| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cletus Adkins (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Ainsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Seay (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Karnes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IUPUI | Joel Baker inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | IUPUI | Everett Stith takes the ball from Joel Baker | 35-35 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Edward Castle | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Everett Stith - foul #1 on Everett Stith, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Everett Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins is hacked by Frederick Ainsworth - foul #2 on Frederick Ainsworth, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Everett Stith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Seay - foul #1 on Albert Seay, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Everett Stith makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Everett Stith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:31 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Rodney Karnes | 39-35 |
| 18:14 | IUPUI | Albert Seay misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Everett Stith pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Edward Castle is fouled on the floor by Joel Baker - foul #1 on Joel Baker, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joel Baker - foul #2 on Joel Baker, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tony Schulz (C) Everett Stith | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:17 | IUPUI | Cletus Adkins is called for the reach on Rodney Karnes - foul #2 on Cletus Adkins, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 17:05 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joel Baker and he's fouled by Kenneth Capobianco - foul #3 on Kenneth Capobianco, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson (PF) Kenneth Capobianco | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Bradley Bailey (SG), Ernest Natale (PF) Frederick Ainsworth, Joel Baker | |
| 17:05 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Tony Schulz's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Seay | 40-38 |
| 16:38 | IUPUI | Eric Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:33 | IUPUI | Edward Castle picks off the pass by Bradley Bailey | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Tony Schulz tips it home | 42-38 |
| 15:52 | IUPUI | Albert Seay is hacked by Joseph Torkelson - foul #1 on Joseph Torkelson, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Everett Stith (C) Joseph Torkelson, Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Terry Brockman (PG), Frederick Ainsworth (SG), Joel Baker (SF), Dennis Selby (PF) Eric Johnson, Bradley Bailey, Albert Seay, Rodney Karnes | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Cletus Adkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Terry Brockman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Ainsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Selby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ernest Natale (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | IUPUI | Ernest Natale misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Edward Castle gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 15:05 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:59 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 42-38 |
| 14:32 | IUPUI | Ernest Natale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:12 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Edward Castle grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tony Schulz (C) Everett Stith | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Eric Johnson (SG), Albert Seay (SF), Rodney Karnes (C) Frederick Ainsworth, Joel Baker, Ernest Natale | |
| 13:23 | IUPUI | Albert Seay is hacked by Edward Castle - foul #3 on Edward Castle, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 13:18 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Johnson | 42-40 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Edward Castle knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Capobianco | 44-40 |
| 12:24 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes banks in the layup set up by Albert Seay | 44-42 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer banks in the layup set up by Cletus Adkins and the foul's on Terry Brockman - foul #4 on Terry Brockman, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kevin Meunier (SF), Joseph Torkelson (PF), Everett Stith (C) Edward Castle, Kenneth Capobianco, Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth (SG), Joel Baker (SF) Terry Brockman, Dennis Selby | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:53 | IUPUI | Eric Johnson makes the floater from the left side set up by Joel Baker | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kevin Meunier (fresh) PF - Joseph Torkelson (fresh) C - Everett Stith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Ainsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Seay (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rodney Karnes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Albert Seay swats the shot by Daniel Kramer | 47-44 |
| 11:46 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Rodney Karnes | 47-44 |
| 11:39 | IUPUI | Joseph Torkelson steps in front of the Frederick Ainsworth pass | 47-44 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cletus Adkins and he's fouled by Eric Johnson - foul #1 on Eric Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Ernest Natale (C) Rodney Karnes | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:47 | IUPUI | Ernest Natale comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 50-44 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Everett Stith gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Albert Seay - foul #2 on Albert Seay, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Castle (SF) Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dennis Selby (PF) Albert Seay | |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:16 | IUPUI | Dennis Selby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:01 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Everett Stith - foul #2 on Everett Stith, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Tony Schulz (C) Joseph Torkelson, Everett Stith | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Bradley Bailey (SF) Joel Baker | |
| 10:01 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:01 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Edward Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 09:36 | IUPUI | Dennis Selby gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:30 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth is hacked by Tony Schulz - foul #1 on Tony Schulz, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Paul McGilvery (SF), Rodney Karnes (C) Eric Johnson, Ernest Natale | |
| 09:30 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:30 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 09:00 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:57 | IUPUI | Bradley Bailey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Todd Curry (SG), Joel Baker (SF) Frederick Ainsworth, Paul McGilvery | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer misses long on a runner in the lane | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Tony Schulz tips it in | 53-48 |
| 08:18 | IUPUI | Cletus Adkins picks off the pass by Bradley Bailey | 53-48 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Selby - foul #4 on Dennis Selby, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Everett Stith (C) Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Terry Brockman (PG), Eric Johnson (SG), Albert Seay (PF) Bradley Bailey, Todd Curry, Dennis Selby | |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Edward Castle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Terry Brockman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joel Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Seay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Rodney Karnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman is fouled on the floor by Cletus Adkins - foul #3 on Cletus Adkins, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth (SG), Ernest Natale (C) Eric Johnson, Rodney Karnes | |
| 07:36 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:36 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Edward Castle scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Kramer | 58-50 |
| 07:02 | IUPUI | Albert Seay buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Edward Castle hits a shot from the right side set up by Daniel Kramer | 60-53 |
| 06:20 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kevin Meunier (SF), Joseph Torkelson (PF) Edward Castle, Kenneth Capobianco | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dennis Selby (PF), Rodney Karnes (C) Joel Baker, Ernest Natale | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 06:00 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | IUPUI | The short jumper by Rodney Karnes is denied by Everett Stith | 60-53 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-53 |
| 05:21 | IUPUI | Albert Seay snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 05:17 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Selby | 60-55 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Everett Stith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:47 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Frederick Ainsworth | 60-55 |
| 04:42 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman's floater is tipped away by Everett Stith | 60-55 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Rodney Karnes steals it from Joseph Torkelson | 60-55 |
| 04:00 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Ainsworth | 60-58 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cletus Adkins (tired) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Meunier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Torkelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Stith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Terry Brockman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Seay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Selby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Rodney Karnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | IUPUI | Albert Seay hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Frederick Ainsworth | 63-60 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Castle (SF), Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Tony Schulz (C) Kevin Meunier, Joseph Torkelson, Everett Stith | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Eric Johnson (SG), Joel Baker (SF) Frederick Ainsworth, Albert Seay | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 02:51 | IUPUI | Dennis Selby pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:46 | IUPUI | Eric Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Kramer - foul #3 on Daniel Kramer, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SG) Cletus Adkins | |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| 02:46 | IUPUI | Eric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:46 | IUPUI | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cletus Adkins (SG), Everett Stith (C) William Culbreath, Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth (SG) Eric Johnson | |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Edward Castle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| 02:11 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 02:09 | IUPUI | Frederick Ainsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:57 | IUPUI | Joel Baker makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Brockman | 63-65 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Castle | 65-65 |
| 01:10 | IUPUI | Terry Brockman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-65 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Everett Stith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Everett Stith, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 00:22 | IUPUI | Rodney Karnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco grabs the board | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Everett Stith lays it in | 67-65 |