| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) SG - Gregory Sheppard (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Christopher Conway (fresh) C - Albert Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) SG - Robert Burch (fresh) SF - Curtis Regina (fresh) PF - Mark Marker (fresh) C - Phillip Tran (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Albert Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Christopher Conway misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is hacked by Harold Capone - foul #1 on Harold Capone, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | VMI | Albert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | VMI | Harold Capone clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | VMI | Christopher Conway blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Capone - foul #2 on Harold Capone, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | VMI | Walter Maxwell (PG) Harold Capone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is hacked by Albert Anderson - foul #1 on Albert Anderson, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Tim McCoid | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | VMI | Christopher Conway hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by George Westbrooks and the foul's on Curtis Regina - foul #1 on Curtis Regina, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | VMI | Christopher Conway misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Marker, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (PF), George Belknap (C) Christopher Conway, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 16:53 | VMI | Luister Awai misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | VMI | Luister Awai gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:37 | VMI | Luister Awai scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on George Westbrooks - foul #1 on George Westbrooks, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Mark Marker picks off the pass by Luister Awai | 4-7 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Walter Maxwell (fresh) SG - Gregory Sheppard (fairly fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fairly fresh) PF - Luister Awai (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Belknap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Regina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) C - Phillip Tran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 4-10 |
| 15:27 | VMI | George Westbrooks blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 15:26 | VMI | George Westbrooks can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 15:07 | VMI | George Belknap gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:00 | VMI | Robert Burch steps in front of the George Belknap pass | 4-10 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 4-10 |
| 14:36 | VMI | George Westbrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | VMI | George Westbrooks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Westbrooks, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Cruz Long (PG), Christopher Conway (PF), Albert Anderson (C) Walter Maxwell, George Westbrooks, George Belknap | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Sammie Helms (SG), Derek Denning (SF), Paul Yother (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Tim McCoid, Robert Burch, Curtis Regina, Mark Marker, Phillip Tran | |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| 13:36 | VMI | Gregory Sheppard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Luister Awai grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Albert Anderson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cruz Long | 7-10 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cruz Long - foul #1 on Cruz Long, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG) Sammie Helms | |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:39 | VMI | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Gregory Sheppard - foul #1 on Robert Burch, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | VMI | George Belknap (SF), Patrick Fisher (C) Luister Awai, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker (SF) Kevin Bailey | |
| 12:31 | VMI | Christopher Conway's pass is intercepted by Robert Burch | 7-12 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch dunks the ball on a great pass from Arthur Early and he's fouled by Gregory Sheppard - foul #1 on Gregory Sheppard, team foul #7 | 7-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Walter Maxwell (PG) Cruz Long | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Mark Marker (PF) Arthur Early, Derek Denning | |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:49 | VMI | Mark Marker steals it from George Belknap | 7-15 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Walter Maxwell (fresh) SG - Gregory Sheppard (tiring) SF - George Belknap (fresh) PF - Christopher Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Walker (fresh) PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 stl. C - Paul Yother (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Maxwell is called for the reach on Samuel Walker - foul #1 on Walter Maxwell, team foul #8 | 7-15 |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SF), Albert Anderson (C) George Belknap, Christopher Conway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran (C) Paul Yother | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:27 | VMI | The rebound goes to Albert Anderson | 7-15 |
| 11:11 | VMI | Walter Maxwell misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Walter Maxwell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:56 | VMI | Robert Burch steals the ball from Walter Maxwell | 7-15 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Burch | 7-17 |
| 10:41 | VMI | Luister Awai comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Tim McCoid - foul #1 on Tim McCoid, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Cruz Long (PG) Walter Maxwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Sammie Helms (SG), Curtis Regina (SF), Derek Denning (PF) Tim McCoid, Robert Burch, Samuel Walker, Mark Marker | |
| 10:41 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:41 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:29 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Derek Denning is denied by Patrick Fisher | 9-17 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Sammie Helms | 9-17 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-17 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina tips it back up and in | 9-19 |
| 09:48 | VMI | Gregory Sheppard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-19 |
| 09:47 | VMI | Luister Awai hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 09:33 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-19 |
| 09:32 | VMI | Patrick Fisher snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Gregory Sheppard is called for traveling | 11-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Walter Maxwell (PG), George Belknap (SF), Christopher Conway (PF) Cruz Long, Gregory Sheppard, Patrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Robert Burch (SG), Paul Yother (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Sammie Helms, Curtis Regina, Derek Denning, Phillip Tran | |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Maxwell - foul #2 on Walter Maxwell, team foul #9 | 11-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Cruz Long (PG) Walter Maxwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker (PF) Kevin Bailey | |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:39 | VMI | Arthur Early is called for the reach on Luister Awai - foul #1 on Arthur Early, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker (SF) Arthur Early | |
| 08:29 | VMI | Cruz Long misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-21 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Yother | 11-24 |
| 08:19 | VMI | Cruz Long is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cruz Long, team foul #10 | 11-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Gregory Sheppard (SG) Cruz Long, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Gregory Sheppard - foul #2 on Gregory Sheppard, team foul #11 | 11-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Albert Anderson (C) Gregory Sheppard | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina (SF), Derek Denning (C) Samuel Walker, Paul Yother | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 07:41 | VMI | George Belknap makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Capone | 14-25 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luister Awai (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Belknap (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Conway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Curtis Regina (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Denning (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Curtis Regina | 14-27 |
| 07:21 | VMI | Christopher Conway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 07:19 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid steps out of bounds on the baseline | 14-27 |
| Subs | VMI | Patrick Fisher (C) Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Sammie Helms (SG), Paul Yother (PF), Kevin Bailey (C) Tim McCoid, Robert Burch, Curtis Regina, Mark Marker | |
| 06:45 | VMI | Christopher Conway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Luister Awai | 16-27 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-27 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Christopher Conway snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | VMI | George Belknap can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Yother and he's fouled by George Belknap - foul #1 on George Belknap, team foul #12 | 16-29 |
| Subs | VMI | Walter Maxwell (PG) Harold Capone | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Phillip Tran (C) Sammie Helms, Kevin Bailey | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses the free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran grabs the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Luister Awai is called for the reach on Derek Denning - foul #1 on Luister Awai, team foul #13 | 16-29 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina (SF) Paul Yother | |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:25 | Detroit Mercy | Derek Denning makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:16 | VMI | Walter Maxwell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luister Awai | 18-30 |
| 05:04 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis Regina drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Early | 18-32 |
| 04:54 | VMI | Patrick Fisher scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Walter Maxwell | 20-32 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Burch | 20-35 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Luister Awai is called for a charge - foul #2 on Luister Awai, team foul #14 | 20-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Albert Anderson (C) Luister Awai, Patrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid (PG), Mark Marker (PF) Arthur Early, Derek Denning | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Belknap - foul #2 on George Belknap, team foul #15 | 20-35 |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF) George Belknap | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Samuel Walker (SF) Curtis Regina | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 04:11 | VMI | Christopher Conway snags the defensive board | 20-36 |
| 03:45 | VMI | Albert Anderson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Maxwell and the foul's on Phillip Tran - foul #1 on Phillip Tran, team foul #6 | 22-36 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sammie Helms (SG), Paul Yother (C) Robert Burch, Phillip Tran | |
| 03:45 | VMI | Albert Anderson makes the free throw | 23-36 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Conway (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Tim McCoid (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammie Helms (fresh) SF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Yother (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Albert Anderson - foul #2 on Albert Anderson, team foul #16 | 23-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Sheppard (SG) Walter Maxwell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:26 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:26 | VMI | Christopher Conway pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 03:06 | VMI | George Westbrooks knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-37 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother makes the jump hook in the lane | 26-39 |
| 02:35 | VMI | Harold Capone misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 02:34 | VMI | Christopher Conway snags the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 02:09 | VMI | Harold Capone misses the easy layup | 26-39 |
| 02:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Samuel Walker | 26-39 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Yother hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Sammie Helms steps in front of the Albert Anderson pass | 26-41 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid is fouled on the floor by Christopher Conway - foul #1 on Christopher Conway, team foul #17 | 26-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Cruz Long (PG), Walter Maxwell (SG), Luister Awai (PF), Patrick Fisher (C) Harold Capone, Gregory Sheppard, Christopher Conway, Albert Anderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch (SG), Curtis Regina (SF), Phillip Tran (C) Sammie Helms, Samuel Walker, Mark Marker | |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:46 | Detroit Mercy | Tim McCoid misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:46 | VMI | Luister Awai grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 01:35 | VMI | Luister Awai buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Cruz Long | 28-42 |
| 01:13 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Tran hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Tim McCoid | 28-44 |
| 00:51 | VMI | George Westbrooks clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Curtis Regina - foul #2 on Curtis Regina, team foul #7 | 28-44 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Early (PG), Kevin Bailey (PF) Tim McCoid, Paul Yother | |
| 00:51 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 00:51 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burch misses the runner from the right block | 29-44 |
| 00:32 | VMI | Patrick Fisher grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 00:17 | VMI | Luister Awai lays it up and in | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Bailey drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-46 |