| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Edward Bargo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Leff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Guess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Magner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:47 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:38 | Samford | Edward Bargo picks off the pass by James Dalegowski | 24-33 |
| 19:34 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff misses the lay-in | 24-33 |
| 19:33 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 19:16 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Leff | 26-33 |
| 19:03 | Samford | James Dalegowski buries a shot in the paint | 26-35 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Lewis and he's hacked by James Dalegowski - foul #3 on James Dalegowski, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Aaron Wickline (PF) James Dalegowski | |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Aaron Wickline clanks a floater from close range | 28-35 |
| 18:35 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bargo hits a 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Guess | 31-35 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Keith King connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Wickline | 31-38 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes lays it in on a great pass from Keith King | 33-40 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Leff | 35-40 |
| 17:22 | Samford | Aaron Wickline hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-40 |
| 17:12 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Aaron Wickline gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Kevin Pike buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Wilkes | 35-43 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Leff | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Edward Bargo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Leff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Guess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Magner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Pike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Wickline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:27 | Samford | Jess Rivenberg misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bargo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 15:20 | Samford | Kevin Pike grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 38-43 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jess Rivenberg steals the ball from Charles Leff | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Samford | Kevin Pike misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Aaron Wickline grabs the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Charles Leff takes the ball from Aaron Wickline | 38-43 |
| 13:51 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Magner, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones (PG), Daryl Marlow (SG), David Huff (SF), Raymond Anderson (PF), Jessie Baird (C) Edward Bargo, Charles Leff, Michael Lewis, Andrew Guess, Robert Magner | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Scott Fleming (SG), David Credle (SF), James Dalegowski (PF), Tom Lobb (C) Keith King, Kevin Pike, Jess Rivenberg, Aaron Wickline, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 13:49 | Samford | Roderick Straub is hacked by Daryl Marlow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daryl Marlow, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Scott Fleming misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to James Dalegowski | 38-43 |
| 13:31 | Samford | James Dalegowski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird hits the finger roll | 40-43 |
| 12:39 | Samford | Roderick Straub misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Tom Lobb tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Fleming picks off the pass by David Huff | 40-45 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Scott Fleming lays it up and in | 40-47 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Dalegowski blocks the short jumper by David Huff | 40-47 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Tom Lobb gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Kelly Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daryl Marlow (fresh) SF - David Huff (fresh) PF - Raymond Anderson (fresh) C - Jessie Baird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roderick Straub (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Credle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dalegowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Tom Lobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Samford | James Dalegowski clanks a jumper from close range | 40-47 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Huff | 40-47 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by David Credle - foul #3 on David Credle, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Curtis Wilkes (C) Scott Fleming, Tom Lobb | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Keith King misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Marlow is fouled on the floor by Roderick Straub - foul #1 on Roderick Straub, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff (SG), John Colosimo (SF), Andrew Guess (PF), Robert Magner (C) Daryl Marlow, David Huff, Raymond Anderson, Jessie Baird | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilfredo Lopez (SF) David Credle | |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kelly Jones and he's fouled by Curtis Wilkes - foul #1 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Rashidi Aldi (PG) Kelly Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG), Tom Lobb (SF), Aaron Wickline (PF) Roderick Straub, Wilfredo Lopez, James Dalegowski | |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:07 | Samford | Tom Lobb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Leff | 45-49 |
| 09:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner is hacked by Curtis Wilkes - foul #2 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bargo (PG), David Huff (SF) Rashidi Aldi, John Colosimo | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Huff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Leff and he's fouled by Tom Lobb - foul #2 on Tom Lobb, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Samford | David Credle (SF) Tom Lobb | |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | David Huff misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Guess | 47-49 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | David Huff buries a shot near the basket | 49-49 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Guess | 52-49 |
| 08:13 | Samford | David Credle can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 52-49 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:09 | Detroit Mercy | Keith King steps in front of the Edward Bargo pass in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 07:54 | Samford | The jump hook by Curtis Wilkes is blocked by Andrew Guess | 52-49 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Edward Bargo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Leff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Guess (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Magner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Pike (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Credle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Wickline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Huff's pass is intercepted by Kevin Pike | 52-49 |
| 07:11 | Samford | David Credle scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Pike and he's fouled by David Huff - foul #1 on David Huff, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones (PG), Daryl Marlow (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Raymond Anderson (PF), Jessie Baird (C) Edward Bargo, Charles Leff, David Huff, Andrew Guess, Robert Magner | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Scott Fleming (SG), James Dalegowski (PF), Tom Lobb (C) Keith King, Kevin Pike, Aaron Wickline, Curtis Wilkes | |
| 07:11 | Samford | David Credle makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kelly Jones | 54-52 |
| 06:41 | Samford | David Credle drills a floater near the basket | 54-54 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kelly Jones | 57-54 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Raymond Anderson denies the turnaround by David Credle | 57-54 |
| 06:17 | Samford | Tom Lobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Roderick Straub is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roderick Straub, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Jess Rivenberg (SF) Scott Fleming, David Credle | |
| 05:36 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kelly Jones | 59-54 |
| 05:16 | Samford | James Dalegowski misses badly on a runner in the lane | 59-54 |
| 05:14 | Samford | James Dalegowski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Roderick Straub can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 04:58 | Detroit Mercy | Jessie Baird snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 04:51 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Marlow misses long on a shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Keith King grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Roderick Straub travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Bargo (PG), Charles Leff (SG), Andrew Guess (PF), Robert Magner (C) Daryl Marlow, Michael Lewis, Raymond Anderson, Jessie Baird | |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG), Curtis Wilkes (C) Roderick Straub, Tom Lobb | |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wilkes - foul #3 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:30 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:18 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-54 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:08 | Samford | James Dalegowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 03:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 03:39 | Samford | James Dalegowski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 62-57 |
| 03:37 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Edward Bargo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Leff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kelly Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Andrew Guess (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Magner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Rivenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dalegowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-57 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Keith King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis (SF) Kelly Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), David Credle (SF), Aaron Wickline (PF) Keith King, Jess Rivenberg, James Dalegowski | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess is hacked by Aaron Wickline - foul #2 on Aaron Wickline, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Marlow (SG) Charles Leff | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Leff (SG) Daryl Marlow | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), James Dalegowski (PF) Roderick Straub, Aaron Wickline | |
| 02:30 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes is whistled for traveling | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-57 |
| 02:07 | Samford | James Dalegowski pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:50 | Samford | James Dalegowski drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Keith King | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Samford | Keith King hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Credle | 66-61 |
| 01:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner misses the jump hook near the basket | 66-61 |
| 01:12 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Keith King misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-61 |
| 01:06 | Samford | James Dalegowski snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith King | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Pike - foul #1 on Kevin Pike, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jess Rivenberg (SF) David Credle | |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Samford | James Dalegowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner is hacked by Keith King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith King, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kelly Jones (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:17 | Samford | Keith King clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Keith King hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Pike | 70-66 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess is hacked by Kevin Pike in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Pike, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lewis (SF) Kelly Jones | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Andrew Guess makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Keith King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Magner runs out the clock | 72-66 |