| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Leblanc (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stowell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Dory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Shipman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dima Zepf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Fischer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf inbounds the ball | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Cole - foul #3 on John Cole, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (PG) John Cole | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell is called for 3 seconds | 45-36 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Todd steps in front of the Dima Zepf pass in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 18:59 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell's floater is knocked away by Dima Zepf | 45-36 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Shipman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Leblanc - foul #2 on Randall Leblanc, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Steven Clark (SG), Richard Arndt (SF), Joe Kogut (PF), James Hock (C) Tim Powell, Randall Leblanc, Michael Brown, Christopher Stowell, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass (C) Brian Fischer | |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Shipman misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Shipman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | James Hock snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:06 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger (PG), Robert Needham (SG), Lawrence Hiatt (C) Christopher Dory, Albert Shipman, James Joseph | |
| 17:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Hiatt makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:31 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Eric Harris (SF) Dima Zepf | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass blows the layup but he's hacked by Joe Kogut - foul #1 on Joe Kogut, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Donald Todd (C) Steven Clark, Joe Kogut, James Hock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory (PG), James Joseph (PF) Robert Needham, Lawrence Hiatt | |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:59 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Simpson | 48-40 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph banks in the wide open layup | 48-42 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd's pass is intercepted by Eric Harris | 48-42 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Arndt steals it from Brendan Bittinger in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 15:50 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown buries a jumper from the left block set up by Richard Arndt | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Frederick Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Leblanc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Arndt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Dory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brendan Bittinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Joseph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Gass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Arndt - foul #1 on Richard Arndt, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Steven Clark (SG), Tim Powell (SF), Christopher Stowell (PF), Joe Kogut (C) Frederick Simpson, Randall Leblanc, Michael Brown, Richard Arndt, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Needham (PG), Albert Shipman (SG), Dima Zepf (SF), Brian Fischer (C) Christopher Dory, Brendan Bittinger, Eric Harris, Mike Gass | |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:22 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Wittmer (PF) James Joseph | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Needham buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Shipman and he's fouled by Joe Kogut - foul #2 on Joe Kogut, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hock (C) Joe Kogut | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Needham misses the free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:02 | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell lays it in set up by Steven Clark | 52-45 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf connects on the floater from the right block set up by Robert Needham and he's fouled by Tim Powell - foul #2 on Tim Powell, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| 14:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:31 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Powell | 54-48 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Needham | 54-51 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Shipman - foul #2 on Albert Shipman, team foul #1 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas (PG), Randall Leblanc (SG), Donald Todd (C) John Cole, Tim Powell, Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory (PG), Lawrence Hiatt (C) Robert Needham, Brian Fischer | |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 13:53 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark is denied on a layup by Lawrence Hiatt | 56-51 |
| 13:31 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Hiatt snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Clark | 56-51 |
| 13:13 | Sam Houston State | James Hock snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Shipman - foul #3 on Albert Shipman, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Joe Kogut (PF) Dale Lucas, Steven Clark, James Hock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger (SG), Eric Harris (SF), James Joseph (PF), Brian Fischer (C) Albert Shipman, Dima Zepf, Billy Wittmer, Lawrence Hiatt | |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Harris grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Cole and the foul's on Brian Fischer - foul #1 on Brian Fischer, team foul #3 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (SG) Randall Leblanc | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Needham (SG) Christopher Dory | |
| 12:20 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 12:08 | Detroit Mercy | John Cole steals it from Brendan Bittinger | 60-53 |
| 11:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-53 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Harris grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell (PF), Richard Arndt (C) Joe Kogut, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf (SF), Mike Gass (C) Eric Harris, Brian Fischer | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tim Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Stowell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Arndt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Brendan Bittinger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Needham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dima Zepf (fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Joseph (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mike Gass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | John Cole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph misses the dunk attempt | 60-53 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Needham pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:39 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Dale Lucas (SG), Donald Todd (C) John Cole, Tim Powell, Richard Arndt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory (PG), Albert Shipman (SG), Lawrence Hiatt (C) Brendan Bittinger, Robert Needham, James Joseph | |
| 10:31 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Dory - foul #1 on Christopher Dory, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer (C) Lawrence Hiatt | |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Brian Fischer blocks the short jumper by Donald Todd | 60-53 |
| 10:13 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Gass - foul #3 on Mike Gass, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc (SG), Joe Kogut (C) Dale Lucas, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Page (SG), Eric Harris (SF), Billy Wittmer (PF), Lawrence Hiatt (C) Albert Shipman, Dima Zepf, Mike Gass, Brian Fischer | |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:41 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Billy Wittmer | 60-53 |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 60-53 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Frederick Simpson | 63-53 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Harris | 63-56 |
| 08:45 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Wittmer | 63-56 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Hiatt grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Bryan Page is denied by Joe Kogut | 63-56 |
| 08:20 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 08:12 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc slams it home set up by Frederick Simpson | 65-56 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bryan Page misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Wittmer can't tip it in | 65-56 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | Joe Kogut grabs the board | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Frederick Simpson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Leblanc (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Stowell (tiring) 5 pts. C - Joe Kogut (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Dory (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Page (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Wittmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Hiatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | Eric Harris takes the ball from Christopher Stowell | 65-56 |
| 07:31 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Lawrence Hiatt tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Harris gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hiatt | 65-59 |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Billy Wittmer swats the short shot by Joe Kogut | 65-59 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Randall Leblanc | 67-59 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Harris makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hiatt | 67-61 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc loses the dribble to Billy Wittmer | 67-61 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Randall Leblanc takes the ball from Christopher Dory in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| 05:50 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-61 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Steven Clark (SG), Richard Arndt (SF), James Hock (PF), Donald Todd (C) Frederick Simpson, Randall Leblanc, Michael Brown, Christopher Stowell, Joe Kogut | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger (PG), Albert Shipman (SG), Dima Zepf (SF), James Joseph (PF), Brian Fischer (C) Christopher Dory, Bryan Page, Eric Harris, Billy Wittmer, Lawrence Hiatt | |
| 05:43 | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 05:26 | Sam Houston State | James Hock is hacked by Albert Shipman - foul #4 on Albert Shipman, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 05:12 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt dunks the ball | 71-61 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Todd denies the turnaround by Albert Shipman | 71-61 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Bittinger | 71-61 |
| 04:45 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer drills a jump hook from close range set up by Brendan Bittinger | 71-63 |
| 04:38 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd misses the shot from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 04:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Cole picks off the pass by Dima Zepf in the backcourt | 71-63 |
| 04:34 | Sam Houston State | John Cole blows the layup | 71-63 |
| 04:32 | Sam Houston State | James Hock grabs the offensive board | 71-63 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 04:04 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd tips it in | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph can't tip it in | 73-63 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | James Hock grabs the board | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | James Hock is fouled on the floor by Albert Shipman - foul #5 on Albert Shipman, team foul #7 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Tim Powell (PG), Dale Lucas (SG), Michael Brown (SF) John Cole, Steven Clark, Richard Arndt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory (PG), Robert Needham (SG), Mike Gass (PF), Lawrence Hiatt (C) Brendan Bittinger, Albert Shipman, James Joseph, Brian Fischer | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | James Hock misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Mike Gass grabs the board | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Tim Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Hock (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Dory (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Needham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dima Zepf (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Mike Gass (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Hiatt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 02:55 | Sam Houston State | Dale Lucas loses the dribble to Lawrence Hiatt | 73-65 |
| 02:55 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Frederick Simpson (PG), Randall Leblanc (SG), Joe Kogut (PF) Dale Lucas, Michael Brown, James Hock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph (PF) Lawrence Hiatt | |
| 02:42 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-65 |
| 02:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf tips it back up and in | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Steven Clark (SF), Richard Arndt (PF) Frederick Simpson, Tim Powell, Joe Kogut | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger (SG), Brian Fischer (C) Robert Needham, Mike Gass | |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory is open but misses the lay-in | 75-67 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Steven Clark misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 75-67 |
| 01:39 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Dima Zepf connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown (SF), Christopher Stowell (PF) Steven Clark, Richard Arndt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Dory | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Dory - foul #2 on Christopher Dory, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:37 | Sam Houston State | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph misses the lay-in | 75-71 |
| 00:28 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc is hacked by Brendan Bittinger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brendan Bittinger, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt (PF) Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:25 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brendan Bittinger | 77-74 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Christopher Dory is called for the reach on Richard Arndt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Dory, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory is fouled in the backcourt by John Cole - foul #4 on John Cole, team foul #7 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Christopher Stowell (PF) Richard Arndt | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc is hacked by Christopher Dory in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Dory, team foul #11 | 78-76 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:13 | Sam Houston State | Randall Leblanc makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Dory throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-76 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt (PF) Christopher Stowell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt is fouled on the floor by James Joseph - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Sam Houston State | Richard Arndt misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Fischer grabs the board | 81-76 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | James Joseph misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Brendan Bittinger grabs the offensive rebound | 81-76 |