| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Travis McNett (fresh) SG - Denny Ball (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Moreland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Palmer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Porter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Connie Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Moreland inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Travis McNett buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Denny Ball | 35-30 |
| 19:32 | UMass | Denny Ball is called for the reach on Donald Rosado - foul #2 on Denny Ball, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:10 | UMass | Daniel Porter can't finish the layup | 35-30 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Tom Roberts - foul #3 on Tom Roberts, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMass | Fred Beasley (SF) Tom Roberts | |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:01 | UMass | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Connie Barrett connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 18:01 | UMass | Donald Rosado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | John Moreland grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Connie Barrett swats the layup by John Moreland | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | William Palmer tips it in | 39-32 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Robert Robinson hits a driving attempt from close range | 39-34 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Travis McNett misses the shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 17:03 | UMass | Connie Barrett gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:58 | UMass | Donald Rosado can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | UMass | Robert Robinson tips it home | 39-36 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | William Palmer blows the dunk | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Fred Beasley gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:29 | UMass | Fred Beasley is fouled on the floor by Tom Wagner - foul #1 on Tom Wagner, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (PG), Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Travis McNett, John Moreland, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), Kyle Williams (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF), Manuel Yeoman (C) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Fred Beasley, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| 16:24 | UMass | Daniel Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Darren Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | John Benito is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | UMass | Douglas Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 39-36 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Darren Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Denny Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Benito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Gary Newsome (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Williams (fresh) PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Yeoman (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Denny Ball drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 15:44 | UMass | Manuel Yeoman loses the dribble to Darren Holt | 42-36 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | John Benito blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Denny Ball grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Gary Newsome - foul #1 on Gary Newsome, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG) Denny Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Roberts (SF), Fred Beasley (C) Gary Newsome, Manuel Yeoman | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:30 | UMass | Fred Beasley pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Douglas Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Moreland (SF), Tom Wagner (PF) Jim Siller, John Roberts | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Tom Wagner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 14:41 | UMass | Douglas Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:18 | UMass | Fred Beasley blows the dunk | 43-36 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | John Benito grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Thomas Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ball (SG), William Palmer (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Connie Barrett (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams, Douglas Thompson, Fred Beasley | |
| 13:39 | UMass | Robert Robinson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 43-36 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | John Moreland grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Thomas Ward is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Thomas Ward, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), John Roberts (PF) Thomas Ward, Tom Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:18 | UMass | Tom Roberts clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Travis McNett clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Connie Barrett - foul #2 on Connie Barrett, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (SF) John Moreland | |
| Subs | UMass | Manuel Yeoman (SF) Tom Roberts | |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Travis McNett makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Travis McNett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:48 | UMass | Donald Rosado misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | William Palmer gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Denny Ball makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Travis McNett | 47-36 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Connie Barrett connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Travis McNett - foul #1 on Travis McNett, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Wagner (PF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | UMass | Fred Beasley (SF) Manuel Yeoman | |
| 12:22 | UMass | Connie Barrett makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Tom Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Robert Robinson gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Travis McNett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Ball (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Porter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Beasley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Connie Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UMass | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (SG), John Moreland (SF), John Benito (C) Denny Ball, Jim Siller, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (PG), Kyle Williams (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Connie Barrett, Robert Robinson | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 11:29 | UMass | The rebound goes to Fred Beasley | 47-39 |
| 11:13 | UMass | Daniel Collins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Collins, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | John Benito loses the dribble to Fred Beasley | 47-39 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Fred Beasley knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 47-41 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Douglas Thompson - foul #1 on Douglas Thompson, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ball (SG), William Palmer (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Rosado (SG) Kyle Williams | |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Daniel Collins's pass is intercepted by Travis McNett in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | John Moreland drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Travis McNett | 51-41 |
| 09:49 | UMass | Daniel Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Roberts (PF) Tom Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Manuel Yeoman (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Tom Roberts, Fred Beasley | |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Denny Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 09:16 | UMass | William Palmer picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 54-41 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | John Roberts drills a shot from close range | 56-41 |
| 08:49 | UMass | Donald Rosado hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Porter | 56-44 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | John Moreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 08:35 | UMass | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Travis McNett - foul #2 on Travis McNett, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (PG), Jim Siller (SF), Tom Wagner (PF), John Benito (C) Travis McNett, John Moreland, John Roberts, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (SG), Tom Roberts (SF), Connie Barrett (PF) Donald Rosado, Manuel Yeoman, Douglas Thompson | |
| 08:18 | UMass | Daniel Porter misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | John Benito grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Connie Barrett takes the ball from Darren Holt | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Darren Holt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Denny Ball (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Benito (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tom Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Connie Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UMass | Tom Roberts is called for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG) Denny Ball | |
| Subs | UMass | Kyle Williams (SG), Fred Beasley (C) Daniel Porter, Robert Robinson | |
| 07:17 | Mercer | John Benito buries a jumper from the right block set up by Jim Siller and he's fouled by Fred Beasley - foul #3 on Fred Beasley, team foul #6 | 58-46 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | John Benito makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Fred Beasley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Benito - foul #1 on John Benito, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Moreland (SF) Jim Siller | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG) Tom Roberts | |
| 06:56 | UMass | Fred Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:56 | UMass | Fred Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Thomas Ward misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Collins - foul #4 on Daniel Collins, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ball (SG), William Palmer (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Rosado (SG) Gary Newsome | |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Thomas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Thomas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Donald Rosado clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 06:24 | UMass | Daniel Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:19 | UMass | Fred Beasley scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Williams | 61-50 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | William Palmer can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Fred Beasley - foul #4 on Fred Beasley, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMass | Douglas Thompson (PF) Connie Barrett | |
| 06:12 | Mercer | William Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:58 | UMass | Donald Rosado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | William Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | William Palmer is fouled on the floor by Kyle Williams - foul #2 on Kyle Williams, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Roberts (PF) Tom Wagner | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Tom Roberts (SF), Robert Robinson (C) Daniel Collins, Kyle Williams, Fred Beasley | |
| 05:50 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:43 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | John Moreland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Daniel Porter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ward - foul #5 on Thomas Ward, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), Darren Holt (SG), Jim Siller (SF), John Benito (C) Thomas Ward, Denny Ball, John Moreland, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (SG), Connie Barrett (PF) Donald Rosado, Douglas Thompson | |
| 05:08 | UMass | Daniel Porter makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:08 | UMass | Daniel Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Daniel Porter steps in front of the Travis McNett pass | 67-51 |
| 04:37 | UMass | Tom Roberts makes the turnaround near the basket | 67-53 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | John Roberts misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 04:20 | UMass | Tom Roberts gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:12 | UMass | Robert Robinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 04:10 | UMass | Gary Newsome grabs the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:04 | UMass | Robert Robinson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Roberts and the foul's on John Benito - foul #2 on John Benito, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Moreland (SF), Tom Wagner (PF) Jim Siller, John Roberts | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Collins (PG), Donald Rosado (SG), Fred Beasley (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF) Daniel Porter, Gary Newsome, Tom Roberts, Connie Barrett | |
| 04:04 | UMass | Robert Robinson makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Robert Robinson denies the turnaround by John Benito | 67-56 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Darren Holt tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Travis McNett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Moreland (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Benito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Daniel Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Donald Rosado (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Fred Beasley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Fred Beasley misses the lay-in | 69-56 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Fred Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 03:23 | UMass | Donald Rosado misses the 3 from straight away | 69-56 |
| 03:22 | UMass | Daniel Collins tips it but misses | 69-56 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | John Benito pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Travis McNett misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 02:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Fred Beasley | 69-56 |
| 02:58 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ball (SG), William Palmer (C) Darren Holt, John Benito | |
| Subs | UMass | Daniel Porter (PG), Tom Roberts (SF), Connie Barrett (PF) Daniel Collins, Douglas Thompson, Robert Robinson | |
| 02:35 | UMass | Daniel Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darren Holt (SG), Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Denny Ball, John Moreland, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| Subs | UMass | Gary Newsome (PG), Daniel Collins (SG), Kyle Williams (SF), Douglas Thompson (PF) Daniel Porter, Donald Rosado, Tom Roberts, Connie Barrett | |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Douglas Thompson steals the ball from Jim Siller | 69-56 |
| 01:54 | UMass | Fred Beasley scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | John Benito buries a floater from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 01:13 | UMass | Gary Newsome travels with the ball | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Jim Siller is fouled on the floor by Kyle Williams - foul #3 on Kyle Williams, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | UMass | John Roberts denies the turnaround by Fred Beasley | 72-58 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | John Roberts snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | The jumper by Jim Siller is denied by Douglas Thompson | 72-58 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | John Benito gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Travis McNett runs out the clock | 72-58 |