| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Roland Dyson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey George (fresh) SF - Ryan Carter (fresh) PF - Michael Ingram (fresh) C - Christopher Molino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) SF - Seth Blair (fresh) PF - John Kopecky (fresh) C - Larry Patrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey George | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses long on a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Ryan Carter pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey George | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Blair takes the ball from Jeffrey George | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick connects on the open turnaround from close range set up by Jeffery Pierce | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Bryant is called for the reach on Jeffrey George - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward (PG), Paul Caswell (SG), Jeffrey Schroeder (SF), Thomas Tucker (PF), Rafael Engel (C) Roland Dyson, Jeffrey George, Ryan Carter, Michael Ingram, Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Larry Patrick | |
| 17:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Randy Adams | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey Schroeder is called for the reach on Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Jeffrey Schroeder, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (PG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF) Robert Bryant, Seth Blair, John Kopecky | |
| 17:07 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams clanks a jump hook in the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Rafael Engel snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Detroit Mercy | Steven Ward is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #1 on Steven Ward, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George (SG), Michael Ingram (PF), Christopher Molino (C) Jeffrey Schroeder, Thomas Tucker, Rafael Engel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Larry Patrick (C) Jeffery Pierce, Randy Adams | |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donnie Sanmiguel | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Steven Ward (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey George (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Caswell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Molino (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) PF - Billy Jones (fresh) C - Larry Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Simmons | 4-12 |
| 15:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (PG), Ryan Carter (SF) Steven Ward, Paul Caswell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Donnie Sanmiguel, Billy Jones | |
| 15:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-12 |
| 15:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram tips it in | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson (PG), Jeffrey Schroeder (PF), Rafael Engel (C) Tony Rogers, Michael Ingram, Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Larry Patrick | |
| 15:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce is hacked by Ryan Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Carter, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (SG), Thomas Tucker (PF) Jeffrey George, Ryan Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:43 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bryant | 8-14 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Tucker hits the follow up shot | 10-14 |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Pierce and the foul's on Thomas Tucker - foul #1 on Thomas Tucker, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward (PG), Jeffrey George (SG), Ryan Carter (SF), Michael Ingram (PF), Christopher Molino (C) Roland Dyson, Tony Rogers, Jeffrey Schroeder, Thomas Tucker, Rafael Engel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Larry Patrick (C) Jeffery Pierce, Seth Blair, Randy Adams | |
| 13:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | The jumper by Jeffrey George is denied by Larry Patrick | 10-17 |
| 13:35 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky misses the lay-in | 10-17 |
| 13:16 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Molino is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #1 on Christopher Molino, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell (PG) Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Billy Jones (PF) Robert Bryant, John Kopecky | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Ingram - foul #1 on Michael Ingram, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino (C) Steven Ward | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG) Paul Rodgers | |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 12:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-18 |
| 12:25 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones gets the rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (PG), Thomas Tucker (C) Ryan Carter, Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Seth Blair (SF), Randy Adams (C) James Simmons, Billy Jones, Larry Patrick | |
| 11:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 11:43 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Tony Rogers (fresh) SG - Jeffrey George (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Caswell (fresh) PF - Michael Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Seth Blair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey George is called for the reach on Jeffery Pierce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey George, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson (PG), Steven Ward (SG), Jeffrey Schroeder (PF) Tony Rogers, Jeffrey George, Michael Ingram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky (PF) Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:39 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Kopecky - foul #1 on John Kopecky, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-20 |
| 10:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward hits a floater from the left wing set up by Paul Caswell and the foul's on Jeffery Pierce - foul #1 on Jeffery Pierce, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (PG), Jeffrey George (SG), Michael Ingram (PF), Rafael Engel (C) Roland Dyson, Paul Caswell, Jeffrey Schroeder, Thomas Tucker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Simmons (SG) Robert Bryant, Jeffery Pierce | |
| 10:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward makes the free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Rafael Engel takes the ball from Randy Adams | 14-20 |
| 10:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Seth Blair | 14-20 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams tips it back up and in | 14-22 |
| 09:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-22 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson (PG), Ryan Carter (SF), Christopher Molino (C) Tony Rogers, Steven Ward, Rafael Engel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Jeffery Pierce (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF), Billy Jones (PF), Larry Patrick (C) Paul Rodgers, James Simmons, Seth Blair, John Kopecky, Randy Adams | |
| 09:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson hits a jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Molino | 16-22 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones makes the wide open jumper from the left block set up by Jeffery Pierce | 16-24 |
| 08:55 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Michael Ingram is blocked by Donnie Sanmiguel | 16-24 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel is hacked by Ryan Carter - foul #2 on Ryan Carter, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell (SF), Jeffrey Schroeder (PF), Rafael Engel (C) Ryan Carter, Michael Ingram, Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Patrick steals the ball from Rafael Engel | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick can't finish the layup | 16-24 |
| 07:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Roland Dyson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey George (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Caswell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Engel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 06:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant loses the dribble to Jeffrey George | 19-24 |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey George | 21-24 |
| 06:33 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Rafael Engel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Jones | 21-30 |
| 05:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Rafael Engel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 05:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey Schroeder snags the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Dyson - foul #1 on Roland Dyson, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (PG), Steven Ward (SF), Thomas Tucker (PF), Christopher Molino (C) Roland Dyson, Paul Caswell, Jeffrey Schroeder, Rafael Engel | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (PG), Seth Blair (SF), John Kopecky (PF), Randy Adams (C) Robert Bryant, Donnie Sanmiguel, Billy Jones, Larry Patrick | |
| 05:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Tucker pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George scores on a shot from the left side | 23-30 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Molino steps in front of the Jeffery Pierce pass | 23-30 |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | James Simmons steals it from Jeffrey George | 23-30 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | John Kopecky loses the dribble to Thomas Tucker | 23-30 |
| 04:26 | Illinois-Chicago | John Kopecky is called for the reach on Thomas Tucker - foul #2 on John Kopecky, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram (PF) Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Donnie Sanmiguel (PF) Jeffery Pierce, John Kopecky | |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 04:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ingram scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Rogers | 25-30 |
| 03:47 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 03:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel gets the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams buries a floater from the baseline set up by Seth Blair and he's hacked by Jeffrey George - foul #2 on Jeffrey George, team foul #10 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson (PG), Ryan Carter (SF), Christopher Molino (C) Tony Rogers, Jeffrey George, Thomas Tucker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Seth Blair, Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 03:41 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Roland Dyson | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Roland Dyson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Carter (fresh) PF - Michael Ingram (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Molino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) PF - John Kopecky (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Dyson - foul #2 on Roland Dyson, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick (C) Randy Adams | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino's fadeaway is rejected by John Kopecky | 28-35 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Ryan Carter is called for the reach on Larry Patrick - foul #3 on Ryan Carter, team foul #12 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell (SG) Ryan Carter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce (SG) James Simmons | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Patrick steps in front of the Steven Ward pass | 28-37 |
| 02:53 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffery Pierce drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Rivenbark | 28-40 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Larry Patrick is called for the reach on Michael Ingram - foul #1 on Larry Patrick, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George (SG) Roland Dyson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (PG), Seth Blair (SG), Donnie Sanmiguel (SF) Paul Rodgers, Jeffery Pierce, James Rivenbark | |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell is hacked by Seth Blair - foul #1 on Seth Blair, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| 02:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George's 3 pointer is rejected by Seth Blair | 28-40 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Steven Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Molino's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Patrick | 28-40 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Caswell tips it but misses | 28-40 |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 01:54 | Detroit Mercy | Jeffrey George steals it from John Kopecky in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Seth Blair is called for the reach on Jeffrey George - foul #2 on Seth Blair, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson (PG), Thomas Tucker (C) Steven Ward, Christopher Molino | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SG), Randy Adams (C) John Kopecky, Larry Patrick | |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffrey George makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:28 | Detroit Mercy | Donnie Sanmiguel scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Seth Blair | 30-42 |
| 01:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Tony Rogers (SG), Jeffrey Schroeder (SF) Jeffrey George, Paul Caswell | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Rivenbark (SF), John Kopecky (PF) Robert Bryant, Seth Blair, Donnie Sanmiguel | |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 00:54 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Roland Dyson | 30-42 |
| 00:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Roland Dyson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Rivenbark | 30-42 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rivenbark | 30-44 |
| 00:28 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Jeffrey Schroeder is blocked by John Kopecky | 30-44 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers loses the dribble to Michael Ingram in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| 00:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Tucker hits a floater from the left block | 32-44 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-44 |