| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Bellman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Jacobsen (fresh) PF - Jerry Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Coates (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Harvey Jacobsen inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Appalachian State | Jerry Morris buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Coates | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer can't connect on a shot from the left block | 27-35 |
| 19:04 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hundley | 27-35 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt is hacked by Jon Wilde - foul #2 on Jon Wilde, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 18:27 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:59 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer jams it on a nice dish by Henry Tillman | 27-37 |
| 17:41 | Appalachian State | Jerry Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-37 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 16:54 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer slams it home on a great pass from Bryan Holt | 27-41 |
| 16:14 | Appalachian State | Robert Bellman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 16:12 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:54 | Appalachian State | Jerry Morris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Bellman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Wilde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Jacobsen (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Coates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Hammer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-43 |
| 15:09 | Appalachian State | Harvey Jacobsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 15:07 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates grabs the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 15:01 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates misses long on a jumper in the lane | 27-43 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 27-43 |
| 14:52 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 27-43 |
| 14:32 | Appalachian State | Harvey Jacobsen grabs the board | 27-43 |
| 14:06 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates travels with the ball | 27-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Garrido (PG), Jack Foreman (SG), Michael Longacre (SF), Carl Whitfield (PF), John Dembroski (C) Robert Bellman, Jon Wilde, Harvey Jacobsen, Jerry Morris, Greg Coates | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Mike Holder (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Bryan Holt, Henry Hammer | |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Garrido is called for the reach on Donald Hundley - foul #4 on Richard Garrido, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Sullivan (SG) Richard Garrido | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 13:23 | Appalachian State | John Dembroski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 13:04 | Appalachian State | John Dembroski makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Foreman | 29-43 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 12:38 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 12:20 | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-43 |
| 12:19 | Appalachian State | John Dembroski misses the tip | 29-43 |
| 12:18 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield tips it home | 31-43 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes is called for traveling | 31-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Bellman (PG) Michael Sullivan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG) Francisco Guzman | |
| 11:41 | Appalachian State | John Dembroski misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-43 |
| 11:39 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield misses the tip | 31-43 |
| 11:37 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Robert Bellman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Foreman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Longacre (fresh) PF - Carl Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Hundley | 31-45 |
| 10:54 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Jack Foreman is denied by Mike Holder | 31-45 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 10:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 10:31 | Appalachian State | John Dembroski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 10:20 | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Whitfield takes the ball from Howard Hayes | 31-45 |
| 09:43 | Appalachian State | Robert Bellman travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jon Wilde (SG), Harvey Jacobsen (SF), Jerry Morris (PF), Greg Coates (C) Jack Foreman, Michael Longacre, Carl Whitfield, John Dembroski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Bryan Holt (SF), Henry Hammer (C) Henry Tillman, Donald Hundley, Mike Holder, Richard Burns | |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer tips it home | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:03 | Appalachian State | Jerry Morris's pass is intercepted by Robert Bell | 31-47 |
| 08:49 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-47 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer hits the follow up shot | 31-49 |
| 08:31 | Appalachian State | Robert Bellman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 08:30 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman (PG) Robert Bellman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Donald Hundley (SG) Francisco Guzman, Robert Bell | |
| 07:56 | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Garrido (PG) Jack Foreman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Coates - foul #2 on Greg Coates, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 07:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 07:35 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates grabs the board | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Richard Garrido (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jon Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Jacobsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Coates (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Tillman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Hundley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) PF - Henry Hammer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates is hacked by Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| 07:07 | Appalachian State | Harvey Jacobsen knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jerry Morris | 35-49 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jon Wilde is called for the reach on Henry Tillman - foul #3 on Jon Wilde, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Bellman (PG), Carl Whitfield (PF) Jon Wilde, Jerry Morris | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 06:19 | Appalachian State | Greg Coates snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 06:03 | Appalachian State | Harvey Jacobsen makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bellman | 38-49 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 05:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley tips it but misses | 38-49 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Holt misses the tip | 38-49 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns is fouled on the floor by Harvey Jacobsen - foul #1 on Harvey Jacobsen, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jon Wilde (SG), Michael Longacre (SF), Jerry Morris (PF) Richard Garrido, Harvey Jacobsen, Greg Coates | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder (SF), Howard Hayes (PF) Bryan Holt, Richard Burns | |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Henry Tillman | 38-51 |
| 04:50 | Appalachian State | Jon Wilde clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 38-51 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Henry Tillman | 38-54 |
| 04:11 | Appalachian State | Jon Wilde drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Morris - foul #2 on Jerry Morris, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Richard Garrido (PG), Jack Foreman (SG), John Dembroski (PF), Shawn Beach (C) Robert Bellman, Jon Wilde, Jerry Morris, Carl Whitfield | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman (PG), Bryan Holt (SF), Richard Burns (C) Henry Tillman, Donald Hundley, Henry Hammer | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 03:24 | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Richard Garrido (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jack Foreman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Longacre (fresh) PF - John Dembroski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Beach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Francisco Guzman (fresh) SG - Mike Holder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Hayes (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Burns (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Holder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell (SG) Mike Holder | |
| 02:52 | Appalachian State | Michael Longacre misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Hayes snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Francisco Guzman | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Appalachian State | Michael Longacre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Garrido | 43-59 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Garrido - foul #5 on Richard Garrido, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Sullivan (SG), Carl Whitfield (PF) Richard Garrido, Shawn Beach | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley (SG), Henry Hammer (C) Robert Bell, Howard Hayes | |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Francisco Guzman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:09 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 01:50 | Appalachian State | Donald Hundley picks off the pass by Jack Foreman | 43-60 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley hits the finger roll | 43-62 |
| 01:30 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-62 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Burns grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 01:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Hundley drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Francisco Guzman | 43-64 |
| 00:55 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Foreman and he's hacked by Bryan Holt - foul #1 on Bryan Holt, team foul #2 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman (PG), Howard Hayes (PF) Francisco Guzman, Richard Burns | |
| 00:55 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield makes the free throw | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jack Foreman - foul #1 on Jack Foreman, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Carl Whitfield | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Appalachian State | Jack Foreman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-64 |
| 00:24 | Appalachian State | Carl Whitfield tips it home | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Tillman runs out the clock | 48-64 |