| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Potter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Huls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski is called for traveling | 44-35 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Henry Potter makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Haney | 44-37 |
| 19:11 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Haney steals the ball from Christopher Synakowski | 44-37 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Edward Haney hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Brian Patton hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| 18:47 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 44-39 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Henry Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Brian Patton misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Henry Potter grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Brian Patton misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-39 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 17:30 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 17:29 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster tips it in | 46-39 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Jay Brooks swats the layup by Malcolm Huls | 46-39 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-39 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Henry Potter gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Henry Potter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 16:21 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster buries a floater from close range | 48-41 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Edward Haney misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Synakowski - foul #2 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Newman, Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Leigh (PG), Jackie Kincheloe (SF), Robert Hollenbeck (PF), John Kimball (C) Henry Potter, Raymond Rothrock, Malcolm Huls, Brian Patton | |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Edward Haney makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Edward Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jackie Kincheloe - foul #2 on Jackie Kincheloe, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG) Christopher Hannan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Johnson (SG) Edward Haney | |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Feist (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joe Leigh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jackie Kincheloe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hollenbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Kimball (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Jackie Kincheloe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Howard Erickson | 50-43 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones loses the dribble to Robert Hollenbeck | 50-43 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Jackie Kincheloe is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Park (SF) John Kimball | |
| 14:34 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jackie Kincheloe | 50-43 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Jones - foul #4 on Henry Jones, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), Allen Riter (C) Henry Jones, Howard Erickson, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Huffman (PG), Malcolm Huls (PF), Brian Patton (C) Fred Johnson, Robert Hollenbeck, Jackie Kincheloe | |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:14 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Allen Riter | 50-44 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clyde Huffman - foul #2 on Clyde Huffman, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock (SF) Joe Leigh | |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:04 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Brian Patton's pass is intercepted by Michael Lin | 52-44 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski is hacked by Clyde Huffman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Huffman, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Kimball (SF) Raymond Rothrock | |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jay Brooks | 55-44 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Brian Patton connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Clyde Huffman and the foul's on Michael Lin - foul #1 on Michael Lin, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), George Foster (C) Michael Lin, Christopher Synakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Haney (SG), Raymond Rothrock (SF), Robert Hollenbeck (PF) Walter Park, John Kimball, Malcolm Huls | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Brian Patton makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | Raymond Rothrock is called for the reach on Jay Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Rothrock, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the dunk but the foul's on Clyde Huffman - foul #4 on Clyde Huffman, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (PF) Christopher Hannan, Allen Riter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Potter (PG) Clyde Huffman | |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Henry Potter dunks the ball on a great pass from Edward Haney and he's hacked by Kevin Riggins - foul #1 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) George Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Johnson (SG) Edward Haney | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Henry Potter misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:27 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Fred Johnson gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Brian Patton loses the dribble to Kevin Riggins | 57-49 |
| 12:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin is hacked by Henry Potter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Potter, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Christopher Synakowski (PF) Michael Lin, Jay Brooks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Kincheloe (SF), Malcolm Huls (PF) Raymond Rothrock, Brian Patton | |
| 12:00 | Detroit Mercy | Jackie Kincheloe denies the turnaround by Howard Erickson | 57-49 |
| 11:58 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist tips it home | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Riggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Synakowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Feist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jackie Kincheloe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Huls (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Henry Potter | 59-51 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jackie Kincheloe - foul #3 on Jackie Kincheloe, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), Allen Riter (C) Michael Newman, Christopher Synakowski, John Feist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Leigh (PG), Edward Haney (SG), John Kimball (PF), Brian Patton (C) Henry Potter, Fred Johnson, Malcolm Huls, Robert Hollenbeck | |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi grabs the offensive board | 59-51 |
| 10:53 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins tips it but misses | 59-51 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Brian Patton grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Allen Riter - foul #2 on Allen Riter, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), George Foster (C) Howard Erickson, Kevin Riggins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Park (SG), Raymond Rothrock (SF) Edward Haney, Jackie Kincheloe | |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 10:44 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Brian Patton tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Park is called for the reach on Michael Lin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Park, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Jay Brooks (SF) Christopher Hannan, Allen Riter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls (PF) Brian Patton | |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Park | 61-57 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Kimball steps in front of the Michael Lin pass | 61-57 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | John Kimball is whistled for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Lin, Christopher Cangelosi, George Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Johnson (PG), Edward Haney (SG), Jackie Kincheloe (SF), Robert Hollenbeck (PF), Brian Patton (C) Joe Leigh, Walter Park, Raymond Rothrock, Malcolm Huls, John Kimball | |
| 09:03 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Edward Haney grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Edward Haney misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-57 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Kincheloe - foul #4 on Jackie Kincheloe, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan (PG), Allen Riter (PF) Michael Newman, Christopher Synakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Potter (PG), Raymond Rothrock (SF) Edward Haney, Jackie Kincheloe | |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Fred Johnson is fouled on the floor by Allen Riter - foul #3 on Allen Riter, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski (PF) Jay Brooks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | John Feist swats the shot by Henry Potter | 61-57 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Howard Erickson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Haney (SG), Malcolm Huls (PF) Fred Johnson, Robert Hollenbeck | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Hannan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Brian Patton buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Henry Potter | 63-59 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Edward Haney can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 63-59 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock tips it but misses | 63-59 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman hits a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Christopher Hannan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Newman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Riter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Synakowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Feist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Haney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Rothrock (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Huls (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Patton (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Henry Potter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Potter takes the ball from Allen Riter in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Henry Potter misses the easy layup | 66-62 |
| 07:07 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 07:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Synakowski | 68-62 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Edward Haney can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Synakowski - foul #3 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Jones (PG), Howard Erickson (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), George Foster (C) Christopher Hannan, Michael Newman, Allen Riter, Christopher Synakowski, John Feist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Leigh (PG), Walter Park (SF), Jackie Kincheloe (PF), John Kimball (C) Henry Potter, Raymond Rothrock, Malcolm Huls, Brian Patton | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Edward Haney misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Edward Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:24 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Walter Park grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Edward Haney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Johnson (SG) Edward Haney | |
| 06:15 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Park steals the ball from Christopher Cangelosi in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Walter Park misses the lay-in | 68-63 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster's floater is tipped away by Jackie Kincheloe | 68-63 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster hits the follow up shot | 70-63 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Walter Park loses the dribble to Henry Jones | 70-63 |
| 05:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joe Leigh steals it from Kevin Riggins | 70-63 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | John Kimball misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Riggins - foul #2 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks (SF) Christopher Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck (C) Walter Park | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | John Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | John Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:33 | Detroit Mercy | John Kimball steps in front of the Henry Jones pass in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | John Kimball misses the easy layup | 70-64 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck misses the tip | 70-64 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:07 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | John Kimball grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Henry Jones is called for the reach on Joe Leigh - foul #5 on Henry Jones, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Michael Lin (SG) Henry Jones, Howard Erickson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Huffman (PG), Malcolm Huls (PF) Fred Johnson, John Kimball | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 04:47 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Hollenbeck swats the short shot by Kevin Riggins | 70-64 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Jackie Kincheloe grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Joe Leigh connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clyde Huffman | 70-67 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is called for 5 seconds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski (PF) Kevin Riggins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Haney (SG), Walter Park (SF), Brian Patton (C) Joe Leigh, Jackie Kincheloe, Malcolm Huls | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Edward Haney makes the driving attempt in the paint | 70-69 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is whistled for a carry | 70-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Michael Newman, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Potter (PG), Fred Johnson (SG) Clyde Huffman, Edward Haney | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Brian Patton makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Henry Potter | 70-71 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks is hacked by Walter Park - foul #2 on Walter Park, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock (SF), Malcolm Huls (PF) Walter Park, Brian Patton | |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lin (tiring) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jay Brooks (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Rothrock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Huls (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hollenbeck (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Fred Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Feist - foul #2 on John Feist, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Allen Riter (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF) Howard Erickson, Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clyde Huffman (PG), Jackie Kincheloe (C) Henry Potter, Robert Hollenbeck | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Fred Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Fred Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:33 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski's floater is tipped away by Malcolm Huls | 71-73 |
| 02:31 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Riter pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:17 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-73 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Jackie Kincheloe gets the rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Allen Riter steals it from Raymond Rothrock | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clyde Huffman steals the ball from Michael Lin in the backcourt | 71-73 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks (SF), George Foster (C) Allen Riter, John Feist | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Potter (PG), Edward Haney (SG), Brian Patton (C) Clyde Huffman, Fred Johnson, Jackie Kincheloe | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock misses the jumper near the basket | 71-73 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:56 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Brian Patton pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Synakowski - foul #4 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls misses the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-73 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Brian Patton pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Brian Patton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Newman - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Brian Patton makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Brian Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Michael Lin is called for the reach on Malcolm Huls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lin, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Leigh (SG) Edward Haney | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Malcolm Huls makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:11 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Michael Lin is called for the reach on Raymond Rothrock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Lin, team foul #14 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Fred Johnson (PG), Edward Haney (SG), John Kimball (PF), Robert Hollenbeck (C) Henry Potter, Joe Leigh, Malcolm Huls, Brian Patton | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Raymond Rothrock makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hollenbeck runs out the clock | 71-78 |