| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terence Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Giese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Treece (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rick Stanfield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rolando Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frankie Gilford (fresh) PF - Thomas Helman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Vine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 25-27 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 19:45 | Jackson State | Richard Vine gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:28 | Jackson State | Richard Vine can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Burke - foul #1 on Anthony Burke, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:28 | Jackson State | Richard Vine makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:28 | Jackson State | Richard Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Helman - foul #1 on Thomas Helman, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:12 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:09 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 18:55 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Helman steals it from Terence Chandler | 26-29 |
| 18:33 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rolando Neal | 26-31 |
| 18:16 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece makes the jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 18:04 | Jackson State | Richard Vine misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Giese | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:11 | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford misses short on a jumper from close range | 31-31 |
| 17:10 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 17:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Burke | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-31 |
| 16:44 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:25 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield is hacked by Robert Treece - foul #2 on Robert Treece, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr (PG), Clayton Roe (SG), Ian Kappler (SF), Dave Jeffery (C) Terence Chandler, Jack Giese, Robert Treece, Anthony Burke | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Adrian Rodrigue (PG), William Gibbs (SG), Harold Erickson (SF), Troy Nieves (PF), Steve Pulliam (C) Rick Stanfield, Rolando Neal, Frankie Gilford, Thomas Helman, Richard Vine | |
| 16:06 | Jackson State | The jump hook by Steve Pulliam is blocked by Ian Kappler | 31-31 |
| 16:04 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 16:03 | Jackson State | Adrian Rodrigue can't tip it in | 31-31 |
| 16:01 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Roger Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clayton Roe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ian Kappler (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Colin Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Adrian Rodrigue (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Pulliam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 15:54 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:26 | Jackson State | Dave Jeffery steps in front of the Harold Erickson pass | 31-31 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG), Robert Treece (SF), Anthony Burke (PF), Michael Cropper (C) Clayton Roe, Ian Kappler, Colin Reed, Dave Jeffery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield (PG), Rolando Neal (SG), Frankie Gilford (SF) Adrian Rodrigue, William Gibbs, Harold Erickson | |
| 14:47 | Jackson State | Robert Treece takes the ball from Steve Pulliam | 31-31 |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr lays it in on a great pass from Robert Treece | 33-31 |
| 14:24 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Thomas Helman (PF), Richard Vine (C) Troy Nieves, Steve Pulliam | |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke hits a jumper near the basket set up by Roger Kerr | 35-31 |
| 13:51 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal is fouled on the floor by Roger Kerr - foul #1 on Roger Kerr, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler (PG) Roger Kerr | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 13:38 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:37 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke hits the finger roll set up by Jack Giese | 37-31 |
| 13:00 | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burke - foul #2 on Anthony Burke, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler (PF) Anthony Burke | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Gibbs (SG), Harold Erickson (SF), Troy Nieves (PF) Rolando Neal, Frankie Gilford, Thomas Helman | |
| 12:52 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield's layup is rejected by Michael Cropper | 37-31 |
| 12:51 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:34 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-31 |
| 12:33 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 12:11 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler's pass is intercepted by Troy Nieves | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terence Chandler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Giese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Treece (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Kappler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cropper (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rick Stanfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Troy Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Vine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Jackson State | William Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 11:32 | Jackson State | Richard Vine grabs the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 11:16 | Jackson State | Richard Vine is hacked by Robert Treece - foul #3 on Robert Treece, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr (PG), Clayton Roe (SG), Colin Reed (PF), Anthony Burke (C) Terence Chandler, Jack Giese, Robert Treece, Michael Cropper | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rolando Neal (SG), Frankie Gilford (SF), Thomas Helman (PF) Rick Stanfield, Harold Erickson, Richard Vine | |
| 11:02 | Jackson State | William Gibbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Kerr - foul #2 on Roger Kerr, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| 11:02 | Jackson State | William Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:02 | Jackson State | William Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Frankie Gilford steals it from Anthony Burke | 37-33 |
| 10:49 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal banks in the layup on a great pass from Frankie Gilford | 37-35 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Clayton Roe and he's fouled by Thomas Helman - foul #2 on Thomas Helman, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 10:36 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:09 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ian Kappler - foul #1 on Ian Kappler, team foul #7 | 40-35 |
| 10:09 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:09 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Colin Reed | 42-37 |
| 09:24 | Jackson State | Troy Nieves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 09:22 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 08:49 | Jackson State | Roger Kerr steps in front of the Thomas Helman pass | 44-37 |
| 08:45 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr lays it in | 46-37 |
| 08:24 | Jackson State | Thomas Helman misses the turnaround from close range | 46-37 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Rolando Neal - foul #2 on Rolando Neal, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler (PG), Robert Treece (SF), Dave Jeffery (PF), Michael Cropper (C) Roger Kerr, Ian Kappler, Colin Reed, Anthony Burke | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield (PG), Harold Erickson (SG), Jonathan McKen (SF), Steve Pulliam (PF), Richard Vine (C) William Gibbs, Rolando Neal, Frankie Gilford, Thomas Helman, Troy Nieves | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:52 | Jackson State | Richard Vine scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Stanfield | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terence Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton Roe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Treece (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dave Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Cropper (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rick Stanfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan McKen (fresh) PF - Steve Pulliam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Vine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler buries a jumper from the left side set up by Clayton Roe | 50-39 |
| 07:21 | Jackson State | Robert Treece is called for the reach on Jonathan McKen - foul #4 on Robert Treece, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG) Clayton Roe | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 07:21 | Jackson State | Jonathan McKen makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:21 | Jackson State | Jonathan McKen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece double dribbles | 50-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed (PF) Dave Jeffery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford (SF) Jonathan McKen | |
| 06:49 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 06:48 | Jackson State | Richard Vine grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:30 | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Stanfield | 50-44 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terence Chandler | 52-44 |
| 06:06 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Frankie Gilford | 52-46 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-46 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper tips it in | 54-46 |
| 05:36 | Jackson State | Terence Chandler is called for the reach on Harold Erickson - foul #1 on Terence Chandler, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr (PG) Terence Chandler | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Thomas Helman (PF) Steve Pulliam | |
| 05:36 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:36 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 04:57 | Jackson State | Harold Erickson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Roger Kerr is fouled on the floor by Harold Erickson - foul #1 on Harold Erickson, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler (SF), Anthony Burke (PF), Dave Jeffery (C) Robert Treece, Colin Reed, Michael Cropper | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Adrian Rodrigue (PG), Rolando Neal (SG), William Gibbs (SF), Troy Nieves (C) Rick Stanfield, Harold Erickson, Frankie Gilford, Richard Vine | |
| 04:28 | Detroit Mercy | Dave Jeffery misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 04:27 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | Adrian Rodrigue grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 03:57 | Jackson State | William Gibbs is hacked by Ian Kappler - foul #2 on Ian Kappler, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler (PG), Clayton Roe (SG) Roger Kerr, Jack Giese | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 03:57 | Jackson State | William Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:57 | Jackson State | William Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:57 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Helman - foul #3 on Thomas Helman, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece (SF) Dave Jeffery | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield (PG), Steve Pulliam (C) Adrian Rodrigue, Thomas Helman | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Terence Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clayton Roe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Treece (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Kappler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Rick Stanfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Neal (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Pulliam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rick Stanfield and the foul's on Clayton Roe - foul #1 on Clayton Roe, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed (PF) Ian Kappler | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford (SF) William Gibbs | |
| 03:15 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed loses the dribble to Frankie Gilford | 58-50 |
| 02:48 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frankie Gilford | 58-52 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG), Michael Cropper (C) Clayton Roe, Anthony Burke | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Thomas Helman (PF), Richard Vine (C) Troy Nieves, Steve Pulliam | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 02:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:23 | Detroit Mercy | Terence Chandler clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 02:22 | Jackson State | Richard Vine grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:57 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Cropper - foul #4 on Michael Cropper, team foul #12 | 58-52 |
| 01:57 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 01:57 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 01:35 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 01:14 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield is hacked by Robert Treece - foul #5 on Robert Treece, team foul #13 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler (SF) Robert Treece | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 01:14 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:14 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Helman steps in front of the Jack Giese pass | 58-55 |
| 00:34 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Rick Stanfield and he's fouled by Terence Chandler - foul #2 on Terence Chandler, team foul #14 | 58-57 |
| 00:34 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:34 | Jackson State | Frankie Gilford gets the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:19 | Jackson State | Rick Stanfield buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Rolando Neal steals it from Michael Cropper | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Jackson State | Rolando Neal can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |