| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Shawn Richer (fresh) PF - Donald Moss (fresh) C - Chad Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billy Gebo (fresh) SG - James McCravy (fresh) SF - Michael White (fresh) PF - Hector Colon (fresh) C - Arnoldo Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Chad Snow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Morehead State | Morehead State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Donald Moss drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Hankins | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Morehead State | Hector Colon is denied on a layup by Chad Snow | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | John Machin snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Donald Moss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hector Colon - foul #1 on Hector Colon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Donald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Donald Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Morehead State | Hector Colon grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Morehead State | James McCravy is hacked by Chad Snow - foul #1 on Chad Snow, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Morehead State | Hector Colon hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael White | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Donald Moss misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Morehead State | Arnoldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Morehead State | Michael White makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James McCravy | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Michael Hankins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Donald Moss grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Morehead State | James McCravy grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Morehead State | Michael White hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Gebo | 3-8 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Chad Snow double dribbles | 3-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Gary Robey (SF), Bruce Harty (PF), Mark Degroot (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Shawn Richer, Donald Moss, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Darren Lee (PG), John Wilcox (SG), Felix Roman (SF), Keith Rogers (PF), Paul Harrigan (C) Billy Gebo, James McCravy, Michael White, Hector Colon, Arnoldo Rossi | |
| 16:40 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darren Lee | 3-10 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Scott Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | James Hickey grabs the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | The short jumper by Mark Degroot is denied by Paul Harrigan | 3-10 |
| 15:58 | Morehead State | Darren Lee snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Gary Robey (fresh) PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) C - Mark Degroot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Darren Lee (fresh) SG - John Wilcox (fresh) SF - Felix Roman (fresh) PF - Keith Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Harrigan (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Morehead State | Darren Lee is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harty - foul #1 on Bruce Harty, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SF) Gary Robey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James McCravy (SG), Hector Colon (PF) Felix Roman, Paul Harrigan | |
| 15:35 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers misses the lay-in | 3-10 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | James Hickey gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Scott Cox makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Morehead State | James McCravy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Gebo (PG), Felix Roman (SF), Paul Harrigan (C) Darren Lee, John Wilcox, Keith Rogers | |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Billy Gebo is called for the reach on James Hickey - foul #1 on Billy Gebo, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Donald Moss (PF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Bruce Harty, Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Michael White (SF), Arnoldo Rossi (C) Felix Roman, Paul Harrigan | |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Shawn Richer makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Machin | 8-10 |
| 14:17 | Morehead State | Hector Colon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Shawn Richer - foul #1 on Shawn Richer, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 14:17 | Morehead State | Hector Colon makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:17 | Morehead State | Hector Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Billy Gebo is called for the reach on John Machin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Gebo, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Erwin Johnson (PG), Felix Roman (SG), Paul Harrigan (PF) Billy Gebo, James McCravy, Hector Colon | |
| 13:51 | Mercer | John Machin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:49 | Morehead State | Michael White gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:44 | Morehead State | Felix Roman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Chad Snow snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Michael Hankins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Arnoldo Rossi - foul #1 on Arnoldo Rossi, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Gary Robey (SF), Bruce Harty (PF), Mark Degroot (C) John Machin, Shawn Richer, Donald Moss, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Darren Lee (PG), James McCravy (SG), John Wilcox (SF), Hector Colon (PF), Keith Rogers (C) Erwin Johnson, Felix Roman, Michael White, Paul Harrigan, Arnoldo Rossi | |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Morehead State | James McCravy knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | James Hickey is hacked by John Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilcox, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (SG) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Gary Robey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Scott Cox | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Morehead State | John Wilcox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Harty | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | James Hickey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Harty | 15-14 |
| 11:47 | Morehead State | Mark Degroot blocks the short jumper by Keith Rogers | 15-14 |
| 11:46 | Morehead State | Hector Colon misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 11:44 | Morehead State | Darren Lee can't tip it in | 15-14 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Degroot | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Harty (fairly fresh) C - Mark Degroot (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Darren Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - James McCravy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilcox (fairly fresh) PF - Hector Colon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | James McCravy is called for the reach on James Hickey in the backcourt - foul #1 on James McCravy, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Shawn Richer (SF), Donald Moss (PF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Scott Cox, Gary Robey, Bruce Harty, Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Erwin Johnson (PG), Felix Roman (SG), Daniel Mickelsen (SF), Paul Harrigan (PF), Arnoldo Rossi (C) Darren Lee, James McCravy, John Wilcox, Hector Colon, Keith Rogers | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Erwin Johnson steals the ball from Shawn Richer | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | Morehead State | Felix Roman misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 11:19 | Morehead State | Daniel Mickelsen grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:01 | Morehead State | Felix Roman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | Morehead State | Arnoldo Rossi tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Shawn Richer makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Moss | 18-16 |
| 10:13 | Morehead State | Arnoldo Rossi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Donald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Chad Snow is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hankins | 20-16 |
| 09:34 | Morehead State | Felix Roman loses the dribble to Shawn Richer | 20-16 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Michael Hankins lays it in set up by Shawn Richer | 22-16 |
| 09:19 | Morehead State | Felix Roman connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Erwin Johnson and the foul's on Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Bruce Harty (PF), Mark Degroot (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Donald Moss, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Darren Lee (PG), Michael White (SF), Hector Colon (PF), Keith Rogers (C) Erwin Johnson, Daniel Mickelsen, Paul Harrigan, Arnoldo Rossi | |
| 09:19 | Morehead State | Felix Roman misses the free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Morehead State | Darren Lee grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 09:06 | Morehead State | Bruce Harty steals it from Keith Rogers | 22-18 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Keith Rogers steps in front of the Scott Cox pass in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| 08:47 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | James Hickey gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Shawn Richer banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Degroot | 24-18 |
| 08:28 | Morehead State | Darren Lee's pass is intercepted by James Hickey | 24-18 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | James Hickey hits the finger roll | 26-18 |
| 08:02 | Morehead State | Hector Colon knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael White | 26-20 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Mark Degroot is called for traveling | 26-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Chad Snow (C) Scott Cox, Shawn Richer, Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James McCravy (SG), John Wilcox (SF), Arnoldo Rossi (C) Felix Roman, Michael White, Keith Rogers | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Darren Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SG - James McCravy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilcox (fresh) PF - Hector Colon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnoldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Morehead State | Hector Colon drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Darren Lee | 26-22 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Michael Hankins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 26-22 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Harty | 26-22 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | James Hickey drills a jumper from the left wing set up by John Machin and the foul's on Hector Colon - foul #2 on Hector Colon, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Moss (PF), Gary Robey (C) Bruce Harty, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Erwin Johnson (PG), Keith Rogers (PF) Darren Lee, Hector Colon | |
| 06:46 | Mercer | James Hickey makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers hits the finger roll and the foul's on Donald Moss - foul #1 on Donald Moss, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dominic Newlin (PG), Mark Degroot (C) John Machin, James Hickey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 06:28 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Mark Degroot grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Keith Rogers swats the layup by Michael Hankins | 29-24 |
| 06:03 | Morehead State | Erwin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Moss - foul #2 on Donald Moss, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG), Shawn Richer (SF), Chad Snow (C) Michael Hankins, Gary Robey, Donald Moss | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Daniel Mickelsen (SG), Michael White (SF) James McCravy, John Wilcox | |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:48 | Morehead State | Keith Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Shawn Richer connects on the runner in the paint | 31-25 |
| 05:07 | Morehead State | Daniel Mickelsen can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-25 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Mark Degroot hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Scott Cox is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Erwin Johnson - foul #1 on Erwin Johnson, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG), Bruce Harty (PF), Gary Robey (C) Dominic Newlin, Mark Degroot, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | James McCravy (SG), Felix Roman (SF), Paul Harrigan (PF) Erwin Johnson, Michael White, Keith Rogers | |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Scott Cox makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Scott Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:19 | Morehead State | James McCravy loses the ball out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Darren Lee (PG) Daniel Mickelsen | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 04:04 | Morehead State | Darren Lee pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:00 | Morehead State | James McCravy's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Harty | 33-25 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Shawn Richer is fouled in the backcourt by Felix Roman - foul #1 on Felix Roman, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Moss (PF) Gary Robey | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Gebo (PG), John Wilcox (SF), Hector Colon (PF) Darren Lee, Felix Roman, Arnoldo Rossi | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Shawn Richer makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Shawn Richer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:30 | Morehead State | Bruce Harty steals it from Billy Gebo | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Moss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Morehead State | PG - Billy Gebo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McCravy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilcox (fresh) PF - Hector Colon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Harrigan (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | John Machin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Richer | 38-25 |
| 02:50 | Morehead State | Billy Gebo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 02:49 | Morehead State | Paul Harrigan snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 02:42 | Morehead State | Hector Colon can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-25 |
| 02:41 | Morehead State | James McCravy pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 02:30 | Morehead State | Billy Gebo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Donald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Bruce Harty is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bruce Harty, team foul #7 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Gary Robey (SF), Chad Snow (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Darren Lee (PG), Felix Roman (SG), Michael White (SF), Keith Rogers (C) Billy Gebo, James McCravy, John Wilcox, Paul Harrigan | |
| 02:00 | Morehead State | Hector Colon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Degroot (PF) Donald Moss | |
| Subs | Morehead State | | |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Scott Cox hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 38-25 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Gary Robey tips it but misses | 38-25 |
| 01:35 | Morehead State | Darren Lee gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 01:17 | Morehead State | Darren Lee is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dominic Newlin (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Erwin Johnson (PG), Daniel Mickelsen (SF), Arnoldo Rossi (C) Darren Lee, Michael White, Keith Rogers | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Gary Robey tips it back up and in | 40-25 |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Hector Colon scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Mark Degroot - foul #1 on Mark Degroot, team foul #8 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Shawn Richer (SF), Donald Moss (PF), Bruce Harty (C) James Hickey, Dominic Newlin, Gary Robey, Mark Degroot, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Morehead State | Billy Gebo (PG), James McCravy (SG) Erwin Johnson, Felix Roman | |
| 00:30 | Morehead State | Hector Colon misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Shawn Richer pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Bruce Harty is fouled in the backcourt by Arnoldo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnoldo Rossi, team foul #10 | 40-27 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Bruce Harty makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Bruce Harty misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 00:27 | Morehead State | Arnoldo Rossi gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:22 | Morehead State | James McCravy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Bruce Harty snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-27 |
| 00:12 | Morehead State | James McCravy grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 00:02 | Morehead State | Arnoldo Rossi can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 00:00 | Morehead State | The clock runs out | 41-27 |