| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fresh) SG - Brian Heinz (fresh) SF - Chad Willis (fresh) PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Willis | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Stan Leday | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz lays it in on a great pass from Neil Danna and he's fouled by Stan Leday - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:18 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Stan Leday is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stan Leday, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Stan Leday | |
| 18:47 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Chad Willis is called for the reach on Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Chad Willis, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve's dunk attempt is rejected by Robbie Mitchum | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:52 | Oregon State | Chad Willis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robbie Mitchum - foul #1 on Robbie Mitchum, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steve Dyer (PG), Will Potts (SG), George Johnson (SF), Jerry Campa (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) Neil Danna, Brian Heinz, Chad Willis, Robbie Mitchum, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Oregon State | Will Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Oregon State | Will Potts is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 17:01 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh slams it home and he's hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| 17:01 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Norman Searcy hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Bennie Stambaugh - foul #1 on Bennie Stambaugh, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Norman Searcy makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Norman Searcy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh is hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #5 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum (PF), Kevin Sapp (C) Jerry Campa, Bennie Stambaugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| 16:12 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | Oregon State | George Johnson tips it back up and in | 10-5 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Paul Adams is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sapp - foul #1 on Kevin Sapp, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Heinz (SG), Chad Willis (SF) Will Potts, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steve Dyer (fresh) SG - Brian Heinz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Willis (fresh) PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) C - Paul Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Michael Swigert buries a runner in the paint set up by Bruce Tack | 10-7 |
| 15:20 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Michael Swigert buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Norman Searcy | 10-9 |
| 14:46 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp's floater is tipped away by Paul Adams | 10-9 |
| 14:44 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Chad Willis steals the ball from Michael Swigert | 10-9 |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), George Johnson (SG), Jerry Campa (PF) Steve Dyer, Brian Heinz, Robbie Mitchum | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | George Johnson takes the ball from Norman Searcy | 12-9 |
| 13:35 | Oregon State | Chad Willis hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Sapp | 14-9 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Anthony Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 13:16 | Oregon State | George Johnson misses the jumper from the left block | 14-12 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | John Leland pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Norman Searcy's layup is rejected by Jerry Campa | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp hits a floater near the basket set up by Neil Danna | 16-12 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | John Leland can't throw it down | 16-12 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | John Leland can't tip it in | 16-12 |
| 12:10 | Oregon State | George Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:04 | Oregon State | Chad Willis clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Schrom - foul #1 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Brian Heinz (SG), Robbie Mitchum (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) George Johnson, Jerry Campa, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), William Jackson (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Anthony Brown, Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom | |
| 12:04 | Oregon State | Chad Willis makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:04 | Oregon State | Chad Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Chad Willis - foul #2 on Chad Willis, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow (PG), Steve Dyer (SF) Neil Danna, Chad Willis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Steve Dyer steps in front of the John Leland pass | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Gerald Bartlow (fresh) SG - Brian Heinz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Dyer (fresh) PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) C - Bennie Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Oregon State | Bruce Tack is called for the reach on Gerald Bartlow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | George Johnson (SF) Steve Dyer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Michael Swigert (PF) Bruce Tack, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 11:33 | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:33 | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Anthony Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steve Dyer (PG) Gerald Bartlow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| 11:08 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 11:07 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh snags the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:57 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Brian Heinz | 21-12 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams blows the layup | 21-12 |
| 10:27 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 10:25 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG) Steve Dyer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Paul Adams | |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-12 |
| 10:14 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum grabs the defensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:57 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #9 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steve Dyer (SF), Jerry Campa (PF) George Johnson, Robbie Mitchum | |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (PG), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Michael Swigert | |
| 09:57 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:57 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | John Leland buries a shot from just outside the lane | 23-14 |
| 09:27 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-14 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Norman Searcy's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Campa | 23-14 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Steve Dyer steals it from Edmund Hayes | 23-14 |
| 08:38 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz dunks the ball on a great pass from Steve Dyer | 25-14 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | William Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | John Leland gets the offensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 08:06 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Bennie Stambaugh | 25-14 |
| 08:01 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz's layup is rejected by Waldo Villeneuve | 25-14 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 25-14 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | John Leland comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bennie Stambaugh - foul #2 on Bennie Stambaugh, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow (PG), Will Potts (SG), George Johnson (SF), Robbie Mitchum (PF), Kevin Sapp (C) Neil Danna, Brian Heinz, Steve Dyer, Jerry Campa, Bennie Stambaugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF) William Jackson, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 07:38 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Gerald Bartlow (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Will Potts (fresh) SF - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robbie Mitchum (fresh) C - Kevin Sapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Searcy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-16 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Leland | 27-19 |
| 07:04 | Oregon State | John Leland steals it from George Johnson | 27-19 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-19 |
| 06:46 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum pulls down the rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:39 | Oregon State | Robbie Mitchum knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Gerald Bartlow | 29-19 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Gerald Bartlow picks off the pass by Norman Searcy | 29-19 |
| 06:18 | Oregon State | George Johnson blows the dunk | 29-19 |
| 06:17 | Oregon State | George Johnson snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 06:12 | Oregon State | George Johnson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Will Potts | 31-19 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is hacked by Robbie Mitchum - foul #2 on Robbie Mitchum, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jerry Campa (PF) Robbie Mitchum | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Paul Adams (C) Gerald Schrom, John Leland | |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:52 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:35 | Oregon State | Will Potts misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-19 |
| 05:34 | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow tips it back up and in | 33-19 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the jumpshot from the left side | 33-19 |
| 05:14 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:50 | Oregon State | George Johnson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Will Potts | 36-19 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Michael Swigert hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Campa - foul #1 on Jerry Campa, team foul #8 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Neil Danna (PG), Brian Heinz (SG), Steve Dyer (SF) Gerald Bartlow, Will Potts, George Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Norman Searcy, Paul Adams | |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:33 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neil Danna | 38-21 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Anthony Brown is fouled on the floor by Neil Danna - foul #1 on Neil Danna, team foul #9 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) Michael Swigert | |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 04:08 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Brian Heinz | 38-21 |
| 03:47 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Danna | 41-21 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Brown | 41-23 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Neil Danna (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Heinz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Campa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Sapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Steve Dyer | 43-23 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Kevin Sapp swats the short shot by Paul Adams | 43-23 |
| 02:59 | Oregon State | Brian Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 02:46 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Heinz | 45-23 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | William Jackson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-23 |
| 02:23 | Oregon State | Jerry Campa pulls down the rebound | 45-23 |
| 01:56 | Oregon State | Steve Dyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-23 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Jerry Campa steals the ball from Paul Adams | 45-23 |
| 01:36 | Oregon State | Kevin Sapp misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-23 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-23 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Heinz - foul #1 on Brian Heinz, team foul #10 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Gerald Bartlow (PG), George Johnson (SG), Chad Willis (SF), Robbie Mitchum (PF), Bennie Stambaugh (C) Neil Danna, Brian Heinz, Steve Dyer, Jerry Campa, Kevin Sapp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Waldo Villeneuve, Paul Adams | |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:58 | Oregon State | Stan Leday steps in front of the George Johnson pass | 45-24 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 45-26 |
| 00:30 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-26 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses short on a runner in the lane | 45-26 |
| 00:23 | Oregon State | Bennie Stambaugh pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:01 | Oregon State | George Johnson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Tack | 45-26 |