| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) SF - John Billings (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | John Leland tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Bruce Tack is called for the reach on John Billings - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar is hacked by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Bruce Tack steps in front of the Ardian Zegar pass | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Tack | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the shot from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Aikens | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | Bruce Tack buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Edmund Hayes | 7-2 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | John Leland gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Billings - foul #1 on John Billings, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ivan Jakubowski | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Ardian Zegar - foul #1 on Ardian Zegar, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Paul Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) C - Paul Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Aikens | 9-8 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Stan Leday scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 12-8 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-8 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Norman Searcy is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | John Leland gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Norman Searcy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Norman Searcy, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG) Li Xayasith | |
| 13:14 | Kent State | John Leland steps in front of the John Billings pass | 12-10 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Norman Searcy misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty snags the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Miroslav Zolty and he's hacked by John Leland - foul #1 on John Leland, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Jimmy Cowley, Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, John Billings, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| 12:22 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | John Leland lays it in | 14-13 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stan Leday - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Ardian Zegar takes the ball from Stan Leday | 14-15 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Edmund Hayes is called for the reach on Sung Tao - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Sung Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 11:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar tips it in | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Paul Adams knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 16-18 |
| 10:26 | Kent State | Sung Tao connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Ivan Jakubowski | 16-21 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on Stan Leday - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), John Billings (SF) Sung Tao, Shaiming Wang | |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Bruce Tack drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Stan Leday | 19-21 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | John Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bertram Leech (PF), Eric Wright (C) Ardian Zegar, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | John Billings pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:08 | Kent State | Eric Wright misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | John Leland misses the easy layup | 19-21 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | John Billings jams it on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty and he's hacked by Stan Leday - foul #2 on Stan Leday, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (SG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Samuel Aikens, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ivan Jakubowski | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Billings (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Kent State | John Billings misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 19-24 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Michael Swigert steals it from Ardian Zegar | 22-24 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Ivan Jakubowski steals the ball from Paul Adams | 22-24 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Shaiming Wang (SF) Miroslav Zolty, John Billings | |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Leland | 24-26 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar is hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Eric Wright (C) Sung Tao, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | The short jumper by Eric Wright is denied by Waldo Villeneuve | 24-27 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | John Leland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Aikens - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG), Bertram Leech (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Samuel Aikens, Ardian Zegar, Eric Wright | |
| 04:36 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG) Miroslav Zolty | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Norman Searcy misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Li Xayasith is hacked by Norman Searcy - foul #2 on Norman Searcy, team foul #12 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF) Bruce Tack, Norman Searcy, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG) Shaiming Wang | |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:47 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Michael Swigert's floater is tipped away by Bertram Leech | 25-28 |
| 03:29 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Sung Tao | 25-28 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Anthony Brown loses the dribble to Sung Tao | 25-28 |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Li Xayasith hits the finger roll set up by Sung Tao | 25-30 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Stan Leday knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 27-30 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bertram Leech connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Sung Tao and the foul's on Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #13 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), John Billings (SF), Ardian Zegar (PF) Sung Tao, Li Xayasith, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Bertram Leech makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:10 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-33 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Stan Leday snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is whistled for traveling | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eric Wright (C) Bertram Leech | |
| 01:36 | Kent State | John Billings is fouled on the floor by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #14 | 27-33 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #15 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski (C) Eric Wright | |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Stan Leday steps in front of the Samuel Aikens pass | 27-35 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the finger roll set up by Stan Leday | 29-35 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 29-35 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stan Leday | 29-35 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Stan Leday scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 32-35 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Miroslav Zolty | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Bruce Tack's floater is knocked away by Ardian Zegar | 32-37 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | John Leland tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-37 |