| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 3 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen inbounds the ball | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-24 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic snags the offensive board | 45-24 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Runako Awada steals the ball from Ed Petersen | 45-24 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao connects on the shot near the basket set up by Gilberto Garcia and he's hacked by Igor Kosakowski - foul #3 on Igor Kosakowski, team foul #1 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao makes the free throw | 45-27 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 18:50 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix tips it but misses | 45-27 |
| 18:49 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Fix | 45-27 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia's pass is intercepted by Larry Blough | 45-27 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-27 |
| 18:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix grabs the defensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-27 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Summers | 45-29 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mikel Bosancic | 48-29 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ed Petersen | 51-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-29 |
| 15:58 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix tips it in | 51-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Runako Awada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Summers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chen Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 15:36 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Bernardo Costa (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Larry Blough, Ed Petersen, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), Manuel Sansone (SG), Boris Kopinski (SF), Carlos Williams (C) Runako Awada, James Summers, Gilberto Garcia, Aaron Fix | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski gets the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Chen Xiao is called for the reach on Mikel Bosancic - foul #2 on Chen Xiao, team foul #1 | 51-31 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji comes up short on the floater from the left block | 51-31 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic snags the offensive board | 51-31 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji lays it in on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski | 53-31 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Zikomo Orji - foul #4 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #2 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Ed Petersen (SF) Tommy Schooler, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix (C) Chen Xiao | |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-32 |
| 13:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Manuel Sansone | 53-32 |
| 13:24 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-32 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the board | 53-32 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-32 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre blows the layup but he's fouled by Bernardo Costa - foul #2 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito (C) Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Summers (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Chen Xiao (PF) Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski, Carlos Williams | |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic tips it home | 55-34 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Blough takes the ball from Aaron Fix | 55-34 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | James Summers steps in front of the Igor Kosakowski pass | 55-34 |
| 11:59 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix drills a runner in the lane | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chen Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-36 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao scores on a 3 from the left corner | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Garcia - foul #3 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Bernardo Costa (PF) Larry Blough, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Boris Kopinski (PF), Carlos Williams (C) John Lamarre, Chen Xiao, Aaron Fix | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski drills a fadeaway from the left block | 57-39 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski lays it in | 57-41 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Carlos Williams, team foul #3 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (SG) James Summers | |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | Gilberto Garcia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 60-41 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams pulls down the rebound | 60-41 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Runako Awada is blocked by Bernardo Costa | 60-41 |
| 09:19 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 60-41 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen grabs the offensive board | 60-41 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Manuel Sansone - foul #2 on Manuel Sansone, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic (PF) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre (PG), James Summers (SG), Chen Xiao (PF), Aaron Fix (C) Runako Awada, Gilberto Garcia, Boris Kopinski, Carlos Williams | |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ed Petersen - foul #1 on Ed Petersen, team foul #4 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the offensive board | 62-43 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (tiring) 23 pts. SF - Ed Petersen (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bernardo Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Lamarre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Summers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chen Xiao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Fix (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-43 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao's floater is tipped away by Mikel Bosancic | 62-43 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Chen Xiao steals it from Tommy Schooler | 62-43 |
| 06:45 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Aaron Fix is denied by Bernardo Costa | 62-43 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix tips it home | 62-45 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ed Petersen | 62-45 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Bernardo Costa swats the short shot by Aaron Fix | 62-45 |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Fix pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-45 |
| 05:22 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Fix | 62-45 |
| 05:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Lamarre travels with the ball | 62-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (SG), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada (PG), Eric Wood (SG), Gilberto Garcia (SF), Boris Kopinski (PF), Carlos Williams (C) John Lamarre, James Summers, Manuel Sansone, Chen Xiao, Aaron Fix | |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gilberto Garcia - foul #4 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Salvatore Esposito - foul #1 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa (SF) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG) Gilberto Garcia | |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses badly on a runner in the lane | 64-46 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Eric Wood | 64-46 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Igor Kosakowski steals it from Luis Bland | 64-46 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji banks in the layup set up by Salvatore Esposito | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernardo Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) SG - Runako Awada (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada travels with the ball | 66-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji connects on the shot near the basket set up by Tommy Schooler | 68-46 |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski clanks a floater from the right block | 68-46 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 68-46 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Williams - foul #4 on Carlos Williams, team foul #6 | 68-46 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada connects on the 3 from the left corner | 70-49 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Runako Awada - foul #2 on Runako Awada, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Tommy Schooler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone (SF) Eric Wood | |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 01:55 | Detroit Mercy | Zikomo Orji is called for the reach on Manuel Sansone - foul #5 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Igor Kosakowski, Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood (SF) Luis Bland | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams grabs the offensive board | 71-49 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams knocks in the jumper from the right block | 71-51 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito can't tip it in | 71-51 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 01:01 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Bernardo Costa takes the ball from Runako Awada | 73-53 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Runako Awada is called for the reach on Larry Blough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Runako Awada, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Runako Awada hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Sansone | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough runs out the clock | 75-56 |