| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Peters (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Kinney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Kearney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Tarwater (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jefferey Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Mark Long drills a floater from just outside the lane | 30-36 |
| 19:20 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Franklin Lawrence blocks the short jumper by James Tarwater | 30-36 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Corey Kearney | 30-36 |
| 18:51 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Franklin Lawrence | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | James Tarwater lays it up and in on a great pass from James Fisher | 33-38 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jefferey Barnes - foul #1 on Jefferey Barnes, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes's fadeaway is rejected by Corey Kearney | 35-38 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brian Jeffords - foul #2 on Brian Jeffords, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:07 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 17:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney hits a jumper from the left block set up by Andrew Meeks | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | James Tarwater misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jody Kinney - foul #1 on Jody Kinney, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SG), Anthony Whitener (SF), Rodger Carnes (PF), Donald Hart (C) Warren Peters, Franklin Lawrence, Jody Kinney, Corey Kearney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Carlos Redding (SF), Bryant Olson (C) Mark Long, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Jefferey Barnes | |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | James Tarwater makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | James Tarwater makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | Carlos Redding steps in front of the Roland Greenough pass | 39-42 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:45 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener is fouled on the floor by Carlos Redding - foul #2 on Carlos Redding, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (SG) Andrew Meeks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski (C) James Tarwater | |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Bryant Olson swats the shot by Rodger Carnes | 39-42 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Henry Jones picks off the pass by Edward Bishop | 39-42 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roland Greenough (fresh) PF - Rodger Carnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Redding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Jastremski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 15:28 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener is hacked by Bryant Olson - foul #1 on Bryant Olson, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Warren Peters (SG), Franklin Lawrence (SF), Jody Kinney (PF), Corey Kearney (C) Anthony Whitener, Henry Jones, Roland Greenough, Rodger Carnes, Donald Hart | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Carlos Redding, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 15:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jefferey Barnes swats the short shot by Warren Peters | 39-44 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | James Fisher snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence is hacked by Brian Jeffords - foul #3 on Brian Jeffords, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Tarwater (PF) Bryant Olson | |
| 14:23 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Jody Kinney is blocked by James Tarwater | 39-44 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 39-44 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:02 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney snags the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | James Tarwater lays it in on a great pass from Brian Jeffords | 39-46 |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters is fouled on the floor by James Tarwater - foul #3 on James Tarwater, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener (PG), Henry Jones (SG), Roland Greenough (SF), Augustus Zerzan (PF), Rodger Carnes (C) Andrew Meeks, Warren Peters, Franklin Lawrence, Jody Kinney, Corey Kearney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Carlos Redding (SF), Bryant Olson (PF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Mark Long, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, James Tarwater, Jefferey Barnes | |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bishop picks off the pass by Henry Jones | 39-46 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bryant Olson | 39-46 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Rodger Carnes denies the turnaround by Bryant Olson | 39-46 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roland Greenough (fresh) PF - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Carnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carlos Redding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Olson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Jastremski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryant Olson | 39-49 |
| 11:03 | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Whitener | 42-49 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Nathan Jastremski | 42-51 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan misses the floater from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Carlos Redding can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bishop steals it from Henry Jones | 42-51 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Edward Bishop | 42-53 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodger Carnes misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Edward Bishop - foul #1 on Edward Bishop, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Warren Peters (SG), Franklin Lawrence (SF), Corey Kearney (C) Anthony Whitener, Henry Jones, Roland Greenough, Augustus Zerzan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Carlos Redding, Bryant Olson, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodger Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Rodger Carnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Tarwater | 43-53 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Mark Long can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-53 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-53 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Rodger Carnes | 43-53 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Mark Long pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Corey Kearney takes the ball from James Tarwater | 43-53 |
| 08:25 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | James Tarwater denies the turnaround by Corey Kearney | 43-53 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Corey Kearney - foul #3 on Corey Kearney, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney (PF) Rodger Carnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Andrew Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jody Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Kearney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Tarwater (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jefferey Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Kearney | 45-54 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Brian Jeffords, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Olson (PF), Francis Brown (C) James Tarwater, Jefferey Barnes | |
| 07:06 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Kearney and he's fouled by Bryant Olson - foul #2 on Bryant Olson, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roland Greenough (SG), Anthony Whitener (SF), Augustus Zerzan (C) Warren Peters, Franklin Lawrence, Corey Kearney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Carlos Redding (SF), Nathan Jastremski (C) Mark Long, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Francis Brown | |
| 06:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Nathan Jastremski pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Augustus Zerzan snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 05:59 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney makes the driving attempt near the basket | 49-54 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Jody Kinney picks off the pass by Joseph Gates | 49-54 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Nathan Jastremski is called for the reach on Andrew Meeks - foul #1 on Nathan Jastremski, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters (SG), Franklin Lawrence (SF), Corey Kearney (C) Roland Greenough, Anthony Whitener, Jody Kinney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Long (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF), James Tarwater (PF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Carlos Redding, Bryant Olson, Nathan Jastremski | |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:18 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Tarwater | 51-56 |
| 04:34 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Meeks | 54-56 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener (PG) Andrew Meeks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:11 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence drills a shot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:50 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Anthony Whitener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Franklin Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Augustus Zerzan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Corey Kearney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Tarwater (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jefferey Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | James Tarwater gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | James Fisher knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Long | 56-58 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Whitener hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Kearney | 58-58 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords scores on a shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks (PG), Jody Kinney (PF) Anthony Whitener, Augustus Zerzan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney banks in the layup set up by Andrew Meeks | 60-60 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Mark Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-60 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Peters drills a 3 from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by Corey Kearney - foul #4 on Corey Kearney, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by Franklin Lawrence - foul #2 on Franklin Lawrence, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| 01:14 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Fisher | 63-62 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Jody Kinney's fadeaway is rejected by Jefferey Barnes | 63-62 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Fisher | 63-62 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | Mark Long misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | Franklin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Meeks makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Franklin Lawrence | 65-62 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrew Meeks - foul #1 on Andrew Meeks, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:14 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney is hacked by Mark Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Long, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Corey Kearney misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Fisher | 66-63 |