buford Glass | 15-29 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | The 3pt attempt by Donald Sak is denied by John Norman | 15-29 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 15-29 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Buford Glass is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Buford Glass, team foul #8 | 15-29 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 04:05 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 15-29 |
| 03:54 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak double dribbles | 15-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), John Janke (SF), Kelly Cox (PF) Charles Mitchell, Edmund Anderson, Charles Beckett | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill (PG) Darryl Bogart | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Janke (fresh) PF - Kelly Cox (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Norman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Samuel Hill (fresh) SG - Daniel Segal (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Sak (fresh) PF - Vasily Miecznikowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Buford Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-29 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | John Norman denies the turnaround by Donald Sak | 18-29 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Norman | 18-29 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Janke makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Rogers | 21-29 |
| 02:58 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Edmund Anderson (C) Aaron Rogers, John Norman | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart (PG), Lance Lemay (SF) Daniel Segal, Donald Sak | |
| 02:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 02:35 | Southern Cal | Buford Glass gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lance Lemay and the foul's on Edmund Anderson - foul #1 on Edmund Anderson, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kenny Cothran (PF) Vasily Miecznikowski | |
| 02:30 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Edmund Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 02:09 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kenny Cothran | 21-32 |
| 02:05 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses short on a shot in the paint | 21-32 |
| 02:03 | Southern Cal | Darryl Bogart gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay is fouled on the floor by Daryl Veal - foul #3 on Daryl Veal, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Timothy Purpura (C) Buford Glass | |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:51 | Southern Cal | Lance Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Darryl Bogart - foul #2 on Darryl Bogart, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell (SG), John Norman (C) James Kolinski, Edmund Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Sak (SF) Lance Lemay | |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Cox makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Donald Sak - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #12 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), James Kolinski (SF) Bennie Ahmad, John Janke | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal (SG) Darryl Bogart | |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:24 | Southern Cal | Donald Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 01:13 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Sak | 24-35 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Samuel Hill scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Purpura | 24-37 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Mitchell loses the dribble to Samuel Hill | 24-37 |
| 00:22 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal lays it in set up by Samuel Hill | 24-39 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Kolinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 00:01 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Daniel Segal misses long on a fullcourt shot | 24-39 |