| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Russell Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irwin Pelkey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ratcliffe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Zeigler (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 32-41 |
| 19:38 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 19:21 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Ratcliffe - foul #2 on John Ratcliffe, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:40 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 32-43 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Whitesell | 32-43 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Zeigler - foul #1 on Bruce Zeigler, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 18:09 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joe Watts | 34-44 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Abel Mort is hacked by Russell Nicholas - foul #2 on Russell Nicholas, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lloyd Jackson (SF), Fred Tapley (PF) Irwin Pelkey, John Ratcliffe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Chad Coles (SF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Paul King, Joshua Wood, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus is whistled for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | IUPUI | John Kime (SF), Randy Bryant (C) Russell Nicholas, Bruce Zeigler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (C) Adrian Chase | |
| 17:13 | IUPUI | Francis Lilly is called for the reach on Randy Bryant - foul #2 on Francis Lilly, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 17:04 | IUPUI | John Kime makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Lloyd Jackson | 36-44 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet is denied on a layup by Randy Bryant | 36-44 |
| 16:52 | IUPUI | Lloyd Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:46 | IUPUI | Lloyd Jackson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 16:44 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:28 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant double dribbles | 36-44 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas (PG), Irwin Pelkey (SF), John Ratcliffe (PF), Bruce Zeigler (C) Joe Watts, John Kime, Fred Tapley, Randy Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Adrian Chase (PF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Jesse Augustus, Abel Mort, Ralph Ouimet, Francis Lilly | |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Paul King misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Russell Nicholas - foul #3 on Russell Nicholas, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | IUPUI | John Kime (SG) Russell Nicholas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:46 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Jackson | 39-46 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Lloyd Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kime (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irwin Pelkey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ratcliffe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Zeigler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Coles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Lloyd Jackson picks off the pass by Paul King in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 15:30 | IUPUI | John Ratcliffe connects on the runner from the right block | 41-46 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas (PG), Joe Watts (SG) Lloyd Jackson, Irwin Pelkey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Ralph Ouimet (C) Chad Coles, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 15:02 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler buries a floater from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Joshua Wood is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joshua Wood, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Fred Tapley (PF), Randy Bryant (C) John Ratcliffe, Bruce Zeigler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Francis Lilly (C) Paul King, Adrian Chase | |
| 14:31 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Russell Nicholas | 45-46 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Abel Mort's pass is intercepted by Russell Nicholas | 45-46 |
| 14:10 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas lays it in | 47-46 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Francis Lilly comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Joshua Wood snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:38 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:32 | IUPUI | Joe Watts buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Bryant | 49-46 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Joshua Wood travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey (SF), John Ratcliffe (PF), Bruce Zeigler (C) John Kime, Fred Tapley, Randy Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Chad Coles (SF), Adrian Chase (PF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Jesse Augustus, Joshua Wood, Ralph Ouimet, Francis Lilly | |
| 13:09 | IUPUI | Paul King is called for the reach on Russell Nicholas - foul #1 on Paul King, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 12:55 | IUPUI | Joe Watts knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ratcliffe | 52-46 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Abel Mort scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Coles | 52-49 |
| 12:11 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas is fouled on the floor by Abel Mort - foul #3 on Abel Mort, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lloyd Jackson (PG), David Grey (SG) Russell Nicholas, Joe Watts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (SF) Abel Mort | |
| 11:47 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Chad Coles pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Lloyd Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Grey (fresh) SF - Irwin Pelkey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ratcliffe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Zeigler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Coles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell is fouled on the floor by David Grey - foul #1 on David Grey, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | IUPUI | John Kime (SF), Fred Tapley (PF), Randy Bryant (C) Irwin Pelkey, John Ratcliffe, Bruce Zeigler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Ralph Ouimet (PF) Paul King, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Matthew Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 11:19 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:14 | IUPUI | John Kime comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Ouimet - foul #2 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG) Matthew Collins | |
| 11:14 | IUPUI | John Kime misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:14 | IUPUI | John Kime misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Abel Mort is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Jackson - foul #3 on Lloyd Jackson, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Joe Watts (SG) David Grey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF) Chad Coles | |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Joshua Wood loses the dribble to Randy Bryant | 52-49 |
| 10:38 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:37 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 10:26 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Lloyd Jackson is called for the reach on Jesse Augustus - foul #4 on Lloyd Jackson, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas (PG), Irwin Pelkey (SF), John Ratcliffe (PF), Bruce Zeigler (C) Lloyd Jackson, John Kime, Fred Tapley, Randy Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adrian Chase (PF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Ralph Ouimet, Francis Lilly | |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:06 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:38 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 52-49 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Adrian Chase gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Abel Mort scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Augustus | 52-52 |
| 08:57 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Adrian Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | IUPUI | John Kime (SG), Randy Bryant (SF) Joe Watts, Irwin Pelkey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Chad Coles (SG), Francis Lilly (SF) Jesse Augustus, Abel Mort, Joshua Wood | |
| 08:24 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Jeffrey Whitesell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whitesell, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | IUPUI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet (C) Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 08:24 | IUPUI | Randy Bryant makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Paul King is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | IUPUI | David Grey (SG), Fred Tapley (PF) John Ratcliffe, Bruce Zeigler | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:46 | IUPUI | John Kime's floater is tipped away by Ralph Ouimet | 55-52 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Francis Lilly | 55-52 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Russell Nicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Grey (fresh) SF - John Kime (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Tapley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Coles (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-52 |
| 07:22 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:17 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Chad Coles drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul King | 55-54 |
| 06:54 | IUPUI | John Kime drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Randy Bryant | 57-54 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Francis Lilly lays it up and in set up by Paul King | 57-56 |
| 06:20 | IUPUI | Fred Tapley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Paul King snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 05:52 | IUPUI | John Kime gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 05:52 | IUPUI | IUPUI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Joe Watts (SG), Irwin Pelkey (SF), John Ratcliffe (PF), Bruce Zeigler (C) David Grey, John Kime, Fred Tapley, Randy Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Joshua Wood (SF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Chad Coles, Francis Lilly, Adrian Chase | |
| 05:28 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 05:28 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:28 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Paul King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Paul King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Abel Mort | 58-59 |
| 04:28 | IUPUI | Joe Watts comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Ratcliffe - foul #3 on John Ratcliffe, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Lloyd Jackson (PG) Russell Nicholas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG) Paul King | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | IUPUI | John Ratcliffe connects on the runner from close range | 60-61 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Joe Watts is called for the reach on Abel Mort - foul #2 on Joe Watts, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | IUPUI | John Kime (SF), Fred Tapley (PF) Irwin Pelkey, John Ratcliffe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Coles (SF), Adrian Chase (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Joshua Wood, Ralph Ouimet, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:32 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| Lineup | IUPUI | PG - Lloyd Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joe Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kime (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Tapley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Zeigler (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Francis Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | IUPUI | John Kime misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-62 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Adrian Chase | 60-62 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits the follow up shot | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | IUPUI | IUPUI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas (PG), Irwin Pelkey (SF), John Ratcliffe (PF) Lloyd Jackson, John Kime, Fred Tapley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Jesse Augustus, Chad Coles, Francis Lilly | |
| 02:56 | IUPUI | Russell Nicholas makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joe Watts | 63-64 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Abel Mort clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Adrian Chase snags the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Adrian Chase is called for traveling | 63-64 |
| 02:09 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Whitesell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Whitesell, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 02:09 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:09 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Adrian Chase makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Abel Mort and he's hacked by Bruce Zeigler - foul #2 on Bruce Zeigler, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Adrian Chase misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell grabs the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Paul King misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Zeigler - foul #3 on Bruce Zeigler, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 01:19 | IUPUI | Joe Watts hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Joshua Wood misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 00:57 | IUPUI | Bruce Zeigler snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | IUPUI | Joe Watts is hacked by Abel Mort - foul #4 on Abel Mort, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| 00:51 | IUPUI | Joe Watts makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:51 | IUPUI | Joe Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Abel Mort scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Wood | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | IUPUI | John Ratcliffe loses the dribble to Adrian Chase | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | IUPUI | IUPUI is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Russell Nicholas is called for the reach on Abel Mort in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Nicholas, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | IUPUI | Irwin Pelkey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | IUPUI | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Zeigler | 70-73 |