| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Bankhead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Saine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monroe Crozier (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Morris Hinman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Mejorado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pierre Woodford (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Luiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edwin Saine inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Mercer | Hal Meyers drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Saine | 35-25 |
| 19:35 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Morris Hinman | 35-27 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Richard Treiber grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Edwin Saine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Richard Treiber is called for the reach on Elmer Frost - foul #1 on Richard Treiber, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:32 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Don Mejorado, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Hal Meyers is whistled for a carry | 35-27 |
| 18:09 | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-27 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Monroe Crozier | 35-27 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead double dribbles | 35-27 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-27 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bankhead | 35-27 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Hal Meyers is fouled on the floor by Morris Hinman - foul #1 on Morris Hinman, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Bradly Gullion (PF), John Rothberg (C) Hal Meyers, Richard Treiber, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski (SG), Earl Walters (SF), David Hurt (C) Don Mejorado, Elmer Frost, James Luiz | |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-27 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard tips it home | 37-27 |
| 17:10 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Pierre Woodford and he's hacked by John Rothberg - foul #3 on John Rothberg, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Tusing (SG), Jeremiah Bayne (SF), Monroe Crozier (C) Jonathan Bankhead, Edwin Saine, John Rothberg | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt (SF), Richard Reeves (C) Morris Hinman, Pierre Woodford | |
| 17:10 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion connects on the floater in the lane | 39-30 |
| 16:40 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Joe Tusing is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG), Richard Treiber (C) Joe Tusing, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado (SG), Elmer Frost (SF), James Luiz (C) Earl Walters, Richard Steinfeldt, Richard Reeves | |
| 16:09 | Western Carolina | James Luiz blows the dunk | 39-30 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Hal Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:47 | Western Carolina | David Hurt gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bradly Gullion (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Darko Wasielewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Mejorado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Luiz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses short on a jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 15:13 | Western Carolina | David Hurt snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:00 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Hal Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elmer Frost - foul #2 on Elmer Frost, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SG), Edwin Saine (SF), Dennis Murphy (PF), Monroe Crozier (C) Hal Meyers, Bruce Deckard, Bradly Gullion, Richard Treiber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman (PG), Earl Walters (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), Pierre Woodford (PF), Richard Reeves (C) Darko Wasielewski, Don Mejorado, Elmer Frost, David Hurt, James Luiz | |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:43 | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman is hacked by Jeremiah Bayne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremiah Bayne, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | Monroe Crozier is called for the reach on Earl Walters - foul #2 on Monroe Crozier, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-30 |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 12:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Morris Hinman | 42-30 |
| 12:31 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-30 |
| 12:29 | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman tips it but misses | 42-30 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Edwin Saine scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 11:52 | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford banks in the layup set up by Richard Steinfeldt | 45-32 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Edwin Saine clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jeremiah Bayne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Bankhead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Saine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Monroe Crozier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Morris Hinman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Walters (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) PF - Pierre Woodford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Reeves (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves makes the floater from close range set up by Earl Walters | 45-34 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 10:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 10:46 | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-34 |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremiah Bayne and the foul's on Morris Hinman - foul #2 on Morris Hinman, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG), Bradly Gullion (SF), Richard Treiber (PF), John Rothberg (C) Jeremiah Bayne, Edwin Saine, Dennis Murphy, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski (PG), Don Mejorado (SG), Elmer Frost (SF), David Hurt (PF), James Luiz (C) Morris Hinman, Earl Walters, Richard Steinfeldt, Pierre Woodford, Richard Reeves | |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead makes the free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Rothberg - foul #4 on John Rothberg, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (SG), Edwin Saine (SF) Jonathan Bankhead, John Rothberg | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:18 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Richard Treiber misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Frost - foul #3 on Elmer Frost, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 50-37 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Richard Treiber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hurt - foul #1 on David Hurt, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Hal Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hal Meyers - foul #1 on Hal Meyers, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dennis Murphy (PF) Edwin Saine | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Richard Treiber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hal Meyers | 53-39 |
| 08:46 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Pierre Woodford (PF) David Hurt | |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Richard Treiber's pass is intercepted by James Luiz | 53-39 |
| 08:09 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:07 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 07:56 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bradly Gullion | 53-39 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Deckard | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-39 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Richard Treiber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradly Gullion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Richard Treiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Darko Wasielewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Mejorado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Frost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Pierre Woodford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Luiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses the easy layup | 56-39 |
| 06:56 | Western Carolina | Don Mejorado snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 06:41 | Western Carolina | Elmer Frost hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-39 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Richard Treiber snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Elmer Frost - foul #4 on Elmer Frost, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne (PG), Jonathan Bankhead (SG), Edwin Saine (SF), Monroe Crozier (C) Hal Meyers, Bruce Deckard, Dennis Murphy, Richard Treiber | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman (PG), Earl Walters (SG), Richard Steinfeldt (SF), David Hurt (PF), Richard Reeves (C) Darko Wasielewski, Don Mejorado, Elmer Frost, Pierre Woodford, James Luiz | |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion misses the free throw | 58-39 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Edwin Saine clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Steinfeldt - foul #2 on Richard Steinfeldt, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Rothberg (PF) Bradly Gullion | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 05:49 | Western Carolina | David Hurt pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:29 | Western Carolina | Earl Walters hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Morris Hinman | 58-42 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | Richard Reeves snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 04:50 | Western Carolina | Morris Hinman makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Steinfeldt | 58-44 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | John Rothberg is called for the reach on Earl Walters - foul #5 on John Rothberg, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Joe Tusing (SG), Bradly Gullion (PF), Richard Treiber (C) Jonathan Bankhead, Edwin Saine, John Rothberg, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski (SG), Carlos Street (C) Morris Hinman, Richard Reeves | |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Earl Walters makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Earl Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt grabs the board | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:29 | Western Carolina | David Hurt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-46 |
| 03:28 | Western Carolina | Carlos Street grabs the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | Earl Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bradly Gullion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Treiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Earl Walters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darko Wasielewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Steinfeldt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Hurt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Street (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Darko Wasielewski is called for the reach on Joe Tusing - foul #3 on Darko Wasielewski, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Dumont (PF) David Hurt | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Joe Tusing makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Joe Tusing makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Darko Wasielewski | 63-49 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Richard Treiber hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Deckard | 65-49 |
| 02:04 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Walters | 65-51 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne knocks in the floater from the left side | 67-51 |
| 01:22 | Western Carolina | Richard Steinfeldt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Hurt (PF), Richard Reeves (C) Peter Dumont, Carlos Street | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Earl Walters steals the ball from Bradly Gullion | 67-51 |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Darko Wasielewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Walters | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | David Hurt picks off the pass by Joe Tusing | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | David Hurt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Treiber - foul #2 on Richard Treiber, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | David Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | David Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard runs out the clock | 67-55 |