| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) SF - Norman Wimberly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harvey Bye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) C - John Dyer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay inbounds the ball | 17-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | David Byrd hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 19:29 | Syracuse | David Byrd can't tip it in | 17-25 |
| 19:28 | Syracuse | John Dyer hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #1 | 17-27 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | John Dyer clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | John Breese grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Harvey Bye drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Norman Wimberly | 20-27 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | John Dyer knocks in the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Harvey Bye - foul #1 on Harvey Bye, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly scores on a floater in the lane | 22-30 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | A charge is called on John Dyer - foul #1 on John Dyer, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SF) Norman Wimberly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (C) Jeffery Clay, John Dyer | |
| 17:08 | Mercer | John Breese drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson double dribbles | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Hamidi Aho (PF), Kang Wang (C) John Breese, Robert Baker, Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Andy Rainey | |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Miro Kolkowski | 27-30 |
| 16:00 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Buendia | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kang Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jack Hoose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Buendia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Govea (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone lays it in set up by Miro Kolkowski | 29-32 |
| 15:25 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jack Hoose | 29-34 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:06 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 14:48 | Syracuse | Jack Hoose makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Robinson - foul #2 on Eric Robinson, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Mark McDonald (C) Miro Kolkowski, Kenneth Malone, Hamidi Aho, Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Andy Rainey (PF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Archie Cutler, Bradley Govea | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:09 | Syracuse | David Byrd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay tips it home | 31-38 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Mark McDonald knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Roger Landgraf and he's hacked by John Dyer - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (SG) Roger Landgraf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Amos Bator travels in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | John Breese is hacked by Amos Bator - foul #2 on Amos Bator, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG) Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:14 | Mercer | John Breese loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | John Dyer is fouled on the floor by Mark McDonald - foul #4 on Mark McDonald, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (C) Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Amos Bator - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Bye - foul #2 on Harvey Bye, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG), Roger Landgraf (SF) Miro Kolkowski, Norman Wimberly | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Andy Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Malone | 34-39 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Robert Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses the jumper from close range | 37-39 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | John Breese grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Robert Baker travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Amos Bator, David Byrd, Jeffery Clay, Andy Rainey, John Dyer | |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 37-39 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Hamidi Aho | 37-39 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Malone - foul #3 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Wimberly (SF) Roger Landgraf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:52 | Syracuse | Nicholas Buendia misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Bradley Govea picks off the pass by Miro Kolkowski | 40-39 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Bradley Govea scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Archie Cutler | 40-41 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Hamidi Aho takes the ball from Eric Robinson | 40-41 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Miro Kolkowski | 43-41 |
| 09:18 | Syracuse | Eric Robinson hits a fadeaway near the basket | 43-43 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Harvey Bye can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly tips it home | 45-43 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Harvey Bye is called for the reach on Archie Cutler - foul #3 on Harvey Bye, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Kang Wang (C) Miro Kolkowski, Norman Wimberly, Harvey Bye, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), John Dyer (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Bradley Govea | |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Archie Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Archie Cutler is called for the reach on John Breese - foul #1 on Archie Cutler, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (PF) Archie Cutler | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Robert Baker is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Breese | 47-45 |
| 07:53 | Syracuse | John Dyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Mark McDonald | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andy Rainey (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Dyer (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | John Breese can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Robert Baker tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 07:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Dyer | 47-45 |
| 06:43 | Syracuse | John Dyer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Dyer, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF) Kenneth Malone, Roger Landgraf | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Mark McDonald clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Byrd - foul #1 on David Byrd, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Robinson (SF) Jeffery Clay | |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Mark McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Dyer | 48-45 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | John Dyer misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark McDonald - foul #5 on Mark McDonald, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Robert Baker, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jack Hoose (PG), Nicholas Buendia (SG) Amos Bator, David Byrd | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | John Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Andy Rainey picks off the pass by Norman Wimberly | 48-47 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | John Dyer dunks the ball | 48-49 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harvey Bye | 51-49 |
| 04:52 | Syracuse | John Dyer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 51-49 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Eric Robinson is called for the reach on Roger Landgraf - foul #3 on Eric Robinson, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Kenneth Malone (SG), Robert Baker (PF) Miro Kolkowski, Norman Wimberly, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Amos Bator (PG), David Byrd (SG), Jeffery Clay (SF), Archie Cutler (PF), Bradley Govea (C) Jack Hoose, Nicholas Buendia, Eric Robinson, Andy Rainey, John Dyer | |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Harvey Bye grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | John Breese connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Landgraf | 54-49 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | David Byrd buries a jumpshot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Landgraf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Bye (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Amos Bator (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffery Clay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Cutler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Govea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:52 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Pate (SF), Hamidi Aho (C) Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Andy Rainey (PF) Bradley Govea | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Wimberly (SF) Joseph Pate | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Dyer (C) Archie Cutler | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | John Breese hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | David Byrd makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Robert Baker clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Andy Rainey - foul #3 on Andy Rainey, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (C) Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Byrd | 57-54 |
| 01:40 | Syracuse | Jeffery Clay is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffery Clay, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | John Breese can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-54 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | David Byrd snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | John Dyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Clay | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Robert Baker lays it in on a nice dish by John Breese | 59-56 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | David Byrd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Amos Bator pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Harvey Bye picks off the pass by Amos Bator | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Amos Bator is called for the reach on Harvey Bye in the backcourt - foul #3 on Amos Bator, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Hamidi Aho (C) Kenneth Malone, Norman Wimberly, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | David Byrd comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 61-56 |