| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Sheahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cuffie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan inbounds the ball | 19-43 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-43 |
| 19:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes pulls down the rebound | 19-43 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle is hacked by Bennie Butler - foul #3 on Bennie Butler, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward Seymour (SG) Bennie Butler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 18:52 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Seymour steals the ball from James Lisle | 19-43 |
| 18:48 | Evansville | Robert Burns hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Seymour | 21-43 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jim Thomason | 21-45 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Strickland - foul #3 on Nicholas Strickland, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (SF) Nicholas Strickland | |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 18:10 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-45 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes gets the rebound | 22-45 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-45 |
| 17:55 | Evansville | Kevin Payne pulls down the rebound | 22-45 |
| 17:43 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #2 | 22-45 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes loses the dribble to Kevin Payne | 22-45 |
| 17:14 | Evansville | Edward Seymour is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo (SG), Donald Lewis (SF), Gary Busch (C) Jim Thomason, John Smith, James Lisle | |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Donald Lewis picks off the pass by Robert Burns | 22-45 |
| 16:49 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Seymour takes the ball from Donald Lewis | 22-45 |
| 16:47 | Evansville | Thomas Fabiszewski steals it from Robert Burns in the backcourt | 22-45 |
| 16:31 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes loses the ball out of bounds | 22-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (SG) Edward Seymour | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin (C) Ryan Dukes | |
| 16:18 | Evansville | Kevin Payne misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-45 |
| 16:16 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan hits the follow up shot | 24-45 |
| 15:53 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Henderson is called for the reach on Andreas Gallo - foul #1 on Charles Henderson, team foul #3 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bennie Butler (SG) Charles Henderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), James Lisle (C) Thomas Fabiszewski, Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis, Julio Martin | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cuffie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Busch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lisle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Payne - foul #1 on Kevin Payne, team foul #4 | 24-45 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses the 1st free throw | 24-45 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Robert Burns connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-46 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Payne - foul #2 on Kevin Payne, team foul #5 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes (PF) Gary Busch | |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Bennie Butler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 14:01 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-48 |
| 14:00 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 13:44 | Evansville | James Lisle steals it from Robert Sheahan | 26-48 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-48 |
| 13:18 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan pulls down the rebound | 26-48 |
| 13:07 | Evansville | Kevin Payne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes buries a shot from the right block set up by Jim Thomason | 26-50 |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Bennie Butler buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by James Lisle - foul #2 on James Lisle, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Edward Seymour (SG), Robert Fett (PF), Robert Tullos (C) Robert Burns, Robert Sheahan, Kevin Payne, Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG), Andreas Gallo (SG), Donald Lewis (SF), Gary Busch (C) Jim Thomason, John Smith, Nicholas Strickland, James Lisle | |
| 12:21 | Evansville | Bennie Butler misses the free throw | 28-50 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes snags the defensive board | 28-50 |
| 11:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donald Lewis | 28-53 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) SG - Edward Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bennie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Tullos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Thomas Fabiszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andreas Gallo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Dukes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Robert Tullos is fouled on the floor by Gary Busch - foul #1 on Gary Busch, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Julio Martin (C) Ryan Dukes | |
| 11:24 | Evansville | Donald Lewis steals the ball from Edward Seymour | 28-53 |
| 11:04 | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andreas Gallo, team foul #5 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Burns (PG), Charles Cuffie (C) Charles Henderson, Robert Tullos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 10:49 | Evansville | Robert Burns scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Seymour | 31-53 |
| 10:30 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-53 |
| 10:28 | Evansville | Edward Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Robert Fett drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edward Seymour and he's hacked by Gary Busch - foul #2 on Gary Busch, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kevin Payne (SF) Edward Seymour | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG), John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), Ryan Dukes (PF) Thomas Fabiszewski, Andreas Gallo, Donald Lewis, Julio Martin | |
| 10:07 | Evansville | Robert Fett makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Fett is called for the reach on Gary Busch - foul #3 on Robert Fett, team foul #6 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle (C) Gary Busch | |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes slams it home on a great pass from James Lisle | 34-55 |
| 09:16 | Evansville | Kevin Payne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Dukes comes up short on the floater from the right block | 37-55 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Lisle can't tip it in | 37-55 |
| 08:56 | Evansville | Robert Fett pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 08:52 | Evansville | Bennie Butler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Fett and he's fouled by Ryan Dukes - foul #2 on Ryan Dukes, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Robert Sheahan (SF) Robert Burns, Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:52 | Evansville | Bennie Butler misses the free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jim Thomason | 39-57 |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Robert Fett lays it up and in and the foul's on James Lisle - foul #3 on James Lisle, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | Edward Seymour (SG), Robert Tullos (C) Bennie Butler, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (C) James Lisle | |
| 08:20 | Evansville | Robert Fett misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Tullos - foul #2 on Robert Tullos, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (SG) John Smith | |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:02 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:41 | Evansville | Jim Thomason steals it from Robert Sheahan | 41-59 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jim Thomason | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Charles Henderson (fresh) SG - Edward Seymour (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Robert Fett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Tullos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Fabiszewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Evansville | Robert Fett connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Sheahan and he's fouled by Jim Thomason - foul #1 on Jim Thomason, team foul #9 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Burns (PG), Charles Cuffie (C) Charles Henderson, Robert Tullos | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis (SF), Julio Martin (C) Nicholas Strickland, Ryan Dukes | |
| 07:25 | Evansville | Robert Fett misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Gary Busch | 43-61 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Cuffie | 43-61 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Robert Fett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:53 | Evansville | Robert Burns misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-61 |
| 06:51 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 06:40 | Evansville | Donald Lewis steals it from Edward Seymour | 43-61 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Fabiszewski | 43-63 |
| 06:05 | Evansville | Robert Burns scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sheahan | 46-63 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 05:49 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Bennie Butler (SG), Kevin Payne (PF) Edward Seymour, Robert Fett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Smith (SG), Nicholas Strickland (SF), Ryan Dukes (PF), James Lisle (C) Thomas Fabiszewski, Donald Lewis, Gary Busch, Julio Martin | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Bennie Butler is fouled on the floor by James Lisle - foul #4 on James Lisle, team foul #10 | 46-63 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Bennie Butler makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Bennie Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland is hacked by Robert Sheahan - foul #3 on Robert Sheahan, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Fett (PF) Robert Sheahan | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (PG) Jim Thomason | |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:03 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Charles Cuffie | 48-64 |
| 04:51 | Evansville | Bennie Butler connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Payne | 50-64 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Dukes | 50-67 |
| 04:23 | Evansville | Kevin Payne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bennie Butler | 52-67 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Sheahan (SF) Robert Fett | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason (PG) Thomas Fabiszewski | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Kevin Payne connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Bennie Butler and he's hacked by James Lisle - foul #5 on James Lisle, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gary Busch (C) James Lisle | |
| 03:40 | Evansville | Kevin Payne misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Robert Burns (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bennie Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Sheahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cuffie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jim Thomason (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Dukes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Busch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Nicholas Strickland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 03:14 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 02:57 | Evansville | Bennie Butler scores on a runner in the lane set up by Robert Burns | 56-67 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-69 |
| 02:10 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan drills a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Burns | 58-69 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:40 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:18 | Evansville | Robert Sheahan buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Burns | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Burns is called for the reach on Jim Thomason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Burns, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski (SF), Donald Lewis (C) Nicholas Strickland, Gary Busch | |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jim Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie is fouled on the floor by Jim Thomason - foul #2 on Jim Thomason, team foul #12 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Evansville | Charles Henderson (PG), Edward Seymour (SG), Robert Fett (PF), Robert Tullos (C) Robert Burns, Bennie Butler, Robert Sheahan, Kevin Payne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andreas Gallo (SG), Gary Busch (PF), Julio Martin (C) Jim Thomason, John Smith, Ryan Dukes | |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Charles Cuffie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Henderson - foul #2 on Charles Henderson, team foul #10 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Evansville | Robert Sheahan (SF) Charles Cuffie | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington (PG) Andreas Gallo | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Fabiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville 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) | |
| 00:43 | Evansville | Edward Seymour is whistled for traveling | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Fabiszewski | 61-75 |
| 00:08 | Evansville | Robert Fett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Robert Fett hits the follow up shot | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Wilbur Pennington runs out the clock | 63-75 |