| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Valeri Zarrineh (fresh) C - Tony Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Robert Hansen inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Fredric Canter is fouled on the floor by Michael Freeman - foul #1 on Michael Freeman, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | William Provencher's pass is intercepted by Tony Johnson | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Robert Hansen snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Fredric Canter makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Robert Hansen snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 18:10 | Yale | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:50 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Jean Elliott grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | Jean Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| 17:14 | Yale | Tony Johnson knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Valeri Zarrineh | 31-27 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Fredric Canter is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (C) Jean Elliott | |
| 16:45 | Yale | William Provencher picks off the pass by Valeri Zarrineh | 31-27 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Robert Hansen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 16:28 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:21 | Yale | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Provencher - foul #1 on William Provencher, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (SG), Jimmie Crow (PF) Michael Freeman, Valeri Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Charles Troncoso (SG), Andrew Clifton (PF) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter, William Provencher | |
| 16:21 | Yale | Tony Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:21 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson's floater is knocked away by Jimmie Crow | 32-27 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Redd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Troncoso (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Yale | Robert Hansen steals the ball from Tony Johnson | 32-27 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso is fouled on the floor by Adam Redd - foul #1 on Adam Redd, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Yale | Harold Ramsey (SF) James Blaise | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fredric Canter (SG), William Provencher (PF), Jean Elliott (C) Robert Hansen, Andrew Clifton, Thomas Smith | |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Johnson | 32-27 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Tony Johnson steals it from Charles Troncoso | 32-27 |
| 14:26 | Yale | David Josilowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 14:24 | Yale | Harold Ramsey tips it in | 34-27 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | William Provencher comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Fredric Canter hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 13:56 | Yale | William Provencher steals the ball from Jimmie Crow | 34-29 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Fredric Canter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Adam Redd - foul #2 on Adam Redd, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), James Blaise (SF), Valeri Zarrineh (PF) Adam Redd, Harold Ramsey, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Robert Hansen (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Christopher Johnson, Charles Troncoso, Jean Elliott | |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Fredric Canter makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Fredric Canter misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:42 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:23 | Yale | Fredric Canter steals it from Michael Freeman | 34-30 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Thomas Smith travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Troncoso (SG) Fredric Canter | |
| 13:01 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | William Provencher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Robert Hansen tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 12:39 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Tony Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hansen | 36-35 |
| 12:08 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-35 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fredric Canter (SG), Andrew Clifton (PF), Jean Elliott (C) Charles Troncoso, William Provencher, Thomas Smith | |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy's pass is intercepted by Michael Freeman | 36-35 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Michael Freeman lays it in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Valeri Zarrineh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 11:31 | Yale | Michael Freeman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:15 | Yale | David Josilowsky loses the dribble to Robert Hansen | 38-35 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Robert Hansen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Murphy | 38-38 |
| 10:58 | Yale | Robert Hansen steals it from David Josilowsky | 38-38 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Robert Hansen blows the layup | 38-38 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Clifton | 38-38 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Robert Hansen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Blaise - foul #1 on James Blaise, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (PG), Marshall Garver (SG), Harold Ramsey (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), Johnnie Bangert (C) David Josilowsky, Michael Freeman, James Blaise, Valeri Zarrineh, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Charles Troncoso (SG), William Provencher (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter, Andrew Clifton, Jean Elliott | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Robert Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Robert Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Adam Redd buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marshall Garver | 40-40 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Christopher Johnson | 40-43 |
| 09:40 | Yale | Marshall Garver clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 09:39 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Robert Hansen is hacked by Adam Redd - foul #3 on Adam Redd, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Yale | James Blaise (SF) Harold Ramsey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Fredric Canter (SG) Christopher Johnson, Robert Hansen | |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Jimmie Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Marshall Garver buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Blaise | 42-43 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso tips it home | 42-45 |
| 07:53 | Yale | Jimmie Crow scores on a shot in the paint set up by Adam Redd and he's fouled by William Provencher - foul #2 on William Provencher, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Tony Johnson (C) Adam Redd, Marshall Garver, Johnnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hansen (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Charles Troncoso, Thomas Smith | |
| 07:53 | Yale | Jimmie Crow makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | William Provencher's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Crow | 45-45 |
| 07:34 | Yale | Tony Johnson gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:29 | Yale | James Blaise misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Hansen - foul #2 on Robert Hansen, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh (PF) Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Charles Troncoso (SG) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter | |
| 07:29 | Yale | James Blaise misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:29 | Yale | James Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Robert Hansen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Troncoso | 46-47 |
| 06:46 | Yale | David Josilowsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Blaise | 49-47 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Josilowsky - foul #3 on David Josilowsky, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (SF) James Blaise | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (PF) William Provencher | |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:24 | Yale | Adam Redd's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Elliott | 49-49 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Jean Elliott is fouled on the floor by Tony Johnson - foul #3 on Tony Johnson, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Fredric Canter (SG) Christopher Johnson, Charles Troncoso | |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Jean Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Jean Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:11 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:51 | Yale | David Josilowsky connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Tony Johnson and he's fouled by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| 05:51 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:51 | Yale | Tony Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 05:40 | Yale | David Josilowsky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Redd | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses short on a runner from the right block | 54-50 |
| 05:15 | Yale | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 05:04 | Yale | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Fredric Canter tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 04:41 | Yale | Tony Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Adam Redd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jean Elliott - foul #3 on Jean Elliott, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (SG), James Blaise (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), Johnnie Bangert (C) David Josilowsky, Michael Freeman, Valeri Zarrineh, Tony Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Troncoso (SF), William Provencher (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Robert Hansen, Andrew Clifton, Jean Elliott | |
| 04:36 | Yale | Adam Redd makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Adam Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | William Provencher misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Marshall Garver grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:09 | Yale | Marshall Garver clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:51 | Yale | Jimmie Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Adam Redd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marshall Garver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blaise (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Johnnie Bangert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Troncoso (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fredric Canter - foul #2 on Fredric Canter, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Johnson (C) Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SF) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter | |
| 03:34 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:34 | Yale | Johnnie Bangert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 03:15 | Yale | The rebound goes to Adam Redd | 57-50 |
| 03:07 | Yale | Marshall Garver's pass is intercepted by Charles Troncoso | 57-50 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | James Blaise swats the short shot by Francis Vath | 57-50 |
| 02:51 | Yale | Marshall Garver gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:51 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Michael Freeman (SG), Valeri Zarrineh (PF) Adam Redd, Marshall Garver, Johnnie Bangert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Fredric Canter (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Christopher Johnson, Charles Troncoso, Francis Vath, Thomas Smith | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Yale | David Josilowsky buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Freeman | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Jean Elliott misses short on a turnaround from close range | 59-50 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Michael Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Yale | James Blaise connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Freeman | 61-50 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fredric Canter | 61-53 |
| 01:13 | Yale | James Blaise scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Freeman | 63-53 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | William Provencher scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Murphy | 63-55 |
| 00:46 | Yale | James Blaise blows the layup | 63-55 |
| 00:44 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the offensive board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Yale | Tony Johnson is hacked by Jean Elliott - foul #4 on Jean Elliott, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| 00:41 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:41 | Yale | Tony Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | William Provencher misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 00:33 | Yale | Tony Johnson grabs the board | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Yale | Valeri Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Provencher | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | William Provencher can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 65-55 |