| Lineup | BYU | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Milton (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fresh) PF - Thomas Henrickson (fresh) C - Marc Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fresh) PF - Chad George (fresh) C - Barney Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Marc Sharp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | BYU | Paul Milton can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Freddie McDanel - foul #1 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | BYU | Paul Milton makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | BYU | Paul Milton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel loses the dribble to Allen Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | BYU | James Fisher hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Milton | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | BYU | The rebound goes to Marc Sharp | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | BYU | James Fisher connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Allen Smith | 7-0 |
| 17:55 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chris Coleman | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | BYU | Thomas Henrickson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Paul Milton gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | BYU | Freddie McDanel is called for the reach on Marc Sharp - foul #2 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | BYU | Jing Chiong (PG), James Parke (SG), Nile Lee (PF), Theodore Callaway (C) Allen Smith, Paul Milton, Thomas Henrickson, Marc Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SG), Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) Freddie McDanel, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| 16:47 | BYU | Nile Lee misses the easy layup | 7-2 |
| 16:46 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the jumper from close range | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | BYU | Jing Chiong pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:04 | BYU | Jing Chiong's pass is intercepted by John Donalson | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Peterson | 7-5 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jing Chiong (fresh) SG - James Parke (fresh) SF - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nile Lee (fresh) C - Theodore Callaway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Donalson (fresh) SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) C - James Ramey (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | BYU | James Fisher clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:15 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Coleman | 7-8 |
| 14:55 | BYU | Theodore Callaway misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Nile Lee - foul #1 on Nile Lee, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Allen Smith (PG), Paul Milton (SG), Thomas Henrickson (PF), Marc Sharp (C) Jing Chiong, James Parke, Nile Lee, Theodore Callaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Chad George (PF), Barney Ainsworth (C) Chris Coleman, John Donalson, James Ramey | |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Paul Milton pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | BYU | Allen Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella connects on the runner from close range set up by Patrick Johnson | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | BYU | Paul Milton connects on the floater from the right side set up by James Fisher | 9-11 |
| 13:52 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Nile Lee (PF) Thomas Henrickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks (SG) Edward Peterson | |
| 13:32 | BYU | Paul Milton loses the dribble to Patrick Johnson | 9-11 |
| 13:28 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson hits the finger roll | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | BYU | James Fisher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:02 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:41 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Woodrow Kinsella is denied by Marc Sharp | 9-13 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | Chad George grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:28 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella lays it up and in | 9-15 |
| 11:59 | BYU | Patrick Johnson is called for the reach on Allen Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | BYU | Jing Chiong (PG), James Parke (SG), Thomas Henrickson (PF), Theodore Callaway (C) Allen Smith, James Fisher, Nile Lee, Marc Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), John Donalson (SG), Edward Peterson (SF), James Ramey (PF), Joseph Tune (C) Patrick Johnson, Sam Hicks, Woodrow Kinsella, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| 11:46 | BYU | Jing Chiong's layup is rejected by Edward Peterson | 9-15 |
| 11:44 | BYU | Theodore Callaway hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jing Chiong (fresh) SG - James Parke (fresh) SF - Paul Milton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Henrickson (fresh) C - Theodore Callaway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Donalson (fresh) SF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Ramey (fresh) C - Joseph Tune (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Peterson and he's fouled by Jing Chiong - foul #1 on Jing Chiong, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Allen Smith (PG) Paul Milton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:28 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:59 | BYU | Thomas Henrickson dunks the ball set up by Allen Smith | 13-18 |
| 10:48 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson misses the jumper from the left block | 13-18 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Thomas Henrickson snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 10:28 | BYU | Theodore Callaway is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tune - foul #1 on Joseph Tune, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Milton (SG), James Fisher (SF), Nile Lee (PF), Marc Sharp (C) Allen Smith, James Parke, Thomas Henrickson, Theodore Callaway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Brown (PG), Sam Hicks (SF) Chris Coleman, Joseph Tune | |
| 10:10 | BYU | Nile Lee buries a floater in the lane | 15-18 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | George Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 09:51 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey can't tip it in | 15-18 |
| 09:49 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | BYU | Allen Smith (PG) Jing Chiong | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF), Chad George (PF), Joseph Tune (C) George Brown, John Donalson, Edward Peterson, James Ramey | |
| 09:17 | BYU | Nile Lee is hacked by Chad George - foul #1 on Chad George, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | BYU | Theodore Callaway (PF) Nile Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth (C) Joseph Tune | |
| 08:57 | BYU | James Fisher banks in the layup | 17-18 |
| 08:54 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Sharp - foul #1 on Marc Sharp, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | BYU | James Parke (SG) Paul Milton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), John Donalson (SG) Patrick Johnson, Sam Hicks | |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Barney Ainsworth | 17-21 |
| 08:32 | BYU | Allen Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Fisher | 19-21 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Woodrow Kinsella and the foul's on Allen Smith - foul #1 on Allen Smith, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Henrickson (PF), Nile Lee (C) Theodore Callaway, Marc Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson (SG), Joseph Tune (PF) John Donalson, Chad George | |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Allen Smith is hacked by Chris Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Coleman, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad George (PF) Barney Ainsworth | |
| 07:48 | BYU | James Fisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chris Coleman - foul #2 on Chris Coleman, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Milton (SG) James Parke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Sam Hicks (SG) Chris Coleman, Chad George | |
| 07:48 | BYU | James Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:48 | BYU | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:41 | Detroit Mercy | Allen Smith is called for the reach on Sam Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Smith, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Jing Chiong (PG) Allen Smith | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 07:28 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-24 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey (C) Joseph Tune | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jing Chiong (fresh) SG - Paul Milton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Henrickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nile Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Hicks (fresh) SF - Woodrow Kinsella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Ramey (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | BYU | James Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 07:06 | BYU | Paul Milton gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Patrick Johnson steals it from Jing Chiong | 20-24 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | BYU | James Parke (SG), Theodore Callaway (PF), Marc Sharp (C) James Fisher, Thomas Henrickson, Nile Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SG), Barney Ainsworth (C) Sam Hicks, James Ramey | |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:38 | BYU | Marc Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:27 | BYU | Marc Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Peterson | 20-25 |
| 06:25 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella loses the ball out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chad George (PF) Woodrow Kinsella | |
| 05:43 | BYU | Theodore Callaway banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Parke | 22-25 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | BYU | James Fisher (SF) James Parke | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Brown (PG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF) Patrick Johnson, Edward Peterson | |
| 05:12 | BYU | Marc Sharp hits a fadeaway in the paint | 24-25 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 04:47 | BYU | Marc Sharp pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:29 | BYU | James Fisher hits a 3 from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson is fouled on the floor by Paul Milton - foul #1 on Paul Milton, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | BYU | James Parke (SG), Thomas Henrickson (PF), Nile Lee (C) Paul Milton, Theodore Callaway, Marc Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG), Sam Hicks (SF), Edward Peterson (PF), James Ramey (C) George Brown, Woodrow Kinsella, Chad George, Barney Ainsworth | |
| 04:04 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:04 | BYU | Nile Lee grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 03:49 | BYU | James Fisher misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Ramey - foul #1 on James Ramey, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | BYU | Allen Smith (PG) Jing Chiong | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Coleman (PG), Freddie McDanel (SG) Patrick Johnson, John Donalson | |
| 03:49 | BYU | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:49 | BYU | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:49 | BYU | Thomas Henrickson gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:28 | BYU | James Parke misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:26 | BYU | Nile Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Allen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Parke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Fisher (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Thomas Henrickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nile Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Chris Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie McDanel (fresh) SF - Sam Hicks (fresh) PF - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Ramey (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | BYU | Allen Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chris Coleman - foul #3 on Chris Coleman, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | BYU | Marc Sharp (C) Thomas Henrickson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Johnson (PG) Chris Coleman | |
| 03:01 | BYU | Allen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | BYU | Allen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:01 | Detroit Mercy | James Ramey gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Edward Peterson and the foul's on James Fisher - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Milton (SF) James Fisher | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:39 | Detroit Mercy | Freddie McDanel makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:12 | BYU | Nile Lee knocks in the floater from the right side | 31-28 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Hicks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Peterson hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 01:39 | BYU | Nile Lee blows the layup but he's fouled by Freddie McDanel - foul #3 on Freddie McDanel, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | BYU | James Fisher (SF), Thomas Henrickson (C) James Parke, Marc Sharp | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson (SG), Woodrow Kinsella (SF), Chad George (PF), Joseph Tune (C) Freddie McDanel, Sam Hicks, Edward Peterson, James Ramey | |
| 01:39 | BYU | Nile Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | BYU | Nile Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:29 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Tune misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:28 | BYU | Paul Milton gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:09 | BYU | Nile Lee is denied on a layup by Chad George | 33-30 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Tune snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 01:06 | Detroit Mercy | Woodrow Kinsella is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Woodrow Kinsella, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | BYU | Theodore Callaway (C) Nile Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth (C) Joseph Tune | |
| 00:43 | BYU | Theodore Callaway misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Chad George - foul #2 on Chad George, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | George Brown (PG) Patrick Johnson | |
| 00:43 | BYU | Theodore Callaway makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:43 | BYU | Theodore Callaway misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Barney Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | John Donalson is alone and drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chad George | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Thomas Henrickson scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |