| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Harold Severns (fresh) SG - Gary Vallecillo (fresh) SF - Arthur Gleason (fresh) PF - Mario Myers (fresh) C - Thomas Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Delaware State | Mario Myers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware State | Delaware State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Delaware State | Mario Myers misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Delaware State | Harold Severns knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Harold Severns | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Delaware State | Arthur Gleason is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kania - foul #1 on Thomas Kania, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Skagerberg - foul #1 on John Skagerberg, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Delaware State | Mario Myers can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Delaware State | Mario Myers knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Harold Severns | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum lays it up and in set up by Joseph Caldwell | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Delaware State | John Skagerberg is called for the reach on Mario Myers - foul #2 on John Skagerberg, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG) John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Edwards (PG), Roy Ellis (SG), Herbert Black (SF), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Gary Vallecillo, Arthur Gleason, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 16:24 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Roy Ellis | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Matthew Atherton blocks the jumper by Thomas Kania | 4-9 |
| 16:17 | Delaware State | Matthew Atherton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:55 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Black (fresh) PF - Matthew Atherton (fresh) C - Abel Broome (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Thomas Kania clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 15:31 | Delaware State | Matthew Atherton pulls down the rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:09 | Delaware State | Thomas Goggans is called for the reach on Roy Ellis - foul #1 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Craig Longworth (SF), Mario Bell (PF), David Booth (C) Thomas Kania, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo (SG), Arthur Gleason (SF) Roy Ellis, Herbert Black | |
| 15:04 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards banks in the layup set up by Gary Vallecillo | 4-14 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Robert Jones is hacked by Abel Broome - foul #1 on Abel Broome, team foul #1 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Mario Myers (PF), Thomas Cooper (C) Matthew Atherton, Abel Broome | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-14 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | David Booth hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| 14:09 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Booth - foul #1 on David Booth, team foul #5 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell (PF) David Booth | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG) Gary Edwards | |
| 14:09 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:09 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Robert Jones connects on the floater from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 13:39 | Delaware State | Harold Severns connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Vallecillo and he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF) Robert Jones, Thomas Goggans | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Herbert Black (SF) Arthur Gleason | |
| 13:39 | Delaware State | Harold Severns makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Mario Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 13:17 | Delaware State | Herbert Black gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 12:55 | Delaware State | Thomas Kania steals the ball from Herbert Black | 8-19 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan jams it on a great pass from Thomas Kania | 10-19 |
| 12:34 | Delaware State | Harold Severns misses long on a shot from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 12:33 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo gets the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 12:19 | Delaware State | Mario Myers is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mario Myers, team foul #2 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG), Vernon Hallum (C) Craig Longworth, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Edwards (PG), Roy Ellis (SG), Arthur Gleason (SF), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Gary Vallecillo, Herbert Black, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans buries a floater from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 11:45 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Hallum - foul #1 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF) Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 11:45 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:45 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Gleason (fresh) PF - Matthew Atherton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Abel Broome (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans makes the fadeaway from close range | 14-21 |
| 11:02 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-21 |
| 11:00 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 10:39 | Delaware State | Arthur Gleason misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Craig Longworth (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, Wallace Hogan, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo (SG), Herbert Black (SF) Roy Ellis, Arthur Gleason | |
| 10:10 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Bell | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Mario Bell can't tip it in | 14-21 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell snags the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell loses the dribble to Gary Vallecillo | 14-21 |
| 09:37 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo slams it home | 14-23 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell is called for traveling | 14-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Thomas Goggans | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Arthur Gleason (SF), Mario Myers (PF), Thomas Cooper (C) Gary Edwards, Herbert Black, Matthew Atherton, Abel Broome | |
| 08:56 | Delaware State | Mario Myers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Severns | 14-25 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | David Booth double dribbles | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG) Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Roy Ellis (SG) Gary Vallecillo | |
| 08:32 | Delaware State | Joseph Caldwell blocks the short jumper by Mario Myers | 14-25 |
| 08:31 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis tips it but misses | 14-25 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Thomas Kania snags the defensive board | 14-25 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Mario Myers steals the ball from Thomas Kania | 14-25 |
| 07:56 | Delaware State | Mario Myers blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Kania - foul #2 on Thomas Kania, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, David Booth | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Herbert Black (SF) Arthur Gleason | |
| 07:56 | Delaware State | Mario Myers misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:56 | Delaware State | Mario Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the finger roll | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Craig Longworth (fresh) SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Harold Severns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Black (fresh) PF - Mario Myers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Black | 16-28 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Craig Longworth is hacked by Harold Severns - foul #1 on Harold Severns, team foul #3 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG), Mario Bell (PF) Robert Jones, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Edwards (PG), Gary Vallecillo (SG), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Harold Severns, Roy Ellis, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Mario Bell lays it in set up by Thomas Goggans | 18-28 |
| 06:41 | Delaware State | Vernon Hallum is called for the reach on Gary Edwards - foul #2 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #9 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Arthur Gleason (SF) Herbert Black | |
| 06:41 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan grabs the board | 18-28 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | David Booth misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 06:14 | Delaware State | Abel Broome snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 06:07 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Craig Longworth - foul #1 on Craig Longworth, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| 06:07 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:07 | Delaware State | Gary Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 05:51 | Delaware State | The rebound goes to Abel Broome | 18-30 |
| 05:45 | Delaware State | Mario Bell blocks the short jumper by Gary Edwards | 18-30 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Edwards - foul #1 on Gary Edwards, team foul #4 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Wallace Hogan, David Booth | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper (PF) Matthew Atherton | |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:05 | Delaware State | Mario Bell is called for the reach on Gary Vallecillo - foul #1 on Mario Bell, team foul #11 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF) Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Herbert Black (SF), Mario Myers (PF) Gary Edwards, Arthur Gleason, Abel Broome | |
| 05:05 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:05 | Delaware State | Gary Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Caldwell | 22-32 |
| 04:34 | Delaware State | Thomas Cooper lays it up and in | 22-34 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Harold Severns is called for the reach on Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Severns, team foul #5 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Wallace Hogan | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Edwards (PG), Roy Ellis (SG) Harold Severns, Gary Vallecillo | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | David Booth misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 22-34 |
| 04:17 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 04:05 | Delaware State | Robert Jones takes the ball from Roy Ellis | 22-34 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Robert Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 03:34 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Goggans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mario Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Delaware State | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roy Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Black (fresh) PF - Mario Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Mario Bell travels with the ball | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Robert Jones, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, David Booth | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Harold Severns (PG), Arthur Gleason (SF), Matthew Atherton (PF), Abel Broome (C) Gary Edwards, Herbert Black, Mario Myers, Thomas Cooper | |
| 03:09 | Delaware State | The jumper by Harold Severns is denied by Wallace Hogan | 25-34 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 02:51 | Delaware State | Matthew Atherton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 02:32 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by John Skagerberg - foul #3 on John Skagerberg, team foul #12 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG) John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Delaware State | | |
| 02:32 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:32 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:32 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis misses the 3rd free throw | 25-35 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan loses the dribble to Abel Broome | 25-35 |
| 01:45 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Abel Broome | 25-38 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Arthur Gleason steps in front of the Wallace Hogan pass | 25-38 |
| 01:01 | Delaware State | Roy Ellis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-38 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Thomas Kania grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Gleason - foul #1 on Arthur Gleason, team foul #6 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Mario Bell (SF), David Booth (PF) Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Delaware State | Gary Edwards (PG), Gary Vallecillo (SG), Herbert Black (SF), Mario Myers (PF), Thomas Cooper (C) Harold Severns, Roy Ellis, Arthur Gleason, Matthew Atherton, Abel Broome | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:17 | Delaware State | Herbert Black comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-38 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses short on a shot from close range | 26-38 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The clock runs out | 26-38 |