| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Skagerberg inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Hayes - foul #2 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | James Cardwell misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 25-26 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | James Cardwell tips it home | 27-26 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Carl Pon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | James Cardwell pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:52 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 27-26 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | James Cardwell tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine tips it home | 29-28 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski double dribbles | 29-28 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | Carl Armitage is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Jackson - foul #1 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Carl Pon is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Carl Pon, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (SG) Carl Pon | |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Duane Barr hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Hayes | 32-28 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Glomski | 32-28 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski lays it up and in and he's fouled by Carl Armitage - foul #2 on Carl Armitage, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Armitage, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Sean Dirks steals it from Tom Ladd | 35-28 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Tom Ladd | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Yevgeny Glomski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Duane Barr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), James Cardwell (PF) Sean Dirks, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Amos Calvillo | |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the shot from the right block | 35-30 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joseph Caldwell | 35-30 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | John Skagerberg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Craig Longworth (PF) Bradley Miles, Joseph Caldwell | |
| 13:52 | Mercer | John Skagerberg knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Carl Pon | 35-33 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | James Cardwell buries a floater near the basket | 37-33 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks's floater is tipped away by Craig Longworth | 37-33 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Hayes - foul #3 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, Sean Dirks, James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), Joseph Caldwell (C) Carl Armitage, Carl Pon, Stacey Augustine | |
| 11:50 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 37-34 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Bradley Miles gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Bradley Miles blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Amos Calvillo (C) John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Tom Ladd drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Hogan | 37-37 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo is fouled on the floor by Yevgeny Glomski - foul #4 on Yevgeny Glomski, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), James Cardwell (PF) Frederick Tippett, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Carl Pon (SG), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Miles | 37-39 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | James Cardwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski knocks in the shot from close range and the foul's on Stacey Augustine - foul #1 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF) Bradley Miles | |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Carl Pon comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerard Jackson - foul #2 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (C) Yevgeny Glomski | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SF) Wallace Hogan | |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-41 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Carl Pon grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Duane Barr is called for the reach on Carl Pon - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF) Douglas Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Duane Barr drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gerard Jackson | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is fouled on the floor by Duane Barr - foul #3 on Duane Barr, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Tom Ladd, Craig Longworth | |
| 07:09 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Carl Pon scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Caldwell | 46-46 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer's floater is tipped away by Stacey Augustine | 46-46 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 46-46 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Bradley Miles - foul #2 on Bradley Miles, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Duane Barr, James Cardwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Craig Longworth (PF) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Stacey Augustine | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes tips it in | 49-48 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Craig Longworth scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Carl Armitage | 49-50 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks tips it home | 51-50 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-50 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 51-50 |
| 04:04 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Duane Barr (SG), James Cardwell (PF) Raymond Spencer, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Bradley Miles, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine clanks a floater in the paint | 51-50 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Douglas Hayes | 51-50 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Hayes | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Carl Pon buries a floater from the left side set up by Craig Longworth | 54-52 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Duane Barr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Carl Pon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Carl Pon connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Longworth | 54-55 |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | John Skagerberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine drills a shot in the lane | 54-57 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Duane Barr steals it from Stacey Augustine | 54-57 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes blows the layup | 54-57 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine is hacked by Gerard Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dodson (PG), Bradley Miles (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Carl Armitage, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Jackson - foul #4 on Gerard Jackson, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the board | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell runs out the clock | 54-61 |