| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Billy Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sylvester Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Erik Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dominic Newlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Degroot (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Degeorge | 42-29 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Scott Cox comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Mark Degroot pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Mark Degroot misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Robey | 42-29 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Scott Cox scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Degroot | 42-31 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua Ladner | 42-31 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | A charge is called on Mark Degroot - foul #3 on Mark Degroot, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (PF) Mark Degroot | |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor can't finish the layup | 42-31 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sylvester Rudd and the foul's on Wallace McNail - foul #1 on Wallace McNail, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte (C) Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), Rafael Plunkett (C) Scott Cox, Joshua Ladner | |
| 17:23 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Wallace McNail pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Dominic Newlin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dominic Newlin, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Walter Tom (PG), Eric Robison (SG), Thomas Cary (C) Billy Degeorge, Sylvester Rudd, Scott Hamblin | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Hansen (SG) Dominic Newlin | |
| 16:46 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor can't finish the layup | 44-31 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Gary Robey gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | William Hansen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 16:29 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 16:07 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF) Eric Robison, Kevin Taylor | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dominic Newlin (SG), Joshua Ladner (C) Gary Robey, Rafael Plunkett | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Rudd | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Walter Tom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sylvester Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Bolte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cary (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Newlin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dominic Newlin | 44-34 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Northridge | Walter Tom is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), Erik Hondo (C) Walter Tom, Thomas Cary | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG), Mark Degroot (PF) Vaughn Taylor, Wallace McNail | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Scott Cox is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Scott Hamblin | 46-34 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Scott Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dominic Newlin | 46-37 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Mark Degroot pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | William Hansen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo banks in the layup set up by Billy Degeorge | 48-37 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Erik Hondo steals the ball from Dominic Newlin | 48-37 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge is fouled on the floor by Mark Degroot - foul #4 on Mark Degroot, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison (SG), Walter Tom (SF), Kevin Taylor (PF), Thomas Cary (C) Sylvester Rudd, Scott Hamblin, Scott Bolte, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (SG), Gary Robey (SF), Wallace McNail (PF), Rafael Plunkett (C) Dominic Newlin, William Hansen, Mark Degroot, Joshua Ladner | |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | Vaughn Taylor picks off the pass by Thomas Cary | 48-37 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor is hacked by Eric Robison - foul #1 on Eric Robison, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG) Scott Cox | |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-37 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Billy Degeorge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Robison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Tom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cary (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Antonio Baker travels with the ball | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford (SF), Erik Hondo (C) Billy Degeorge, Thomas Cary | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Hansen (SG) Antonio Baker | |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF) Eric Robison, Arnold Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG), Dominic Newlin (SG), Joshua Ladner (C) Vaughn Taylor, William Hansen, Rafael Plunkett | |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Wallace McNail grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Wallace McNail is hacked by Kevin Taylor - foul #2 on Kevin Taylor, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Smallwood (PF) Wallace McNail | |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Dominic Newlin hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Robey | 48-42 |
| 10:14 | Cal State Northridge | Dominic Newlin steals it from Sylvester Rudd | 48-42 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Dominic Newlin lays it in | 48-44 |
| 09:57 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Smallwood steals it from Erik Hondo | 48-44 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | The short jumper by Joshua Ladner is denied by Kevin Taylor | 48-44 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Scott Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Dominic Newlin is called for 3 seconds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), Eric Robison (SG), Scott Bolte (PF), Thomas Cary (C) Walter Tom, Sylvester Rudd, Kevin Taylor, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), William Hansen (SF), Rafael Plunkett (PF) Scott Cox, Gary Robey, Joshua Ladner | |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte lays it up and in set up by Scott Hamblin | 50-44 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:48 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:29 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:27 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison tips it in | 52-44 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Dominic Newlin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 08:04 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Billy Degeorge | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Billy Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Robison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hamblin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Bolte (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cary (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominic Newlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Smallwood (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 07:27 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge is hacked by William Hansen - foul #3 on William Hansen, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Walter Tom (PG), Sylvester Rudd (SG), Kevin Taylor (PF), Erik Hondo (C) Billy Degeorge, Eric Robison, Scott Hamblin, Thomas Cary | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG), Gary Robey (SF), Mark Degroot (PF), Joshua Ladner (C) Dominic Newlin, William Hansen, Rafael Plunkett, Gary Smallwood | |
| 06:55 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Mark Degroot pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Gary Robey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Cox | 54-47 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Ladner - foul #3 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Hansen (SG) Vaughn Taylor | |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Mark Degroot pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses badly on a floater from close range | 55-47 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | William Hansen misses the tip | 55-47 |
| 06:00 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 05:04 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor hits the finger roll | 57-47 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses the 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Mark Degroot tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ladner steals the ball from Kevin Taylor | 57-49 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Mark Degroot comes up short on the floater from the right block | 57-49 |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Northridge | William Hansen takes the ball from Walter Tom | 57-49 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Scott Cox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Hansen | 57-51 |
| 04:04 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), Scott Hamblin (SF) Walter Tom, Scott Bolte | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dominic Newlin (SG) William Hansen | |
| 03:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd is hacked by Mark Degroot - foul #5 on Mark Degroot, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary (C) Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (PF) Mark Degroot | |
| 03:40 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Wallace McNail snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Billy Degeorge (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sylvester Rudd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Taylor (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cary (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominic Newlin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Cox | 57-53 |
| 03:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Sylvester Rudd and he's hacked by Joshua Ladner - foul #4 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG) Scott Cox | |
| 03:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary makes the free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 03:00 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ladner is called for the reach on Kevin Taylor - foul #5 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte (C) Thomas Cary | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett (C) Joshua Ladner | |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo (C) Scott Bolte | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG) Vaughn Taylor | |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Robey | 62-55 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Sylvester Rudd | 64-55 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | Gary Robey buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dominic Newlin | 64-57 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dominic Newlin - foul #2 on Dominic Newlin, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Robey | 66-60 |
| 01:10 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Sylvester Rudd | 69-60 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Erik Hondo takes the ball from Gary Robey | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Newlin - foul #3 on Dominic Newlin, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Walter Tom (PG), Scott Bolte (PF), Thomas Cary (C) Billy Degeorge, Kevin Taylor, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:49 | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Cary - foul #1 on Thomas Cary, team foul #3 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison (SG), Arnold Ford (SF) Sylvester Rudd, Scott Hamblin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), Vaughn Taylor (SG), William Hansen (SF) Scott Cox, Dominic Newlin, Gary Robey | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| 00:39 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte is hacked by Antonio Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Baker, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Sylvester Rudd (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF) Eric Robison, Arnold Ford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (PG), Dominic Newlin (SG), Gary Robey (SF) Antonio Baker, Vaughn Taylor, William Hansen | |
| 00:39 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bolte misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin is fouled on the floor by Wallace McNail - foul #2 on Wallace McNail, team foul #13 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison (SG) Sylvester Rudd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), Vaughn Taylor (SG), William Hansen (SF) Scott Cox, Dominic Newlin, Gary Robey | |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Antonio Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Walter Tom runs out the clock | 73-63 |