| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Synakowski - foul #2 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Lin | 32-27 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish tips it but misses | 32-27 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Christopher Synakowski | 32-27 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 32-29 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten lays it up and in set up by Mark Wilder and he's fouled by Jay Brooks - foul #1 on Jay Brooks, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | John Edwards is fouled on the floor by Henry Jones - foul #2 on Henry Jones, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish is hacked by George Foster - foul #2 on George Foster, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Michael Lin | |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Jay Brooks steals the ball from John Edwards | 34-32 |
| 17:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cesar Conti | 34-32 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:42 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the runner in the paint | 34-32 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Edward Whiten | 36-32 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses long on a jumper in the paint | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones can't finish the layup | 36-32 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Mark Wilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt McNish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder's pass is intercepted by Michael Newman | 36-32 |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman banks in the layup | 36-34 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Jay Brooks steals the ball from Cesar Conti | 36-34 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Foster, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (SG), Elvin Rexford (PF), Jose Cuevas (C) Mark Wilder, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Henry Jones, Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten drills a driving attempt from close range set up by John Edwards | 38-34 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mauricio Bruno steals the ball from John Feist | 38-34 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Whiten takes the ball from Michael Lin | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Riggins - foul #1 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #6 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG) Michael Newman | |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | John Edwards is called for the reach on Howard Erickson - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG) Howard Erickson | |
| 12:53 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | John Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 12:23 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:11 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Mark Wilder (SG), William Morado (SF), Cesar Conti (PF), Kurt McNish (C) John Edwards, Mauricio Bruno, Edward Whiten, Elvin Rexford, Jose Cuevas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #4 on George Foster, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter (C) George Foster | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Morado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Riter (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is fouled on the floor by Kurt McNish - foul #2 on Kurt McNish, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Henry Jones | 41-36 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (SG) Henry Jones | |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Edward Whiten (SF) Edward Baker, William Morado | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) Allen Riter | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten lays it in on a great pass from John Edwards | 43-36 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Wilder - foul #2 on Mark Wilder, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Michael Newman | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | John Edwards hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Lin - foul #3 on Michael Lin, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno (SG), Jose Cuevas (C) Mark Wilder, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Kevin Riggins (PF) Howard Erickson, Christopher Synakowski | |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | John Edwards makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-37 |
| 09:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 09:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses badly on a shot from the right side | 46-37 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | John Edwards misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 08:39 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-37 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Jose Cuevas - foul #1 on Jose Cuevas, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Mark Wilder (SG), William Morado (SF), Elvin Rexford (PF), Kurt McNish (C) John Edwards, Mauricio Bruno, Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti, Jose Cuevas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, John Feist | |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Baker | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Morado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elvin Rexford (fresh) C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones misses the floater from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 06:59 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins tips it in | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Wilder | 50-42 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kurt McNish steals it from George Foster | 50-42 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 05:29 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-42 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mark Wilder | 54-42 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins dunks the ball set up by Michael Newman | 54-44 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Edward Whiten (SF), Cesar Conti (PF) Edward Baker, William Morado, Elvin Rexford | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Jay Brooks (SF) Michael Newman, Kevin Riggins | |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti jams it set up by Edward Whiten | 56-44 |
| 04:46 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski misses the easy layup | 56-44 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti grabs the board | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by George Foster - foul #5 on George Foster, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) George Foster | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Christopher Synakowski | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-44 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski's pass is intercepted by Edward Whiten | 56-44 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-44 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti misses the tip | 56-44 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti tips it back up and in | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 03:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones is hacked by John Edwards - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Mauricio Bruno (SG), William Morado (SF), Elvin Rexford (PF), Jose Cuevas (C) John Edwards, Mark Wilder, Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Henry Jones, Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Morado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elvin Rexford (fresh) C - Jose Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) C - John Feist (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Cangelosi - foul #1 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #10 | 58-44 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Cuevas - foul #2 on Jose Cuevas, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | William Morado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 02:15 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mauricio Bruno | 59-45 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | William Morado loses the dribble to Michael Newman | 59-45 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Erickson - foul #1 on Howard Erickson, team foul #11 | 59-45 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Mauricio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:02 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi's layup is rejected by Jose Cuevas | 61-45 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist tips it back up and in | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker's layup is rejected by Christopher Cangelosi | 61-47 |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist scores on a turnaround in the paint | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker runs out the clock | 61-49 |