| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Henry Pettit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hahne (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | The Citadel | Matthew Howard takes the ball from Henry Pettit | 37-35 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | John King connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Thorton | 40-35 |
| 19:03 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Adam Mullen, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Mendenhall | 40-35 |
| 18:51 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:41 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (C) Robert Collins | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 18:41 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 42-38 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard connects on the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Cunningham - foul #2 on Gerald Cunningham, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:42 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall makes the fadeaway from the left block | 45-40 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 17:28 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Mendenhall | 45-42 |
| 16:36 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:34 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:17 | The Citadel | Henry Pettit misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:16 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Howard, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Ben Corpuz (SG), Fred Linderman (PF), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Jerome Thorton, Matthew Howard, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman (PG), George Dix (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Howard Schultz (C) Henry Pettit, Adam Mullen, Daniel Hahne, Gerald Cunningham, Fred Mendenhall | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Timothy Edelman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Dix (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Schultz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to George Dix | 45-46 |
| 15:10 | The Citadel | Anthony Williamson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Edelman and he's fouled by Fred Linderman - foul #2 on Fred Linderman, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| 15:10 | The Citadel | Anthony Williamson makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Brooks - foul #1 on Robert Brooks, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Eugene Lazarski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:35 | The Citadel | Robert Brooks scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Edelman | 47-51 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 47-51 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz tips it back up and in | 49-51 |
| 13:58 | The Citadel | George Dix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (SF), Matthew Howard (PF) John King, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Pettit (PG), Daniel Hahne (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Fred Mendenhall (C) Timothy Edelman, Robert Brooks, Anthony Williamson, Howard Schultz | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Dix - foul #3 on George Dix, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Adam Mullen (SG) George Dix | |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 13:20 | The Citadel | Ben Corpuz takes the ball from Adam Mullen | 51-51 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Cunningham | 51-51 |
| 13:02 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:52 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Johnson | 53-51 |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Robert Collins - foul #4 on Robert Collins, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Robert Collins | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Anthony Williamson (C) Fred Mendenhall | |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Henry Pettit | 53-54 |
| 11:53 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard can't connect on a jumper from close range | 53-54 |
| 11:52 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Anthony Williamson | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Doroski (fresh) PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Henry Pettit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Mullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Hahne (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham loses the ball out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SF) Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman (PG), George Dix (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), Howard Schultz (C) Henry Pettit, Adam Mullen, Daniel Hahne, Gerald Cunningham | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-54 |
| 11:27 | The Citadel | George Dix grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 11:08 | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman is hacked by Paul James - foul #3 on Paul James, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG), John King (SF) Eugene Lazarski, Fred Linderman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall (C) Robert Brooks | |
| 10:48 | The Citadel | George Dix knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Schultz | 53-57 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on George Dix - foul #4 on George Dix, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (PF) Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Brooks (SG), Daniel Hahne (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) George Dix, Howard Schultz, Anthony Williamson | |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:05 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 10:03 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:56 | The Citadel | Robert Brooks comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Thorton - foul #1 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG) Jerome Thorton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Pettit (PG) Timothy Edelman | |
| 09:56 | The Citadel | Robert Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:56 | The Citadel | Robert Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Johnson | 58-58 |
| 09:22 | The Citadel | Robert Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (SF), Matthew Howard (PF) John King, Paul James | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Adam Mullen (SG) Robert Brooks | |
| 08:58 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 08:44 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 08:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG), Jerome Thorton (SG), John King (SF), Paul James (C) John Johnson, Ben Corpuz, Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Brooks (SF), Anthony Williamson (PF), Howard Schultz (C) Daniel Hahne, Gerald Cunningham, Fred Mendenhall | |
| 07:55 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Howard Schultz and he's hacked by Jerome Thorton - foul #2 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins (C) Paul James | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman (PG), George Dix (SF) Henry Pettit, Robert Brooks | |
| 07:55 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Eugene Lazarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Thorton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Timothy Edelman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Mullen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Howard Schultz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-61 |
| 07:29 | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Adam Mullen | 64-64 |
| 07:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Williamson blocks the jumper by Matthew Howard | 64-64 |
| 06:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Schultz swats the shot by Matthew Howard | 64-64 |
| 06:35 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Anthony Williamson | 64-64 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Howard Schultz clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-64 |
| 05:55 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 64-64 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 64-64 |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | Howard Schultz pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 05:21 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Eugene Lazarski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Henry Pettit (PG), Daniel Hahne (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Fred Mendenhall (C) Timothy Edelman, George Dix, Anthony Williamson, Howard Schultz | |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Jerome Thorton, Matthew Howard | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson travels with the ball | 64-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Dix (SG) Adam Mullen | |
| 04:24 | The Citadel | George Dix misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the shot from the left block | 64-66 |
| 03:55 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 03:38 | The Citadel | George Dix comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 64-66 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Ben Corpuz pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ben Corpuz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Charles Doroski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Henry Pettit (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Dix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Hahne (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Fred Mendenhall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 03:30 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Gerald Cunningham | 64-66 |
| 03:10 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 64-66 |
| 03:08 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall can't tip it in | 64-66 |
| 03:07 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham can't tip it in | 64-66 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 64-66 |
| 03:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the jumper from the right block | 64-66 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | John King tips it but misses | 64-66 |
| 02:57 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Gerald Cunningham | 64-66 |
| 02:52 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-66 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jerome Thorton (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) Ben Corpuz, Charles Doroski | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Adam Mullen (SG) George Dix | |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 64-66 |
| 02:25 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:00 | The Citadel | Gerald Cunningham makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Fred Mendenhall | 64-68 |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Pettit is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Henry Pettit, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Mullen steals the ball from Matthew Howard | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen blows the layup | 64-68 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins is denied on a layup by Gerald Cunningham | 64-68 |
| 01:12 | The Citadel | Adam Mullen grabs the board | 64-68 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Henry Pettit misses the 3 from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:29 | The Citadel | Daniel Hahne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Pettit steps in front of the Jerome Thorton pass | 67-70 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Henry Pettit is hacked by John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski (PG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Dix (SG) Adam Mullen | |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Henry Pettit makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Henry Pettit makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Eugene Lazarski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Fred Mendenhall | 67-72 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall is hacked by Jerome Thorton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Thorton, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Edelman (SG) Gerald Cunningham | |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:04 | The Citadel | Fred Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-74 |