| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dean Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emmanuel Meade (fresh) PF - Milton Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Banfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Lehigh | Donald Mowry is called for the reach on Emmanuel Meade - foul #2 on Donald Mowry, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:21 | Lehigh | Donald Mowry steals the ball from James Banfield | 35-34 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Milton Rose picks off the pass by Donald Mowry | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Emmanuel Meade | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Banfield - foul #1 on James Banfield, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Lehigh | Milton Rose misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Mowry - foul #3 on Donald Mowry, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (SF), Lester Shaw (C) Donald Mowry, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 18:09 | Lehigh | Milton Rose makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:09 | Lehigh | Milton Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Dean Darden - foul #3 on Dean Darden, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby (PG) Dean Darden | |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:54 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore makes the 3rd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:34 | Lehigh | James Migliore steals it from Jerry Keith | 40-39 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Reid | 42-39 |
| 16:56 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:34 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Nitkowski | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | Lehigh | Milton Rose knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerry Keith | 45-41 |
| 16:09 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid loses the dribble to Emmanuel Meade | 45-41 |
| 15:50 | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby is hacked by James Migliore - foul #2 on James Migliore, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Rudolph Swopes (SG), Donald Mowry (SF), Jason Carrell (C) James Migliore, Lloyd Reid, George Nitkowski, Lester Shaw | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dean Darden (PG), Russell Spencer (SF), Cedric Lampley (PF), Seth Anderson (C) Jerry Keith, Emmanuel Meade, Milton Rose, James Banfield | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Swopes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Oliva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Carrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dean Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Bibby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cedric Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Seth Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer is hacked by Donald Mowry - foul #4 on Donald Mowry, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott (PF) Donald Mowry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 15:16 | Lehigh | Cedric Lampley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:57 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott drills a runner in the lane | 47-41 |
| 14:36 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer double dribbles | 47-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid (SG) John Oliva | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rex Butler (SF) Wayne Bibby | |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Seth Anderson - foul #1 on Seth Anderson, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Lester Shaw (C) James Matlock, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade (SF), Milton Rose (PF), James Banfield (C) Rex Butler, Cedric Lampley, Seth Anderson | |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:07 | Lehigh | James Banfield gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:54 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 13:52 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:33 | Lehigh | Milton Rose drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Emmanuel Meade | 49-44 |
| 13:21 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes buries a 3 from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 13:15 | Lehigh | Dean Darden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 13:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Rudolph Swopes | 52-44 |
| 13:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 12:59 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 12:58 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Lester Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva (SF), George Nitkowski (PF) Rudolph Swopes, Matthew Prescott | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby (PG), Jerry Keith (SG) Dean Darden, Russell Spencer | |
| 12:30 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 12:29 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Reid | 54-44 |
| 12:13 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Bibby | 54-47 |
| 11:55 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:39 | Lehigh | James Banfield hits a floater from the right side | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Migliore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Reid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Oliva (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Wayne Bibby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Meade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milton Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Banfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 11:19 | Lehigh | James Banfield pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:56 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Reid - foul #3 on Lloyd Reid, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Brandon Farina (SG), Jason Carrell (C) James Migliore, Lloyd Reid, Lester Shaw | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dean Darden (PG), Russell Spencer (SF), Cedric Lampley (PF), Seth Anderson (C) Wayne Bibby, Emmanuel Meade, Milton Rose, James Banfield | |
| 10:35 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 10:33 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:14 | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 10:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 10:11 | Lehigh | Seth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:00 | Lehigh | Dean Darden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Matlock - foul #4 on James Matlock, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Rudolph Swopes (SG), Matthew Prescott (PF) James Matlock, John Oliva, George Nitkowski | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rex Butler (SF) Jerry Keith | |
| 10:00 | Lehigh | Dean Darden makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:00 | Lehigh | Dean Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Seth Anderson takes the ball from Matthew Prescott | 56-51 |
| 09:06 | Lehigh | Seth Anderson hits a runner from the right block | 56-53 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott misses long on a shot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 08:58 | Lehigh | Seth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:33 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Jason Carrell - foul #3 on Jason Carrell, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid (SG), John Oliva (SF), George Nitkowski (PF), James Lemon (C) Rudolph Swopes, Brandon Farina, Matthew Prescott, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade (SF), Milton Rose (PF), James Banfield (C) Rex Butler, Cedric Lampley, Seth Anderson | |
| 08:33 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:33 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:17 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 08:16 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to James Lemon | 56-55 |
| 08:00 | Detroit Mercy | Dean Darden is called for the reach on James Migliore - foul #4 on Dean Darden, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Donald Mowry (SF) James Migliore, James Lemon | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby (PG), Jerry Keith (SG) Dean Darden, Russell Spencer | |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock is hacked by James Banfield - foul #2 on James Banfield, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 07:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Mowry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - George Nitkowski (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Oliva (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Wayne Bibby (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Milton Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Banfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Lehigh | James Banfield is fouled on the floor by John Oliva - foul #2 on John Oliva, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Milton Rose is fouled on the floor by George Nitkowski - foul #1 on George Nitkowski, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott (PF), Lester Shaw (C) George Nitkowski, John Oliva | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dean Darden (PG) Wayne Bibby | |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Milton Rose makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | Milton Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:33 | Lehigh | James Banfield grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:11 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lester Shaw - foul #1 on Lester Shaw, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Jason Carrell (C) James Matlock, Lester Shaw | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 06:11 | Lehigh | James Banfield makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:11 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:11 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Prescott loses the dribble to Jerry Keith | 58-57 |
| 05:49 | Lehigh | James Banfield's pass is intercepted by James Migliore | 58-57 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerry Keith - foul #2 on Jerry Keith, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski (PF) Matthew Prescott | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby (SF) Emmanuel Meade | |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:19 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith loses the dribble to Lloyd Reid | 59-57 |
| 04:57 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 04:56 | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 04:38 | Lehigh | James Banfield scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Keith | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | Milton Rose pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:05 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 04:03 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Jason Carrell | 59-59 |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry drills a runner from the right block set up by Lloyd Reid and he's hacked by James Banfield - foul #3 on James Banfield, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock (PG), Rudolph Swopes (SG), John Oliva (PF), Lester Shaw (C) James Migliore, Lloyd Reid, George Nitkowski, Jason Carrell | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rex Butler (PG), Emmanuel Meade (SF), Cedric Lampley (PF), Russell Spencer (C) Dean Darden, Jerry Keith, Milton Rose, James Banfield | |
| 03:59 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Mowry misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:59 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Russell Spencer | 61-59 |
| 03:41 | Lehigh | Wayne Bibby makes the floater in the lane set up by Rex Butler | 61-61 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 03:20 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes tips it in | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Matlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rudolph Swopes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Mowry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Oliva (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Rex Butler (fresh) SG - Wayne Bibby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Lampley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Lehigh | Rudolph Swopes picks off the pass by Rex Butler in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 03:15 | Detroit Mercy | Rudolph Swopes lays it in | 65-61 |
| 03:02 | Lehigh | Russell Spencer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Matlock pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore (PG), Lloyd Reid (SG), George Nitkowski (PF) James Matlock, Rudolph Swopes, Lester Shaw | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dean Darden (PG), Jerry Keith (SG), Milton Rose (PF), James Banfield (C) Rex Butler, Wayne Bibby, Cedric Lampley, Russell Spencer | |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore is hacked by James Banfield - foul #4 on James Banfield, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | James Migliore misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:56 | Lehigh | James Banfield grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 02:38 | Lehigh | Dean Darden tips it home | 65-63 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Keith is called for the reach on George Nitkowski - foul #3 on Jerry Keith, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Carrell (C) Donald Mowry | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:19 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:19 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Milton Rose | 66-63 |
| 01:57 | Lehigh | George Nitkowski picks off the pass by Dean Darden | 66-63 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | George Nitkowski lays it in set up by Lloyd Reid | 68-63 |
| 01:22 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 01:21 | Lehigh | Milton Rose gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:14 | Lehigh | James Banfield drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Keith | 68-65 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Reid can't finish the layup | 68-65 |
| 00:58 | Lehigh | Emmanuel Meade gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:31 | Lehigh | Jerry Keith makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Milton Rose | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Emmanuel Meade - foul #1 on Emmanuel Meade, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | John Oliva makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:06 | Lehigh | Lehigh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | Lehigh | James Banfield misses short on a jumper from the right block | 70-68 |
| 00:00 | Lehigh | The clock runs out | 70-68 |