| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) SF - Norman Wimberly (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) C - Mark McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fresh) SG - Michael Laffoon (fresh) SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) C - Wayne Visconti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Mark McDonald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Malone picks off the pass by Matthew Holmes | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | John Breese lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Malone | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Holmes | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Malone - foul #1 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | John Breese knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 5-1 |
| 18:30 | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-1 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Fred McNealey is called for the reach on John Breese - foul #1 on Fred McNealey, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Mark McDonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-1 |
| 18:07 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brett Abbott | 5-1 |
| 17:52 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Laffoon | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Michael Laffoon steals it from Norman Wimberly | 5-3 |
| 17:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes scores on a floater in the paint set up by Brett Abbott | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Mark McDonald knocks in the runner near the basket | 7-5 |
| 17:00 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott lays it up and in | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Wayne Visconti steals the ball from Mark McDonald | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes drills a 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Fred McNealey steals it from Kenneth Malone | 7-10 |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon blows the layup | 7-10 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Robert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Wimberly (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) C - Mark McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Laffoon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Visconti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | John Breese connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Malone | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Norman Wimberly - foul #1 on Norman Wimberly, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Norman Wimberly, Robert Baker, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Thomas May (SG), Kevin Plante (PF), James Dennis (C) Fred McNealey, Michael Laffoon, Matthew Holmes, Wayne Visconti | |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Harvey Bye misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brett Abbott | 9-11 |
| 14:48 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Dennis | 9-11 |
| 14:30 | Western Carolina | James Dennis is hacked by Hamidi Aho - foul #1 on Hamidi Aho, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG) Kenneth Malone | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mark Masse (PG) Brett Abbott | |
| 14:25 | Western Carolina | Mark Masse can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 9-11 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harvey Bye | 9-11 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Breese | 11-11 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | James Dennis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | John Breese can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Western Carolina | Thomas May pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | Harvey Bye takes the ball from Mark Masse | 11-11 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Mark Masse is called for the reach on Roger Landgraf - foul #1 on Mark Masse, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG), Robert Baker (PF), Kang Wang (C) Miro Kolkowski, Harvey Bye, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Matthew Holmes (PF), Martin Ferguson (C) Mark Masse, James Davidson, James Dennis | |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Kang Wang hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Baker and he's hacked by Martin Ferguson - foul #1 on Martin Ferguson, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Pate (SF) Roger Landgraf | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Kang Wang makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 14-11 |
| 12:41 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson tips it back up and in | 14-13 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | John Breese misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:18 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Pate - foul #1 on Joseph Pate, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Harvey Bye (PF) John Breese, Joseph Pate, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon (SG), Brett Abbott (SF) Thomas May, Kevin Plante | |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Harvey Bye misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 11:52 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Martin Ferguson | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fresh) SG - Michael Laffoon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Harvey Bye pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Harvey Bye misses the dunk but the foul's on Matthew Holmes - foul #1 on Matthew Holmes, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Pate (SF), Hamidi Aho (C) Miro Kolkowski, Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti (C) Martin Ferguson | |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Harvey Bye - foul #1 on Harvey Bye, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Mark McDonald (C) Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | John Breese misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:25 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:11 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey is hacked by John Breese - foul #1 on John Breese, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Robert Baker (PF) Kenneth Malone, Joseph Pate, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante (PF) Matthew Holmes | |
| 09:53 | Western Carolina | Mark McDonald picks off the pass by Brett Abbott | 16-17 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Wayne Visconti steals it from Miro Kolkowski | 16-17 |
| 09:32 | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Laffoon | 16-19 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (PG), Harvey Bye (SG), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Miro Kolkowski, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Thomas May (SG), Matthew Holmes (PF) Fred McNealey, Michael Laffoon, Kevin Plante | |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Norman Wimberly | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante (SF) Brett Abbott | |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Harvey Bye is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Harvey Bye, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Pate (SF) Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Dennis (C) Wayne Visconti | |
| 08:12 | Western Carolina | Thomas May misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Hamidi Aho and the foul's on Matthew Holmes - foul #2 on Matthew Holmes, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Kang Wang (C) Joseph Pate, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Brett Abbott (SF) Thomas May, Matthew Holmes | |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf makes the free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred McNealey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davidson (fresh) SF - Brett Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Plante (fresh) C - James Dennis (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Malone is called for the reach on James Davidson - foul #2 on Kenneth Malone, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Norman Wimberly (SF) John Breese, Kenneth Malone | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 07:36 | Western Carolina | James Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Davidson - foul #1 on James Davidson, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon (SG), Wayne Visconti (C) James Davidson, James Dennis | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kevin Plante | 21-22 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 06:25 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 06:23 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Visconti | 21-22 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | Kevin Plante knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Fred McNealey | 21-24 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Mark McDonald misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred McNealey - foul #2 on Fred McNealey, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Joseph Pate (SF), Robert Baker (PF) Roger Landgraf, Norman Wimberly, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Davidson (PG), Thomas May (SG), James Dennis (PF), Martin Ferguson (C) Fred McNealey, Michael Laffoon, Kevin Plante, Wayne Visconti | |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:26 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott misses short on a shot from the left block | 23-24 |
| 05:25 | Western Carolina | James Dennis grabs the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:19 | Western Carolina | Martin Ferguson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-24 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Mark McDonald snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Joseph Pate's dunk attempt is rejected by James Dennis | 23-24 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | John Breese grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Dennis - foul #1 on James Dennis, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kang Wang (C) Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon (SG), Kevin Plante (PF) Brett Abbott, Martin Ferguson | |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | Thomas May grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon misses the jumper from the left side | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | John Breese clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Laffoon - foul #1 on Michael Laffoon, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti (C) Thomas May | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | John Breese misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | John Breese misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | James Dennis pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 03:50 | Western Carolina | James Dennis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 03:48 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti misses the tip | 24-24 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Joseph Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Pate (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Davidson (fresh) SG - Michael Laffoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin Plante (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dennis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Visconti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Mercer | Kang Wang misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-24 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Robert Baker tips it in | 26-24 |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | James Dennis travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (PG), Kenneth Malone (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Miro Kolkowski, Joseph Pate, Robert Baker, Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred McNealey (PG), Thomas May (SG), Brett Abbott (SF), Matthew Holmes (PF) James Davidson, Michael Laffoon, Kevin Plante, James Dennis | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-24 |
| 02:47 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Norman Wimberly - foul #2 on Norman Wimberly, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Laffoon (SG) Thomas May | |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Mark McDonald grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:29 | Western Carolina | Brett Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-26 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Mark McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Fred McNealey picks off the pass by Roger Landgraf | 26-26 |
| 00:50 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harvey Bye | 26-26 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Mark McDonald misses the shot from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Wayne Visconti snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Matthew Holmes clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-26 |