| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Mark Hein (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cody Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Cassella (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker buries a jumper near the basket | 39-35 |
| 19:16 | Kansas | Levi Reddick's pass is intercepted by Dennis Gray | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Gray | 39-37 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | Edward Gray misses the dunk attempt | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Burch | 39-37 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Teter | 39-39 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | Andrew Teter takes the ball from Stephen McCoy | 39-39 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter dunks the ball | 39-41 |
| 17:34 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy is fouled on the floor by Andrew Teter - foul #1 on Andrew Teter, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell (C) Cody Landers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (PF) Mark Marker | |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Dennis Gray steals the ball from Anthony Rothwell | 39-41 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray lays it in | 39-43 |
| 16:56 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Edward Gray and the foul's on Dennis Gray - foul #3 on Dennis Gray, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), Tim Gilley (SG), James April (SF), Joshua Gray (C) Mark Hein, Stephen McCoy, Levi Reddick, Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Derek Denning (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Andrew Teter, Robert Burch, Dennis Gray, John Cassella | |
| 16:56 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Don Hutchison | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Don Hutchison | 42-46 |
| 16:13 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell clanks a runner in the lane | 42-46 |
| 16:11 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Don Hutchison | 42-49 |
| 15:43 | Kansas | James April is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Hein (PG), Stephen McCoy (SG), Levi Reddick (SF), Edward Gray (PF), Cody Landers (C) Luis Albert, Tim Gilley, James April, Anthony Rothwell, Joshua Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Mark Marker (PF), John Cassella (C) Arthur Early, Tim McCoid, Derek Denning, Don Hutchison, Kyle Wilson | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Mark Hein (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Cody Landers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Gray (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Cassella (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| 15:12 | Kansas | Cody Landers lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Levi Reddick - foul #1 on Levi Reddick, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Cody Landers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Gray - foul #4 on Dennis Gray, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (SF) Dennis Gray | |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Cody Landers misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Cody Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker drills a shot near the basket | 45-52 |
| 13:52 | Kansas | The short jumper by Cody Landers is denied by Mark Marker | 45-52 |
| 13:51 | Kansas | Cody Landers grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 13:31 | Kansas | Mark Hein is fouled on the floor by Mark Marker - foul #3 on Mark Marker, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), Tim Gilley (SG), James April (SF), Anthony Rothwell (PF), Joshua Gray (C) Mark Hein, Stephen McCoy, Levi Reddick, Edward Gray, Cody Landers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (SG), Derek Denning (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Mark Marker, John Cassella | |
| 13:21 | Kansas | Derek Denning is called for the reach on James April - foul #3 on Derek Denning, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 13:02 | Kansas | Luis Albert banks in the layup on a nice dish by James April | 47-52 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-52 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:33 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Denning | 47-52 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 12:03 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Joshua Gray | 47-52 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Tim Gilley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Luis Albert | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Luis Albert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Gilley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James April (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Rothwell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Denning (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Hutchison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Teter | 49-55 |
| 11:07 | Kansas | Andrew Teter steps in front of the Luis Albert pass | 49-55 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Teter | 49-57 |
| 10:38 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-57 |
| 10:37 | Kansas | Luis Albert snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 10:20 | Kansas | Tim Gilley scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Albert | 52-57 |
| 09:55 | Detroit Mercy | James April is called for the reach on Andrew Teter - foul #2 on James April, team foul #2 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Hein (PG), Stephen McCoy (SG), Levi Reddick (SF), Edward Gray (PF), Cody Landers (C) Luis Albert, Tim Gilley, James April, Anthony Rothwell, Joshua Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Arthur Early (SF), Mark Marker (PF), John Cassella (C) Andrew Teter, Tim McCoid, Derek Denning, Don Hutchison, Kyle Wilson | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Cody Landers is called for the reach on Mark Marker - foul #2 on Cody Landers, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Mark Hein | 52-57 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | Mark Hein misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 09:18 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gray | 52-57 |
| 09:05 | Kansas | Cody Landers is fouled on the floor by Mark Marker - foul #4 on Mark Marker, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Don Hutchison (PF) Mark Marker | |
| 08:58 | Kansas | Don Hutchison steals it from Cody Landers | 52-57 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen McCoy steps in front of the Sammie Helms pass | 52-57 |
| 08:48 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy hits the finger roll | 54-57 |
| 08:35 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John Cassella is denied by Cody Landers | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Cody Landers blocks the short jumper by John Cassella | 54-57 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-57 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| 07:28 | Kansas | Mark Hein drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Gray | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Mark Hein (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Landers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Sammie Helms (fresh) SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Early (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Hutchison (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 07:07 | Kansas | Levi Reddick grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Cody Landers drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hein and the foul's on Don Hutchison - foul #1 on Don Hutchison, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Luis Albert (PG), Tim Gilley (SG), James April (SF), Anthony Rothwell (PF) Mark Hein, Stephen McCoy, Levi Reddick, Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Tim McCoid (SG), Dennis Gray (SF), Mark Marker (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Sammie Helms, Robert Burch, Arthur Early, Don Hutchison, John Cassella | |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Cody Landers makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim McCoid and the foul's on Cody Landers - foul #3 on Cody Landers, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joshua Gray (C) Cody Landers | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:24 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell's layup is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 59-62 |
| 06:23 | Kansas | James April hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray clanks a turnaround in the paint | 61-62 |
| 06:13 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray tips it in | 61-64 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Tim McCoid steps in front of the Tim Gilley pass | 61-64 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses the jumper from the left block | 61-64 |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Tim Gilley gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:38 | Kansas | Luis Albert drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Rothwell | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Tim Gilley - foul #2 on Tim Gilley, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Hein (PG), Stephen McCoy (SG), Levi Reddick (SF), Edward Gray (PF) Luis Albert, Tim Gilley, James April, Joshua Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), John Cassella (C) Andrew Teter, Kyle Wilson | |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:20 | Kansas | Edward Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Edward Gray banks in the layup set up by Levi Reddick | 65-64 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 04:38 | Kansas | Edward Gray pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 04:30 | Kansas | Mark Hein is whistled for traveling | 65-64 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter (PG), Kyle Wilson (PF) Tim McCoid, Mark Marker | |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Cassella | 65-66 |
| 03:46 | Kansas | Levi Reddick knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Hein | 67-66 |
| 03:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Wilson is whistled for a carry | 67-66 |
| Subs | Kansas | Cody Landers (C) Anthony Rothwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning (SF) Dennis Gray | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Mark Hein (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen McCoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Reddick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Cody Landers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Teter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Denning (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cassella (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Burch - foul #2 on Robert Burch, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (PF) Kyle Wilson | |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:16 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella loses the dribble to Mark Hein | 69-66 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Mark Hein hits the finger roll | 71-66 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 02:32 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:06 | Kansas | Stephen McCoy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-66 |
| 02:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Cassella grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Teter loses the ball out of bounds | 71-66 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray (SF) Derek Denning | |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Cody Landers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 71-66 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Marker | 71-66 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Teter | 71-69 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Cody Landers connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen McCoy | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas 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 (0) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Cody Landers takes the ball from Dennis Gray | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Edward Gray is fouled on the floor by Robert Burch - foul #3 on Robert Burch, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Kansas | Tim Gilley (SG) Stephen McCoy | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Edward Gray makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Edward Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Tim Gilley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Burch, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell (PF) Edward Gray | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Tim Gilley makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Kansas | Tim Gilley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-72 |
| 00:07 | Kansas | Cody Landers snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Andrew Teter is called for the reach on Cody Landers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Teter, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Cody Landers makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Cody Landers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Tim Gilley snags the defensive board | 79-72 |