| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Gary Clay (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Roman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Boles (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darren Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Siller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | David Leonard inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Charles Boles clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Mark McDonald - foul #3 on Mark McDonald, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thies (C) Mark McDonald | |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Charles Boles makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:53 | Arizona | Charles Boles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Jim Siller knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Kenneth Malone | 33-28 |
| 19:12 | Arizona | Jim Siller denies the turnaround by Charles Boles | 33-28 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Breese | 33-28 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | Arizona | Stephen Henderson snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 19:01 | Arizona | Guadalupe Roman loses the dribble to John Breese | 33-28 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | John Breese throws it down | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Arizona | David Leonard connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Clay | 36-30 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Gary Clay is called for the reach on John Breese - foul #2 on Gary Clay, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Robert Thies misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Jeremiah Smith (C) Stephen Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:41 | Arizona | Kenneth Malone is called for the reach on Guadalupe Roman - foul #1 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Lynde (PF) Charles Boles | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:27 | Arizona | David Leonard clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Robert Thies is hacked by Gary Clay - foul #3 on Gary Clay, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez (PG), Darren Guizar (SF) Gary Clay, David Leonard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Robert Thies | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Guadalupe Roman - foul #3 on Guadalupe Roman, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Leonard (SG) Guadalupe Roman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG), Harvey Bye (PF) Kenneth Malone, Mark McDonald | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:32 | Arizona | David Leonard misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Darren Holt snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Darren Holt is called for a charge - foul #2 on Darren Holt, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Boles (PF) David Lynde | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thies (C) Harvey Bye | |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Darren Guizar clanks a fadeaway from close range | 36-31 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Darren Holt pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ricardo Sanchez (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Leonard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darren Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Boles (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Landgraf (fresh) SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-31 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thies | 36-31 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | A charge is called on Darren Holt - foul #3 on Darren Holt, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary Clay (PG), Guadalupe Roman (SG), Stephen Henderson (C) Ricardo Sanchez, David Leonard, Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Roger Landgraf | |
| 15:11 | Arizona | Robert Thies blocks the jumper by Charles Boles | 36-31 |
| 15:10 | Arizona | Gary Clay grabs the offensive board | 36-31 |
| 14:50 | Arizona | Darren Guizar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Jim Siller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 14:30 | Arizona | Darren Guizar pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Charles Boles buries a shot from the left block set up by Guadalupe Roman | 38-31 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Jim Siller loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Theodore Wedgeworth (SF), David Lynde (PF), Jeremiah Smith (C) Darren Guizar, Charles Boles, Stephen Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Mark McDonald (C) John Breese, Robert Thies | |
| 13:28 | Arizona | Jeremiah Smith scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Guadalupe Roman | 40-31 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Darren Holt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-31 |
| 13:07 | Arizona | Jeremiah Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:01 | Arizona | Theodore Wedgeworth is hacked by Darren Holt - foul #4 on Darren Holt, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Leonard (SF) Theodore Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (SF), Joseph Pate (PF) Darren Holt, Jim Siller | |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Gary Clay misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Harvey Bye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez (PG), Darren Guizar (SF), Stephen Henderson (C) Gary Clay, Guadalupe Roman, Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Roger Landgraf (SG), Robert Thies (C) Miro Kolkowski, Kenneth Malone, Joseph Pate | |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez blows the layup but he's hacked by Roger Landgraf - foul #1 on Roger Landgraf, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Charles Boles (PF) David Lynde | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 12:03 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 11:51 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ricardo Sanchez (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darren Guizar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Boles (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Landgraf (fresh) SF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McDonald (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Arizona | Darren Guizar misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 11:31 | Arizona | Darren Guizar tips it home | 44-31 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Robert Thies comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McDonald | 44-31 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 10:45 | Arizona | David Leonard makes the shot from the free throw line | 46-34 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | The short jumper by Roger Landgraf is denied by Stephen Henderson | 46-34 |
| 10:35 | Arizona | Charles Boles snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 10:16 | Arizona | David Leonard is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary Clay (PG), Guadalupe Roman (SG), Theodore Wedgeworth (SF), David Lynde (PF), Jeremiah Smith (C) Ricardo Sanchez, David Leonard, Darren Guizar, Charles Boles, Stephen Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Kenneth Malone (SG), Joseph Pate (SF), Jim Siller (PF) John Breese, Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye, Mark McDonald | |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the lay-in | 46-34 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Robert Thies tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 09:51 | Arizona | Jeremiah Smith's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Malone | 46-36 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Pate | 46-39 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | David Lynde lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kenneth Malone - foul #2 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Darren Guizar (SF) Theodore Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG) Miro Kolkowski | |
| 09:15 | Arizona | David Lynde makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jim Siller is denied by Jeremiah Smith | 49-39 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Siller | 49-39 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Robert Thies hits a jumper from the left block | 49-41 |
| 08:22 | Arizona | David Lynde misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Thies | 49-41 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Jim Siller buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Malone | 49-43 |
| 07:44 | Arizona | Darren Guizar scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Guadalupe Roman | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Gary Clay (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guadalupe Roman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darren Guizar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Lynde (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremiah Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Pate (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Thies (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Jim Siller buries a shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 07:16 | Arizona | Guadalupe Roman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Robert Thies snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Thies hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Smith - foul #2 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez (PG), David Leonard (SG), Theodore Wedgeworth (SF), Charles Boles (PF), Stephen Henderson (C) Gary Clay, Guadalupe Roman, Darren Guizar, David Lynde, Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SG), Darren Holt (SF) John Breese, Kenneth Malone, Joseph Pate | |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Thies makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Stephen Henderson is hacked by Robert Thies - foul #4 on Robert Thies, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Robert Thies | |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Stephen Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:48 | Arizona | Stephen Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Mark McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 06:29 | Arizona | Stephen Henderson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | Arizona | David Leonard misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark McDonald - foul #4 on Mark McDonald, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (PF) Jim Siller | |
| 06:15 | Arizona | David Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | Arizona | David Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark McDonald | 53-47 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Darren Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Arizona | Guadalupe Roman (SG) Theodore Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Roger Landgraf | |
| 05:50 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Miro Kolkowski - foul #1 on Miro Kolkowski, team foul #10 | 53-47 |
| 05:50 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:50 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Harvey Bye grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Darren Holt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Mark McDonald tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 05:26 | Arizona | David Leonard is whistled for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary Clay (PG) Ricardo Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG) Miro Kolkowski | |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 05:05 | Arizona | Guadalupe Roman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Mark McDonald grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Darren Holt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone tips it in | 54-54 |
| 04:18 | Arizona | Charles Boles clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harvey Bye - foul #1 on Harvey Bye, team foul #11 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez (SG), Darren Guizar (SF), Jeremiah Smith (C) Guadalupe Roman, David Leonard, Stephen Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (PF), Robert Thies (C) Harvey Bye, Mark McDonald | |
| 04:18 | Arizona | Charles Boles misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:18 | Arizona | Charles Boles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | David Lynde (PF) Charles Boles | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SG) John Breese, Kenneth Malone | |
| 03:40 | Arizona | Robert Thies denies the turnaround by Ricardo Sanchez | 55-54 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Gary Clay (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darren Guizar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Lynde (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeremiah Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Thies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Jim Siller clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremiah Smith - foul #3 on Jeremiah Smith, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arizona | Guadalupe Roman (SG) Gary Clay | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:20 | Arizona | David Lynde grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:01 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jim Siller | 55-55 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary Clay (PG), David Leonard (SF), Charles Boles (PF) Ricardo Sanchez, Darren Guizar, David Lynde | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Kenneth Malone (SG) Miro Kolkowski, Roger Landgraf | |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:41 | Arizona | Charles Boles grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 02:25 | Arizona | Jeremiah Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-55 |
| 02:23 | Arizona | Gary Clay snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:03 | Arizona | Charles Boles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Robert Thies gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 01:39 | Arizona | Charles Boles grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 01:24 | Arizona | David Leonard hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Breese - foul #2 on John Breese, team foul #12 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Arizona | Stephen Henderson (C) Jeremiah Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:24 | Arizona | David Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:24 | Arizona | David Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Jim Siller gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Darren Holt connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 00:51 | Arizona | David Leonard clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:49 | Arizona | David Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:31 | Arizona | Charles Boles clanks a jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Gary Clay is called for the reach on Jim Siller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Clay, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Darren Holt is fouled on the floor by David Leonard - foul #1 on David Leonard, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | Arizona | Charles Boles hits a jumpshot from the left side | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Darren Holt is hacked by Gary Clay in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Clay, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez (PG) Gary Clay | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:12 | Arizona | Charles Boles gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Thies - foul #5 on Robert Thies, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Robert Thies | |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:05 | Arizona | Ricardo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the finger roll | 59-61 |