| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Norman Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Martin Simmons (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hines (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Danny Talmage (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | David Hines inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage lays it up and in and he's fouled by Norman Edwards - foul #2 on Norman Edwards, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 19:53 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage misses the free throw | 46-34 |
| 19:53 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Norman Edwards | 49-34 |
| 19:11 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Christenson | 49-37 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon loses the ball out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 18:28 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons misses the jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell is open and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Edwards | 51-37 |
| 17:53 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Christenson | 51-39 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 51-39 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner tips it but misses | 51-39 |
| 17:23 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 17:05 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 16:57 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 16:53 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| 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 | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker (SG), Joseph Laurel (SF), Clifton Conkling (PF), David Franklin (C) Robert Christenson, David Hines, Danny Talmage, John Taylor | |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Clifford Giles buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 16:11 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Clifford Giles grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Laurel - foul #3 on Joseph Laurel, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Hines (SF) Martin Simmons | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ricky Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Ryckman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Joseph Laurel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cody Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clifton Conkling (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Franklin (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling scores on a floater from the right block | 56-41 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 15:11 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 14:44 | Oral Roberts | David Hines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gene Hughes | 56-41 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Clifford Giles is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laurel - foul #4 on Joseph Laurel, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG), Christopher Crowell (SG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Nicholas Thomas (PF), Ralph Castillon (C) Ricky Wilson, Gene Hughes, Ronald Epperson, Michael Ryckman, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons (PG), Robert Christenson (SG), Mark Yonakor (PF), Dustin Casella (C) Joseph Laurel, Cody Parker, Clifton Conkling, David Franklin | |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Crowell | 59-41 |
| 14:11 | Oral Roberts | David Hines comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Thomas blows the layup but the foul's on Martin Simmons - foul #2 on Martin Simmons, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Edwards (PG) Kenneth Truelove | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Taylor (C) Dustin Casella | |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:36 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Thomas - foul #1 on Nicholas Thomas, team foul #2 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner (PF) Nicholas Thomas | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 13:23 | Oral Roberts | David Hines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 13:17 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson misses long on a runner from close range | 61-41 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Norman Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 12:52 | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 12:31 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Warner | 61-41 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse is fouled in the backcourt by David Hines - foul #2 on David Hines, team foul #4 | 61-41 |
| 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 | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker (PG), Clifton Conkling (SF), Danny Talmage (PF), Dustin Casella (C) Martin Simmons, David Hines, Mark Yonakor, John Taylor | |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Clifford Giles is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Wilson | 63-41 |
| 12:10 | Oral Roberts | Clifford Giles swats the dunk try by Clifton Conkling | 63-41 |
| 12:09 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella can't tip it in | 63-41 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Dustin Casella is called for the reach on Gene Hughes - foul #2 on Dustin Casella, team foul #5 | 63-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons (PG), David Franklin (C) Robert Christenson, Dustin Casella | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ricky Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ryckman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Martin Simmons (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Conkling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Talmage (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Franklin (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Ryckman | 65-41 |
| 11:08 | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-41 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson loses the dribble to David Franklin | 65-41 |
| 10:33 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage hits a 3 from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 10:18 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 10:11 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-44 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson gets the rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 09:46 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 09:38 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Wilson - foul #1 on Ricky Wilson, team foul #3 | 65-44 |
| 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 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson (SG), David Hines (SF), Mark Yonakor (PF), John Taylor (C) Cody Parker, Clifton Conkling, Danny Talmage, David Franklin | |
| 09:38 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:38 | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon comes up short on the runner from the right block | 65-45 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse grabs the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Christenson - foul #3 on Robert Christenson, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage (PF) Mark Yonakor | |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:49 | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage gets the rebound | 65-45 |
| 08:36 | Oral Roberts | John Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 65-45 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell loses the ball out of bounds | 65-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Thomas (PF) Jeffrey Warner | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker (PG) Martin Simmons | |
| 07:50 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Crowell - foul #2 on Christopher Crowell, team foul #4 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ricky Wilson (PG), Gene Hughes (SG) Norman Edwards, Christopher Crowell | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Joseph Laurel (PG), Clifton Conkling (PF), Dustin Casella (C) Cody Parker, Danny Talmage, John Taylor | |
| 07:50 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 07:50 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laurel - foul #5 on Joseph Laurel, team foul #8 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG) Matthew Sasse | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker (PG) Joseph Laurel | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Truelove (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Cody Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Christenson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Hines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clifton Conkling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Gene Hughes snags the defensive board | 67-46 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove travels in the backcourt | 67-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SF), Jeffrey Warner (PF) Kenneth Truelove, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor (PF) Cody Parker | |
| 06:58 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson banks in the layup set up by David Hines | 67-48 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Clifton Conkling picks off the pass by Ronald Epperson in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 06:54 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson lays it in on a great pass from Clifton Conkling | 67-50 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 06:32 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:26 | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor can't connect on a floater in the lane | 67-50 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gene Hughes | 69-50 |
| 05:49 | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Edwards (PG), Christopher Crowell (SG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Ralph Castillon (C) Ricky Wilson, Gene Hughes, Ronald Epperson, Nicholas Thomas | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Martin Simmons (PG), Cody Parker (SG), David Franklin (PF), John Taylor (C) Robert Christenson, David Hines, Mark Yonakor, Dustin Casella | |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Norman Edwards misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 05:22 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:11 | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 05:10 | Oral Roberts | John Taylor tips it in | 69-52 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-52 |
| 04:56 | Oral Roberts | John Taylor gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 04:44 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Norman Edwards - foul #3 on Norman Edwards, team foul #5 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ryckman (PF) Jeffrey Warner | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Danny Talmage (PF) David Franklin | |
| 04:44 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:44 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Norman Edwards | 72-52 |
| 04:01 | Oral Roberts | Cody Parker is called for traveling | 72-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ricky Wilson (PG), Gene Hughes (SG), Ronald Epperson (SF), Clifford Giles (C) Norman Edwards, Christopher Crowell, Matthew Sasse, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Franklin (PF), Dustin Casella (C) Danny Talmage, John Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Michael Ryckman is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Gene Hughes | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin lays it in | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ricky Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Ryckman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Martin Simmons (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifton Conkling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Casella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Hines (SF) Martin Simmons | |
| 03:18 | Oral Roberts | Gene Hughes takes the ball from Cody Parker | 74-54 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 74-54 |
| 02:54 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| 02:50 | Oral Roberts | David Hines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-54 |
| 02:49 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling snags the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 02:29 | Oral Roberts | Clifton Conkling makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Cody Parker | 74-56 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gene Hughes | 76-56 |
| 01:42 | Oral Roberts | Michael Ryckman is called for the reach on Clifton Conkling - foul #1 on Michael Ryckman, team foul #6 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Christenson (SG) David Hines | |
| 01:36 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin hits a jumper near the basket | 76-58 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Clifford Giles's floater is tipped away by David Franklin | 76-58 |
| 01:06 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| 00:53 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 76-58 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Clifford Giles | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson is hacked by Cody Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cody Parker, team foul #9 | 76-58 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford Giles - foul #1 on Clifford Giles, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor (PF) Robert Christenson | |
| 00:44 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:44 | Oral Roberts | Dustin Casella misses the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Clifford Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | David Franklin picks off the pass by Ricky Wilson in the backcourt | 78-59 |
| 00:38 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clifford Giles - foul #2 on Clifford Giles, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| 00:38 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:38 | Oral Roberts | David Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Gene Hughes misses the easy open layup | 78-61 |
| 00:10 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to David Franklin | 78-61 |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Mark Yonakor hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ricky Wilson runs out the clock | 78-63 |