| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | William Carlsen picks off the pass by John Skagerberg | 29-38 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | William Carlsen drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Kenneth Carey and he's hacked by Thomas Kania - foul #2 on Thomas Kania, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses short on a jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it home | 29-43 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell buries a driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by James Pursel - foul #4 on James Pursel, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (PF) James Pursel | |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Bobby Harman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | John Skagerberg knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Kania | 33-43 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Steven Buntin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Buntin, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell tips it home | 35-43 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Bobby Harman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Caldwell - foul #3 on Joseph Caldwell, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (PF), Mario Bell (C) Joseph Caldwell, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Steven Buntin | |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | John Skagerberg loses the dribble to Matthew Nash | 35-45 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the easy layup | 35-45 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan connects on the jumper from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey tips it but misses | 37-45 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Mario Bell pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Bobby Harman pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the turnaround from the left block | 37-45 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carlsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Mario Bell's fadeaway is rejected by William Carlsen | 37-45 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Craig Longworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Bobby Harman swats the layup by Mario Bell | 37-45 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Bobby Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Matthew Nash comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Longworth - foul #1 on Craig Longworth, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Bobby Harman, William Carlsen | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Steven Buntin is hacked by Thomas Goggans - foul #3 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (SF) Matthew Nash | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Ray Roux misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Ray Roux hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Ray Roux swats the dunk try by Wallace Hogan | 40-49 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | William Zenner pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Joseph Caldwell steps in front of the William Zenner pass | 40-49 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | William Zenner steps in front of the Vernon Hallum pass | 40-49 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wallace Hogan - foul #2 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (SF), Mario Bell (C) Wallace Hogan, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG), James Pursel (PF) Kenneth Carey, Ray Roux | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter lays it in | 40-52 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | James Pursel swats the layup by Joseph Caldwell | 40-52 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | William Zenner pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett is hacked by Mario Bell - foul #2 on Mario Bell, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SG), David Booth (C) Robert Jones, Thomas Goggans | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), William Carlsen (C) Steven Buntin, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | John Skagerberg double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), Vernon Hallum (C) Joseph Caldwell, David Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Bobby Harman drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 40-54 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Thomas Kania hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Bell | 40-54 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Craig Longworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Bobby Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Kania - foul #3 on Thomas Kania, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), David Booth (PF) John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Ray Roux (PF) Matthew Nash, James Pursel | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bobby Harman | 40-56 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Bobby Harman buries a floater from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan lays it in set up by David Booth | 42-58 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the lay-in | 42-58 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Thomas Kania loses the ball out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), Craig Longworth (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, Wallace Hogan, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Bobby Harman, Ray Roux, William Carlsen | |
| 08:18 | Louisville | James Pursel connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Carey | 42-60 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-60 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Craig Longworth takes the ball from Matthew Nash | 42-60 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Matthew Nash steals it from Robert Jones | 42-60 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | William Zenner is whistled for a carry | 42-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (SF) Steven Buntin | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Zenner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Mario Bell hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by William Zenner - foul #2 on William Zenner, team foul #3 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlsen (C) William Zenner | |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the free throw | 44-60 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Matthew Nash pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Bobby Harman is fouled on the floor by Mario Bell - foul #3 on Mario Bell, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG) Kenneth Carey | |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Bobby Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-62 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 44-62 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Bobby Harman scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Nash | 44-64 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Craig Longworth blows the layup but the foul's on James Pursel - foul #5 on James Pursel, team foul #4 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG) James Pursel | |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Matthew Nash buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 46-66 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Craig Longworth's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Carey | 46-66 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the dunk attempt | 46-66 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | David Booth gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | David Booth can't connect on a floater near the basket | 46-66 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Carey | 46-66 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | William Carlsen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-66 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Nash | 46-66 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Nash | 46-68 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | David Booth's fadeaway is rejected by William Carlsen | 46-68 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | William Carlsen pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bobby Harman and he's fouled by Thomas Kania - foul #4 on Thomas Kania, team foul #9 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Mario Bell (SF) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), Ralph Baskett (SF), Ray Roux (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Matthew Nash, Bobby Harman, William Carlsen | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Craig Longworth | 46-70 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Kenneth Carey picks off the pass by Robert Jones | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Craig Longworth (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Booth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ray Roux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Ray Roux scores on a runner from the right block set up by Kenneth Carey | 46-72 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Robert Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #10 | 46-72 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | David Booth is hacked by William Zenner - foul #3 on William Zenner, team foul #5 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (PG) Kenneth Carey | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Craig Longworth blows the layup but he's fouled by Ray Roux - foul #2 on Ray Roux, team foul #6 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), Bobby Harman (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Ralph Baskett, Ray Roux, William Zenner | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Matthew Nash drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Buntin | 47-75 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Mario Bell jams it | 49-75 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses short on a shot from the left block | 49-75 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the fadeaway in the lane | 49-75 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Steven Buntin snags the defensive board | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey loses the ball out of bounds | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | David Booth clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-75 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey runs out the clock | 49-75 |