| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Brigance (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Hulse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Dunagan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Ricker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | David Johnson travels with the ball | 32-29 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Jon Hulse misses badly on a shot in the paint | 32-29 |
| 19:24 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Carroll | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | David Johnson picks off the pass by Calvin Brigance | 32-29 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | James Gaymon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Rudolph | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-32 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Mark Caddell grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Michael Ellis hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:09 | Marquette | Jon Hulse scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Eric Carroll | 34-35 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Eric Carroll blocks the jumper by Michael Ellis | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | James Gaymon grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Michael Ellis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | David Johnson misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Mark Caddell tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 17:00 | Marquette | Michael Ellis is called for the reach on Eric Carroll - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Austin (PF) Samuel Dunagan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (SG), Michael Holloway (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) James Rudolph, David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Michael Holloway is called for the reach on Alvin Ricker - foul #2 on Michael Holloway, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | Eric Carroll buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Lance Wasser's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Eric Carroll | 37-37 |
| 16:23 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jon Hulse | 37-37 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Oscar - foul #1 on Larry Oscar, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan (PF) Edward Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG) Michael Ellis | |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lance Wasser | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Brigance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Hulse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Dunagan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Ricker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan clanks a shot in the lane | 38-40 |
| 15:18 | Marquette | Eric Carroll tips it home | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Michael Holloway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Lance Wasser tips it in | 40-42 |
| 14:35 | Marquette | Jerry Duffey is called for the reach on Jon Hulse - foul #1 on Jerry Duffey, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF), James Gaymon (C) Jerry Duffey, Larry Oscar, Michael Holloway, Lance Wasser, Harold Dunn | |
| 14:30 | Marquette | Jon Hulse lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Brigance | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Michael Ellis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Jon Hulse pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Ellis - foul #3 on Michael Ellis, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Austin (PF) Samuel Dunagan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | James Gaymon double dribbles | 44-42 |
| 13:27 | Marquette | Jon Hulse is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Cheung (SG) Eric Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:12 | Marquette | Edward Austin knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jon Hulse | 46-42 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | David Johnson's floater is tipped away by Alvin Ricker | 46-42 |
| 12:48 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:35 | Marquette | Tim Cheung makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Edward Austin | 48-42 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | David Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jon Hulse misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Gaymon - foul #2 on James Gaymon, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Carroll (SG), Samuel Dunagan (PF) Tim Cheung, Edward Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (SG) James Rudolph | |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jon Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:05 | Marquette | Jon Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Michael Ellis evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Oscar | 50-47 |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Michael Ellis takes the ball from Eric Carroll | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Brigance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jon Hulse (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Dunagan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Ricker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Caddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gaymon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Mark Caddell is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 50-47 |
| 11:16 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 10:54 | Marquette | Eric Carroll banks in the layup on a great pass from Calvin Brigance | 52-47 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Larry Oscar hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 10:48 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:34 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan hits the finger roll set up by Eric Carroll | 54-47 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Michael Ellis double dribbles | 54-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Inabinet (PG), Damon Wilson (SF), Jerry Knight (C) Calvin Brigance, Jon Hulse, Alvin Ricker | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), Michael Holloway (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Michael Ellis, David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Lance Wasser is called for the reach on Samuel Dunagan - foul #1 on Lance Wasser, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:16 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Lance Wasser clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Dunagan - foul #1 on Samuel Dunagan, team foul #1 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Cheung (SG) Eric Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:04 | Marquette | Damon Wilson pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:41 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan connects on the shot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Samuel Dunagan swats the short shot by James Rudolph | 58-47 |
| 09:27 | Marquette | Michael Inabinet gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:02 | Marquette | Lance Wasser denies the turnaround by Samuel Dunagan | 58-47 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Harold Dunn snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Oscar | 58-50 |
| 08:30 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Brigance (PG), Eric Carroll (SG), Jon Hulse (SF), Edward Austin (PF), Alvin Ricker (C) Michael Inabinet, Tim Cheung, Damon Wilson, Samuel Dunagan, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG), David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF) Larry Oscar, Michael Holloway, Harold Dunn | |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Michael Ellis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 08:13 | Marquette | Jon Hulse snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Eric Carroll is hacked by James Rudolph - foul #3 on James Rudolph, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Holloway (SG), James Gaymon (C) James Rudolph, Lance Wasser | |
| 07:58 | Marquette | Eric Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | James Gaymon snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Michael Holloway buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Gaymon | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Brigance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Carroll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Hulse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Austin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Ricker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Marquette | Edward Austin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Brigance | 60-53 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Alvin Ricker takes the ball from James Gaymon | 60-53 |
| 06:37 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-53 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Mark Caddell snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Calvin Brigance picks off the pass by Michael Holloway | 60-53 |
| 06:11 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Ricker | 62-53 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | David Johnson misses the jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 05:46 | Marquette | Edward Austin grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Calvin Brigance's pass is intercepted by Michael Holloway in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Michael Holloway is hacked by Eric Carroll - foul #3 on Eric Carroll, team foul #2 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tim Cheung (SG), Damon Wilson (SF), Samuel Dunagan (PF) Eric Carroll, Jon Hulse, Edward Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), Jerry Duffey (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Michael Holloway, David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 62-53 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Tim Cheung snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:47 | Marquette | Tim Cheung hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 62-53 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Harold Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Ellis shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Harold Dunn and the foul's on Tim Cheung - foul #1 on Tim Cheung, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Ellis makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tim Cheung | 64-56 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:58 | Marquette | Tim Cheung scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Calvin Brigance | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Lance Wasser is fouled on the floor by Calvin Brigance - foul #2 on Calvin Brigance, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Carroll (SG), Jon Hulse (SF), Jerry Knight (C) Tim Cheung, Damon Wilson, Alvin Ricker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (PG), Michael Holloway (SF), James Gaymon (C) Michael Ellis, Jerry Duffey, Harold Dunn | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Calvin Brigance (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Carroll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Hulse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Dunagan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Larry Oscar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 03:19 | Marquette | Jon Hulse grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Jerry Knight is fouled on the floor by Michael Holloway - foul #3 on Michael Holloway, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Inabinet (PG) Calvin Brigance | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF) James Rudolph, Lance Wasser | |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Jerry Knight makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:59 | Marquette | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Calvin Brigance (PG), Alvin Ricker (C) Michael Inabinet, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG), James Rudolph (SG) Larry Oscar, Michael Holloway | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mark Caddell makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Samuel Dunagan - foul #2 on Samuel Dunagan, team foul #5 | 69-58 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mark Caddell misses the free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:47 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Gaymon - foul #3 on James Gaymon, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 02:29 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Michael Ellis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Johnson | 71-60 |
| 02:00 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan loses the dribble to Michael Ellis | 71-60 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Michael Ellis hits the finger roll | 71-62 |
| 01:40 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | James Gaymon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 71-62 |
| 01:19 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan misses the easy layup | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Alvin Ricker tips it home | 73-62 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | James Gaymon drills a turnaround near the basket set up by James Rudolph | 73-64 |
| 00:45 | Marquette | Samuel Dunagan knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Eric Carroll | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | James Gaymon is fouled on the floor by Samuel Dunagan - foul #3 on Samuel Dunagan, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Inabinet (PG), Tim Cheung (SG), Damon Wilson (SF), Edward Austin (PF), Jerry Knight (C) Calvin Brigance, Eric Carroll, Jon Hulse, Samuel Dunagan, Alvin Ricker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Larry Oscar (SG), Michael Holloway (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Michael Ellis, James Rudolph, David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Jerry Duffey is blocked by Edward Austin | 75-64 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Marquette | Edward Austin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 75-64 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lance Wasser | 75-64 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Larry Oscar is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Oscar, team foul #12 | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Michael Inabinet runs out the clock | 75-64 |