| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Suminski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jamie Boisvert - foul #2 on Jamie Boisvert, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Eberly steps in front of the Jamie Boisvert pass | 32-28 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:43 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert is fouled on the floor by Paul Gary - foul #2 on Paul Gary, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Keith Janson picks off the pass by Jamie Boisvert | 32-28 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the floater from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Eberly swats the shot by Edward Suminski | 34-28 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Paul Gary snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Paul Gary loses the dribble to Ronny Wideman | 34-28 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 17:00 | Samford | Paul Gary is hacked by Jamie Boisvert - foul #3 on Jamie Boisvert, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), John Maxim (PF), James Cook (C) Keith Janson, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Joshua French (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Ronny Wideman, Edward Suminski, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 16:49 | Samford | Walter Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 16:48 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos snags the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Nash - foul #2 on Richard Nash, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:33 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Bartz | 36-32 |
| 15:53 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos blows the dunk | 36-32 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash grabs the board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Maxim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Bolton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua French (fresh) C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash is called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), David Catalan (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Walter Weeks, Kevin Delossantos, James Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (SG), Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Jason Bolton, Joshua French, Sam Bartz | |
| 15:21 | Samford | Paul Gary hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Maxim | 38-32 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 15:03 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry tips it home | 38-34 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Jamie Boisvert picks off the pass by David Catalan | 38-34 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Wilder is called for the reach on Josh Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Wilder, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Michael Eberly (C) Stanley Wilder, John Maxim | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (PG), Edward Suminski (SF) Josh Adkins, Richard Nash | |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Keith Janson is called for the reach on Ronny Wideman - foul #1 on Keith Janson, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 14:18 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:16 | Samford | David Catalan pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:00 | Samford | Paul Gary lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Janson | 40-34 |
| 13:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert drills a floater in the lane | 40-36 |
| 13:28 | Samford | Michael Eberly buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Weeks | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:10 | Samford | Paul Gary pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:50 | Samford | Paul Gary can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman is hacked by Keith Janson - foul #2 on Keith Janson, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), John Maxim (PF) Keith Janson, David Catalan, Paul Gary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Joshua French (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Ronny Wideman, Edward Suminski, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 11:59 | Samford | Joshua French is called for the reach on Kevin Delossantos - foul #1 on Joshua French, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby (SG) Jason Bolton | |
| 11:50 | Samford | John Beyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:48 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Maxim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Josh Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lisenby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua French (fresh) C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-38 |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:19 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 42-38 |
| 11:17 | Samford | John Beyer grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 10:57 | Samford | James Cook hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Wilder | 45-38 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | William Lisenby snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Bartz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sam Bartz, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Stanley Wilder, John Beyer, John Maxim, James Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (PG), Ronny Wideman (SG), Edward Suminski (SF), Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Josh Adkins, William Lisenby, Richard Nash, Joshua French, Sam Bartz | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Jason Bolton takes the ball from Paul Gary | 45-38 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman double dribbles | 45-38 |
| 09:25 | Samford | 3 seconds is called on Keith Janson | 45-38 |
| Subs | Samford | David Catalan (SF) Kevin Delossantos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Keith Janson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Edward Suminski - foul #1 on Edward Suminski, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Samford | John Maxim (C) Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:50 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 08:28 | Samford | Paul Gary pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Jamie Boisvert knocks away the 3 by John Maxim | 48-41 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Keith Janson tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 08:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski banks in the layup set up by Rhett Perry and he's fouled by David Catalan - foul #1 on David Catalan, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Delossantos (SF), James Cook (C) David Catalan, Paul Gary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins (SG) Ronny Wideman | |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Maxim (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cook (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Adkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Suminski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Boisvert (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Rhett Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry buries a floater from the baseline set up by Jason Bolton | 48-46 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses long on a jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 07:05 | Samford | John Maxim pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Keith Janson misses badly on a runner near the basket | 48-46 |
| 06:51 | Samford | Keith Janson gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Josh Adkins takes the ball from Keith Janson | 48-46 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 06:15 | Samford | John Maxim grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:48 | Samford | John Maxim lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 50-46 |
| 05:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Maxim | 50-46 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Keith Janson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Josh Adkins - foul #3 on Josh Adkins, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (PG), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, John Maxim, James Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman (SG), Richard Nash (SF), Joshua French (PF), Sam Bartz (C) Jason Bolton, Edward Suminski, Jamie Boisvert, Rhett Perry | |
| 05:04 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Keith Janson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Stanley Wilder misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Joshua French loses the ball out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:42 | Samford | Paul Gary hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 52-46 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Stanley Wilder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) SF - David Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Josh Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronny Wideman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua French (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Bartz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 03:29 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua French | 52-46 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Wilder steals it from Sam Bartz | 52-46 |
| 03:13 | Samford | David Catalan's pass is intercepted by Ronny Wideman | 52-46 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Josh Adkins is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Kevin Delossantos (SF) John Beyer, David Catalan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Bolton (PG), Jamie Boisvert (PF), Rhett Perry (C) Josh Adkins, Joshua French, Sam Bartz | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Stanley Wilder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronny Wideman and the foul's on Kevin Delossantos - foul #2 on Kevin Delossantos, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:27 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Nash misses the free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Paul Gary gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Paul Gary lays it in on a nice dish by Walter Weeks | 54-48 |
| 01:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 01:56 | Samford | James Cook grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Michael Eberly (C) Stanley Wilder, James Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski (SF) Richard Nash | |
| 01:48 | Samford | Keith Janson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Michael Eberly tips it in | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski tips it but misses | 56-48 |
| 01:27 | Detroit Mercy | Ronny Wideman snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jamie Boisvert scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronny Wideman - foul #2 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Paul Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Rhett Perry | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:44 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski misses the 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Keith Janson - foul #3 on Keith Janson, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| 00:35 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:35 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Eberly is hacked by Ronny Wideman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronny Wideman, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Stanley Wilder (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:33 | Samford | Michael Eberly misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Rhett Perry grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 00:22 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Stanley Wilder, David Catalan, James Cook | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Michael Eberly banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Suminski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 58-56 |