| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Roger Gholston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fleischman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Higginbotham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Hamdan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jessie Ladner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Hanke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Domingo Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanke grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 19:29 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 19:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 19:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 18:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns tips it in | 47-35 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas O'Connell - foul #1 on Douglas O'Connell, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett (PG), Timothy Fleming (C) Roger Gholston, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Chenault (PF) Joseph Hanke | |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Higginbotham | 49-36 |
| 18:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Griffin | 49-39 |
| 17:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Domingo Herrera denies the turnaround by Brian Higginbotham | 49-39 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 17:23 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-39 |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan is hacked by Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on Timothy Fleming, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), Charles Pratt (SG), James Hoover (SF), Eugene Ricks (PF), Douglas O'Connell (C) Terry Corlett, Jeff Burns, Charles Fleischman, Brian Higginbotham, Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway (PG), Lance Carter (SG), John Yetter (SF), Joseph Hanke (PF) John Hamdan, Jessie Ladner, Stanley Griffin, Joseph Chenault | |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 16:05 | Birmingham-Southern | James Hoover grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 15:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Douglas O'Connell | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Roger Gholston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hoover (fresh) PF - Eugene Ricks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Harrison Garraway (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lance Carter (fresh) SF - John Yetter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hanke (fresh) 3 reb. C - Domingo Herrera (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Gholston picks off the pass by Domingo Herrera in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 15:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston travels with the ball | 51-39 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez (SF) Eugene Ricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom (SF) John Yetter | |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-39 |
| 15:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 15:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Lance Carter is denied by Douglas O'Connell | 51-39 |
| 14:51 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:36 | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns (SG), Eugene Ricks (PF) Charles Pratt, James Hoover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren (PG), Jessie Ladner (SG), John Yetter (PF), Joseph Chenault (C) Harrison Garraway, Lance Carter, Joseph Hanke, Domingo Herrera | |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Myron Cothren | 51-41 |
| 13:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns loses the dribble to Joseph Chenault | 51-41 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Myron Cothren | 51-43 |
| 13:29 | Birmingham-Southern | The short jumper by Orlando Gomez is denied by Stephen Baucom | 51-43 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 13:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns is called for 5 seconds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt (PG), Terry Corlett (SG), Charles Fleischman (SF), Brian Higginbotham (PF), Timothy Fleming (C) Roger Gholston, Jeff Burns, Orlando Gomez, Eugene Ricks, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan (PG), Harrison Garraway (SG), Stanley Griffin (SF), Joseph Hanke (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Myron Cothren, Jessie Ladner, Stephen Baucom, John Yetter, Joseph Chenault | |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 12:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-43 |
| 12:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Timothy Fleming tips it in | 53-43 |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan is hacked by Brian Higginbotham - foul #1 on Brian Higginbotham, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanke snags the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 11:53 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Charles Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Corlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Fleischman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Higginbotham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Hamdan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harrison Garraway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Hanke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Domingo Herrera (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 11:16 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin tips it home | 56-45 |
| 11:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt loses the dribble to John Hamdan | 56-45 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Harrison Garraway | 56-47 |
| 10:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), Jeff Burns (SG), Hollis Spruill (SF), James Hoover (PF), Eugene Ricks (C) Charles Pratt, Terry Corlett, Charles Fleischman, Brian Higginbotham, Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren (PG), Lance Carter (SG), Stephen Baucom (SF), John Yetter (PF), Joseph Chenault (C) John Hamdan, Harrison Garraway, Stanley Griffin, Joseph Hanke, Domingo Herrera | |
| 09:58 | Birmingham-Southern | Eugene Ricks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eugene Ricks, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez (SF) Hollis Spruill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:37 | Detroit Mercy | Lance Carter knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Myron Cothren | 59-50 |
| 09:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-50 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roger Gholston - foul #1 on Roger Gholston, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Hollis Spruill (SF), Douglas O'Connell (C) Orlando Gomez, Eugene Ricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas O'Connell | 64-52 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas O'Connell - foul #2 on Douglas O'Connell, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham (PF) James Hoover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan (PG), Jessie Ladner (SG), Joseph Hanke (PF) Myron Cothren, Lance Carter, John Yetter | |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 08:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston is hacked by John Hamdan - foul #1 on John Hamdan, team foul #1 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett (PG), Charles Fleischman (SF) Roger Gholston, Hollis Spruill | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera (C) Joseph Chenault | |
| 08:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett's 3 pointer is rejected by Domingo Herrera | 64-54 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Charles Fleischman - foul #2 on Charles Fleischman, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez (SG), Timothy Fleming (PF), James Hoover (C) Jeff Burns, Brian Higginbotham, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway (SG), John Yetter (PF), Stanley Griffin (C) Jessie Ladner, Joseph Hanke, Domingo Herrera | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Baucom makes the 3rd free throw | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Terry Corlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orlando Gomez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Fleischman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hoover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Hamdan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harrison Garraway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Baucom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Yetter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 07:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Yetter gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan is hacked by Terry Corlett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Corlett, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt (PG), Jeff Burns (SG) Terry Corlett, Charles Fleischman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Chenault (C) Stephen Baucom | |
| 07:16 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 07:16 | Birmingham-Southern | James Hoover grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:57 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Chenault picks off the pass by Timothy Fleming | 64-56 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Pratt - foul #3 on Charles Pratt, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Eugene Ricks (C) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Hanke (PF) John Yetter | |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Harrison Garraway - foul #2 on Harrison Garraway, team foul #2 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Hollis Spruill (SF), Brian Higginbotham (PF) Orlando Gomez, James Hoover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren (PG), Jessie Ladner (SG), Stephen Baucom (SF), Domingo Herrera (C) John Hamdan, Harrison Garraway, Stanley Griffin, Joseph Chenault | |
| 06:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Myron Cothren hits a shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Baucom | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 05:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Eugene Ricks is hacked by Domingo Herrera - foul #2 on Domingo Herrera, team foul #3 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), Terry Corlett (SG), Charles Fleischman (SF), Timothy Fleming (PF), James Hoover (C) Charles Pratt, Jeff Burns, Hollis Spruill, Brian Higginbotham, Eugene Ricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway (PG), Lance Carter (SG), John Yetter (PF), Joseph Chenault (C) Myron Cothren, Jessie Ladner, Joseph Hanke, Domingo Herrera | |
| 05:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Baucom - foul #4 on Stephen Baucom, team foul #4 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell (C) James Hoover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin (SF) Stephen Baucom | |
| 05:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Gholston is called for the reach on Harrison Garraway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Gholston, team foul #10 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Orlando Gomez (SG) Roger Gholston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:48 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Orlando Gomez | 69-62 |
| 04:26 | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 04:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 04:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett is hacked by Harrison Garraway - foul #3 on Harrison Garraway, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), James Hoover (PF), Eugene Ricks (C) Orlando Gomez, Timothy Fleming, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan (PG), Jessie Ladner (SG), Stephen Baucom (SF), Joseph Hanke (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Harrison Garraway, Lance Carter, Stanley Griffin, John Yetter, Joseph Chenault | |
| 03:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman is whistled for traveling | 69-62 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns (SG), Brian Higginbotham (PF) Terry Corlett, Charles Fleischman | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner's pass is intercepted by Roger Gholston in the backcourt | 69-62 |
| 03:35 | Birmingham-Southern | James Hoover is hacked by Stephen Baucom - foul #5 on Stephen Baucom, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt (PG) Roger Gholston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin (SF) Stephen Baucom | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Charles Pratt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hoover (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Higginbotham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Ricks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Hamdan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jessie Ladner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Hanke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Domingo Herrera (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 69-62 |
| 03:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Brian Higginbotham pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Hanke | 71-64 |
| 02:49 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), Terry Corlett (SG), Charles Fleischman (SF), Douglas O'Connell (C) Charles Pratt, Jeff Burns, James Hoover, Eugene Ricks | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Yetter (PF), Joseph Chenault (C) Joseph Hanke, Domingo Herrera | |
| 02:34 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Fleischman connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Roger Gholston | 73-64 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Fleischman is called for the reach on Stanley Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Fleischman, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jessie Ladner - foul #2 on Jessie Ladner, team foul #7 | 73-66 |
| 02:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns (SG) Terry Corlett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Ladner makes the shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Chenault | 75-68 |
| 01:19 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Fleischman | 78-68 |
| 01:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Yetter scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Stanley Griffin | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Birmingham-Southern | Douglas O'Connell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt (PG), Terry Corlett (SG), Orlando Gomez (SF), Timothy Fleming (PF), James Hoover (C) Roger Gholston, Jeff Burns, Charles Fleischman, Brian Higginbotham, Douglas O'Connell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harrison Garraway (PG), Lance Carter (SG) John Hamdan, Jessie Ladner | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John Yetter - foul #1 on John Yetter, team foul #8 | 81-71 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Charles Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Griffin hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harrison Garraway | 83-74 |
| 00:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Roger Gholston (PG), Jeff Burns (SG), Charles Fleischman (SF), Brian Higginbotham (PF), Douglas O'Connell (C) Charles Pratt, Terry Corlett, Orlando Gomez, Timothy Fleming, James Hoover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan (PG), Jessie Ladner (SG), Joseph Hanke (PF), Domingo Herrera (C) Harrison Garraway, Lance Carter, John Yetter, Joseph Chenault | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns is fouled in the backcourt by John Hamdan - foul #2 on John Hamdan, team foul #9 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett (PG) Roger Gholston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:09 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeff Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Domingo Herrera pulls down the rebound | 84-74 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Hamdan scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Hanke | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Terry Corlett runs out the clock | 84-77 |