| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Malcom Kleinberger (fresh) SG - Matthew Schneider (fresh) SF - James Taylor (fresh) PF - John Haynie (fresh) C - Eddie Kreutzer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) SG - James Rudolph (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) C - Harold Dunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Eddie Kreutzer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cornell | Matthew Schneider misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | James Carter loses the dribble to Matthew Schneider | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | Lance Wasser is called for the reach on Matthew Schneider - foul #1 on Lance Wasser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | James Carter picks off the pass by Matthew Schneider | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | James Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Schneider - foul #1 on Matthew Schneider, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | James Rudolph drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Johnson | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Cornell | Matthew Schneider connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Malcom Kleinberger | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | James Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Schneider - foul #2 on Matthew Schneider, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Hagood (SG), Maurice Weigle (PF), Roger Coles (C) Matthew Schneider, John Haynie, Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Lance Wasser lays it in on a great pass from Harold Dunn | 2-4 |
| 17:03 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Roger Coles | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Ronald Hagood takes the ball from Lance Wasser | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | James Taylor clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lance Wasser | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | David Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harold Dunn | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | David Johnson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | David Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Coles | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Malcom Kleinberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hagood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Weigle (fairly fresh) C - Roger Coles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fairly fresh) SG - James Rudolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Wasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Dunn (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Rudolph - foul #1 on James Rudolph, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Wagnon (PG), Lee Gilbert (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Malcom Kleinberger, Ronald Hagood, James Taylor, Roger Coles | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Charles Ford (SG), Mark Caddell (SF), Robert Semple (PF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) James Carter, James Rudolph, David Johnson, Lance Wasser, Harold Dunn | |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Eddie Kreutzer grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Weigle | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Haynie (PF) Maurice Weigle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:58 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Cornell | John Haynie tips it in | 10-6 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Charles Ford is hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Charles Ford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Billy Wagnon buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 13-9 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Billy Wagnon steals the ball from Jerry Duffey in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 14:11 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Wagnon | 15-9 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | John Haynie denies the turnaround by Ognjen Ziegenhagen | 15-9 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Eddie Kreutzer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Billy Wagnon is hacked by Ognjen Ziegenhagen - foul #1 on Ognjen Ziegenhagen, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger (PG), Ronald Hagood (SG), James Taylor (SF), Roger Coles (PF), Duane Jackson (C) Billy Wagnon, Lee Gilbert, Thomas Lee, John Haynie, Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Jerry Duffey, Charles Ford, Mark Caddell, Robert Semple, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 13:14 | Cornell | Harold Dunn blocks the jumper by Malcom Kleinberger | 15-9 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | James Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | The jump hook by David Johnson is blocked by Duane Jackson | 15-9 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Roger Coles gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger is whistled for traveling | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Weigle (PF) Duane Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | David Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Carter | 15-12 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | The jump hook by Maurice Weigle is blocked by Lance Wasser | 15-12 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | James Rudolph buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Carter | 15-15 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | James Taylor is hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Lee (SF), Duane Jackson (C) James Taylor, Maurice Weigle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Mark Caddell (C) James Carter, Harold Dunn | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Malcom Kleinberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Hagood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Lee (fresh) PF - Roger Coles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Caddell (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Cornell | Roger Coles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Haynie (PF) Roger Coles | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:15 | Mercer | David Johnson hits a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Duane Jackson - foul #1 on Duane Jackson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Wagnon (PG) Malcom Kleinberger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Ford (SG), Robert Semple (C) James Rudolph, Lance Wasser | |
| 11:15 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Billy Wagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Charles Ford gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey is fouled on the floor by John Haynie - foul #1 on John Haynie, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Taylor (SF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Thomas Lee, John Haynie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) David Johnson | |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Charles Ford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Mark Caddell tips it home | 15-20 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Ognjen Ziegenhagen steals the ball from Billy Wagnon | 15-20 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Eddie Kreutzer takes the ball from Mark Caddell | 15-20 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Duane Jackson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Wagnon | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Billy Wagnon picks off the pass by Jerry Duffey in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Semple - foul #1 on Robert Semple, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lee Gilbert (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), Maurice Weigle (PF), Roger Coles (C) Billy Wagnon, James Taylor, Duane Jackson, Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Jerry Duffey, Charles Ford, Mark Caddell, Robert Semple, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Lance Wasser banks in the layup on a great pass from David Johnson | 20-22 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Thomas Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger (PG), John Haynie (PF) Ronald Hagood, Roger Coles | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tucci (SF) David Johnson | |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | James Carter misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert's pass is intercepted by James Rudolph | 22-22 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | James Rudolph is hacked by Lee Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Gilbert, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Taylor (SF), Roger Coles (C) Thomas Lee, Maurice Weigle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Caddell (C) Harold Dunn | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Malcom Kleinberger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Gilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Taylor (tiring) PF - John Haynie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Coles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Tucci (fresh) PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Lance Wasser is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Coles - foul #1 on Roger Coles, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Ellison (PG), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) James Carter, John Tucci | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:03 | Cornell | James Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Malcom Kleinberger | 25-23 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 25-23 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Lance Wasser hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Mark Caddell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Lee Gilbert is called for the reach on James Rudolph - foul #2 on Lee Gilbert, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Hagood (SG), Thomas Lee (SF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Lee Gilbert, James Taylor, John Haynie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), John Tucci (SF), Harold Dunn (C) Bradley Ellison, Mark Caddell, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 06:27 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Roger Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Hagood, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Weigle (PF) Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Ford (SG) James Rudolph | |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Roger Coles denies the turnaround by John Tucci | 25-25 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Harold Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses the runner from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Thomas Lee pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:36 | Cornell | Roger Coles hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Malcom Kleinberger and he's fouled by John Tucci - foul #1 on John Tucci, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Wagnon (SG), Duane Jackson (C) Ronald Hagood, Maurice Weigle | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), Robert Semple (PF) Charles Ford, Lance Wasser | |
| 05:36 | Cornell | Roger Coles makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Robert Semple misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 28-25 |
| 05:27 | Cornell | Roger Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Duane Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Malcom Kleinberger tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Taylor (SF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Thomas Lee, Roger Coles | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Ford (SG), Mark Caddell (SF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) Jerry Duffey, John Tucci, Harold Dunn | |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Billy Wagnon misses the 3 from straight away | 30-25 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Charles Ford grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | James Carter scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Ford | 30-28 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Eddie Kreutzer misses short on a runner in the paint | 30-28 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Eddie Kreutzer tips it in | 32-28 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen can't finish the layup | 32-28 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | James Taylor misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Ford - foul #1 on Charles Ford, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Schneider (SG), John Haynie (PF), Maurice Weigle (C) Billy Wagnon, Duane Jackson, Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF) James Carter, Robert Semple, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 03:47 | Cornell | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:25 | Cornell | John Haynie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-28 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Charles Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Malcom Kleinberger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. PF - John Haynie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Maurice Weigle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | James Rudolph drills a runner near the basket | 33-30 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | John Haynie lays it in set up by Matthew Schneider | 35-30 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Lance Wasser banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Caddell | 35-32 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Maurice Weigle comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Charles Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | David Johnson is called for traveling | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lee Gilbert (PG), Thomas Lee (SF), Roger Coles (PF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Malcom Kleinberger, James Taylor, John Haynie, Maurice Weigle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Charles Ford, Lance Wasser, Mark Caddell | |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Harold Dunn | 35-32 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | James Rudolph buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Duffey | 35-35 |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Lee Gilbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Harold Dunn is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Wagnon (PG), Duane Jackson (C) Lee Gilbert, Eddie Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), John Tucci (SF), Robert Semple (PF) James Rudolph, David Johnson, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Thomas Lee scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on John Tucci - foul #2 on John Tucci, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lance Wasser (PF) Harold Dunn | |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Thomas Lee makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Duffey, team foul #10 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Hagood (SF), John Haynie (PF) Thomas Lee, Roger Coles | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Johnson (SF) Jerry Duffey | |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Ronald Hagood hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Wagnon | 40-35 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Duane Jackson is called for the reach on Lance Wasser - foul #2 on Duane Jackson, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lee Gilbert (SF), Maurice Weigle (PF), Eddie Kreutzer (C) Billy Wagnon, John Haynie, Duane Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Ellison (PG), Mark Caddell (SF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) James Carter, David Johnson, Robert Semple | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Matthew Schneider misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-37 |