| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Greg Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Bump (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Gipe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Scot Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tommie Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Holguin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ernest Cottle (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Gandy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Loyola (MD) | Ernest Cottle steals it from Scot Davis | 33-33 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Tommie Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Cottle | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 19:13 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 19:11 | Loyola (MD) | The offensive rebound goes to Fredrick Thompson | 33-35 |
| 18:59 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:57 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe tips it in | 35-35 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Tommie Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Holguin | 35-38 |
| 18:18 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Greg Butler | 38-38 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Jason Gandy is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Gandy, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Tommie Baker - foul #2 on Tommie Baker, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Howard Davis (PF) Fredrick Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:40 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:40 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:21 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:03 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Davis travels with the ball | 40-38 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John McGuirk (PG), John Liebowitz (SG) Greg Butler, Jon Bump | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison (PG), Jon Crist (SG), Jason Saddler (SF), Frank Stewart (PF), George Phillips (C) Tommie Baker, Richard Holguin, Ernest Cottle, Joshua Deshazo, Jason Gandy | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 16:50 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to John Liebowitz | 40-38 |
| 16:30 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe is fouled on the floor by Jason Saddler - foul #1 on Jason Saddler, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson (PF) Scot Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:16 | Loyola (MD) | Jason Saddler steals the ball from Fredrick Thompson | 40-38 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | George Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-38 |
| 16:01 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John McGuirk (fresh) SG - John Liebowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Gipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fredrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Lawrence Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Crist (fresh) SF - Jason Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Loyola (MD) | The jump hook by Don Gipe is blocked by Frank Stewart | 40-38 |
| 15:48 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:33 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz is hacked by Frank Stewart - foul #2 on Frank Stewart, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler (PG), Jon Bump (SG), David Keeney (C) John McGuirk, John Liebowitz, Don Gipe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tommie Baker (PG), Richard Holguin (SG), Ernest Cottle (SF), Joshua Deshazo (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Lawrence Morrison, Jon Crist, Jason Saddler, Frank Stewart, George Phillips | |
| 15:17 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Howard Davis | 42-38 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo connects on the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by David Keeney - foul #2 on David Keeney, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis (C) Fredrick Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Clayton Oliver (PF) Howard Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:30 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:11 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Richard Holguin loses the dribble to Greg Butler | 42-41 |
| 13:34 | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe (SF), Fredrick Thompson (PF) David Keeney, Clayton Oliver | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison (SG), Frank Stewart (C) Richard Holguin, Jason Gandy | |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Tommie Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:53 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John McGuirk (PG), John Liebowitz (SG) Greg Butler, Jon Bump | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Crist (SG), Jason Saddler (SF), George Phillips (C) Tommie Baker, Ernest Cottle, Joshua Deshazo | |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Frank Stewart misses the jump hook near the basket | 42-41 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | George Phillips can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 12:37 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Scot Davis | 42-41 |
| 12:11 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-41 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | George Phillips pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Frank Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Scot Davis | 42-41 |
| 11:52 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John McGuirk (fresh) SG - John Liebowitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Gipe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fredrick Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Scot Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Lawrence Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Crist (fresh) SF - Jason Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Morrison - foul #2 on Lawrence Morrison, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler (PG), Jon Bump (SG), Howard Davis (PF), David Keeney (C) John McGuirk, John Liebowitz, Fredrick Thompson, Scot Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tommie Baker (PG), Richard Holguin (SG), Ernest Cottle (SF), Joshua Deshazo (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Lawrence Morrison, Jon Crist, Jason Saddler, Frank Stewart, George Phillips | |
| 11:08 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler scores on a jumper from close range set up by Jon Bump | 44-41 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Tommie Baker connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Cottle | 44-44 |
| 10:37 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Don Gipe and the foul's on Jason Gandy - foul #3 on Jason Gandy, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Richard Holguin is hacked by Jon Bump - foul #1 on Jon Bump, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis (C) David Keeney | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:39 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jon Bump | 49-44 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle banks in the layup | 49-46 |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ernest Cottle - foul #2 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John McGuirk (PG), John Liebowitz (SG), Fredrick Thompson (PF) Greg Butler, Jon Bump, Howard Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison (PG), Frank Stewart (SF), George Phillips (PF) Tommie Baker, Ernest Cottle, Joshua Deshazo | |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:58 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by John McGuirk - foul #1 on John McGuirk, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney (SF) Don Gipe | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Frank Stewart misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Jason Gandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Richard Holguin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Jason Gandy tips it in | 51-48 |
| 08:01 | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Liebowitz | 54-48 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | George Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 07:40 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John McGuirk (fresh) SG - John Liebowitz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Keeney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Scot Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Lawrence Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Holguin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Gandy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis lays it in on a nice dish by David Keeney | 56-48 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Richard Holguin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 06:46 | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Keeney, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler (PG), Jon Bump (SG), Don Gipe (SF), Howard Davis (C) John McGuirk, John Liebowitz, David Keeney, Scot Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tommie Baker (PG), Ernest Cottle (SF), Joshua Deshazo (PF) Richard Holguin, George Phillips, Jason Gandy | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 06:17 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Morrison - foul #3 on Lawrence Morrison, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney (C) Fredrick Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jason Gandy (C) Frank Stewart | |
| 06:17 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:17 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Lawrence Morrison misses the floater from the right side | 58-54 |
| 05:52 | Loyola (MD) | David Keeney gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:37 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Gandy | 58-54 |
| 05:35 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:19 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Greg Butler | 60-54 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Howard Davis steals it from Joshua Deshazo | 60-54 |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Gandy - foul #4 on Jason Gandy, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson (PF), Scot Davis (C) Howard Davis, David Keeney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Holguin (SG), Frank Stewart (C) Lawrence Morrison, Jason Gandy | |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:38 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Richard Holguin misses short on a floater from the right side | 62-54 |
| 04:21 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 03:55 | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Frank Stewart grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Frank Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fredrick Thompson - foul #1 on Fredrick Thompson, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John McGuirk (PG), John Liebowitz (SG) Greg Butler, Jon Bump | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Crist (PG), Jason Saddler (SF), George Phillips (C) Tommie Baker, Ernest Cottle, Joshua Deshazo | |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Frank Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Frank Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 03:33 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz is fouled on the floor by George Phillips - foul #1 on George Phillips, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| 03:33 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:33 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Frank Stewart pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - John Liebowitz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John McGuirk (fresh) SF - Don Gipe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fredrick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Scot Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jon Crist (fresh) SG - Richard Holguin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Frank Stewart buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by George Phillips | 63-57 |
| 02:57 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis misses long on a jumper near the basket | 63-57 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Frank Stewart gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Greg Butler (PG), Jon Bump (SG) John Liebowitz, John McGuirk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tommie Baker (PG), Ernest Cottle (SF), Joshua Deshazo (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Jon Crist, Jason Saddler, Frank Stewart, George Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Fredrick Thompson is called for the reach on Joshua Deshazo - foul #2 on Fredrick Thompson, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle is denied on a layup by Don Gipe | 63-57 |
| 02:26 | Loyola (MD) | Fredrick Thompson gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:13 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Don Gipe | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo is hacked by Scot Davis - foul #2 on Scot Davis, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:28 | Loyola (MD) | Ernest Cottle is called for the reach on Jon Bump - foul #3 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| 01:28 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:28 | Loyola (MD) | Jon Bump misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Jason Gandy gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Richard Holguin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Cottle | 66-62 |
| 01:05 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Cottle - foul #4 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| 01:05 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:05 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Jason Gandy lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommie Baker and the foul's on Scot Davis - foul #3 on Scot Davis, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Jason Gandy makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Loyola (MD) | Don Gipe lays it in on a great pass from Jon Bump | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Tommie Baker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-65 |
| 00:18 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Holguin - foul #1 on Richard Holguin, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz (PG) Greg Butler | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:17 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:17 | Loyola (MD) | Scot Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Loyola (MD) | Richard Holguin is called for the reach on John Liebowitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Holguin, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | Loyola (MD) | John Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Tommie Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Scot Davis | 73-68 |