| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cletus Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Culbreath (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Castle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Robert Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) PF - Lebna Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Eric Treiber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edward Castle inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Edward Castle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Everett Stith hits the follow up shot | 27-28 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Everett Stith gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Culbreath | 30-28 |
| 18:55 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Edward Castle is hacked by Ronald Ullery - foul #2 on Ronald Ullery, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lebna Arai - foul #1 on Lebna Arai, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:57 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai lays it in set up by Robert Elliott | 31-33 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Everett Stith clanks a shot from the left block | 31-33 |
| 17:27 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:10 | St. Bonaventure | William Culbreath takes the ball from Thomas Bonar | 31-33 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Edward Castle connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Cletus Adkins and he's hacked by Thomas Bonar - foul #2 on Thomas Bonar, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson (PF), Tony Schulz (C) Kenneth Capobianco, Everett Stith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (PG), Joshua McNee (SG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Daniel Zigler (C) Robert Elliott, Ronald Ullery, Thomas Bonar, Lebna Arai, Eric Treiber | |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Edward Castle makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:25 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Torkelson takes the ball from Joseph Gillett | 34-33 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Joshua McNee steals it from Cletus Adkins | 34-33 |
| 15:44 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Paul Jackson, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Obataiye Dare (SG), Kenneth Capobianco (PF) William Culbreath, Joseph Torkelson | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar (SF) Joseph Gillett | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cletus Adkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Obataiye Dare (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Castle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Schulz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Bennie Roloff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua McNee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bonar (fresh) PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Zigler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Daniel Zigler is called for the reach on Tony Schulz - foul #1 on Daniel Zigler, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Lebna Arai (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Joshua McNee, Paul Jackson, Daniel Zigler | |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:00 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:42 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Bonar | 34-36 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Obataiye Dare drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Schulz | 37-36 |
| 14:09 | St. Bonaventure | Obataiye Dare is called for the reach on Thomas Bonar - foul #3 on Obataiye Dare, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SG), Everett Stith (C) Obataiye Dare, Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery (SG) Bennie Roloff | |
| 14:01 | St. Bonaventure | Cletus Adkins steps in front of the Lebna Arai pass | 37-36 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cletus Adkins | 39-36 |
| 13:21 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber is hacked by Everett Stith - foul #1 on Everett Stith, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson (PF) Kenneth Capobianco | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (PG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Daniel Zigler (C) Robert Elliott, Thomas Bonar, Lebna Arai, Eric Treiber | |
| 12:58 | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Joseph Gillett is called for the reach on Edward Castle - foul #1 on Joseph Gillett, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 12:23 | St. Bonaventure | Paul Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 12:13 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 39-38 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | William Culbreath clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Cletus Adkins | 39-38 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Paul Jackson steps in front of the Edward Castle pass | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Culbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Castle (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Torkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Bennie Roloff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Torkelson steals the ball from Bennie Roloff | 39-38 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Edward Castle is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gillett - foul #2 on Joseph Gillett, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Obataiye Dare (SG), Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Tony Schulz (C) William Culbreath, Joseph Torkelson, Everett Stith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Joshua McNee (SG), Thomas Bonar (SF), Lebna Arai (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Bennie Roloff, Ronald Ullery, Joseph Gillett, Paul Jackson, Daniel Zigler | |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Edward Castle makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Edward Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:24 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua McNee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-38 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber tips it in | 41-40 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Eric Treiber steps in front of the Kenneth Capobianco pass | 41-40 |
| 09:44 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Capobianco | 41-40 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Robert Elliott steals the ball from Tony Schulz | 41-40 |
| 09:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai buries a floater in the lane set up by Robert Elliott and the foul's on Obataiye Dare - foul #4 on Obataiye Dare, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SG), Kevin Meunier (SF) Obataiye Dare, Edward Castle | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (SG) Joshua McNee | |
| 09:16 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Treiber | 41-43 |
| 08:49 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Thomas Bonar | 41-43 |
| 08:24 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 08:22 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai tips it home | 41-45 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Everett Stith (C) Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery (SG), Paul Jackson (C) Bennie Roloff, Eric Treiber | |
| 07:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Capobianco - foul #2 on Kenneth Capobianco, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson (PF) Kenneth Capobianco | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Zigler (C) Lebna Arai | |
| 07:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:36 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Everett Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Jackson - foul #2 on Paul Jackson, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Obataiye Dare (SG) William Culbreath | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (PG), Joseph Gillett (SF) Robert Elliott, Thomas Bonar | |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Obataiye Dare (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Meunier (fresh) PF - Joseph Torkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Bennie Roloff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Zigler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Jackson - foul #3 on Paul Jackson, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Castle (SF) Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Paul Jackson, Daniel Zigler | |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:31 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Edward Castle grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Obataiye Dare and the foul's on Lebna Arai - foul #2 on Lebna Arai, team foul #10 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SG) Obataiye Dare | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar (SF) Joseph Gillett | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:42 | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Bonar | 46-52 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Culbreath | 49-52 |
| 04:48 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Thomas Bonar is denied by Everett Stith | 49-52 |
| 04:46 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber tips it home | 49-54 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Ronald Ullery takes the ball from Joseph Torkelson | 49-54 |
| 04:18 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Bonar misses the lay-in | 49-54 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Everett Stith pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Edward Castle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Everett Stith gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Everett Stith tips it in | 51-54 |
| 03:21 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Edward Castle grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | William Culbreath misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:50 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cletus Adkins (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Culbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Castle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Torkelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Stith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Bennie Roloff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ullery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Bonar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lebna Arai (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Treiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:48 | St. Bonaventure | Cletus Adkins steps in front of the Bennie Roloff pass in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Joseph Torkelson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Monty Navarrette (PG), Obataiye Dare (SG), Kevin Meunier (SF), Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Tony Schulz (C) Cletus Adkins, William Culbreath, Edward Castle, Joseph Torkelson, Everett Stith | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott (PG), Joshua McNee (SG), Joseph Gillett (SF), Paul Jackson (PF), Daniel Zigler (C) Bennie Roloff, Ronald Ullery, Thomas Bonar, Lebna Arai, Eric Treiber | |
| 02:31 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| 02:26 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Gillett misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Tony Schulz pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cletus Adkins (PG), William Culbreath (SG), Edward Castle (SF) Monty Navarrette, Obataiye Dare, Kevin Meunier | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Bennie Roloff (SG), Thomas Bonar (SF), Lebna Arai (PF), Eric Treiber (C) Joshua McNee, Joseph Gillett, Paul Jackson, Daniel Zigler | |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Culbreath | 53-54 |
| 01:35 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Treiber's floater is tipped away by Tony Schulz | 53-54 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Culbreath | 55-54 |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Capobianco - foul #3 on Kenneth Capobianco, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Everett Stith (C) Tony Schulz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Ullery (SG) Bennie Roloff | |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:50 | St. Bonaventure | Lebna Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | William Culbreath knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Cletus Adkins and he's hacked by Ronald Ullery - foul #3 on Ronald Ullery, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | William Culbreath makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Everett Stith takes the ball from Lebna Arai | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Elliott - foul #1 on Robert Elliott, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Elliott misses long on a halfcourt shot | 59-56 |