| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Jim Anderson (fresh) SG - Paul Melton (fresh) SF - Edward Miler (fresh) PF - Keith Bennett (fresh) C - James Mireles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Furman | James Mireles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Furman | Keith Bennett buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Erwin Ladouceur - foul #1 on Erwin Ladouceur, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Furman | Keith Bennett misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Furman | Edward Miler snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Furman | Paul Melton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Dalton | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Dalton | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Furman | Keith Bennett is hacked by Erwin Ladouceur - foul #2 on Erwin Ladouceur, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin (PF) Erwin Ladouceur | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 18:17 | Furman | Jim Anderson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Paul Melton and the foul's on Edward McGuffey - foul #1 on Edward McGuffey, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Furman | Jim Anderson makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Furman | Jim Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Furman | Rick Orem (SF) Edward Miler | |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer misses the floater from the left block | 6-5 |
| 17:23 | Furman | James Mireles gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:07 | Furman | Keith Bennett misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer makes the shot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:35 | Furman | James Dalton is called for the reach on Jim Anderson - foul #1 on James Dalton, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Furman | Jamie Dupre (SG), Edward Miler (SF), Danny Nakayama (PF), Charles Singh (C) Jim Anderson, Paul Melton, Keith Bennett, James Mireles | |
| 16:23 | Furman | Danny Nakayama hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Curtis McPartlin - foul #1 on Curtis McPartlin, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Furman | Danny Nakayama misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey is fouled on the floor by Jamie Dupre - foul #1 on Jamie Dupre, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (SG), Scott Beck (SF), Daniel Jay (C) Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer, Brian Thatcher | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Dalton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Fish (fresh) SF - Scott Beck (fresh) PF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Jay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Rick Orem (fresh) SG - Jamie Dupre (fresh) SF - Edward Miler (fresh) PF - Danny Nakayama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Singh (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | Furman | Danny Nakayama pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Furman | Rick Orem makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Singh | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 14:51 | Furman | Danny Nakayama hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Singh | 10-11 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Jay | 13-11 |
| 14:10 | Furman | Jamie Dupre misses the easy layup | 13-11 |
| 14:08 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Orem | 13-11 |
| 13:53 | Furman | Rick Orem comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin misses the driving attempt in the lane | 13-11 |
| 13:38 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 13:23 | Furman | Edward Miler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:21 | Furman | Danny Nakayama tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Miler - foul #1 on Edward Miler, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey (SG), Brian Wimer (SF), Darrell Crespin (PF) James Dalton, Scott Beck, Curtis McPartlin | |
| Subs | Furman | Jim Anderson (PG), Paul Melton (SG), Raymond Browning (SF), Keith Bennett (PF), James Mireles (C) Rick Orem, Jamie Dupre, Edward Miler, Danny Nakayama, Charles Singh | |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:52 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:35 | Furman | Raymond Browning buries a driving attempt near the basket | 17-15 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Darrell Crespin is denied by James Mireles | 17-15 |
| 12:17 | Furman | The rebound goes to Keith Bennett | 17-15 |
| 11:58 | Furman | Keith Bennett can't throw it down | 17-15 |
| 11:56 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward McGuffey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) C - Daniel Jay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Jim Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Melton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Browning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mireles (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Edward McGuffey | 19-15 |
| 11:30 | Furman | Paul Melton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Fish - foul #1 on Henry Fish, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG), Scott Beck (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) Henry Fish, Darrell Crespin, Daniel Jay | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 11:30 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:30 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward McGuffey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 11:20 | Furman | Keith Bennett grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:56 | Furman | Paul Melton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Edward McGuffey - foul #2 on Edward McGuffey, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Robert Spruill (SG) David Barnes, Edward McGuffey | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 10:56 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:56 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| 10:13 | Furman | Jim Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Thatcher | 19-19 |
| 09:54 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (SG), Curtis McPartlin (PF) Robert Spruill, Brian Wimer | |
| Subs | Furman | Rick Orem (PG), Jamie Dupre (SG), Danny Nakayama (PF), Charles Singh (C) Jim Anderson, Paul Melton, Keith Bennett, James Mireles | |
| 09:42 | Furman | Rick Orem misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 09:34 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck connects on the jumper near the basket | 21-19 |
| 09:18 | Furman | Scott Beck steps in front of the Raymond Browning pass | 21-19 |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Fish | 24-19 |
| 08:53 | Furman | Danny Nakayama knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 24-21 |
| 08:38 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck clanks a jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 08:37 | Furman | Danny Nakayama grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:20 | Furman | Charles Singh loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Brian Wimer (SF), Darrell Crespin (PF), Daniel Jay (C) James Dalton, Scott Beck, Curtis McPartlin, Brian Thatcher | |
| Subs | Furman | Jim Anderson (PG), Paul Melton (SG), Edward Miler (SF), Keith Bennett (PF), James Mireles (C) Rick Orem, Jamie Dupre, Raymond Browning, Danny Nakayama, Charles Singh | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 07:59 | Furman | James Mireles snags the defensive board | 24-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) C - Daniel Jay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Jim Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Miler (fresh) PF - Keith Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mireles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:52 | Furman | Keith Bennett misses long on a shot in the lane | 24-21 |
| 07:51 | Furman | James Mireles hits the follow up shot | 24-23 |
| 07:36 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 07:34 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish tips it in | 26-23 |
| 07:27 | Furman | Jim Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG) Henry Fish | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Darrell Crespin | 28-23 |
| 06:48 | Furman | Keith Bennett travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Curtis McPartlin (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) David Barnes, Darrell Crespin, Daniel Jay | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill is fouled on the floor by Jim Anderson - foul #1 on Jim Anderson, team foul #3 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (SG) Robert Spruill | |
| Subs | Furman | Charles Singh (C) James Mireles | |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Fish and he's fouled by Edward Miler - foul #2 on Edward Miler, team foul #4 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Furman | Rick Orem (PG), Raymond Browning (SF) Jim Anderson, Edward Miler | |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer makes the free throw | 31-23 |
| 06:04 | Furman | Keith Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis McPartlin - foul #2 on Curtis McPartlin, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck (SF), Darrell Crespin (PF) Brian Wimer, Curtis McPartlin | |
| Subs | Furman | Jamie Dupre (SG) Paul Melton | |
| 06:04 | Furman | Keith Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:04 | Furman | Keith Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 05:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton travels with the ball | 31-24 |
| 05:22 | Furman | Keith Bennett loses the dribble to Brian Thatcher | 31-24 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Dupre - foul #2 on Jamie Dupre, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay (C) Brian Thatcher | |
| Subs | Furman | Jim Anderson (PG), Paul Melton (SG), Danny Nakayama (PF), James Mireles (C) Jamie Dupre, Raymond Browning, Keith Bennett, Charles Singh | |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 04:57 | Furman | Jim Anderson is fouled on the floor by James Dalton - foul #2 on James Dalton, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG) James Dalton | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 04:57 | Furman | Jim Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:57 | Furman | Jim Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill is fouled on the floor by Paul Melton - foul #1 on Paul Melton, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG) Henry Fish | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Danny Nakayama - foul #1 on Danny Nakayama, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer (SF) Darrell Crespin | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:32 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:14 | Furman | Danny Nakayama comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 04:12 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Melton picks off the pass by Robert Spruill | 35-26 |
| 03:57 | Furman | Paul Melton lays it in | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Barnes (fresh) SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Wimer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Scott Beck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Jim Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Orem (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Nakayama (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 03:34 | Furman | The rebound goes to Danny Nakayama | 35-28 |
| 03:30 | Furman | Brian Wimer is called for the reach on James Mireles - foul #1 on Brian Wimer, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton (PG), Edward McGuffey (SG), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Brian Thatcher (C) David Barnes, Robert Spruill, Scott Beck, Daniel Jay | |
| Subs | Furman | Jamie Dupre (SG), Edward Miler (SF), Keith Bennett (PF) Paul Melton, Rick Orem, Danny Nakayama | |
| 03:30 | Furman | James Mireles makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:30 | Furman | James Mireles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 03:10 | Furman | Edward Miler gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:50 | Furman | Jamie Dupre is hacked by Edward McGuffey - foul #3 on Edward McGuffey, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (SG), Darrell Crespin (SF) Edward McGuffey, Brian Wimer | |
| Subs | Furman | Raymond Browning (SG), Charles Singh (C) Jim Anderson, James Mireles | |
| 02:50 | Furman | Jamie Dupre makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:50 | Furman | Jamie Dupre makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Bennett - foul #1 on Keith Bennett, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:34 | Furman | Jamie Dupre misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 02:27 | Furman | Keith Bennett grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 02:21 | Furman | Edward Miler connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Dupre | 36-34 |
| 02:03 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Dalton, team foul #12 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG) James Dalton | |
| Subs | Furman | Rick Orem (PG), Paul Melton (SG) Jamie Dupre, Raymond Browning | |
| 01:44 | Furman | Keith Bennett connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Edward Miler | 36-36 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher's layup is rejected by Charles Singh | 36-36 |
| 01:31 | Furman | Paul Melton grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 01:14 | Furman | Charles Singh misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 36-36 |
| 01:13 | Furman | Rick Orem snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 00:59 | Furman | Paul Melton misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Darrell Crespin - foul #1 on Darrell Crespin, team foul #13 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Wimer (SF), Curtis McPartlin (PF), Scott Beck (C) Darrell Crespin, Erwin Ladouceur, Brian Thatcher | |
| Subs | Furman | Jim Anderson (PG), Danny Nakayama (PF), James Mireles (C) Edward Miler, Keith Bennett, Charles Singh | |
| 00:59 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:59 | Furman | Paul Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin is hacked by Rick Orem - foul #1 on Rick Orem, team foul #9 | 36-38 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:34 | Furman | James Mireles grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 00:20 | Furman | James Mireles comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 00:19 | Furman | Danny Nakayama pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Furman | Jim Anderson clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Furman | James Mireles pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |