| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Fred Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Derosier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Skagerberg inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 19:37 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 19:08 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Bolden | 31-23 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Carl Pon is whistled for a carry | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden is fouled on the floor by John Skagerberg - foul #2 on John Skagerberg, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:05 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch connects on the floater from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:38 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill misses short on a shot in the paint | 33-23 |
| 17:36 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier hits the follow up shot | 35-23 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | John Skagerberg scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Craig Longworth | 35-25 |
| 16:43 | Southern Cal | Gregory Merrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (PF), Chuck Noyes (C) Kevin Derosier, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Carl Armitage, Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Fred Wright steals the ball from Wallace Hogan | 35-25 |
| 16:24 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright banks in the layup | 37-25 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG) Fred Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Amos Calvillo (C) Stacey Augustine | |
| 15:43 | Southern Cal | James Phillips drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Upchurch | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Tom Ladd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 15:24 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes gets the rebound | 39-25 |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Bradley Miles is called for the reach on James Phillips - foul #2 on Bradley Miles, team foul #2 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| 14:49 | Southern Cal | James Phillips is fouled on the floor by Stacey Augustine - foul #3 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Wright (PG) James Phillips | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG) Bradley Miles | |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Skagerberg - foul #3 on John Skagerberg, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 14:31 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Craig Longworth comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Craig Longworth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 13:49 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| 13:44 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch clanks a jumper from the left block | 41-25 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Craig Longworth loses the ball out of bounds | 41-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (PF), Chuck Noyes (C) Kevin Derosier, Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:14 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch is fouled on the floor by Carl Armitage - foul #3 on Carl Armitage, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell (C) Stacey Augustine | |
| 12:57 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bolden | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Chuck Noyes is called for the reach on Carl Pon - foul #3 on Chuck Noyes, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG) Fred Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Rigoberto Rossi swats the layup by Craig Longworth | 43-25 |
| 12:27 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 11:59 | Southern Cal | Craig Longworth steals it from Thomas Bolden | 43-25 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-25 |
| 11:48 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 11:26 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch banks in the layup | 45-25 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Carl Pon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Miles | 45-28 |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Upchurch and he's hacked by John Skagerberg - foul #4 on John Skagerberg, team foul #6 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Fred Wright (PG), Dennis Covarrubias (SF), Kevin Derosier (PF), Gregory Merrill (C) James Phillips, Jamie Upchurch, Rigoberto Rossi, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| 10:49 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the free throw | 48-28 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine is hacked by Gregory Merrill - foul #3 on Gregory Merrill, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Merrill - foul #4 on Gregory Merrill, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Bissett (SG) Gregory Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Derosier - foul #3 on Kevin Derosier, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes (C) Thomas Bolden | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 09:51 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Bissett | 50-31 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Bradley Miles can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-31 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Carl Armitage is called for the reach on Fred Wright - foul #4 on Carl Armitage, team foul #7 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden (SG) Christopher Bissett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Carl Armitage, Bradley Miles | |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Fred Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-33 |
| 08:58 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 08:38 | Southern Cal | Kevin Derosier makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Wright | 54-33 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Carl Pon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-33 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch (SF), Rigoberto Rossi (C) Dennis Covarrubias, Chuck Noyes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (PF) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Wright | 56-33 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-33 |
| 07:46 | Southern Cal | Jamie Upchurch pulls down the rebound | 56-33 |
| 07:25 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Jamie Upchurch | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Fred Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Upchurch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Derosier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Craig Longworth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-33 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-33 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan tips it in | 58-35 |
| 06:38 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-35 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Craig Longworth | 58-35 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tom Ladd | 58-37 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Hogan - foul #2 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #8 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | James Phillips (PG), Christopher Bissett (SG), Dennis Covarrubias (SF), Chuck Noyes (C) Fred Wright, Jamie Upchurch, Kevin Derosier, Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dodson (PG), Bradley Miles (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Pon, Wallace Hogan, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 05:55 | Southern Cal | Thomas Bolden misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo misses long on a floater from the right block | 59-37 |
| 05:41 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradley Miles - foul #3 on Bradley Miles, team foul #9 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | George Frandsen (SF) Thomas Bolden | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 05:17 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-40 |
| 04:39 | Southern Cal | Bradley Miles takes the ball from Christopher Bissett | 61-40 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Tom Ladd lays it up and in set up by Bradley Miles | 61-42 |
| 04:20 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes knocks in the jumper from the right side | 63-42 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | James Phillips takes the ball from Tom Ladd | 63-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Bissett | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Bradley Miles makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Dodson | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - James Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Bissett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Frandsen (fresh) PF - Dennis Covarrubias (fresh) 8 pts. C - Chuck Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Dodson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Ladd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Cal | Tom Ladd steps in front of the Christopher Bissett pass | 65-44 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Tom Ladd hits the finger roll | 65-46 |
| 02:17 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias loses the dribble to Tom Ladd | 65-46 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Covarrubias | 65-46 |
| 01:49 | Southern Cal | Dennis Covarrubias clanks a shot in the paint | 65-46 |
| 01:47 | Southern Cal | The offensive rebound goes to George Frandsen | 65-46 |
| 01:30 | Southern Cal | Joseph Caldwell takes the ball from Chuck Noyes | 65-46 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Bradley Miles is fouled on the floor by George Frandsen - foul #1 on George Frandsen, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi (PF) George Frandsen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF) Daniel Dodson | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 65-46 |
| 01:10 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes snags the defensive board | 65-46 |
| 00:49 | Southern Cal | Rigoberto Rossi misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-46 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Rigoberto Rossi is called for the reach on Amos Calvillo - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-46 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Tom Ladd grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Tom Ladd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bradley Miles - foul #4 on Bradley Miles, team foul #10 | 65-46 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:13 | Southern Cal | Chuck Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 66-46 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Tom Ladd scores on a 3 from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | James Phillips runs out the clock | 66-49 |