| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Skagerberg inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Bruce Steigerwald is called for the reach on Joseph Caldwell - foul #4 on Bruce Steigerwald, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Robinson (PF) Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 19:17 | Stanford | William Robinson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 18:57 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Robinson | 20-27 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Ousley - foul #3 on James Ousley, team foul #2 | 20-27 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:28 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Vernon Hallum - foul #2 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:28 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 18:28 | Stanford | Robert Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Thomas Kania buries a 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 17:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Warren Pulliam - foul #3 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG) Warren Pulliam | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 17:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:50 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Richard Purdue steals the ball from David Valenza | 25-30 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Richard Purdue banks in the layup | 25-32 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | David Valenza is called for 10 seconds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (SG), Edward Melton (C) Brian Bolduc, Robert Frank | |
| 16:53 | Stanford | William Ervin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | John Skagerberg travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG) Thomas Kania | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Frank (C) William Robinson | |
| 16:24 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Purdue, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (SF) John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell connects on the floater from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 15:47 | Stanford | Richard Purdue drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Melton | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) SF - Mario Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ousley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | David Booth buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Valenza | 30-34 |
| 15:15 | Stanford | William Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (SG), William Robinson (PF) William Ervin, Robert Frank | |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-34 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum hits the follow up shot | 32-34 |
| 14:37 | Stanford | William Robinson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard Purdue | 32-36 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Thomas Kania's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF) David Booth | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Robert Frank (C) Richard Purdue, Edward Melton | |
| 13:48 | Stanford | Robert Frank banks in the layup on a great pass from William Robinson | 32-38 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-38 |
| 13:30 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:09 | Stanford | William Ervin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Vernon Hallum - foul #3 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell (PF) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald (PF) William Robinson | |
| 13:09 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Pulliam | 35-41 |
| 12:21 | Stanford | James Ousley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 35-41 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | John Skagerberg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Mario Bell is called for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), David Booth (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (PG), Edward Melton (C) Brian Bolduc, Robert Frank | |
| 11:41 | Stanford | Richard Purdue can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Mario Bell pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) SF - Mario Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Booth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ervin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ousley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Valenza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | David Valenza scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Goggans | 37-41 |
| 10:33 | Stanford | Richard Purdue hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Ervin | 37-43 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | David Booth connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Caldwell | 39-43 |
| 09:54 | Stanford | James Ousley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Booth | 39-43 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 09:40 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Bruce Steigerwald | 39-43 |
| 09:11 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Steigerwald | 39-45 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans's pass is intercepted by Richard Purdue | 39-45 |
| 08:43 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald's pass is intercepted by Mario Bell | 39-45 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Mario Bell banks in the layup | 41-45 |
| 08:14 | Stanford | Edward Melton misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-45 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | David Booth knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Goggans | 43-45 |
| 07:29 | Stanford | James Ousley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | David Booth pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggans (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Booth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ervin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ousley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Steigerwald (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Mario Bell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 07:08 | Stanford | Edward Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:45 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Purdue | 43-47 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | David Booth travels with the ball | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), John Ellis (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, Joseph Caldwell, David Booth | |
| Subs | Stanford | Chung Zheng (PG), Brian Bolduc (SG), William Robinson (SF), Robert Frank (C) Richard Purdue, William Ervin, James Ousley, Edward Melton | |
| 06:03 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc loses the dribble to Warren Pulliam | 43-47 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Robert Frank picks off the pass by Vernon Hallum | 43-47 |
| 05:22 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hallum - foul #4 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Purdue (PG) Chung Zheng | |
| 05:04 | Stanford | Robert Frank is whistled for a carry | 43-47 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Pulliam | 43-47 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | John Skagerberg dunks the ball | 45-47 |
| 04:01 | Stanford | Robert Frank can't throw it down but the foul's on Vernon Hallum - foul #5 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell (PF) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Stanford | James Ousley (SF) Bruce Steigerwald | |
| 04:01 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:01 | Stanford | Robert Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | John Skagerberg tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 03:22 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses badly on a shot from the right block | 47-48 |
| 03:20 | Stanford | Robert Frank misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | John Ellis snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Purdue (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ousley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-48 |
| 03:11 | Stanford | Richard Purdue gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:06 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 47-48 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | John Ellis is fouled on the floor by Robert Frank - foul #1 on Robert Frank, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Stanford | Chung Zheng (SG), Bruce Steigerwald (PF) Brian Bolduc, William Robinson | |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| 02:20 | Stanford | Robert Frank lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Purdue | 47-50 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), David Booth (C) David Valenza, Thomas Goggans, Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (SG), Edward Melton (SF) Chung Zheng, James Ousley | |
| 01:59 | Mercer | David Booth misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Frank - foul #2 on Robert Frank, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (SG), James Ousley (SF) William Ervin, Edward Melton | |
| 01:59 | Mercer | David Booth makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | David Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:59 | Stanford | Bruce Steigerwald snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 01:36 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | David Booth gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Kania | 50-50 |
| 00:55 | Stanford | James Ousley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 00:54 | Stanford | Robert Frank gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 00:34 | Stanford | Joseph Caldwell swats the layup by Robert Frank | 50-50 |
| 00:32 | Stanford | Richard Purdue tips it in | 50-52 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is hacked by Warren Pulliam in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is fouled on the floor by Joseph Caldwell - foul #2 on Joseph Caldwell, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Stanford | Richard Purdue misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam's floater is knocked away by Bruce Steigerwald | 50-52 |
| 00:11 | Stanford | Richard Purdue grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 00:09 | Stanford | Richard Purdue is hacked by Warren Pulliam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG) Warren Pulliam | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:09 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:09 | Stanford | Richard Purdue makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Caldwell | 50-54 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Richard Purdue runs out the clock | 53-54 |