| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) SG - Darren McGann (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Mark Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Darren McGann | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Tellez | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Pinegar | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darren McGann | 0-7 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Gary Tellez steals the ball from Jimmy Costello | 0-7 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Michael O'Sullivan is called for the reach on George Carlino - foul #1 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Alexander | 0-9 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-9 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Simmons | 2-9 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #1 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (C) Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Richard Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | David Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-10 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fresh) PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Hanna - foul #1 on Richard Hanna, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Richard Hanna, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Darren McGann | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Peter Malinoski (SF) David Simmons, Nicholas Guse | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan knocks in the shot from the right wing | 2-14 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar buries a 3 from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Carlino | 5-16 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 5-16 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses the tip | 5-16 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 5-16 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #2 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #4 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG) Gary Tellez | |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 5-19 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nicholas Guse | 8-19 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann can't connect on a floater in the lane | 8-19 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello gets the rebound | 8-19 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 8-19 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the lay-in | 8-19 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive board | 8-19 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Colin Musgrave is denied by Justin Fletcher | 8-19 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Lathrop | 8-19 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 11-19 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Lathrop - foul #2 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (C) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Nicholas Guse, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Michael Alexander | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) PF - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chester Seddon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - George Carlino (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Gary Tellez swats the short shot by Chester Seddon | 11-20 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Chester Seddon is fouled on the floor by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #2 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (C) Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Warren Witherspoon (C) Colin Musgrave, George Carlino | |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski drills a shot from the left side | 13-20 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard is fouled on the floor by Richard Hanna - foul #2 on Richard Hanna, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG) Richard Hanna | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG) Darren McGann | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon lays it up and in and he's hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Peter Malinoski - foul #1 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 13-25 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | David Simmons grabs the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | David Simmons clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 13-25 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Tellez | 13-27 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Gary Tellez steals the ball from Peter Malinoski | 13-27 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Tellez | 13-29 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Chester Seddon travels with the ball | 13-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Justin Fletcher (PF) David Simmons, Peter Malinoski, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Darren McGann (SG), Colin Musgrave (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Jesse Ortegon, Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Jimmy Costello - foul #1 on Jimmy Costello, team foul #9 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (C) Chester Seddon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (PF) Darrell Gerken | |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-31 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse is whistled for traveling | 13-31 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-31 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 13-31 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the shot from the left side | 16-31 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers tips it in | 16-33 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is whistled for traveling | 16-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (C) Nicholas Guse, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is fouled on the floor by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #10 | 16-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) James Sullivan | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 16-34 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Costello | 19-35 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Justin Fletcher - foul #2 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #11 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Jimmy Costello, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander (C) Darrell Gerken | |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | David Simmons connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | David Simmons is called for the reach on Darren McGann - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #12 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Felton Robillard (SF) Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 22-38 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #3 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SF) Darren McGann | |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | George Carlino comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-38 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 24-38 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Simmons | 27-38 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard tips it home | 27-40 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses the jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | George Carlino throws it down on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 27-42 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Nicholas Guse, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), Darrell Gerken (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) James Sullivan, Jesse Ortegon, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Malinoski - foul #2 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #13 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (SF) Peter Malinoski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Chester Seddon knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Guse and he's fouled by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) Nicholas Guse, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Felton Robillard | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses the free throw | 29-44 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the board | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chester Seddon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 reb. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Lathrop steals it from Darren McGann | 29-44 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Warren Witherspoon steals the ball from Robert Lathrop | 29-44 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken buries a turnaround in the lane | 29-46 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Chester Seddon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-46 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Darren McGann is called for the reach on Chester Seddon - foul #1 on Darren McGann, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Chester Seddon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Felton Robillard (SG), Jesse Ortegon (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Colin Musgrave, Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski throws it down on a nice dish by David Simmons | 34-46 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard is fouled on the floor by Richard Hanna - foul #3 on Richard Hanna, team foul #14 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Justin Fletcher (C) Richard Hanna, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher tips it but misses | 34-47 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Carlino | 34-47 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-47 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | David Simmons misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Guse - foul #1 on Nicholas Guse, team foul #15 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Nicholas Guse, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-49 |