| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Dearborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hom (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Zlaten (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Gandy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Seguin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Deering (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Lester Cooper inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Hom | 40-40 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Mitchell | 40-42 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Jason Gandy loses the dribble to Frank Seguin | 40-42 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Nathaniel Mitchell steals the ball from Robert Hom | 40-42 |
| 18:16 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jason Gandy | 40-42 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Cooper | 43-42 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Robert Hom misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Lester Cooper tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jason Gandy - foul #3 on Jason Gandy, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), William Madison (SG), Donald Scott (SF), Ernest Cottle (PF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Richard Dearborn, Robert Hom, Lester Cooper, Boris Zlaten, Jason Gandy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG), Patrick Nevers (SG), Shane Lawley (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF) Nathaniel Mitchell, Frank Seguin, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood | |
| 16:58 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:58 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 16:37 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:32 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers is hacked by William Madison - foul #1 on William Madison, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Will (C) Theodore Nieto | |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edgar Hickerson | 45-50 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Madison | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Cottle (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Nevers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Will (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by James Will is blocked by Donald Scott | 48-50 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ernest Cottle | 48-50 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Donald Scott is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), Robert Hom (SG), Lester Cooper (SF), Boris Zlaten (PF) Edward Parker, William Madison, Donald Scott, Ernest Cottle | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Frank Seguin (SG), Theodore Nieto (C) Leroy Daley, Shane Lawley, James Will | |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Dearborn steals the ball from Theodore Nieto | 48-50 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn lays it up and in | 50-50 |
| 14:34 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Lester Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Scott (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Boris Zlaten, Joshua Deshazo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering (SF), Arthur Flood (PF) Patrick Nevers, Edgar Hickerson | |
| 13:44 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood hits the finger roll set up by Theodore Nieto | 50-52 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Jason Gandy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frank Seguin - foul #1 on Frank Seguin, team foul #1 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Cottle (PF) Robert Hom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Will (C) Theodore Nieto | |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Jason Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Jason Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Gandy swats the short shot by Brian Deering | 52-52 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Lester Cooper tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 12:51 | Louisiana Tech | James Will misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Donald Scott pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Donald Scott is hacked by Arthur Flood - foul #2 on Arthur Flood, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Boris Zlaten (PF) Richard Dearborn, Lester Cooper | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG), Perry Holland (SG) Nathaniel Mitchell, Frank Seguin | |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Donald Scott is hacked by Leroy Daley - foul #2 on Leroy Daley, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers (SG), Theodore Nieto (C) Perry Holland, James Will | |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Edward Parker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Scott | 55-52 |
| 11:51 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Boris Zlaten | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Cottle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Zlaten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Gandy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Nevers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Deering (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Flood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Donald Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Parker | 58-52 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood travels with the ball | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hom (SG), Lester Cooper (SF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Donald Scott, Ernest Cottle, Jason Gandy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Frank Seguin (SG), Edgar Hickerson (PF) Leroy Daley, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood | |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Edward Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 10:52 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Edward Parker's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Mitchell | 58-52 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers scores on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Lester Cooper connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Parker | 61-55 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Boris Zlaten is called for the reach on Frank Seguin - foul #1 on Boris Zlaten, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), Donald Scott (SF), Ernest Cottle (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Edward Parker, Lester Cooper, Boris Zlaten, Joshua Deshazo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (SG), Brian Deering (SF), Arthur Flood (PF), James Will (C) Frank Seguin, Patrick Nevers, Edgar Hickerson, Theodore Nieto | |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood misses the tip | 61-55 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Jason Gandy gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Donald Scott banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hom | 63-55 |
| 08:33 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Dearborn | 63-55 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle makes the floater from the right block | 65-55 |
| 07:59 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Deering | 65-58 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Robert Hom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lester Cooper (SF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Robert Hom, Jason Gandy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin (SG), Shane Lawley (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF), Theodore Nieto (C) Nathaniel Mitchell, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood, James Will | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Dearborn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lester Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Cottle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frank Seguin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley misses short on a shot from the right side | 65-58 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley tips it but misses | 65-58 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Lester Cooper snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 07:10 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cottle - foul #3 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Boris Zlaten (PF) Richard Dearborn, Ernest Cottle | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers (PG) Leroy Daley | |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin's pass is intercepted by Donald Scott | 65-58 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten is called for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jason Gandy (C) Joshua Deshazo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering (SF), Arthur Flood (PF) Shane Lawley, Edgar Hickerson | |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood is hacked by Jason Gandy - foul #4 on Jason Gandy, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG) Patrick Nevers | |
| 05:53 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hom (SG) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Lester Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 65-58 |
| 05:24 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Lester Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten is hacked by Arthur Flood - foul #3 on Arthur Flood, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), Donald Scott (SF), Ernest Cottle (PF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Edward Parker, Lester Cooper, Boris Zlaten, Jason Gandy | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers (SG), Shane Lawley (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF), James Will (C) Frank Seguin, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood, Theodore Nieto | |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Nathaniel Mitchell is called for the reach on Richard Dearborn - foul #3 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Madison (SG) Robert Hom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Dearborn - foul #1 on Richard Dearborn, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:57 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Scott | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Dearborn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Madison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Cottle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Patrick Nevers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Hickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Will (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ernest Cottle - foul #4 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hom (SG), Boris Zlaten (PF), Jason Gandy (C) William Madison, Ernest Cottle, Joshua Deshazo | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Frank Seguin (SG), Brian Deering (SF), Theodore Nieto (C) Leroy Daley, Patrick Nevers, Shane Lawley, James Will | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Jason Gandy gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 02:57 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:36 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Nathaniel Mitchell | 67-62 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Robert Hom connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Dearborn | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson loses the dribble to Robert Hom | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten misses long on a turnaround from close range | 70-62 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 01:40 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Mitchell | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Frank Seguin picks off the pass by Richard Dearborn | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lester Cooper (SF) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood (PF) Edgar Hickerson | |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #4 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 00:55 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Flood | 72-64 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto loses the dribble to Robert Hom | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #5 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #7 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Madison (SG) Robert Hom | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Flood | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Lester Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Lester Cooper is hacked by Leroy Daley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Daley, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Lester Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Lester Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Nieto | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Leroy Daley is called for the reach on William Madison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Daley, team foul #9 | 75-67 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | William Madison makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | William Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lester Cooper | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn runs out the clock | 77-67 |