| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) SF - John Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | John Watkins inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Fordham | Derek Denning swats the shot by Ronald Bentz | 36-34 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is hacked by Terry Gamblin - foul #1 on Terry Gamblin, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella is denied on a layup by Ronald Bentz | 36-34 |
| 19:08 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:39 | Fordham | John Best hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Teter - foul #2 on Andrew Teter, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:39 | Fordham | John Best makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:39 | Fordham | John Best makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella blows the layup but he's hacked by John Watkins - foul #3 on John Watkins, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SF) John Watkins | |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:02 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Sheard | 38-39 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 17:30 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Best | 41-41 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Best - foul #1 on John Best, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (SF), Jessie Goggin (PF), Joseph Weston (C) John Best, Ronald Bentz, Terry Gamblin | |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:14 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:01 | Fordham | Bao Huang is fouled on the floor by Don Hutchison - foul #2 on Don Hutchison, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (C) Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Fordham | Tracy Lowry (SF) Francis Sheard | |
| 16:42 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Tim McCoid - foul #3 on Tim McCoid, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (PG), Max Heaps (SG) Andrew Teter, Tim McCoid | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 16:42 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:42 | Fordham | Tracy Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson is hacked by Tracy Lowry - foul #2 on Tracy Lowry, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Bao Huang can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 16:03 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Bao Huang - foul #2 on Bao Huang, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Dustin Jones, Don Hutchison, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Francis Sheard (SG), John Watkins (SF) Darrell Campbell, Bao Huang, Tracy Lowry | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Max Heaps misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 15:49 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Max Heaps (fresh) SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Fordham | Joseph Weston misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 15:36 | Fordham | Joseph Weston snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:17 | Fordham | John Cassella steals the ball from Jessie Goggin | 43-43 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 15:00 | Fordham | John Watkins grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | Fordham | Kyle Wilson picks off the pass by John Watkins | 43-43 |
| 14:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Derek Denning (PF) Max Heaps, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ronald Bentz (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| 14:02 | Fordham | Francis Sheard comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 14:01 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:50 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin is fouled on the floor by John Cassella - foul #2 on John Cassella, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Don Hutchison (SF), Mark Marker (C) Andrew Teter, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG) John Best | |
| 13:38 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 13:12 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 13:01 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell is whistled for a carry | 45-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Kyle Wilson (C) Tim McCoid, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (SG), Tracy Lowry (SF) Francis Sheard, John Watkins | |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-43 |
| 12:49 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:44 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Don Hutchison, Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG) Tracy Lowry | |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Gamblin blocks the jumper by Dennis Gray | 45-43 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | Bao Huang gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:55 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Bentz | 45-46 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Derek Denning (PF) Robert Burch, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), John Watkins (SF), Jessie Goggin (PF), Joseph Weston (C) Darrell Campbell, Bao Huang, Ronald Bentz, Terry Gamblin | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cassella (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Fordham | John Best lays it up and in on a great pass from John Watkins | 45-48 |
| 11:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter is hacked by John Best in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Best, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (PG) John Best | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray tips it in | 47-48 |
| 10:32 | Fordham | Francis Sheard loses the dribble to John Cassella | 47-48 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Jessie Goggin - foul #2 on Jessie Goggin, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Don Hutchison (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Andrew Teter, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG) Bao Huang | |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 3rd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:00 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin scores on a runner in the paint set up by Francis Sheard | 49-50 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 49-50 |
| 09:41 | Fordham | Jessie Goggin pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:15 | Fordham | Francis Sheard connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Campbell | 49-53 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 08:54 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Francis Sheard | 49-53 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | John Watkins comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dustin Jones - foul #1 on Dustin Jones, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), John Cassella (C) Tim McCoid, Dustin Jones, Don Hutchison, Derek Denning | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG), Ronald Bentz (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Darrell Campbell, Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| 08:39 | Fordham | John Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | John Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:21 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:20 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Terry Gamblin | 49-55 |
| 08:00 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Best | 49-57 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Watkins - foul #4 on John Watkins, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SG), Bao Huang (SF) Francis Sheard, John Watkins | |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:26 | Fordham | Bao Huang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Dennis Gray | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Best (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bao Huang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Bentz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Gamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Burch | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin hits a fadeaway in the lane | 54-59 |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Ronald Bentz - foul #1 on Ronald Bentz, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF), Mark Marker (C) Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| Subs | Fordham | Francis Sheard (SG), Jessie Goggin (PF) Bao Huang, Ronald Bentz | |
| 06:37 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:16 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-59 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG), Max Heaps (SF) Robert Burch, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Joseph Weston (C) Terry Gamblin | |
| 05:55 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Don Hutchison | 57-59 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Max Heaps | 59-59 |
| 05:04 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 05:02 | Fordham | Joseph Weston hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison double dribbles | 59-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Derek Denning (PF), John Cassella (C) Andrew Teter, Dustin Jones, Max Heaps, Don Hutchison, Mark Marker | |
| Subs | Fordham | Bao Huang (PG), Tracy Lowry (SG), John Watkins (SF), Ronald Bentz (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) John Best, Francis Sheard, Darrell Campbell, Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| 04:26 | Fordham | Bao Huang's floater is tipped away by Derek Denning | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch snags the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella buries a runner from the left block set up by Tim McCoid | 61-61 |
| 03:20 | Fordham | Bao Huang is hacked by Tim McCoid - foul #4 on Tim McCoid, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Francis Sheard (SG), Jessie Goggin (PF), Joseph Weston (C) Bao Huang, Tracy Lowry, Ronald Bentz, Terry Gamblin | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Derek Denning (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Cassella (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Darrell Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Sheard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jessie Goggin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Fordham | John Watkins loses the dribble to Dennis Gray | 61-61 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Cassella, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SG) Tim McCoid | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Best (PG) Darrell Campbell | |
| 02:48 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG) Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Fordham | Ronald Bentz (PF), Terry Gamblin (C) Jessie Goggin, Joseph Weston | |
| 02:29 | Fordham | Francis Sheard loses the ball out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 63-61 |
| 01:50 | Fordham | Dennis Gray is called for the reach on Francis Sheard - foul #2 on Dennis Gray, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 01:50 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:50 | Fordham | Francis Sheard misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:50 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Teter - foul #3 on Andrew Teter, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:38 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:38 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 01:19 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:03 | Fordham | Francis Sheard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:02 | Fordham | Francis Sheard snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:49 | Fordham | Francis Sheard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray is fouled on the floor by John Best - foul #3 on John Best, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:20 | Fordham | Terry Gamblin gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Ronald Bentz loses the dribble to Andrew Teter | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter throws it down | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Francis Sheard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-65 |