| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Thomas Spivey (fresh) SG - Ronald Bolan (fresh) SF - Glenn Head (fresh) PF - James Paulson (fresh) C - Dennis Stigall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Portillo (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) SF - Bradly Gullion (fresh) PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) C - Monroe Crozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Thomas Spivey | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | David Portillo misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Ronald Bolan is called for the reach on Jeremiah Bayne - foul #1 on Ronald Bolan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Portillo | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | IUPUI | Bradly Gullion steps in front of the Thomas Spivey pass | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | IUPUI | Glenn Head pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | IUPUI | Glenn Head makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Stigall and he's hacked by Bradly Gullion - foul #1 on Bradly Gullion, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | IUPUI | Glenn Head makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bradly Gullion, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SF) Bradly Gullion | |
| 17:46 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:09 | IUPUI | Glenn Head snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:52 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Leroy Brown (SF), Willie Jensen (PF) Glenn Head, James Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Anderson (PG), Joe Tusing (PF), Richard Treiber (C) David Portillo, Dennis Murphy, Monroe Crozier | |
| 16:38 | Mercer | William Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | William Anderson snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | William Anderson's pass is intercepted by Dennis Stigall | 3-2 |
| 16:04 | IUPUI | Joe Tusing steals the ball from Ronald Bolan | 3-2 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Leroy Brown - foul #1 on Leroy Brown, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain (PG), Glenn Head (SF) Thomas Spivey, Dennis Stigall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Monroe Crozier (C) Jeremiah Bayne | |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:51 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Kenneth Swain (fresh) SG - Ronald Bolan (fresh) SF - Glenn Head (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Brown (fresh) C - Willie Jensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jonathan Bankhead (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Anderson (fresh) SF - Richard Treiber (fresh) PF - Joe Tusing (fresh) C - Monroe Crozier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Head | 5-3 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | William Anderson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 5-3 |
| 15:09 | IUPUI | Glenn Head grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 14:53 | IUPUI | Leroy Brown comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Joe Tusing - foul #1 on Joe Tusing, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey (PG), James Paulson (PF), Dennis Stigall (C) Ronald Bolan, Glenn Head, Willie Jensen | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Portillo (PG), Jeremiah Bayne (SG), Dennis Murphy (PF) Jonathan Bankhead, William Anderson, Joe Tusing | |
| 14:53 | IUPUI | Leroy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 14:53 | IUPUI | Leroy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-3 |
| 14:32 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:26 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier makes the fadeaway near the basket | 7-5 |
| 13:57 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain is fouled on the floor by Monroe Crozier - foul #1 on Monroe Crozier, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan (SG), Glenn Head (SF) Kenneth Swain, Leroy Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SF) Richard Treiber | |
| 13:36 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 7-5 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Bayne | 7-8 |
| 12:45 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Head | 9-8 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | James Paulson is called for the reach on Jonathan Bankhead - foul #1 on James Paulson, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain (PG), Leroy Brown (PF), Willie Jensen (C) Thomas Spivey, James Paulson, Dennis Stigall | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Anderson (PG), Joe Tusing (PF), Richard Treiber (C) David Portillo, Dennis Murphy, Monroe Crozier | |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Richard Treiber misses short on a shot in the lane | 9-8 |
| 12:11 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | IUPUI | Leroy Brown grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:00 | IUPUI | Glenn Head misses long on a jumper from the right side | 9-8 |
| 11:58 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 11:45 | IUPUI | Glenn Head is whistled for a carry | 9-8 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson (SG), Carl McHalffey (C) Ronald Bolan, Glenn Head | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Kessler (SG), Dennis Murphy (PF) Jeremiah Bayne, Jonathan Bankhead | |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Kenneth Swain (fresh) SG - Johnny Johnson (fresh) SF - Leroy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl McHalffey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Anderson (fresh) SG - Gary Kessler (fresh) SF - Joe Tusing (fresh) PF - Dennis Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Treiber (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | William Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 11:29 | IUPUI | Carl McHalffey grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 11:12 | IUPUI | Carl McHalffey is hacked by Joe Tusing - foul #2 on Joe Tusing, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey (PG), James Paulson (PF), Dennis Stigall (C) Johnny Johnson, Willie Jensen, Carl McHalffey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Monroe Crozier (C) Joe Tusing | |
| 10:58 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF) Kenneth Swain, Leroy Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SF) Dennis Murphy | |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Dennis Stigall takes the ball from Monroe Crozier | 9-8 |
| 10:34 | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Anderson and he's fouled by Ronald Bolan - foul #2 on Ronald Bolan, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain (SG), Glenn Head (SF) Ronald Bolan, Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Portillo (PG), Jeremiah Bayne (SG) William Anderson, Gary Kessler | |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 09:54 | IUPUI | Glenn Head scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead's floater is knocked away by James Paulson | 12-11 |
| 09:36 | IUPUI | James Paulson snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 09:30 | IUPUI | Monroe Crozier is called for the reach on Dennis Stigall - foul #2 on Monroe Crozier, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Leroy Brown (PF) James Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dennis Murphy (PF) Monroe Crozier | |
| 09:18 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain double dribbles | 12-11 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Glenn Head - foul #1 on Glenn Head, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:00 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 08:54 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Brown | 14-12 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead is hacked by Leroy Brown - foul #2 on Leroy Brown, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson (SG), Carl McHalffey (SF), Willie Jensen (PF) Thomas Spivey, Glenn Head, Leroy Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Anderson (PG) David Portillo | |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-12 |
| 08:23 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Carl McHalffey | 14-12 |
| 08:18 | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 08:16 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 08:04 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-12 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Anderson | 14-12 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Richard Treiber grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Kenneth Swain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Johnson (fresh) SF - Carl McHalffey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Stigall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bankhead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Treiber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | William Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Treiber | 14-15 |
| 07:07 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Anderson - foul #1 on William Anderson, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey (PG), Glenn Head (SF), James Paulson (PF) Johnny Johnson, Carl McHalffey, Dennis Stigall | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Portillo (PG) William Anderson | |
| 07:07 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:07 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Richard Treiber grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | David Portillo loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson (SG) Kenneth Swain | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Anderson (SG) Jeremiah Bayne | |
| 06:06 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Portillo - foul #1 on David Portillo, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Carl McHalffey (C) Willie Jensen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:06 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 06:06 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Richard Treiber pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Anderson | 16-18 |
| 05:17 | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dennis Murphy | 16-18 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 04:50 | IUPUI | The rebound goes to Carl McHalffey | 16-18 |
| 04:46 | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall (C) Glenn Head | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Kessler (PG), Jeremiah Bayne (SG) David Portillo, William Anderson | |
| 04:29 | Mercer | James Paulson is called for the reach on Gary Kessler - foul #2 on James Paulson, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain (SG), Willie Jensen (PF) Carl McHalffey, James Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Gary Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Gary Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 04:16 | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 16-20 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Swain | 16-20 |
| 04:06 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain lays it in | 18-20 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Richard Treiber jams it set up by Dennis Murphy | 18-22 |
| 03:43 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Willie Jensen | 20-22 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Thomas Spivey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Swain (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) PF - Willie Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Stigall (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bankhead (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Treiber (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Richard Treiber clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 03:25 | IUPUI | Kenneth Swain grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 03:09 | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Jensen | 23-22 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Gary Kessler travels in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lester Covey (PG), Ronald Bolan (SG), Glenn Head (SF), James Paulson (PF) Thomas Spivey, Kenneth Swain, Johnny Johnson, Willie Jensen | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Portillo (PG), Bradly Gullion (SF), Joe Tusing (PF), Monroe Crozier (C) Gary Kessler, Jonathan Bankhead, Dennis Murphy, Richard Treiber | |
| 02:57 | IUPUI | Jeremiah Bayne swats the shot by Glenn Head | 23-22 |
| 02:56 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:44 | IUPUI | Lester Covey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 02:42 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 02:27 | IUPUI | Glenn Head makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lester Covey | 26-22 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier clanks a shot from the right side | 26-22 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 02:03 | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 01:58 | IUPUI | Glenn Head misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-22 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bolan | 26-22 |
| 01:32 | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan hits the finger roll | 28-22 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Stigall - foul #1 on Dennis Stigall, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Thomas Spivey (PG), Leroy Brown (PF), Willie Jensen (C) Lester Covey, James Paulson, Dennis Stigall | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Anderson (PG) David Portillo | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:55 | IUPUI | William Anderson takes the ball from Willie Jensen | 28-24 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Thomas Spivey is called for the reach on Joe Tusing - foul #1 on Thomas Spivey, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Johnny Johnson (SF) Glenn Head | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Kessler (SG) Jeremiah Bayne | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Joe Tusing misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 00:49 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 00:31 | IUPUI | Willie Jensen makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Johnny Johnson | 30-24 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Joe Tusing misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Willie Jensen - foul #1 on Willie Jensen, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Dennis Stigall (C) Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Joe Tusing makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Joe Tusing makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:00 | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan is fouled on the floor by Gary Kessler - foul #1 on Gary Kessler, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | IUPUI | James Paulson (PF) Willie Jensen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne (SG), Dennis Murphy (PF) Gary Kessler, Joe Tusing | |
| 00:00 | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | IUPUI | Ronald Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |