| Lineup | American U. | PG - Clinton Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cephas (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Arvin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ferdinand Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Kenneth Stacy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Wickman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sam Wargo (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Boatright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Gary Harris inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | American U. | The jump hook by Charles Arvin is blocked by Sam Wargo | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy is whistled for traveling | 35-30 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Clinton Nelson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Larry Boatright | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-30 |
| 18:35 | American U. | Gary Harris snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | American U. | John Cephas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Stacy - foul #2 on Kenneth Stacy, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | American U. | John Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:23 | American U. | John Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Sam Wargo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 37-30 |
| 18:02 | American U. | The rebound goes to Aaron Breese | 37-30 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Clinton Nelson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ferdinand Rodriguez - foul #3 on Ferdinand Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo (PG), Nathan Cobb (SF) Ferdinand Rodriguez, Mark Wickman | |
| 17:57 | American U. | Clinton Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Clinton Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), Eugene Foster (PF), Kevin Hazeltine (C) Clinton Nelson, Aaron Breese, Charles Arvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:20 | American U. | Sam Wargo swats the layup by Kevin Hazeltine | 39-30 |
| 17:19 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:05 | American U. | William Chouinard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Larry Boatright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | American U. | William Innes (C) John Cephas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Huber (SG), Franjo Politowski (PF), Thomas Spaulding (C) Kenneth Stacy, Sam Wargo, Larry Boatright | |
| 16:25 | American U. | William Innes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-30 |
| 16:24 | American U. | Eugene Foster can't tip it in | 42-30 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Thomas Spaulding pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:12 | American U. | Eugene Foster gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:01 | American U. | Eugene Foster makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-30 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Hazeltine (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Innes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Huber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Franjo Politowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Spaulding (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 15:48 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gary Harris | 45-30 |
| 15:31 | American U. | Gary Harris is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Huber - foul #2 on Kenneth Huber, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), John Hamilton (SF), Aaron Breese (PF), Charles Arvin (C) William Chouinard, Gary Harris, Kevin Hazeltine, William Innes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez (PG), Kenneth Stacy (SG), Mark Wickman (SF), Sam Wargo (PF), Larry Boatright (C) Daniel Saucedo, Kenneth Huber, Nathan Cobb, Franjo Politowski, Thomas Spaulding | |
| 15:13 | American U. | Charles Arvin buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Hamilton and he's hacked by Larry Boatright - foul #2 on Larry Boatright, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | American U. | John Cephas (SG) John Hamilton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:13 | American U. | Charles Arvin misses the free throw | 47-30 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Mark Wickman gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 47-30 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Larry Boatright grabs the offensive board | 47-30 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Sam Wargo knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ferdinand Rodriguez | 47-33 |
| 14:16 | American U. | Aaron Breese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Larry Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ferdinand Rodriguez | 47-35 |
| 13:53 | American U. | John Cephas clanks a floater from the right side | 47-35 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Mark Wickman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 13:13 | American U. | John Cephas drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Charles Arvin | 49-38 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Larry Boatright misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Sam Wargo snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez misses the shot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 12:26 | American U. | The rebound goes to John Cephas | 49-38 |
| 12:21 | American U. | Clinton Nelson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Cephas | 51-38 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Sam Wargo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), Kenneth Trythall (SG), Gary Harris (SF), Kevin Hazeltine (PF), William Innes (C) Clinton Nelson, John Cephas, Eugene Foster, Aaron Breese, Charles Arvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo (PG), Kenneth Huber (SG), Nathan Cobb (SF), Franjo Politowski (PF), Thomas Spaulding (C) Ferdinand Rodriguez, Kenneth Stacy, Mark Wickman, Sam Wargo, Larry Boatright | |
| 11:45 | American U. | William Innes loses the dribble to Kenneth Huber | 51-38 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Kenneth Huber lays it up and in | 51-40 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - William Chouinard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Trythall (fresh) SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Hazeltine (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Innes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Franjo Politowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Spaulding (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Franjo Politowski - foul #1 on Franjo Politowski, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| 11:25 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:25 | American U. | Kevin Hazeltine makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Kenneth Huber is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Trythall - foul #1 on Kenneth Trythall, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Gary Harris is called for the reach on Nathan Cobb - foul #2 on Gary Harris, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Thomas Spaulding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Chouinard - foul #1 on William Chouinard, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez (PG), Kenneth Stacy (SG), Larry Boatright (C) Daniel Saucedo, Kenneth Huber, Franjo Politowski | |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Thomas Spaulding makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Thomas Spaulding makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:22 | American U. | The jump hook by Kenneth Trythall is blocked by Larry Boatright | 53-42 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Kevin Hazeltine is called for the reach on Kenneth Stacy - foul #2 on Kevin Hazeltine, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), Eugene Foster (SG), Aaron Breese (PF), Charles Arvin (C) William Chouinard, Kenneth Trythall, Kevin Hazeltine, William Innes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Sam Wargo (PF) Thomas Spaulding | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 09:38 | American U. | Charles Arvin lays it up and in on a great pass from Clinton Nelson | 55-45 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Sam Wargo snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy is fouled on the floor by Eugene Foster - foul #1 on Eugene Foster, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | American U. | John Cephas (SG) Eugene Foster | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wickman (SF) Nathan Cobb | |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Larry Boatright knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by John Cephas - foul #2 on John Cephas, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo (PG) Ferdinand Rodriguez | |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Larry Boatright makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:33 | American U. | John Cephas comes up short on the shot from the right block | 55-48 |
| 08:31 | American U. | Aaron Breese snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 08:09 | American U. | John Cephas hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clinton Nelson | 57-48 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Larry Boatright misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Mark Wickman grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo scores on a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Clinton Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Cephas (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Breese (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Arvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stacy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mark Wickman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Wargo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Boatright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | American U. | John Cephas misses long on a jumper from the left side | 57-51 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), John Hamilton (SF), Eugene Foster (PF), Kevin Hazeltine (C) Clinton Nelson, Gary Harris, Aaron Breese, Charles Arvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez (PG), Nathan Cobb (SF), Franjo Politowski (PF), Thomas Spaulding (C) Kenneth Stacy, Mark Wickman, Sam Wargo, Larry Boatright | |
| 06:55 | American U. | John Cephas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Nathan Cobb | 57-51 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Saucedo | 57-53 |
| 06:07 | American U. | Eugene Foster is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Subs | American U. | William Innes (C) John Cephas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Huber (SG) Daniel Saucedo | |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:57 | American U. | Eugene Foster snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Thomas Spaulding swats the short shot by Eugene Foster | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | American U. | Eugene Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:24 | American U. | Eugene Foster misses the 3 from straight away | 57-53 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Franjo Politowski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb is hacked by John Hamilton - foul #2 on John Hamilton, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), John Cephas (SG), Gary Harris (SF), Aaron Breese (PF), Charles Arvin (C) William Chouinard, Eugene Foster, John Hamilton, Kevin Hazeltine, William Innes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy (SG), Sam Wargo (PF), Larry Boatright (C) Kenneth Huber, Franjo Politowski, Thomas Spaulding | |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Nathan Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:35 | American U. | Larry Boatright steals the ball from Aaron Breese | 57-55 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Larry Boatright connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ferdinand Rodriguez | 57-57 |
| 04:02 | American U. | Clinton Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo (PG), Mark Wickman (SF) Ferdinand Rodriguez, Nathan Cobb | |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Sam Wargo hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mark Wickman | 57-59 |
| 03:25 | American U. | Sam Wargo swats the dunk try by Charles Arvin | 57-59 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo grabs the board | 57-59 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Clinton Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Cephas (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Breese (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Arvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Stacy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mark Wickman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Wargo (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Boatright (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Daniel Saucedo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 03:15 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Arvin | 57-59 |
| 02:59 | American U. | Sam Wargo is called for the reach on Gary Harris - foul #1 on Sam Wargo, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Eugene Foster (SG), Kevin Hazeltine (C) John Cephas, Charles Arvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez (PG) Daniel Saucedo | |
| 02:54 | American U. | Aaron Breese scores on a floater from the left block set up by Gary Harris | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Larry Boatright misses badly on a runner in the paint | 59-59 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Sam Wargo is whistled for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | American U. | William Chouinard (PG), William Innes (C) Clinton Nelson, Aaron Breese | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:25 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Clinton Nelson (PG), John Cephas (SG), Aaron Breese (PF), Charles Arvin (C) William Chouinard, Eugene Foster, Kevin Hazeltine, William Innes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:07 | American U. | Gary Harris connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clinton Nelson | 61-59 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Sam Wargo is hacked by Aaron Breese - foul #3 on Aaron Breese, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Sam Wargo makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Sam Wargo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:41 | American U. | John Cephas is hacked by Sam Wargo - foul #2 on Sam Wargo, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 01:41 | American U. | John Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:41 | American U. | John Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Sam Wargo's pass is intercepted by Clinton Nelson | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | American U. | Charles Arvin blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Boatright - foul #3 on Larry Boatright, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 01:24 | American U. | Charles Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | American U. | Charles Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Stacy and the foul's on Clinton Nelson - foul #1 on Clinton Nelson, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Ferdinand Rodriguez makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:52 | American U. | Clinton Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-64 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Sam Wargo snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Mark Wickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 00:35 | American U. | The rebound goes to Charles Arvin | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | American U. | Charles Arvin is fouled in the backcourt by Ferdinand Rodriguez - foul #4 on Ferdinand Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:34 | American U. | Charles Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:34 | American U. | Charles Arvin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Larry Boatright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Kenneth Stacy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ferdinand Rodriguez | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | American U. | Gary Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Larry Boatright snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Larry Boatright is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Nelson - foul #2 on Clinton Nelson, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Larry Boatright misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Larry Boatright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:07 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | American U. | John Cephas misses the lay-in | 66-68 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The clock runs out | 66-68 |