| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mike Butler - foul #1 on Mike Butler, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | John Leland is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Van Ashcroft | 32-27 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve is fouled on the floor by Mike Butler - foul #2 on Mike Butler, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is hacked by Stan Leday - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft loses the dribble to Waldo Villeneuve | 32-27 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Van Ashcroft - foul #3 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG) Van Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Leland - foul #3 on John Leland, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) John Leland | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Bruce Tack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses badly on a runner from the left block | 34-29 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Bruce Tack grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Paul Hester loses the dribble to Michael Swigert | 34-31 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Edmund Hayes and he's hacked by Howard Rudd - foul #2 on Howard Rudd, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Norman Searcy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Cowley | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Campbell, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF) Gerald Schrom | |
| 14:50 | Mercer | John Leland misses the dunk but he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SF) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:50 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Leland - foul #4 on John Leland, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Michael Swigert (C) Norman Searcy, John Leland | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 37-40 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled in the backcourt by Van Ashcroft - foul #4 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Van Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stan Leday | 39-43 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Lansing and he's hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert is hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (PF) Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the driving attempt near the basket | 44-48 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester is hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #3 on Bruce Tack, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (C) Michael Swigert | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | James Davis grabs the board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 reb. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Schrom (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the floater from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-50 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Paul Campbell, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom | |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is fouled on the floor by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #10 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) Paul Adams | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Anthony Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes tips it in | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 45-54 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Mike Butler can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Michael Swigert gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Anthony Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Norman Searcy is called for the reach on Mike Butler - foul #1 on Norman Searcy, team foul #11 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Norman Searcy, Michael Swigert | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the tip | 47-54 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Mike Butler pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Bruce Tack steals it from Van Ashcroft in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | John Leland tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Lansing | 47-54 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Mike Butler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Gary Lansing, Donald McCraven, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | John Leland is called for the reach on Van Ashcroft - foul #5 on John Leland, team foul #12 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF), Paul Adams (C) Edmund Hayes, John Leland | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Michael Swigert gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Paul Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 47-56 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Paul Campbell | 49-56 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Bruce Tack knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jimmy Cowley | 49-59 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Howard Rudd, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Van Ashcroft, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Paul Adams | |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Waldo Villeneuve | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Searcy - foul #2 on Norman Searcy, team foul #13 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Thompson (SF) Paul Campbell, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Charlie Leppert is called for the reach on Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Charlie Leppert, team foul #11 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG) Norman Searcy | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stan Leday | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gary Lansing | 52-65 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the fadeaway near the basket | 52-65 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Butler | 54-65 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Van Ashcroft | 56-65 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Swigert | 56-65 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Waldo Villeneuve | 56-68 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-68 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled on the floor by Van Ashcroft - foul #5 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #12 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (C) Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-69 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom banks in the layup on a great pass from Jimmy Cowley | 58-71 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Bruce Tack runs out the clock | 60-71 |