| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cannon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Cannon and the foul's on Chen Xiao - foul #3 on Chen Xiao, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (PF) Chen Xiao | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Luis Bland | 27-41 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the dunk | 27-41 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carlos Williams | 27-44 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon is called for 3 seconds | 27-44 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-44 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon drills a floater from the left side and the foul's on Boris Kopinski - foul #3 on Boris Kopinski, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Hal Kurland (PF) Jack Crowe, Matthew Winkler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood (SF), Clifford Goosby (PF), Don Smith (C) Boris Kopinski, Scott Swanson, Carlos Williams | |
| 17:20 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood is hacked by Patrick Stemple - foul #2 on Patrick Stemple, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Kang (SF), Danny Dixon (PF), Roderick Higgs (C) John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Brian Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Saltzberg (PG), Carlos Williams (C) Luis Bland, Manuel Sansone | |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clifford Goosby and he's fouled by Roderick Higgs - foul #2 on Roderick Higgs, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams makes the free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon is fouled on the floor by Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Kang | 33-47 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Goosby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Hal Kurland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Dixon (fresh) C - Roderick Higgs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Saltzberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Smith (fresh) PF - Clifford Goosby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee State | Eric Wood steals it from Danny Dixon | 33-47 |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Saltzberg | 33-50 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee State | James Johnson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 33-50 |
| 14:56 | Detroit Mercy | Don Smith snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 14:40 | Detroit Mercy | Hal Kurland takes the ball from Louis Saltzberg | 33-50 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee State | James Johnson is denied on a layup by Clifford Goosby | 33-50 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland tips it in | 35-50 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Danny Dixon swats the short shot by Eric Wood | 35-50 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | James Johnson snags the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the jumper from the left side set up by Steven Kang | 37-50 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee State | James Johnson is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), John Brown (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Brian Cannon (C) James Johnson, Hal Kurland, Steven Kang, Danny Dixon, Roderick Higgs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Manuel Sansone (SG), Boris Kopinski (SF), Chen Xiao (PF), Scott Swanson (C) Louis Saltzberg, Eric Wood, Don Smith, Clifford Goosby, Carlos Williams | |
| 12:20 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chen Xiao | 37-53 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee State | Brian Cannon hits a fadeaway from the right side | 39-53 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Sansone | 39-55 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-55 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Jack Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Luis Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Sansone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Kopinski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chen Xiao (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Swanson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-55 |
| 11:05 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski can't tip it in | 39-55 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Cannon - foul #2 on Brian Cannon, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:28 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:08 | Tennessee State | John Brown loses the dribble to Chen Xiao | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson hits the follow up shot | 39-58 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler misses the dunk | 39-58 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Manuel Sansone | 39-58 |
| 09:05 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Manuel Sansone | 39-61 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee State | Luis Bland is called for the reach on Jack Crowe - foul #2 on Luis Bland, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Hal Kurland (SG), Steven Kang (SF), Danny Dixon (PF), Roderick Higgs (C) Jack Crowe, John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Matthew Winkler, Brian Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Saltzberg (PG), Eric Wood (SG), Don Smith (SF), Clifford Goosby (PF), Carlos Williams (C) Luis Bland, Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski, Chen Xiao, Scott Swanson | |
| 08:33 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs banks in the layup set up by Steven Kang | 41-61 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood is fouled on the floor by Roderick Higgs - foul #3 on Roderick Higgs, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams can't connect on a floater in the lane | 41-61 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang scores on a jumper near the basket | 43-61 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Goosby misses the tip | 43-61 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hal Kurland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Dixon (fresh) C - Roderick Higgs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Saltzberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Goosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Brown (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF) Steven Kang, Danny Dixon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Manuel Sansone (SG), Boris Kopinski (SF), Chen Xiao (PF) Louis Saltzberg, Eric Wood, Don Smith, Carlos Williams | |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski blows the layup but he's fouled by Roderick Higgs - foul #4 on Roderick Higgs, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), Matthew Winkler (PF) James Johnson, Hal Kurland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (C) Clifford Goosby | |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Boris Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Crowe | 45-62 |
| 06:16 | Detroit Mercy | Chen Xiao misses the lay-in | 45-62 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple makes the fadeaway from close range | 47-62 |
| 05:41 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Chen Xiao | 47-64 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee State | Manuel Sansone takes the ball from John Brown | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | John Brown steals the ball from Boris Kopinski | 47-64 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee State | John Brown lays it up and in | 49-64 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Manuel Sansone is blocked by Roderick Higgs | 49-64 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roderick Higgs | 49-64 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:14 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Sansone loses the dribble to Patrick Stemple | 49-64 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler dunks the ball | 51-64 |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe loses the ball out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Johnson (PG), Hal Kurland (SG), Steven Kang (SF), Danny Dixon (PF), Brian Cannon (C) Jack Crowe, John Brown, Patrick Stemple, Matthew Winkler, Roderick Higgs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Louis Saltzberg (PG), Eric Wood (SG), Don Smith (SF), Clifford Goosby (PF), Carlos Williams (C) Luis Bland, Manuel Sansone, Boris Kopinski, Chen Xiao, Scott Swanson | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hal Kurland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Kang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Dixon (fresh) C - Brian Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Louis Saltzberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clifford Goosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Goosby misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-64 |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Don Smith tips it back up and in | 51-66 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee State | Danny Dixon is hacked by Eric Wood - foul #1 on Eric Wood, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Pellerin (SF) Brian Cannon | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Pugh (SG) Carlos Williams | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-66 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Clifford Goosby gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Saltzberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-66 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Danny Dixon | 51-66 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | James Johnson throws it down set up by Steven Kang and he's fouled by Don Smith - foul #2 on Don Smith, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:37 | Detroit Mercy | Don Smith misses the easy layup | 54-66 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang is hacked by Eric Wood - foul #2 on Eric Wood, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roderick Higgs (C) Michael Pellerin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson (PF) Albert Pugh | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee State | Steven Kang makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | Louis Saltzberg's floater is knocked away by James Johnson | 56-66 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee State | Hal Kurland pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | James Johnson is hacked by Scott Swanson - foul #1 on Scott Swanson, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee State | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Swanson gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood is hacked by Hal Kurland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hal Kurland, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jack Crowe (PG), John Brown (SG), Patrick Stemple (SF), Matthew Winkler (PF), Brian Cannon (C) James Johnson, Hal Kurland, Steven Kang, Danny Dixon, Roderick Higgs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland (PG), Chen Xiao (PF), Carlos Williams (C) Don Smith, Scott Swanson, Clifford Goosby | |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Matthew Winkler grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee State | Carlos Williams blocks the short jumper by John Brown | 57-67 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Wood pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee 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 (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Cannon steals the ball from Luis Bland | 57-67 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee State | Patrick Stemple can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Williams pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Luis Bland runs out the clock | 57-67 |