| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Bever (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricardo Gallegos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Keith Abbott steps out of bounds on the baseline | 24-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Dikembe Ahmadi, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Greg Campbell and he's hacked by Joe Bever - foul #1 on Joe Bever, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Keith Abbott (C) Merlin Morris, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 19:24 | DePaul | Joe Bever comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Bever swats the layup by Brian Jones | 24-31 |
| 19:04 | DePaul | William Knight gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:47 | DePaul | Joe Bever hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Abbott | 27-31 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (PF) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, William Knight | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:26 | DePaul | Keith Abbott knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahmadi | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Ricardo Gallegos | 29-31 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Damon Prinz | 29-34 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | Merlin Morris loses the dribble to Brian Jones | 29-34 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones banks in the layup | 29-36 |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Keith Abbott buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Damon Prinz - foul #1 on Damon Prinz, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Joe Bever (SF), William Knight (PF) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray (PG), Herbert Daniels (SF), Michael Shultis (PF), Sean Brewster (C) Eric Williamson, Brian Jones, Ricardo Gallegos, Damon Prinz | |
| 17:09 | DePaul | Keith Abbott misses the free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 16:51 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:49 | DePaul | Arthur Wells grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 16:23 | DePaul | Derek Wray is called for the reach on Keith Abbott - foul #3 on Derek Wray, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), John Clarke (PF) Merlin Morris, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Alfredo Aguilar (SF) Derek Wray, Greg Campbell | |
| 16:01 | DePaul | Arthur Wells is hacked by Herbert Daniels - foul #1 on Herbert Daniels, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, William Knight | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones (SF), Damon Prinz (C) Alfredo Aguilar, Sean Brewster | |
| 15:42 | DePaul | Arthur Wells can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Bever (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shultis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 15:22 | DePaul | Merlin Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Wells and he's hacked by Herbert Daniels - foul #2 on Herbert Daniels, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Michael Harness (PF) John Clarke, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Greg Campbell (SG), Ricardo Gallegos (PF) Kenneth Scotti, Herbert Daniels, Michael Shultis | |
| 15:22 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 15:08 | DePaul | Michael Harness grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricardo Gallegos - foul #2 on Ricardo Gallegos, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, Merlin Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Joe Bever makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (C) Joe Bever, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:17 | DePaul | William Knight makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 37-39 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 13:37 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 39-42 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Arthur Wells - foul #3 on Arthur Wells, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (SG), Joe Bever (SF), Keith Abbott (C) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi, William Knight | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Derek Wray (SG), Herbert Daniels (SF), Michael Shultis (C) Eric Williamson, Greg Campbell, Brian Jones, Damon Prinz | |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:10 | DePaul | Keith Abbott grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 12:51 | DePaul | Joe Bever clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 12:50 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Herbert Daniels | 39-45 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | Joe Bever's layup is rejected by Herbert Daniels | 39-45 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | Keith Abbott hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Keith Abbott steps in front of the Derek Wray pass | 41-45 |
| 11:43 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:42 | DePaul | Keith Abbott tips it home | 43-45 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Bever (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Harness (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kenneth Scotti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derek Wray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricardo Gallegos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Shultis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 11:10 | DePaul | Herbert Daniels steals it from Merlin Morris | 43-48 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Michael Harness snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:41 | DePaul | Keith Abbott lays it up and in | 45-48 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Bever - foul #2 on Joe Bever, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG), Brian Jones (SF), Sean Brewster (PF), Damon Prinz (C) Derek Wray, Herbert Daniels, Ricardo Gallegos, Michael Shultis | |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:10 | DePaul | Michael Harness loses the ball out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joe Bever (SF) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG) Kenneth Scotti | |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones makes the floater from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 09:34 | DePaul | Greg Campbell picks off the pass by Merlin Morris | 45-51 |
| 09:28 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones is whistled for a carry | 45-51 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Keith Abbott (C) Merlin Morris, Joe Bever, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:04 | DePaul | Keith Abbott is denied on a layup by Damon Prinz | 45-51 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Keith Abbott can't tip it in | 45-51 |
| 09:01 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Damon Prinz | 45-51 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones banks in the layup set up by Greg Campbell | 45-53 |
| 08:29 | DePaul | Keith Abbott hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Charles Hunter | 47-53 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:50 | DePaul | Keith Abbott clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 47-56 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-56 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harness (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eric Williamson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Brewster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Damon Prinz (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones makes the fadeaway from close range | 47-58 |
| 06:41 | DePaul | Michael Harness scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-58 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 06:22 | DePaul | Charles Hunter gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:17 | DePaul | Charles Hunter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 06:16 | DePaul | Michael Harness pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 05:55 | DePaul | Michael Harness hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Williamson - foul #2 on Eric Williamson, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Joe Bever (SF), John Clarke (C) Arthur Wells, Dikembe Ahmadi, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Derek Wray (SG), Herbert Daniels (SF), Ricardo Gallegos (PF), Michael Shultis (C) Eric Williamson, Greg Campbell, Brian Jones, Sean Brewster, Damon Prinz | |
| 05:55 | DePaul | Michael Harness misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:55 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Ricardo Gallegos is called for the reach on Michael Harness - foul #3 on Ricardo Gallegos, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG) Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 05:17 | DePaul | Michael Harness makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Ricardo Gallegos scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Scotti | 52-61 |
| 04:56 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Derek Wray | 52-61 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Bever - foul #3 on Joe Bever, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG) Merlin Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell (SG) Kenneth Scotti | |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:20 | DePaul | Michael Shultis picks off the pass by Joe Bever | 52-63 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels is hacked by Michael Harness - foul #4 on Michael Harness, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Damon Prinz (C) Michael Shultis | |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Herbert Daniels misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | Merlin Morris pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Damon Prinz - foul #2 on Damon Prinz, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | DePaul | Arthur Wells (PG), Keith Abbott (C) Merlin Morris, William Knight | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones (SF), Alfredo Aguilar (PF) Herbert Daniels, Ricardo Gallegos | |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:32 | DePaul | Charles Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Arthur Wells (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bever (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Harness (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Abbott (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Derek Wray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfredo Aguilar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Damon Prinz (fresh) 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:59 | DePaul | Joe Bever misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:58 | DePaul | Charles Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:52 | DePaul | Joe Bever comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-65 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (C) Charles Hunter, Keith Abbott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Williamson (PG), Ricardo Gallegos (PF) Derek Wray, Alfredo Aguilar | |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:22 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 02:15 | DePaul | Joe Bever can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-65 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Jones hits the follow up shot | 54-67 |
| 01:29 | DePaul | Michael Harness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (C) Arthur Wells, Joe Bever, Michael Harness | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti (PG), Derek Wray (SG), Herbert Daniels (SF), Michael Shultis (PF), Sean Brewster (C) Eric Williamson, Greg Campbell, Brian Jones, Ricardo Gallegos, Damon Prinz | |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shultis's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ahmadi | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | DePaul | William Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from Merlin Morris and he's fouled by Sean Brewster - foul #1 on Sean Brewster, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | William Knight makes the free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Merlin Morris is called for the reach on Herbert Daniels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Merlin Morris, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar (PF) Sean Brewster | |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar is hacked by John Clarke - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:45 | DePaul | Charles Hunter hits a shot from the right block | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hunter - foul #2 on Charles Hunter, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alfredo Aguilar makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:36 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi connects on the jumper from the right side | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Wray knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Scotti | 61-73 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Scotti - foul #1 on Kenneth Scotti, team foul #10 | 61-73 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sean Brewster (C) Alfredo Aguilar | |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Scotti runs out the clock | 63-73 |