| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jerry Wethington (fresh) SG - Aaron Kleinberger (fresh) SF - Stephen Buchholtz (fresh) PF - Clarence Naylor (fresh) C - Terry Ramsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) SG - Robert Spruill (fresh) SF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) PF - Erwin Ladouceur (fresh) C - Brian Thatcher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Thatcher - foul #1 on Brian Thatcher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:51 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis McPartlin | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz is fouled on the floor by Brian Thatcher - foul #2 on Brian Thatcher, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (C) Brian Thatcher | |
| 19:05 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kleinberger is called for the reach on Robert Spruill - foul #1 on Aaron Kleinberger, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Spruill | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Clarence Naylor takes the ball from Curtis McPartlin | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Baylor | Robert Spruill is called for the reach on Aaron Kleinberger - foul #1 on Robert Spruill, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Victor Hamilton (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Jerry Wethington, Aaron Kleinberger, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:21 | Baylor | Greg Widmer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Fish | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (SG), Scott Beck (C) Robert Spruill, Erwin Ladouceur | |
| 16:35 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes loses the dribble to Greg Widmer | 2-4 |
| 16:23 | Baylor | Dean Ford comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Fish | 2-4 |
| 15:56 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck misses the dunk attempt | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck tips it back up and in | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) SG - Victor Hamilton (fresh) SF - Dean Ford (fresh) PF - Johnnie Moore (fresh) C - Greg Widmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Barnes (fresh) SF - Curtis McPartlin (fairly fresh) PF - Darrell Crespin (fairly fresh) C - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:33 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:26 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Sedgwick picks off the pass by David Barnes in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 15:24 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 15:23 | Baylor | Dean Ford can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 15:21 | Baylor | Greg Widmer grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Baylor | Dean Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Aaron Kleinberger (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Joseph Sedgwick, Victor Hamilton, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Jeremy Rick (C) Henry Fish, Curtis McPartlin, Darrell Crespin | |
| 14:48 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 14:47 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 14:46 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:33 | Baylor | David Barnes is called for the reach on Jerry Wethington - foul #1 on David Barnes, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| 14:16 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Spruill - foul #2 on Robert Spruill, team foul #5 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Allen Able (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) David Barnes, Robert Spruill, Scott Beck | |
| 14:16 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:16 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Erwin Ladouceur | 3-6 |
| 13:57 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur hits a 3 from straight away | 3-9 |
| 13:40 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Kleinberger | 5-9 |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Henry Fish | 5-11 |
| 13:22 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (SG), Oscar Grover (SF) Aaron Kleinberger, Stephen Buchholtz | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (SF), Daniel Jay (PF), Scott Beck (C) Henry Fish, Erwin Ladouceur, Jeremy Rick | |
| 13:03 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Grover | 7-11 |
| 13:01 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Jerry Wethington, Oscar Grover, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 12:39 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Jay - foul #1 on Daniel Jay, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin (SF) Daniel Jay | |
| 12:39 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 12:14 | Baylor | Greg Widmer snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 11:40 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Sedgwick steals it from Scott Beck | 9-11 |
| 11:37 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick throws it down | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Victor Hamilton (fairly fresh) SF - Dean Ford (fairly fresh) PF - Johnnie Moore (fairly fresh) C - Greg Widmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - Allen Able (fairly fresh) SF - Curtis McPartlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Crespin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin is hacked by Dean Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Ford, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Aaron Kleinberger (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Joseph Sedgwick, Victor Hamilton, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Erwin Ladouceur (PF), Jeremy Rick (C) David Barnes, Allen Able, Darrell Crespin, Scott Beck | |
| 11:23 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:22 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:10 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:08 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kleinberger takes the ball from Erwin Ladouceur | 11-11 |
| 10:22 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Wethington | 14-11 |
| 09:57 | Detroit Mercy | Jeremy Rick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 14-13 |
| 09:53 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:32 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Ramsey blocks the short jumper by Curtis McPartlin | 14-13 |
| 09:30 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:13 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 09:12 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Victor Hamilton (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Jerry Wethington, Aaron Kleinberger, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG), Allen Able (SG), Darrell Crespin (SF), Daniel Jay (PF), Scott Beck (C) Henry Fish, Richard Johnson, Curtis McPartlin, Erwin Ladouceur, Jeremy Rick | |
| 08:33 | Baylor | Darrell Crespin steals it from Joseph Sedgwick | 14-13 |
| 08:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 08:12 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 08:10 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 07:59 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Beck | 14-15 |
| 07:41 | Baylor | Darrell Crespin picks off the pass by Victor Hamilton | 14-15 |
| 07:38 | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes can't finish the layup | 14-15 |
| 07:37 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Greg Widmer | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Victor Hamilton (fresh) SF - Dean Ford (fairly fresh) PF - Johnnie Moore (fairly fresh) C - Greg Widmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - David Barnes (fresh) SG - Allen Able (fresh) SF - Darrell Crespin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Jay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Sedgwick | 16-15 |
| 07:17 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Able loses the dribble to Joseph Sedgwick in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 07:16 | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick lays it in | 18-15 |
| 07:05 | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Jay hits a floater from the left wing set up by David Barnes | 18-17 |
| 06:53 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dean Ford and the foul's on David Barnes - foul #2 on David Barnes, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Oscar Grover (SF), Clarence Naylor (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Joseph Sedgwick, Dean Ford, Johnnie Moore, Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Curtis McPartlin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF) David Barnes, Daniel Jay, Scott Beck | |
| 06:53 | Baylor | Victor Hamilton misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Darrell Crespin is denied by Clarence Naylor | 20-17 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:31 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 06:29 | Baylor | Oscar Grover hits the follow up shot | 22-17 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Oscar Grover - foul #1 on Oscar Grover, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger (SG), Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Victor Hamilton, Clarence Naylor | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:17 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:59 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 24-19 |
| 05:42 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin banks in the layup | 24-21 |
| 05:24 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 05:22 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger tips it home | 26-21 |
| 05:09 | Detroit Mercy | Erwin Ladouceur misses the 3 from straight away | 26-21 |
| 05:07 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 05:03 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis McPartlin - foul #1 on Curtis McPartlin, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Baylor | Clarence Naylor (PF) Oscar Grover | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson (SG), Scott Beck (SF), Jeremy Rick (C) Allen Able, Curtis McPartlin, Darrell Crespin | |
| 05:03 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:03 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:03 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Fish | 26-24 |
| 04:19 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG) Jerry Wethington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin (SF), Daniel Jay (PF) Erwin Ladouceur, Jeremy Rick | |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Curtis McPartlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Scott Beck pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:39 | Detroit Mercy | The pull-up jumper by Curtis McPartlin is blocked by Clarence Naylor | 26-24 |
| 03:37 | Baylor | Clarence Naylor grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Joseph Sedgwick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Kleinberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Buchholtz (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Clarence Naylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Ramsey (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Fish (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Curtis McPartlin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Jay (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 03:29 | Baylor | Terry Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:14 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Victor Hamilton (SG), Dean Ford (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Greg Widmer (C) Aaron Kleinberger, Stephen Buchholtz, Clarence Naylor, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | David Barnes (PG), Robert Spruill (SG), Brian Thatcher (C) Henry Fish, Richard Johnson, Scott Beck | |
| 02:57 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Thatcher drills a floater near the basket | 26-26 |
| 02:36 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Dean Ford | 28-26 |
| 02:24 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Widmer is called for the reach on David Barnes - foul #1 on Greg Widmer, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jerry Wethington (PG), Clarence Naylor (PF) Joseph Sedgwick, Johnnie Moore | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin (SF), Erwin Ladouceur (PF) Curtis McPartlin, Daniel Jay | |
| 02:08 | Detroit Mercy | Victor Hamilton steps in front of the Erwin Ladouceur pass | 28-26 |
| 01:47 | Baylor | Greg Widmer banks in the layup set up by Dean Ford | 30-26 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Barnes | 30-28 |
| 01:10 | Baylor | Jerry Wethington hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Victor Hamilton | 33-28 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Dean Ford - foul #2 on Dean Ford, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Baylor | Aaron Kleinberger (SG), Oscar Grover (SF), Johnnie Moore (PF), Terry Ramsey (C) Victor Hamilton, Dean Ford, Clarence Naylor, Greg Widmer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Fish (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Scott Beck (PF), Jeremy Rick (C) David Barnes, Robert Spruill, Erwin Ladouceur, Brian Thatcher | |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:43 | Baylor | Oscar Grover misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Darrell Crespin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill (SG) Darrell Crespin | |
| 00:27 | Baylor | Johnnie Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 00:26 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Spruill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kleinberger is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Kleinberger, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz (SF) Jerry Wethington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Allen Able (SG) Robert Spruill | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Grover - foul #2 on Oscar Grover, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Joseph Sedgwick (PG), Clarence Naylor (PF) Johnnie Moore, Terry Ramsey | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:04 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Baylor | Stephen Buchholtz clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-31 |