| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Stephen Freda (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Spigner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Elvin May (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Riggins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 19:19 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to James Spigner | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Freda | 31-26 |
| 19:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Gist | 31-28 |
| 18:38 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Hicks and the foul's on Christopher Synakowski - foul #1 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:38 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:22 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski lays it in set up by George Foster | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | Jackson State | James Spigner travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 17:42 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Gist | 34-33 |
| 17:09 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Hicks | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Riggins | 36-36 |
| 16:33 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Freda | 39-36 |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster makes the jumper in the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:07 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks makes the floater from close range | 41-38 |
| 15:46 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 15:45 | Jackson State | Elvin May grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Stephen Freda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bradley Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Spigner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Elvin May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Riggins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Synakowski - foul #2 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jared Sumler (PG), Lars Magierski (SG), Manuel Lehn (PF), Steven Copland (C) Stephen Freda, Patrick Hicks, James Spigner, Elvin May | |
| 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 | |
| 15:41 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:41 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:41 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Feist | 42-41 |
| 14:55 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn lays it up and in on a great pass from Jared Sumler | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Lars Magierski - foul #1 on Lars Magierski, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks (SG), Randy Larson (SF) Lars Magierski, Bradley Craig | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:15 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Michael Newman - foul #1 on Michael Newman, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Stephen Freda (PG) Jared Sumler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:15 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:15 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Manuel Lehn - foul #1 on Manuel Lehn, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Kevin Riggins (SF) Howard Erickson, Jay Brooks | |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:03 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Cangelosi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:25 | Detroit Mercy | Manuel Lehn takes the ball from Michael Newman | 46-45 |
| 13:04 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Hicks | 48-45 |
| 12:46 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins is called for 3 seconds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bradley Craig (SF), James Spigner (PF) Manuel Lehn, Steven Copland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Newman, Christopher Cangelosi, John Feist | |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | James Spigner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Gist - foul #1 on Mark Gist, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | James Spigner makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Jackson State | James Spigner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:13 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Riggins | 49-47 |
| 12:11 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jared Sumler (PG), Elvin May (C) Stephen Freda, Randy Larson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (PG), Jay Brooks (SF) Mark Gist, Kevin Riggins | |
| 12:05 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-47 |
| 12:03 | Jackson State | Elvin May gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Synakowski - foul #3 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:50 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:32 | Detroit Mercy | Christopher Synakowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 11:31 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 11:29 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jared Sumler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bradley Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Spigner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Elvin May (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Lin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Jackson State | The short jumper by Elvin May is denied by Jay Brooks | 50-47 |
| 11:21 | Jackson State | James Spigner hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Foster | 52-49 |
| 10:41 | Jackson State | Michael Newman steals the ball from Patrick Hicks | 52-49 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-49 |
| 10:18 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:16 | Jackson State | Jared Sumler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Stephen Freda (PG), Randy Larson (SF), Manuel Lehn (PF), Steven Copland (C) Patrick Hicks, Bradley Craig, James Spigner, Elvin May | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Kevin Riggins (SF), John Feist (C) Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, George Foster | |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Christopher Synakowski is blocked by Steven Copland | 52-49 |
| 09:59 | Jackson State | Steven Copland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:38 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Randy Larson | 55-49 |
| 09:17 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 55-49 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 09:11 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lars Magierski (SG), Bradley Craig (SF) Jared Sumler, Randy Larson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks (SG), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Newman, Christopher Synakowski, John Feist | |
| 09:02 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Cangelosi - foul #1 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks (SG), James Spigner (PF) Lars Magierski, Bradley Craig | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin (SG) Christopher Cangelosi | |
| 08:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | 3 seconds is called on Mark Gist | 57-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bradley Craig (SF) Manuel Lehn | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:10 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kevin Riggins - foul #1 on Kevin Riggins, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Elvin May (C) Steven Copland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 08:10 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:10 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:08 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Freda takes the ball from Mark Gist in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 08:07 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Freda | 61-51 |
| 07:53 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Lin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 07:52 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Stephen Freda | 61-51 |
| 07:38 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Feist (C) George Foster | |
| 07:11 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Gist | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Stephen Freda (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Bradley Craig (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Spigner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Elvin May (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Gist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kevin Riggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Feist (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Craig | 63-54 |
| 06:38 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist connects on the 3 from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 06:19 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 65-57 |
| 06:06 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins tips it in | 65-59 |
| 05:37 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Freda | 67-59 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn (PF), Steven Copland (C) James Spigner, Elvin May | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman (SG), Christopher Synakowski (PF), George Foster (C) Michael Lin, Jay Brooks, John Feist | |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Manuel Lehn - foul #2 on Manuel Lehn, team foul #3 | 67-61 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:13 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn tips it home | 69-62 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 69-62 |
| 04:42 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 04:36 | Jackson State | Bradley Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 04:15 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Hicks and the foul's on Christopher Synakowski - foul #4 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jared Sumler (PG), James Spigner (PF) Stephen Freda, Bradley Craig | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Jay Brooks (SF) Mark Gist, Kevin Riggins | |
| 04:15 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 72-62 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster tips it home | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Hicks | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 03:16 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks's pass is intercepted by Jared Sumler | 74-64 |
| 03:12 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jared Sumler | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Jared Sumler (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SF - Manuel Lehn (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Spigner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Copland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Howard Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Newman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jay Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Synakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - George Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Detroit Mercy | George Foster misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 02:54 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 02:54 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Stephen Freda (PG), Bradley Craig (SF), Elvin May (C) Jared Sumler, Manuel Lehn, Steven Copland | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Gist (PG), Michael Lin (SG), Kevin Riggins (SF) Howard Erickson, Michael Newman, Jay Brooks | |
| 02:32 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Synakowski - foul #5 on Christopher Synakowski, team foul #9 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks (PF) Christopher Synakowski | |
| 02:32 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:32 | Jackson State | Patrick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:25 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Riggins's floater is tipped away by James Spigner | 78-64 |
| 02:23 | Jackson State | Elvin May pulls down the rebound | 78-64 |
| 02:19 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda is fouled on the floor by Mark Gist - foul #2 on Mark Gist, team foul #10 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jared Sumler (SG), Randy Larson (SF), Manuel Lehn (PF), Steven Copland (C) Patrick Hicks, Bradley Craig, James Spigner, Elvin May | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Howard Erickson (PG), Michael Newman (SG), Christopher Cangelosi (PF), John Feist (C) Mark Gist, Michael Lin, Kevin Riggins, George Foster | |
| 02:19 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 02:19 | Jackson State | Stephen Freda makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Newman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 02:10 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks tips it but misses | 80-64 |
| 02:08 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Manuel Lehn | 80-64 |
| 01:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Cangelosi - foul #2 on Christopher Cangelosi, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Lars Magierski (SG) Stephen Freda | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 01:46 | Jackson State | Manuel Lehn makes the 2nd free throw | 82-64 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Jay Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 82-64 |
| 01:29 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Manuel Lehn | 82-64 |
| 01:01 | Jackson State | Randy Larson loses the dribble to Christopher Cangelosi | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex 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) | |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Copland - foul #1 on Steven Copland, team foul #4 | 82-64 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist makes the 1st free throw | 82-65 |
| 00:54 | Detroit Mercy | John Feist makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State 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) | |
| 00:25 | Jackson State | Lars Magierski misses the easy layup | 82-66 |
| 00:24 | Jackson State | Lars Magierski grabs the offensive board | 82-66 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Jared Sumler runs out the clock | 82-66 |