| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lowell Bencomo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Fane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darron Abramowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Saulters (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters lays it in set up by John Newman | 35-34 |
| 19:41 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale travels in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Horace Fane, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg (SG) Horace Fane | |
| 19:10 | Detroit Mercy | Kyle Legg is called for the reach on James Desir - foul #1 on Kyle Legg, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:57 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Newman | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry connects on the shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 18:09 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:24 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to John Newman | 35-36 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz is hacked by Daryl Lauderdale - foul #2 on Daryl Lauderdale, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Cantrell (SF), Irving Skinner (PF) Darron Abramowitz, Anthony Saulters | |
| 16:50 | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg buries a jump hook from close range | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 16:00 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daryl Lauderdale | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Atkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Curry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Legg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Irving Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee State | Irving Skinner's layup is rejected by James Hayes | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mario Crayton | 37-41 |
| 15:29 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (PG), Weston Hagedorn (SG), Kevin Allard (SF), Lowell Bencomo (PF) Daryl Lauderdale, Mario Crayton, Forrest Atkins, James Desir | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Horace Fane (SG), Darron Abramowitz (SF), Anthony Saulters (PF) Donald Curry, Kyle Legg, John Newman | |
| 15:09 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lowell Bencomo - foul #1 on Lowell Bencomo, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:45 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Allard scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Puleo | 39-42 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-42 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Lowell Bencomo | 39-42 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 14:10 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 14:09 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters throws it down | 41-44 |
| 13:33 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG), Mario Crayton (SG), Forrest Atkins (SF), James Desir (C) Charles Puleo, Weston Hagedorn, Kevin Allard, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Curry (PG), Andy Leland (PF), John Newman (C) Steven Cantrell, Anthony Saulters, Irving Skinner | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 13:14 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir is hacked by John Newman - foul #3 on John Newman, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Allard (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg (SF) Darron Abramowitz | |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-44 |
| 12:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee State | Andy Leland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 12:24 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Kevin Allard | 43-44 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses the runner from the left block | 43-44 |
| 12:06 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee State | John Newman gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Curry | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Allard (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Curry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Fane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Legg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andy Leland (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Crayton | 46-46 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Allard snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:41 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (PG), Weston Hagedorn (SG), Lowell Bencomo (PF), James Hayes (C) Daryl Lauderdale, Mario Crayton, Kevin Allard, James Desir | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz (SF), Anthony Saulters (PF), Irving Skinner (C) Horace Fane, Andy Leland, John Newman | |
| 10:27 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 10:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Weston Hagedorn | 48-46 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 09:53 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:30 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Anthony Saulters | 48-46 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 09:09 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG), Mario Crayton (SG), Kevin Allard (SF), James Desir (C) Charles Puleo, Weston Hagedorn, Forrest Atkins, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Cantrell (PG), Horace Fane (SG), John Newman (C) Donald Curry, Kyle Legg, Irving Skinner | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee State | Kevin Allard steals the ball from Horace Fane | 48-46 |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Horace Fane - foul #4 on Horace Fane, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ryan Smith (SG), Irving Skinner (PF) Horace Fane, Anthony Saulters | |
| 08:01 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Irving Skinner is denied by Kevin Allard | 50-46 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee State | Ryan Smith misses the tip | 50-46 |
| 07:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 07:21 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Allard hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Allard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - James Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Steven Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Smith (fresh) SF - Darron Abramowitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Irving Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee State | Irving Skinner grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz's layup is rejected by James Hayes | 52-46 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee State | Irving Skinner tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 06:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes jams it | 54-48 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cantrell and the foul's on James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (SG), Forrest Atkins (SF), Lowell Bencomo (PF) Mario Crayton, Kevin Allard, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Curry (PG), Horace Fane (SG), Anthony Saulters (PF) Steven Cantrell, Ryan Smith, John Newman | |
| 06:13 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:58 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 05:32 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee State | James Desir is called for the reach on Horace Fane - foul #3 on James Desir, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton (SG), James Hayes (C) Daryl Lauderdale, James Desir | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kyle Legg (SF), Britt Jones (C) Darron Abramowitz, Irving Skinner | |
| 05:03 | Tennessee State | Britt Jones misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Forrest Atkins | 54-51 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Saulters - foul #2 on Anthony Saulters, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Newman (C) Britt Jones | |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee State | John Newman drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Legg | 55-53 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Saulters - foul #3 on Anthony Saulters, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale (PG), James Desir (C) Charles Puleo, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andy Leland (PF) Anthony Saulters | |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee State | Horace Fane grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee State | Lowell Bencomo is called for the reach on Donald Curry - foul #2 on Lowell Bencomo, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Hayes (PF) Lowell Bencomo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Forrest Atkins | 56-53 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Crayton | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Daryl Lauderdale (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Crayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - James Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Curry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Fane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kyle Legg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andy Leland (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry is hacked by James Hayes - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Puleo (SG) Mario Crayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Irving Skinner (PF) Andy Leland | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:58 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton (SG), Lowell Bencomo (PF) Charles Puleo, James Hayes | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz (SF), Anthony Saulters (PF) Kyle Legg, Irving Skinner | |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Mario Crayton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 02:32 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:20 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Mario Crayton | 60-56 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daryl Lauderdale - foul #3 on Daryl Lauderdale, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | John Newman is called for the reach on Forrest Atkins - foul #4 on John Newman, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:50 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins is hacked by Darron Abramowitz - foul #3 on Darron Abramowitz, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee State | John Newman gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee State | Anthony Saulters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Anthony Saulters, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Detroit Mercy | Forrest Atkins drills a jumper from the left block | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Desir | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Curry - foul #2 on Donald Curry, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | James Desir misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee State | John Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee State | Donald Curry connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Saulters | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale is hacked by Donald Curry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Curry, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:08 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale is hacked by Donald Curry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Curry, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Lauderdale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee State | Darron Abramowitz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 00:01 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Lowell Bencomo runs out the clock | 69-63 |