| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Blank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Elders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank inbounds the ball | 18-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Gary Poole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Charles Falls, Kevin Blank | |
| 19:29 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 19:02 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 19:00 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the tip | 21-40 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the defensive rebound | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ray Daniels - foul #2 on Ray Daniels, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Falls (PG), Kevin Blank (SF) Gary Poole, Rick Taylor | |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:32 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 18:15 | Iowa State | Oscar Pitts is called for the reach on Kevin Blank - foul #2 on Oscar Pitts, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 18:04 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels is fouled on the floor by Ellis Markham - foul #1 on Ellis Markham, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | John Elders comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 23-40 |
| 17:49 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels tips it back up and in | 23-42 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-42 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla grabs the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Elders blocks the short jumper by Jerry Czapla | 23-42 |
| 17:14 | Iowa State | John Elders pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| 17:01 | Iowa State | Jerry Czapla is called for the reach on Charles Falls - foul #3 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #3 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Greg Decarlo (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Ellis Markham, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Alexis Russo (PF) Mitchell Marshall, John Elders | |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank misses the jumper in the paint | 23-42 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 23-42 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter scores on a jumper in the lane | 25-42 |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Blank and he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #4 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG) John Molter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), John Elders (PF) Charles Falls, Kevin Blank | |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the free throw | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Harry Reiter is denied by Ray Daniels | 25-45 |
| 15:59 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alexis Russo | 25-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 7 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexis Russo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Elders (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels scores on a runner from close range set up by Mitchell Marshall | 25-47 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the shot from the right wing | 25-47 |
| 15:28 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alexis Russo | 25-47 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-47 |
| 14:58 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall tips it in | 25-49 |
| 14:35 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Poole steals the ball from Michael Brown | 25-49 |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-49 |
| 14:16 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels tips it back up and in | 25-51 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-51 |
| 14:04 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo grabs the board | 25-51 |
| 13:49 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo misses the easy layup | 25-51 |
| 13:48 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo snags the offensive board | 25-51 |
| 13:31 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Daniels | 25-54 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Greg Decarlo | 27-54 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | John Elders clanks a shot from the baseline | 27-54 |
| 12:34 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-54 |
| 12:26 | Iowa State | Alexis Russo misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 27-54 |
| 12:25 | Iowa State | Gary Poole gets the offensive rebound | 27-54 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | John Elders misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #5 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), John Molter (SG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Albert Conway (C) Harold Gordon, Jason Shepard, Michael Brown, Greg Decarlo, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Falls (PG), Kevin Blank (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Gary Poole, Alexis Russo, Ray Daniels | |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | John Elders makes the 1st free throw | 27-55 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the 2nd free throw | 27-55 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter grabs the board | 27-55 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-55 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank grabs the defensive rebound | 27-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Molter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Falls (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Blank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Elders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Alexander Newman (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall travels with the ball | 27-55 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-55 |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it back up and in | 29-55 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Albert Conway denies the turnaround by Mitchell Marshall | 29-55 |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 10:53 | Iowa State | John Elders buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Marshall | 29-58 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Alexis Russo (PF) Mitchell Marshall, John Elders | |
| 10:15 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Czapla | 29-58 |
| 10:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Oscar Pitts | 29-58 |
| 10:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Ray Daniels (C) Gary Poole, Alexis Russo | |
| 09:56 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels can't finish the layup | 29-58 |
| 09:54 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank tips it but misses | 29-58 |
| 09:53 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Jerry Czapla takes the ball from Kevin Blank | 29-58 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Molter misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-58 |
| 09:14 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 29-58 |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Daniels | 29-60 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a floater from the right side | 29-60 |
| 08:41 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank grabs the defensive rebound | 29-60 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | John Molter is called for the reach on Mitchell Marshall - foul #2 on John Molter, team foul #6 | 29-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (PG), Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, John Molter, Oscar Pitts, Jerry Czapla, Albert Conway | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), John Elders (PF) Mitchell Marshall, Ray Daniels | |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Charles Falls is hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #7 | 29-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (PF) John Elders | |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Charles Falls makes the 1st free throw | 29-61 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Charles Falls makes the 2nd free throw | 29-62 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Gordon | 31-62 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 7 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Falls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Blank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alexis Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank double dribbles | 31-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Elders (PF) Alexis Russo | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Gordon | 33-62 |
| 07:09 | Iowa State | Charles Falls scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Poole and he's hacked by Jason Shepard - foul #2 on Jason Shepard, team foul #8 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ray Daniels (C) Alexander Newman | |
| 07:09 | Iowa State | Charles Falls makes the free throw | 33-65 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard drills a jump hook from the left block | 35-65 |
| 06:34 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Poole | 35-67 |
| 06:23 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Falls knocks away the 3 by Harry Reiter | 35-67 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank gets the rebound | 35-67 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Gary Poole comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Greg Decarlo - foul #3 on Greg Decarlo, team foul #9 | 35-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF) Harold Gordon, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexis Russo (PF), Alexander Newman (C) John Elders, Ray Daniels | |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 35-68 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Alexander Newman - foul #2 on Alexander Newman, team foul #2 | 35-69 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 05:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman clanks a shot from the left block | 37-69 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-69 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-69 |
| 05:06 | Iowa State | Charles Falls grabs the board | 37-69 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Kevin Blank buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Falls | 37-71 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire is hacked by Gary Poole - foul #1 on Gary Poole, team foul #3 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Elders (PF), Ray Daniels (C) Kevin Blank, Alexander Newman | |
| 04:33 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter is hacked by John Elders - foul #1 on John Elders, team foul #4 | 37-71 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal is fouled on the floor by Alexis Russo - foul #1 on Alexis Russo, team foul #5 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG) Jason Shepard | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Blank (SF) Alexis Russo | |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roderick Haire | 40-71 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | John Elders drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Poole and he's hacked by Harry Reiter - foul #2 on Harry Reiter, team foul #10 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Alexis Russo (SF) Gary Poole, Kevin Blank | |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | John Elders misses the free throw | 40-73 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the board | 40-73 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-73 |
| 03:41 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 40-73 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roderick Haire (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Mariscal (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Reiter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Falls (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexis Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Elders (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | Greg Decarlo swats the short shot by John Elders | 40-73 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 40-73 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire clanks a shot from the left side | 40-73 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Ray Daniels | 40-73 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall is fouled on the floor by Roderick Haire - foul #1 on Roderick Haire, team foul #11 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Roderick Haire, Terry Mariscal | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Kevin Blank (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Charles Falls, Alexis Russo, Ray Daniels | |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Blank - foul #1 on Kevin Blank, team foul #6 | 40-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Falls (SG), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Alexander Newman | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 41-75 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels is hacked by Jason Shepard - foul #3 on Jason Shepard, team foul #12 | 42-75 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 01:57 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter snags the defensive board | 42-75 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ray Daniels - foul #3 on Ray Daniels, team foul #7 | 42-75 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 01:17 | Iowa State | John Elders hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-75 |
| 01:16 | Iowa State | John Elders gets the offensive rebound | 44-75 |
| 00:57 | Iowa State | Gary Poole scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Falls | 44-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon is hacked by John Elders - foul #2 on John Elders, team foul #8 | 44-77 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa State | Charles Falls makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Poole | 46-80 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-80 |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | John Elders grabs the board | 46-80 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Gary Poole runs out the clock | 46-80 |