| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Hurt inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | North Carolina | Michael O'Sullivan picks off the pass by Steven Williams | 36-25 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar travels with the ball | 36-25 |
| 19:04 | North Carolina | John Hurt misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Mark Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-25 |
| 18:29 | North Carolina | Steven Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Pinegar takes the ball from Steven Williams | 36-25 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 17:55 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:49 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 17:18 | North Carolina | John Hurt drills a floater from close range set up by Liang Zheng | 38-28 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar's layup is rejected by Steven Williams | 38-28 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 16:56 | North Carolina | John Hurt is hacked by Peter Malinoski - foul #2 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson | |
| 16:42 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen | 40-28 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse loses the dribble to John Hurt | 40-28 |
| 16:11 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 16:08 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 16:06 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Steven Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lathrop | 40-28 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Drennen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hurt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-28 |
| 15:26 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Steven Williams | 40-28 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #3 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) David Simmons, Richard Hanna, Nicholas Guse, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:12 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | John Hurt is called for the reach on Jimmy Costello - foul #2 on John Hurt, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is hacked by Jeffrey Drennen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Drennen, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (C) Robert Lathrop | |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #1 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:02 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Malinoski | 43-30 |
| 13:28 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain blows the layup | 43-30 |
| 13:26 | North Carolina | Steven Williams tips it in | 45-30 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Trenton Fletcher swats the short shot by Mark Wilson | 45-30 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Trenton Fletcher | 45-30 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Drennen | 47-30 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses long on a runner from close range | 47-30 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | Nathaniel Pinegar steps in front of the John Hurt pass | 47-30 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski drills a 3 from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 11:49 | North Carolina | Mark Wilson is called for the reach on Raymond Bain - foul #2 on Mark Wilson, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Liang Zheng (C) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson | |
| 11:37 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the dunk | 47-33 |
| 11:35 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Liang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 3 pf. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | North Carolina | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Richard Hanna pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-33 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | David Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Drazen Blachowski - foul #1 on Drazen Blachowski, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Richard Hanna, Justin Fletcher | |
| 10:35 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 10:13 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 47-35 |
| 10:00 | North Carolina | Liang Zheng snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain blows the dunk | 47-35 |
| 09:54 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Guse - foul #2 on Nicholas Guse, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG) Raymond Bain | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG) David Simmons | |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:45 | North Carolina | Drazen Blachowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), John Hurt (SF) Richard Caulkins, Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Guse, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Jimmy Costello steps in front of the John Hurt pass | 48-35 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello throws it down | 48-37 |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher scores on a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (SG), Mark Wilson (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 08:35 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | John Hurt gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:50 | Mercer | John Hurt steals it from David Simmons | 52-37 |
| 07:46 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen jams it set up by John Hurt | 54-37 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | David Simmons clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Trenton Fletcher - foul #1 on Trenton Fletcher, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG), Drazen Blachowski (SF), Steven Williams (PF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt, Trenton Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Justin Fletcher | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Liang Zheng (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-39 |
| 07:20 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Guse is blocked by Steven Williams | 54-39 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:37 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Bain, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Mark Wilson | |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is called for traveling | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen (PG), John Hurt (SF) Raymond Bain, Richard Caulkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (SF) Nicholas Guse | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Peter Malinoski is called for the reach on Jeffrey Drennen - foul #3 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG) David Simmons | |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan hits a driving attempt from the right block | 55-41 |
| 05:49 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher (C) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Richard Hanna misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses the tip | 55-41 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 05:07 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins (SG) Drazen Blachowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (SG), Justin Fletcher (C) Richard Hanna, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-43 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Trenton Fletcher blocks the short jumper by Peter Malinoski | 55-43 |
| 04:43 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | John Hurt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Williams | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | John Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:07 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Drennen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Caulkins | 61-43 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-43 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | John Hurt snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams is hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #4 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raymond Bain (PG), Drazen Blachowski (SF) Jeffrey Drennen, John Hurt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Chester Seddon (C) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Raymond Bain (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Caulkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Drazen Blachowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Williams (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Trenton Fletcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Richard Hanna misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-43 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Richard Hanna grabs the offensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-43 |
| 02:56 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is fouled on the floor by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #9 | 63-43 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Liang Zheng (PF) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (PG), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Justin Fletcher | |
| 02:41 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Richard Hanna banks in the layup | 63-45 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Trenton Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 63-45 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses the 3 from straight away | 63-45 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse grabs the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Richard Hanna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie O'Bryan | 63-45 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Chester Seddon buries a 3 from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Hanna - foul #1 on Richard Hanna, team foul #10 | 63-48 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Steven Williams (PF) Liang Zheng | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Justin Fletcher (C) Jessie O'Bryan, Chester Seddon | |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina | Richard Caulkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | North Carolina | Steven Williams scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Bain | 66-50 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | David Simmons clanks a floater from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Raymond Bain runs out the clock | 66-50 |