| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Curtis Crook (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Lofland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Hugh Hutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Gary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Munn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Carl Gary inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Curtis Crook buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Wilbur Mason | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | IPFW | Carl Gary is denied on a layup by Manuel Lofland | 40-30 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Fisher | 42-30 |
| 18:20 | IPFW | Carl Gary hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Herbert Moree | 42-33 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:04 | IPFW | Herbert Moree gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:39 | IPFW | Reed Rouse blows the layup | 42-33 |
| 17:38 | IPFW | Reed Rouse hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 42-35 |
| 17:05 | IPFW | Reed Rouse gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:00 | IPFW | Wilbur Mason is called for the reach on Herbert Moree - foul #2 on Wilbur Mason, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Nally (PG), Danny Bradford (SG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Christopher Speirs (PF), Gary Hawkins (C) Curtis Crook, Wilbur Mason, Jimmie Stephens, Leon Fisher, Manuel Lofland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Abdul Lemons (PG), Joseph Bashir (SF), David Barbosa (PF), Gary Field (C) Hugh Hutton, Carl Gary, Reed Rouse, Gabriel Munn | |
| 16:50 | IPFW | Herbert Moree knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Abdul Lemons | 42-37 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Gary Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:27 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:22 | IPFW | Herbert Moree connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abdul Lemons | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Anthony Reeves is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Reeves, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| 16:01 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Moree and he's hacked by Christopher Speirs - foul #3 on Christopher Speirs, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Satter (PF) Christopher Speirs | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 16:01 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:01 | IPFW | Gary Field grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:49 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Reeves - foul #2 on Anthony Reeves, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Speirs (PF) Fred Satter | |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG), Reed Rouse (PF) Herbert Moree, Gary Field | |
| 15:49 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:49 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Speirs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abdul Lemons (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Barbosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Christopher Speirs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Christopher Speirs grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Gary Hawkins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:05 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:41 | IPFW | Reed Rouse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Danny Bradford grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Bryan Nally is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen McMeans - foul #4 on Stephen McMeans, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Curtis Crook (PG), Wilbur Mason (SG), Jimmie Stephens (SF), Leon Fisher (PF), Manuel Lofland (C) Bryan Nally, Danny Bradford, Anthony Reeves, Christopher Speirs, Gary Hawkins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Hugh Hutton (PG), Herbert Moree (SG), Carl Gary (SF), Gabriel Munn (C) Stephen McMeans, Abdul Lemons, Joseph Bashir, David Barbosa | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 14:01 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn connects on the shot from the right block set up by Reed Rouse and he's fouled by Manuel Lofland - foul #1 on Manuel Lofland, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Gary Field (PF) Reed Rouse | |
| 14:01 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Leon Fisher grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Gary - foul #2 on Carl Gary, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | IPFW | Gary Field misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 45-45 |
| 13:41 | IPFW | Gary Field can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 13:40 | IPFW | Hugh Hutton grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 13:27 | IPFW | Carl Gary misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Leon Fisher gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Munn | 45-45 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Wilbur Mason and he's hacked by Herbert Moree - foul #1 on Herbert Moree, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Nally (PG) Curtis Crook | |
| Subs | IPFW | Abdul Lemons (PG), Joseph Bashir (SF), Reed Rouse (PF), David Barbosa (C) Hugh Hutton, Carl Gary, Gary Field, Gabriel Munn | |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:39 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Leon Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland's pass is intercepted by Herbert Moree | 48-45 |
| 11:58 | IPFW | Herbert Moree hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 11:57 | IPFW | David Barbosa snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:43 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 48-45 |
| 11:41 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Bryan Nally pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmie Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Manuel Lofland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Abdul Lemons (fresh) 5 reb. SG - Herbert Moree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Barbosa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 11:30 | IPFW | Reed Rouse snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 11:05 | IPFW | Manuel Lofland is called for the reach on David Barbosa - foul #2 on Manuel Lofland, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Curtis Crook (PG), Anthony Reeves (SF), Christopher Speirs (PF), Gary Hawkins (C) Wilbur Mason, Jimmie Stephens, Leon Fisher, Manuel Lofland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Hugh Hutton (PG), Carl Gary (SF), Gary Field (PF), Gabriel Munn (C) Herbert Moree, Joseph Bashir, Reed Rouse, David Barbosa | |
| 10:49 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn clanks a floater in the paint | 48-45 |
| 10:47 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:27 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Speirs - foul #4 on Christopher Speirs, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Danny Bradford (SG), Fred Satter (PF) Bryan Nally, Christopher Speirs | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 10:27 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:27 | IPFW | Abdul Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Gary Hawkins connects on the driving attempt from close range | 50-46 |
| 09:56 | IPFW | Gary Field is denied on a layup by Gary Hawkins | 50-46 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Danny Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Fred Satter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Field - foul #1 on Gary Field, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | David Barbosa (PG), Herbert Moree (SG), Reed Rouse (PF) Abdul Lemons, Hugh Hutton, Gary Field | |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Fred Satter misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Fred Satter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:26 | IPFW | David Barbosa misses long on a jumper from close range | 50-46 |
| 09:25 | IPFW | David Barbosa tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Curtis Crook misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 09:08 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Reed Rouse | 50-48 |
| 08:54 | IPFW | Herbert Moree connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Barbosa | 50-51 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Curtis Crook scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Hawkins | 53-51 |
| 08:23 | IPFW | David Barbosa buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Moree | 53-53 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Danny Bradford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 08:06 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:48 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn is whistled for a carry | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Nally (PG), Wilbur Mason (SG), Jimmie Stephens (SF), Leon Fisher (PF), Manuel Lofland (C) Curtis Crook, Danny Bradford, Anthony Reeves, Fred Satter, Gary Hawkins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG), Joseph Bashir (SF), Gary Field (C) David Barbosa, Carl Gary, Gabriel Munn | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Leon Fisher drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmie Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Manuel Lofland (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Field (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Nally | 57-53 |
| 06:58 | IPFW | Gary Field connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bashir | 57-55 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Bryan Nally is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jesse Pruett (C) Reed Rouse | |
| 06:32 | IPFW | Jesse Pruett clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 06:31 | IPFW | Gary Field hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jesse Pruett - foul #1 on Jesse Pruett, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Hugh Hutton (SG), David Barbosa (PF) Herbert Moree, Jesse Pruett | |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:49 | IPFW | David Barbosa drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bashir | 59-59 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmie Stephens | 62-59 |
| 05:05 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Hugh Hutton | 62-61 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason misses the 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Leon Fisher misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 04:55 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 04:42 | IPFW | Joseph Bashir hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Field | 62-63 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 04:25 | IPFW | Gary Field grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 04:25 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Curtis Crook (PG) Bryan Nally | |
| Subs | IPFW | Herbert Moree (SG), Carl Gary (SF), Reed Rouse (PF), Gabriel Munn (C) Hugh Hutton, Joseph Bashir, David Barbosa, Gary Field | |
| 03:59 | IPFW | Carl Gary hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Manuel Lofland | 62-63 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Herbert Moree - foul #2 on Herbert Moree, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Reeves (SF), Christopher Speirs (PF), Gary Hawkins (C) Jimmie Stephens, Leon Fisher, Manuel Lofland | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:52 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:27 | IPFW | Herbert Moree clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Christopher Speirs snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Curtis Crook (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Speirs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Stephen McMeans (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Herbert Moree (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Gary (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reed Rouse (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gabriel Munn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Curtis Crook's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Munn | 63-63 |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Herbert Moree is hacked by Wilbur Mason - foul #3 on Wilbur Mason, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Nally (SG), Leon Fisher (PF), Manuel Lofland (C) Wilbur Mason, Christopher Speirs, Gary Hawkins | |
| Subs | IPFW | Hugh Hutton (PG) Stephen McMeans | |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:50 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmie Stephens (SF) Anthony Reeves | |
| Subs | IPFW | Stephen McMeans (PG) Hugh Hutton | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Curtis Crook comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 02:31 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Reed Rouse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryan Nally - foul #1 on Bryan Nally, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wilbur Mason (SG) Bryan Nally | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Reed Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Reed Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | Leon Fisher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 01:49 | IPFW | Gabriel Munn pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:30 | IPFW | Carl Gary scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gabriel Munn | 63-68 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Crook | 65-68 |
| 00:50 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:49 | IPFW | Herbert Moree gets the offensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | IPFW | Herbert Moree misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-68 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Manuel Lofland snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Curtis Crook is fouled on the floor by Carl Gary - foul #3 on Carl Gary, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Curtis Crook makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Curtis Crook makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree is hacked by Curtis Crook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Crook, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | IPFW | Herbert Moree makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Wilbur Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Stephen McMeans pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |