| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Kyle Ambrosino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trenton Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Lathan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Archie Pontiff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sherman Jimenes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Sherman Jimenes - foul #2 on Sherman Jimenes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-31 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Trenton Randall steals it from Robert Bryant | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee State | Seth Blair takes the ball from Sherman Jimenes | 38-31 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | Archie Pontiff pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-31 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Archie Pontiff | 38-31 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Travis Lathan is denied by Randy Adams | 38-31 |
| 17:22 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Sherman Jimenes | 38-31 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Kopecky - foul #3 on John Kopecky, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones (PF), Larry Patrick (C) John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt (SF), Buddy Daniel (PF) Travis Lathan, Archie Pontiff | |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel (SF) Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Deloera (PG), Edward Brehm (SG) Kyle Ambrosino, Trenton Randall | |
| 15:49 | Detroit Mercy | Buddy Daniel takes the ball from Billy Jones | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) PF - Billy Jones (fresh) C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - James Deloera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Brehm (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Wayt (fresh) PF - Buddy Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sherman Jimenes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Tennessee State | Edward Brehm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-34 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones clanks a turnaround near the basket | 38-34 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | James Deloera snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee State | James Deloera snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Billy Jones - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Simmons (SG), Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, Jeffery Pierce, Donnie Sanmiguel, Billy Jones, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino (PG), Trenton Randall (SG), Travis Lathan (SF), Archie Pontiff (PF) James Deloera, Edward Brehm, Roy Wayt, Sherman Jimenes | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dustin Privalsky (C) Buddy Daniel | |
| 13:11 | Detroit Mercy | Archie Pontiff swats the layup by Randy Adams | 38-36 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee State | Trenton Randall grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Travis Lathan buries a runner from the left block | 38-38 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee State | John Kopecky takes the ball from Travis Lathan | 38-38 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky clanks a floater in the paint | 38-38 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | Dustin Privalsky pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee State | Travis Lathan is denied on a layup by Randy Adams | 38-38 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Kyle Ambrosino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trenton Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Lathan (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Archie Pontiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Lathan is called for the reach on John Kopecky - foul #2 on Travis Lathan, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG) Paul Rodgers | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes (C) Dustin Privalsky | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair is hacked by Travis Lathan - foul #3 on Travis Lathan, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 41-38 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee State | Trenton Randall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Kopecky | 44-38 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee State | Trenton Randall is hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Seth Blair, John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Deloera (PG), Edward Brehm (SG), Roy Wayt (SF), Buddy Daniel (PF) Kyle Ambrosino, Trenton Randall, Travis Lathan, Archie Pontiff | |
| 10:10 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt hits a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Bryant and he's fouled by Roy Wayt - foul #1 on Roy Wayt, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the dunk | 47-41 |
| 09:21 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel tips it home | 49-41 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Deloera | 49-43 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Sherman Jimenes | 49-43 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee State | Edward Brehm hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Patrick | 51-43 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Simmons (SG), Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, Jeffery Pierce, Donnie Sanmiguel, Billy Jones, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino (PG), Trenton Randall (SG), Travis Lathan (SF), Archie Pontiff (PF) James Deloera, Edward Brehm, Roy Wayt, Sherman Jimenes | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Kyle Ambrosino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trenton Randall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Lathan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Archie Pontiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Buddy Daniel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Rodgers and the foul's on Buddy Daniel - foul #1 on Buddy Daniel, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Archie Pontiff clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Paul Rodgers - foul #2 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Archie Pontiff makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Archie Pontiff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair is whistled for a carry | 54-45 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel loses the dribble to James Simmons | 54-45 |
| 06:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons hits the finger roll | 56-45 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sherman Jimenes (C) Buddy Daniel | |
| 05:55 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | Archie Pontiff pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee State | Travis Lathan connects on the jump hook from close range | 56-49 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kyle Ambrosino - foul #1 on Kyle Ambrosino, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick (C) Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt (SF) Travis Lathan | |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:06 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Trenton Randall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Seth Blair | 58-49 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 60-49 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee State | Kyle Ambrosino hits the follow up shot | 60-51 |
| 04:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky scores on a floater from the right side | 62-51 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-51 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kopecky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Kyle Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trenton Randall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Wayt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Pontiff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sherman Jimenes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-51 |
| 03:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee State | The pull-up jumper by Kyle Ambrosino is blocked by Larry Patrick | 64-51 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant is hacked by Roy Wayt - foul #2 on Roy Wayt, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF) Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, John Kopecky | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Deloera (PG), Edward Brehm (SG), Buddy Daniel (PF), Dustin Privalsky (C) Kyle Ambrosino, Trenton Randall, Archie Pontiff, Sherman Jimenes | |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 02:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee State | Buddy Daniel double dribbles | 66-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG) Robert Bryant | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Privalsky - foul #2 on Dustin Privalsky, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | James Simmons is called for the reach on James Deloera - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Newton Heard (C) Roy Wayt | |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | James Deloera misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:01 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the board | 68-51 |
| 01:33 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt (SF) Newton Heard | |
| 01:24 | Tennessee State | Roy Wayt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-51 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:53 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 00:52 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Privalsky is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #3 on Dustin Privalsky, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses long on a shot from the baseline | 68-51 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 68-51 |