| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Day (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Durazo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drake | John Durazo inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Staples - foul #2 on Carl Staples, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 19:36 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 19:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Staples | 23-27 |
| 19:02 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Alex Tryninewski | 23-29 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| 18:12 | Drake | John Durazo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-29 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | George Day gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Staples and he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:29 | Drake | Robert Young swats the shot by Dwayne Wilfong | 26-29 |
| 17:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jason Neal | 26-29 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal grabs the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Young | 29-29 |
| 16:22 | Drake | Dikembe Orji comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | George Day pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-29 |
| 15:57 | Detroit Mercy | George Day snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Day (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Durazo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by George Day is blocked by Leon Reid | 29-29 |
| 15:43 | Drake | Leon Reid pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong knocks in the floater from the left block set up by John Durazo | 29-31 |
| 15:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal is hacked by Leon Reid - foul #3 on Leon Reid, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), William Hamel (SG), Lester Halford (SF), Marion Ruelas (PF), Bruce Dunston (C) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, Robert Young, George Day, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Roberto Costa (C) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | William Hamel is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Wilfong - foul #2 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 14:36 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | William Hamel pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas hits a floater in the lane | 31-31 |
| 13:53 | Drake | John Durazo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-31 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford drills a fadeaway from the right block | 33-31 |
| 13:07 | Drake | Bruce Dunston swats the short shot by Dwayne Wilfong | 33-31 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hans Oblinski | 36-31 |
| 12:28 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Giovanni Moretti | 36-33 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford misses the easy layup | 36-33 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses the tip | 36-33 |
| 12:08 | Drake | The rebound goes to Dwayne Wilfong | 36-33 |
| 11:46 | Drake | Lester Halford steals it from Dikembe Orji | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Hans Oblinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hamel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lester Halford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marion Ruelas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Dunston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (tiring) 4 ast. SF - John Durazo (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (tiring) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Marion Ruelas is denied by Roberto Costa | 36-33 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 11:21 | Drake | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Dikembe Orji scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Giovanni Moretti | 36-35 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Durazo - foul #2 on John Durazo, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Robert Young (SF), Micah Wallace (C) Hans Oblinski, William Hamel, Lester Halford, Bruce Dunston | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG), Leon Reid (C) Giovanni Moretti, Roberto Costa | |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:36 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:11 | Drake | Leon Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Day (PF) Marion Ruelas | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 09:57 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 09:43 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong is hacked by Carl Staples - foul #3 on Carl Staples, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 09:19 | Drake | John Durazo drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-38 |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dwayne Wilfong is called for the reach on Carl Staples - foul #3 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by George Day | 40-38 |
| 08:12 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 07:55 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Jason Neal | 42-41 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), Bruce Dunston (C) Carl Staples, Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | Giovanni Moretti (PG), Rolf Zuwkowski (PF) Alex Tryninewski, Leon Reid | |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:29 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Hans Oblinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Day (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Dunston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Giovanni Moretti (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Durazo (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rolf Zuwkowski (fresh) C - Dwayne Wilfong (tiring) 22 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Day tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 06:56 | Drake | John Durazo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 06:54 | Drake | John Durazo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:33 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Hamel (SG), Lester Halford (SF), Marion Ruelas (PF) Jason Neal, Robert Young, George Day | |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Costa (C) Rolf Zuwkowski | |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lester Halford | 47-43 |
| 05:44 | Drake | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Lester Halford - foul #2 on Lester Halford, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace (C) William Hamel | |
| Subs | Drake | Alex Tryninewski (PG) Giovanni Moretti | |
| 05:32 | Drake | Alex Tryninewski is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| 05:08 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Halford misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Marion Ruelas misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 05:03 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Jason Neal (SG), Robert Young (SF), George Day (PF) Hans Oblinski, Lester Halford, Bruce Dunston, Marion Ruelas | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:41 | Drake | John Durazo can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 04:41 | Drake | John Durazo makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 04:41 | Drake | John Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young is hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by George Day | 49-45 |
| 03:47 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Durazo | 49-47 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to George Day | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Carl Staples (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Day (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Micah Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Alex Tryninewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Durazo (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dwayne Wilfong (tired) 24 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Day grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | George Day jams it on a nice dish by Carl Staples and he's fouled by Dwayne Wilfong - foul #4 on Dwayne Wilfong, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Drake | Leon Reid (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 02:53 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | George Day makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 02:32 | Drake | Dikembe Orji drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dwayne Wilfong | 52-50 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Staples | 55-50 |
| 02:01 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Drake | Roberto Costa (C) Leon Reid | |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 01:38 | Drake | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Day - foul #3 on George Day, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:26 | Drake | Dwayne Wilfong makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Neal | 57-52 |
| 00:45 | Drake | John Durazo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dikembe Orji is called for the reach on Micah Wallace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski (PG), William Hamel (SG), Lester Halford (PF) Carl Staples, Jason Neal, George Day | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace is hacked by John Durazo - foul #3 on John Durazo, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Drake | John Durazo drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alex Tryninewski | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Tryninewski - foul #2 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Neal (SG), George Day (PF) William Hamel, Lester Halford | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Hans Oblinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:25 | Drake | Dikembe Orji clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Alex Tryninewski is called for the reach on Micah Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Tryninewski, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples (PG), Lester Halford (PF) Hans Oblinski, George Day | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:21 | Detroit Mercy | Micah Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Drake | John Durazo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 00:12 | Drake | Roberto Costa grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 00:10 | Drake | John Durazo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Dunston (C) Micah Wallace | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #12 | 61-55 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Young misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:07 | Drake | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 62-55 |
| 00:03 | Drake | Dikembe Orji drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Day (PF), Micah Wallace (C) Lester Halford, Bruce Dunston | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Staples runs out the clock | 62-58 |