| Lineup | Elon | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Shuler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tim Lucas (fresh) PF - Kevin Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Watts - foul #1 on Anthony Watts, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:14 | Elon | Mark Gist steals the ball from Michael Shuler | 40-30 |
| 18:54 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Lin | 40-33 |
| 18:35 | Elon | Michael Shuler is fouled on the floor by Michael Lin - foul #3 on Michael Lin, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG) Michael Lin | |
| 18:30 | Elon | Anthony Watts drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rodney Davis | 42-33 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Elon | Anthony Watts misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Foster - foul #2 on George Foster, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Elon | Anthony Watts makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:58 | Elon | Anthony Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:37 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 17:36 | Elon | Rodney Davis pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:17 | Elon | Michael Shuler connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Lucas | 46-33 |
| 17:02 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins tips it home | 46-35 |
| 16:41 | Elon | Michael Shuler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 16:23 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski is hacked by Rodney Davis - foul #2 on Rodney Davis, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pittenger (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Bobby Wilde (SF), Robert Kulick (PF), Vladimir Nemec (C) Anthony Watts, Michael Shuler, Tim Lucas, Kevin Bryant, Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Mark Gist, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 16:07 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Feist | 49-38 |
| 15:50 | Elon | Bobby Wilde comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Brooks - foul #1 on Jay Brooks, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Howard Erickson | |
| 15:50 | Elon | Bobby Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:50 | Elon | Bobby Wilde misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:50 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pittenger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Kulick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vladimir Nemec (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Cangelosi | 50-40 |
| 15:20 | Elon | Michael Newman picks off the pass by Michael Campbell | 50-40 |
| 15:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman hits the finger roll | 50-42 |
| 15:03 | Elon | Christopher Cangelosi is called for the reach on Vladimir Nemec - foul #1 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Watts (PG), Michael Shuler (SG), Kevin Bryant (PF), Rodney Davis (C) Joshua Pittenger, Michael Campbell, Robert Kulick, Vladimir Nemec | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Kevin Riggins (SF) Michael Newman, Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 14:56 | Elon | Michael Shuler comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 14:55 | Elon | Kevin Bryant misses the tip | 50-42 |
| 14:53 | Elon | Rodney Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:35 | Elon | Bobby Wilde is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bobby Wilde, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Jay Brooks, John Feist | |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Shuler steals it from George Foster | 50-42 |
| 13:57 | Elon | Kevin Bryant scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Shuler | 52-42 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:50 | Elon | Rodney Davis gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:28 | Elon | Michael Shuler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Watts | 54-42 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster clanks a floater from the left side | 54-42 |
| 13:16 | Elon | Bobby Wilde grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 13:10 | Elon | Rodney Davis misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-42 |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Gist | 54-44 |
| 12:28 | Elon | Kevin Riggins is called for the reach on Bobby Wilde - foul #2 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pittenger (SG), Tim Lucas (SF), Robert Kulick (C) Michael Shuler, Bobby Wilde, Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Mark Gist, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 12:13 | Elon | Michael Newman is called for the reach on Joshua Pittenger - foul #2 on Michael Newman, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Campbell (SG) Anthony Watts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:02 | Elon | Robert Kulick misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 12:01 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:56 | Elon | Michael Campbell pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 11:51 | Elon | Joshua Pittenger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pittenger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Lucas (fresh) PF - Kevin Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Kulick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Vladimir Nemec (C) Kevin Bryant | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:17 | Elon | Tim Lucas scores on a floater from the right side | 56-44 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Kulick - foul #1 on Robert Kulick, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Watts (PG), Rodney Davis (C) Michael Campbell, Vladimir Nemec | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:52 | Elon | Joshua Pittenger knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Davis and he's fouled by Christopher Synakowski - foul #1 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Shuler (SG) Anthony Watts | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG) Howard Erickson | |
| 10:52 | Elon | Joshua Pittenger makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 10:36 | Elon | Rodney Davis gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:29 | Elon | Michael Shuler misses the jumper from the left side | 59-46 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Watts (PG), Kevin Bryant (PF) Joshua Pittenger, Robert Kulick | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Michael Newman | |
| 10:06 | Elon | Michael Shuler drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Davis | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Watts is called for the reach on Michael Lin - foul #2 on Anthony Watts, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Wilde (SF) Tim Lucas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 09:35 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 09:24 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses the floater from the left side | 62-46 |
| 09:23 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 09:11 | Elon | Michael Shuler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 08:55 | Elon | The rebound goes to Bobby Wilde | 62-48 |
| 08:33 | Elon | The short jumper by Rodney Davis is denied by Christopher Synakowski | 62-48 |
| 08:32 | Elon | Rodney Davis misses the tip | 62-48 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:24 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Watts steals it from Kevin Riggins | 62-48 |
| 07:56 | Elon | Anthony Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pittenger (SG), Tim Lucas (SF), Robert Kulick (C) Michael Shuler, Kevin Bryant, Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Mark Gist, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski, George Foster | |
| 07:39 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Michael Newman is denied by Bobby Wilde | 62-48 |
| 07:38 | Elon | Bobby Wilde pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Anthony Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Pittenger (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tim Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kulick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Cangelosi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Elon | Anthony Watts clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Newman - foul #3 on Michael Newman, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| 07:21 | Elon | Anthony Watts misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:21 | Elon | Anthony Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 07:07 | Elon | Anthony Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:43 | Elon | Robert Kulick misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 63-48 |
| 06:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Kulick steals it from Howard Erickson | 63-48 |
| 06:06 | Elon | Robert Kulick loses the dribble to Jay Brooks | 63-48 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses the fadeaway from the right side | 63-48 |
| 05:50 | Elon | Anthony Watts gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 05:33 | Elon | Howard Erickson picks off the pass by Robert Kulick | 63-48 |
| 05:30 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson misses the easy layup | 63-48 |
| 05:29 | Elon | Joshua Pittenger gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 05:23 | Elon | Elon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Shuler (SG), Kevin Bryant (PF), Rodney Davis (C) Joshua Pittenger, Bobby Wilde, Robert Kulick | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Howard Erickson, Michael Newman, Jay Brooks, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 05:12 | Elon | Michael Shuler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 05:10 | Elon | Tim Lucas grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:51 | Elon | Kevin Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 04:29 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski snags the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Tim Lucas - foul #1 on Tim Lucas, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pittenger (PG), Bobby Wilde (SF) Anthony Watts, Tim Lucas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:09 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:45 | Elon | Bobby Wilde misses the lay-in | 63-51 |
| 03:44 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:34 | Elon | Kevin Bryant pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Joshua Pittenger (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Shuler (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 7 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Elon | Michael Shuler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-51 |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to George Foster | 63-51 |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin makes the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Shuler - foul #1 on Michael Shuler, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Anthony Watts (PG) Joshua Pittenger | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 03:02 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses the free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:02 | Elon | Rodney Davis pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:33 | Elon | Bobby Wilde buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Anthony Watts | 65-53 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Rodney Davis is called for the reach on George Foster - foul #3 on Rodney Davis, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Joshua Pittenger (PG), Michael Campbell (SG), Todd Scott (SF), Robert Kulick (PF), Vladimir Nemec (C) Anthony Watts, Michael Shuler, Bobby Wilde, Kevin Bryant, Rodney Davis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Michael Newman (SG), Jay Brooks (SF), Christopher Cangelosi (PF) Mark Gist, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, Christopher Synakowski | |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 02:10 | Elon | Vladimir Nemec snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 01:50 | Elon | Robert Kulick misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster loses the ball out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Elon | Bobby Wilde (SF) Todd Scott | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) George Foster | |
| 01:15 | Elon | Michael Campbell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 01:14 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Campbell | 65-53 |
| 00:45 | Elon | Michael Campbell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Joshua Pittenger | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Campbell - foul #1 on Michael Campbell, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:37 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Elon | A charge is called on Robert Kulick - foul #2 on Robert Kulick, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| 00:04 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Feist | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | Elon | Joshua Pittenger runs out the clock | 67-57 |