| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Norman Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Clark inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is hacked by Norman Edwards - foul #1 on Norman Edwards, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 19:22 | St. John's | Ralph Castillon picks off the pass by Robert Grammer | 23-22 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Robert Lundquist steps in front of the Norman Edwards pass | 23-22 |
| 18:40 | St. John's | Fred Sluski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-22 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Norman Edwards drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Crowell | 26-22 |
| 17:58 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Clark | 26-25 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon lays it up and in | 28-25 |
| 17:15 | St. John's | Ralph Castillon swats the layup by Jeffrey Genao | 28-25 |
| 17:13 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Clark | 28-25 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Crowell - foul #2 on Christopher Crowell, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ricky Wilson (PG), Gene Hughes (SG), Ronald Epperson (SF), Michael Ryckman (PF), Clifford Giles (C) Norman Edwards, Christopher Crowell, Matthew Sasse, Jeffrey Warner, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Fred Sluski | |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:53 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Clifford Giles hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 16:17 | St. John's | Mark Alexander hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ante Banowski | 30-30 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Ante Banowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ricky Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Ryckman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ante Banowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Genao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Clifford Giles's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Genao | 30-30 |
| 15:12 | St. John's | Ronald Epperson steals the ball from Michael Clark | 30-30 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson is called for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Edwards (PG), Christopher Crowell (SG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Jeffrey Warner (PF), Ralph Castillon (C) Ricky Wilson, Gene Hughes, Ronald Epperson, Michael Ryckman, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Michael Clark hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lundquist and the foul's on Matthew Sasse - foul #2 on Matthew Sasse, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Michael Clark misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilton - foul #1 on Charles Wilton, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Lankford (SF) Michael Clark | |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell's floater is knocked away by Fred Sluski | 30-32 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Warner | 30-32 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-32 |
| 14:12 | St. John's | Fred Sluski pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 14:01 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner tips it in | 32-32 |
| 13:18 | St. John's | Allen Lankford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Grammer | 32-34 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Fred Sluski grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | Robert Grammer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Lankford | 32-37 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Crowell | 35-37 |
| 12:06 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Charles Wilton pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Norman Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Sasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grammer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | St. John's | Charles Wilton's floater is tipped away by Ralph Castillon | 35-37 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ricky Wilson (PG), Gene Hughes (SG), Ronald Epperson (SF), Michael Ryckman (PF), Clifford Giles (C) Norman Edwards, Christopher Crowell, Matthew Sasse, Jeffrey Warner, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Fred Sluski | |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao misses the jumper from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Clifford Giles snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Gene Hughes lays it up and in | 37-37 |
| 09:52 | St. John's | Michael Clark makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ante Banowski | 37-39 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Clifford Giles hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 09:27 | St. John's | Michael Clark can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Michael Ryckman snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Michael Clark steals it from Clifford Giles | 39-39 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Alexander and he's hacked by Clifford Giles - foul #2 on Clifford Giles, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Crowell (SG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Ralph Castillon (C) Gene Hughes, Ronald Epperson, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander | |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Marin Lubelski makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Michael Clark steals it from Ricky Wilson | 39-42 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao loses the ball out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Edwards (PG), Jeffrey Warner (PF) Ricky Wilson, Michael Ryckman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Jeffrey Genao, Marin Lubelski | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Crowell | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Norman Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Sluski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Robert Grammer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Grammer | 41-45 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | Robert Grammer snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 06:12 | St. John's | Fred Sluski connects on the shot from the right side set up by Michael Clark | 41-47 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse banks in the layup and the foul's on Fred Sluski - foul #3 on Fred Sluski, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ricky Wilson (SG), Michael Ryckman (PF), Clifford Giles (C) Christopher Crowell, Jeffrey Warner, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ante Banowski (PG), Mark Alexander (SG), Allen Lankford (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF) Robert Lundquist, Robert Grammer, Michael Clark, Charles Wilton | |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:54 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 43-47 |
| 05:32 | St. John's | Matthew Sasse is called for the reach on Allen Lankford - foul #3 on Matthew Sasse, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gene Hughes (SG), Ronald Epperson (SF) Norman Edwards, Matthew Sasse | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:12 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao misses the dunk attempt | 43-47 |
| 05:10 | St. John's | Fred Sluski snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Fred Sluski buries a jumper in the paint | 43-49 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Gene Hughes is fouled on the floor by Fred Sluski - foul #4 on Fred Sluski, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Crowell (SG), Jeffrey Warner (PF), Ralph Castillon (C) Gene Hughes, Michael Ryckman, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Lundquist (PG), Robert Grammer (SG), Charles Wilton (PF), Marin Lubelski (C) Ante Banowski, Mark Alexander, Jeffrey Genao, Fred Sluski | |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Allen Lankford is called for the reach on Ricky Wilson - foul #1 on Allen Lankford, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Edwards (PG) Ricky Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Norman Edwards makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Crowell | 46-49 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Robert Grammer connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Allen Lankford | 46-51 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Norman Edwards connects on the floater from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Norman Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Lundquist (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grammer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Lankford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marin Lubelski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:03 | St. John's | Ralph Castillon is called for the reach on Robert Grammer - foul #2 on Ralph Castillon, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Sasse (SF) Ronald Epperson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Clark (SF), Jeffrey Genao (PF), Fred Sluski (C) Allen Lankford, Charles Wilton, Marin Lubelski | |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Christopher Crowell steps in front of the Robert Lundquist pass | 48-51 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Edwards | 50-51 |
| 02:05 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Robert Lundquist is called for the reach on Norman Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Lundquist, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Fred Sluski | 50-51 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Fred Sluski misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Crowell - foul #3 on Christopher Crowell, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | Fred Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Norman Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 00:41 | St. John's | Jeffrey Genao grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Robert Grammer scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Genao | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist is hacked by Norman Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Edwards, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilton (PF) Jeffrey Genao | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Robert Lundquist misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |