| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Paul Humphrey (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Lisle (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Hock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Stepp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Hock inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle misses the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 19:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:36 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-28 |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:15 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tommie Stepp | 26-28 |
| 19:03 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 26-30 |
| 18:45 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Hock and he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:45 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 18:14 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 18:12 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair misses the shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 17:47 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-32 |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp tips it back up and in | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Pierce | 31-34 |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle is fouled on the floor by Larry Patrick - foul #1 on Larry Patrick, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson (PF), Micheal Young (C) Daniel Hock, Tommie Stepp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Larry Patrick | |
| 17:08 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 17:06 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:53 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Wilson | 34-34 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:41 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:29 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey is hacked by John Kopecky - foul #2 on John Kopecky, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak (PG), Timothy Hartmann (SG), Charles Silver (SF) Paul Humphrey, Gary Lisle, Robert Webber | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF) Robert Bryant, Seth Blair, John Kopecky | |
| 16:04 | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jack Hornyak, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Larry Patrick (C) Jeffery Pierce, Randy Adams | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jack Hornyak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Hartmann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Silver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) C - Micheal Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) PF - Billy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is hacked by Micheal Young - foul #1 on Micheal Young, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Hock (SF) Charles Silver | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 15:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 15:23 | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Hock | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey (PG), Gary Lisle (SG), Robert Webber (PF), Tommie Stepp (C) Jack Hornyak, Timothy Hartmann, Daniel Wilson, Micheal Young | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Donnie Sanmiguel, Billy Jones | |
| 14:58 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 14:57 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary Lisle and he's hacked by Seth Blair - foul #1 on Seth Blair, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak (SF) Daniel Hock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Larry Patrick | |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:44 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:37 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber is fouled on the floor by Randy Adams - foul #3 on Randy Adams, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson (PF) Jack Hornyak | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:22 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-34 |
| 13:16 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 42-34 |
| 12:53 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Lisle | 44-34 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:38 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:31 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak (PG), Timothy Hartmann (SG), Daniel Hock (SF), Micheal Young (C) Paul Humphrey, Gary Lisle, Robert Webber, Tommie Stepp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| 12:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Micheal Young is fouled on the floor by Donnie Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Donnie Sanmiguel, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG) Robert Bryant | |
| 11:49 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Hartmann loses the dribble to Billy Jones | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jack Hornyak (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Hartmann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Hock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Micheal Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) PF - Billy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Sanmiguel | 44-34 |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 44-34 |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Billy Jones and he's hacked by Timothy Hartmann - foul #1 on Timothy Hartmann, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey (PG), Gary Lisle (SG), Robert Webber (PF) Jack Hornyak, Timothy Hartmann, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), John Kopecky (PF) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Billy Jones | |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 10:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Gary Lisle - foul #1 on Gary Lisle, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SF) Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:31 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 3rd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:11 | Pittsburgh | Robert Bryant steps in front of the Micheal Young pass | 46-39 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses the driving attempt from the left block | 46-39 |
| 09:49 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 09:25 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:12 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson (PF), Tommie Stepp (C) Daniel Hock, Micheal Young | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Donnie Sanmiguel (PF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-39 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:46 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Lisle | 48-39 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnie Sanmiguel | 48-42 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 50-42 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-42 |
| 08:03 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:39 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 07:38 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Paul Humphrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Lisle (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommie Stepp (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-42 |
| 07:14 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 06:36 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 06:34 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 06:02 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Rodgers | 50-47 |
| 05:42 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 05:41 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber is fouled on the floor by Seth Blair - foul #2 on Seth Blair, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak (PG), Timothy Hartmann (SG), Daniel Hock (SF), Micheal Young (C) Paul Humphrey, Gary Lisle, Daniel Wilson, Tommie Stepp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), James Simmons (SG), John Kopecky (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Paul Rodgers, Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, Randy Adams | |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:12 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Hartmann steals the ball from Robert Bryant | 52-47 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Kopecky | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 52-50 |
| 04:29 | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 04:15 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 04:13 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | Jack Hornyak misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to John Kopecky | 55-50 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Timothy Hartmann steals the ball from John Kopecky | 55-50 |
| 03:59 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Hartmann jams it | 57-50 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 03:36 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 03:35 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jack Hornyak (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Hartmann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Hock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Webber (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Young (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. 14 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky hits the follow up shot | 57-55 |
| 03:14 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Hock | 60-55 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is denied on a layup by Micheal Young | 60-55 |
| 03:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons tips it home | 60-57 |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Hornyak | 63-57 |
| 02:48 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey (PG), Gary Lisle (SG), Daniel Wilson (PF), Tommie Stepp (C) Jack Hornyak, Timothy Hartmann, Robert Webber, Micheal Young | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG), Seth Blair (SF) James Simmons, Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 02:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick is hacked by Daniel Wilson - foul #2 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky is whistled for a carry | 63-57 |
| 02:06 | Pittsburgh | Paul Humphrey drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Lisle | 65-57 |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the jump hook in the paint | 65-57 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tommie Stepp - foul #3 on Tommie Stepp, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Webber (PF) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Hock is whistled for a carry | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Pittsburgh | Gary Lisle makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Humphrey | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Pittsburgh | Robert Bryant is called for the reach on Tommie Stepp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Silver (SF) Daniel Hock | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:13 | Pittsburgh | Tommie Stepp misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 68-61 |