| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fresh) SG - Robert Bryant (fresh) SF - James Simmons (fresh) PF - Larry Patrick (fresh) C - Randy Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) SF - Charles Braswell (fresh) PF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) C - Elton Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Charles Braswell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Randy Adams | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher is fouled on the floor by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Indiana | Charles Braswell is hacked by Randy Adams - foul #1 on Randy Adams, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | The jumper by Kevin Fancher is denied by Larry Patrick | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Charles Braswell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Bryant | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | James Simmons steals the ball from Charles Braswell | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick throws it down set up by James Simmons | 6-0 |
| 17:46 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (PG), Billy Jones (SG), James Rivenbark (SF), Richard Holdsworth (PF), John Watson (C) Paul Rodgers, Robert Bryant, James Simmons, Larry Patrick, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-0 |
| 17:21 | Indiana | Richard Holdsworth is called for the reach on Robert Ruppe - foul #1 on Richard Holdsworth, team foul #3 | 8-0 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Charles Braswell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 17:03 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Holdsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:59 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Billy Jones is blocked by Elton Davis | 8-0 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Charles Braswell gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:49 | Indiana | John Watson picks off the pass by Kevin Fancher | 8-0 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 16:39 | Indiana | Charles Braswell snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | The short jumper by Robert Ruppe is denied by Richard Holdsworth | 8-0 |
| 16:25 | Indiana | Elton Davis tips it in | 8-2 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Braswell takes the ball from James Rivenbark | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Seth Blair (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) PF - Richard Holdsworth (fresh) C - John Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Kevin Fancher (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Braswell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Ruppe (fairly fresh) C - Elton Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Indiana | Elton Davis banks in the layup set up by Charles Braswell | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Holdsworth | 11-4 |
| 15:19 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Billy Jones - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), Robert Bryant (SG), James Simmons (SF), Larry Patrick (PF), Randy Adams (C) Seth Blair, Billy Jones, James Rivenbark, Richard Holdsworth, John Watson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), John Strzalkowski (SF), John Saucedo (PF), Wesley Owen (C) David Lewis, Charles Braswell, Robert Ruppe, Elton Davis | |
| 15:19 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:19 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:19 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 15:04 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick dunks the ball | 13-5 |
| 14:51 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Wesley Owen - foul #1 on Wesley Owen, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG) Kevin Fancher | |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 14:38 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | David Lewis buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Strzalkowski | 15-7 |
| 14:05 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-7 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams snags the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:55 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses the lay-in | 15-7 |
| 13:53 | Indiana | John Saucedo snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:43 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski is hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SG), John Watson (SF) Robert Bryant, James Simmons | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 13:30 | Indiana | Randy Adams blocks the short jumper by John Saucedo | 15-7 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 13:05 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair is whistled for a carry | 15-7 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Charles Braswell (SF), Robert Ruppe (PF), Elton Davis (C) John Strzalkowski, Edward Villagomez, John Saucedo, Wesley Owen | |
| 12:39 | Indiana | Charles Braswell connects on the shot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 12:16 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Seth Blair | 18-9 |
| 12:06 | Indiana | Charles Braswell's pass is intercepted by Randy Adams | 18-9 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Rodgers | 20-9 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Randy Adams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Fancher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Braswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) C - Elton Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Indiana | Elton Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 20-9 |
| 11:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 11:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons hits a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Rodgers | 23-9 |
| 11:08 | Indiana | Charles Braswell misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Rodgers - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #6 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark (SF), John Watson (PF), Billy Jones (C) James Simmons, Larry Patrick, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), John Strzalkowski (SG), John Saucedo (PF), Wesley Owen (C) David Lewis, Kevin Fancher, Robert Ruppe, Elton Davis | |
| 11:08 | Indiana | Charles Braswell makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 11:08 | Indiana | Charles Braswell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Charles Braswell gets the rebound | 23-11 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Charles Braswell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Rivenbark - foul #1 on James Rivenbark, team foul #7 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick (PF), Randy Adams (C) Paul Rodgers, James Rivenbark | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Charles Braswell makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Charles Braswell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:25 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair is hacked by Wesley Owen - foul #2 on Wesley Owen, team foul #2 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG) Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Elton Davis (C) Charles Braswell, Wesley Owen | |
| 10:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers is hacked by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (PG) Paul Rodgers | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick loses the dribble to Edward Villagomez | 23-13 |
| 09:48 | Indiana | Elton Davis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-15 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:34 | Indiana | John Saucedo grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 09:16 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez is fouled on the floor by Billy Jones - foul #2 on Billy Jones, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Simmons (SF) Billy Jones, John Watson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Robert Ruppe (PF) David Lewis, John Saucedo | |
| 09:16 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Patrick | 23-15 |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams clanks a floater from the left block | 23-15 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams tips it back up and in | 25-15 |
| 08:40 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Villagomez | 25-18 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Strzalkowski - foul #1 on John Strzalkowski, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark (SF), John Watson (C) James Simmons, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Charles Braswell (SF) Edward Villagomez, John Strzalkowski | |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:27 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Elton Davis dunks the ball and the foul's on John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Elton Davis makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:49 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 07:47 | Indiana | Elton Davis grabs the board | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Paul Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Seth Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) PF - John Watson (fresh) C - Randy Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Braswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ruppe (fresh) C - Elton Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Indiana | David Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 07:30 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe tips it in | 26-23 |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams's pass is intercepted by David Lewis | 26-23 |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Lewis | 26-25 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers is hacked by Elton Davis - foul #1 on Elton Davis, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SF), Larry Patrick (PF) James Rivenbark, John Watson | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (SG), John Saucedo (PF) Kevin Fancher, Robert Ruppe | |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Braswell - foul #1 on Charles Braswell, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG) Seth Blair | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:20 | Indiana | Elton Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-25 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Larry Patrick | 28-25 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons is hacked by Charles Braswell - foul #2 on Charles Braswell, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SG), Richard Holdsworth (PF) Robert Bryant, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (SF), Robert Ruppe (PF) Charles Braswell, Elton Davis | |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:53 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 05:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams (C) Richard Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG) David Lewis | |
| 05:25 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 05:23 | Indiana | John Saucedo tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Watson (C) Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ruppe | 30-30 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | John Watson tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 04:25 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez knocks in the runner near the basket | 32-32 |
| 04:05 | Detroit Mercy | John Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Bryant (SG), James Rivenbark (SF), Randy Adams (C) Seth Blair, James Simmons, John Watson | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Elton Davis (C) John Strzalkowski, John Saucedo | |
| 03:55 | Indiana | Larry Patrick steps in front of the Edward Villagomez pass | 32-32 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Fancher is called for the reach on Randy Adams - foul #1 on Kevin Fancher, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones (SG), Richard Holdsworth (PF) Paul Rodgers, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF), Wesley Owen (C) Edward Villagomez, Elton Davis | |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Wesley Owen grabs the board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Robert Bryant (fresh) SG - Billy Jones (fresh) SF - James Rivenbark (fresh) PF - Richard Holdsworth (fresh) C - Randy Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Braswell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ruppe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Owen (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Indiana | David Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #3 on Robert Bryant, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers (PG), James Simmons (SF), Larry Patrick (PF) Robert Bryant, James Rivenbark, Richard Holdsworth | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:28 | Indiana | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:28 | Indiana | David Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Patrick | 35-33 |
| 02:58 | Indiana | David Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:40 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Wesley Owen pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:33 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Billy Jones tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 02:11 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Charles Braswell is hacked by Billy Jones - foul #3 on Billy Jones, team foul #11 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair (SG), James Rivenbark (SF), John Watson (PF) Billy Jones, James Simmons, Larry Patrick | |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), John Strzalkowski (SG), John Saucedo (PF) David Lewis, Kevin Fancher, Robert Ruppe | |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Charles Braswell makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Charles Braswell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 01:52 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Adams gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG) Charles Braswell | |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Edward Villagomez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Blair snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | James Rivenbark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-36 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Wesley Owen | 37-36 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | John Watson takes the ball from Edward Villagomez | 37-36 |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Rodgers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Wesley Owen hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from David Lewis and he's fouled by Paul Rodgers - foul #2 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #12 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons (SF), Richard Holdsworth (PF), Larry Patrick (C) James Rivenbark, John Watson, Randy Adams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF), Elton Davis (C) Edward Villagomez, John Saucedo | |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Wesley Owen misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:09 | Detroit Mercy | Larry Patrick gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:05 | Detroit Mercy | James Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Elton Davis gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Elton Davis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 40-38 |