| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Yoder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Yonker (fresh) SF - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski inbounds the ball | 37-20 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Cleveland State | Andrew Barkman picks off the pass by Norman Chicoine | 37-20 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Kris Coen blows the layup | 37-20 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Herman Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses long on a jumper from the right block | 37-20 |
| 19:15 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder grabs the board | 37-20 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | George Chalker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-20 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Kris Coen can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-20 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | George Chalker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 18:39 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from George Chalker | 39-20 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Norman Chicoine swats the short shot by Andrew Barkman | 39-20 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder grabs the board | 39-20 |
| 18:07 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-20 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Michael Yonker pulls down the rebound | 39-20 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:31 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Barkman - foul #1 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Colby Harn (SG), Joe Vincent (SF) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Roger Olshefski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (C) Herman Harris | |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Kris Coen - foul #3 on Kris Coen, team foul #2 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Collin Richart (SF) Kris Coen | |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser misses the 1st free throw | 39-20 |
| 17:10 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser misses the 2nd free throw | 39-20 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the board | 39-20 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | James Gardner clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Colby Harn - foul #2 on Colby Harn, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine (PF) Hugh Gasser | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:41 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine can't throw it down but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Roger Olshefski (SF) Joe Vincent, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (C) Jesse Jasper | |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | James Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-22 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | James Gardner tips it home | 40-24 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Chalker | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) SF - Collin Richart (fresh) PF - James Gardner (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Collin Richart drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Andrew Barkman | 42-26 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | George Chalker misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Collin Richart snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Collin Richart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 42-26 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Herman Harris swats the short shot by Colby Harn | 42-26 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Michael Yonker grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Collin Richart comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Olshefski - foul #3 on Roger Olshefski, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Paul Nichols (PF), Wallace Williams (C) George Chalker, Colby Harn, Roger Olshefski, Norman Chicoine, Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (C) Andrew Barkman, James Gardner, Herman Harris | |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Collin Richart makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Collin Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:14 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is hacked by Jesse Jasper - foul #2 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Topolski (C) Collin Richart | |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Topolski - foul #1 on Gary Topolski, team foul #5 | 42-28 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 13:53 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Williams | 43-28 |
| 13:38 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Kris Coen grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-28 |
| 13:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joe Vincent | 43-28 |
| 13:06 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-28 |
| 13:04 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Kris Coen connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Yonker | 43-30 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Gary Topolski pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Yonker and he's hacked by Paul Nichols - foul #3 on Paul Nichols, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Colby Harn (SG), Roger Olshefski (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF), Jonathan Davis (C) Hugh Gasser, Gregory Yoder, Joe Vincent, Paul Nichols, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (SG), Herman Harris (C) Michael Yonker, Gary Topolski | |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:55 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - George Chalker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Olshefski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Norman Chicoine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Speck (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Speck is fouled on the floor by George Chalker - foul #1 on George Chalker, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Collin Richart (SF), James Gardner (PF) David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Collin Richart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 10:45 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gregory Yoder (SG) Colby Harn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kris Coen | 43-35 |
| 10:14 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 10:13 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine tips it in | 45-35 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Kris Coen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Herman Harris snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Kris Coen misses the driving attempt in the lane | 45-35 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Herman Harris tips it but misses | 45-35 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Collin Richart pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Chalker - foul #2 on George Chalker, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Colby Harn (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), Paul Nichols (PF), Wallace Williams (C) George Chalker, Gregory Yoder, Roger Olshefski, Norman Chicoine, Jonathan Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG), David Speck (SF), Gary Topolski (C) Andrew Barkman, James Gardner, Herman Harris | |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Colby Harn | 47-35 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Wallace Williams denies the turnaround by Kris Coen | 47-35 |
| 08:46 | Cleveland State | Wallace Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-35 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Nichols | 49-35 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Kris Coen knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Collin Richart | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Paul Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Speck (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Collin Richart (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Topolski (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Chalker (PG), Gregory Yoder (SG), Roger Olshefski (SF), Norman Chicoine (PF) Hugh Gasser, Colby Harn, Joe Vincent, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG), Andrew Barkman (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), Herman Harris (C) Kris Coen, David Speck, Collin Richart, Gary Topolski | |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-37 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Norman Chicoine picks off the pass by Jesse Jasper | 49-37 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | George Chalker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Roger Olshefski snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Norman Chicoine hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Chalker | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Herman Harris is fouled on the floor by Gregory Yoder - foul #3 on Gregory Yoder, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis (PF), Paul Nichols (C) Norman Chicoine, Wallace Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), David Speck (SF), James Gardner (PF) Duncan Borel, Michael Yonker, Jesse Jasper | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | James Gardner clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Davis - foul #1 on Jonathan Davis, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (SG) Gregory Yoder | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:24 | Cleveland State | George Chalker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Olshefski | 54-39 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Joe Vincent (SF) George Chalker, Roger Olshefski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG), Jesse Jasper (C) Andrew Barkman, Herman Harris | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Colby Harn | 56-39 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Kris Coen drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Yonker | 56-41 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Kris Coen - foul #4 on Kris Coen, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG), Collin Richart (SF), Gary Topolski (C) Kris Coen, Michael Yonker, David Speck, James Gardner | |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Jonathan Davis takes the ball from Collin Richart | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colby Harn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Duncan Borel (fresh) SG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Collin Richart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Topolski (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser is called for traveling | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), Kenneth Bryant (PF) Colby Harn, Paul Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-41 |
| 03:09 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is fouled on the floor by Collin Richart - foul #1 on Collin Richart, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| 03:04 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Gary Topolski grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Jonathan Davis blocks the short jumper by Gary Topolski | 57-41 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper tips it but misses | 57-41 |
| 02:50 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis is hacked by Gary Topolski - foul #2 on Gary Topolski, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Colby Harn (SG) Hugh Gasser | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-41 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Bryant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Colby Harn grabs the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 01:30 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joe Vincent, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (PG), Paul Nichols (C) Edward Rhodes, Kenneth Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-41 |
| 01:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Colby Harn and he's fouled by Duncan Borel - foul #1 on Duncan Borel, team foul #9 | 61-41 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Paul Nichols misses the free throw | 61-41 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Gary Topolski pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 01:00 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Jonathan Davis hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Colby Harn | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 63-41 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joe Vincent | 63-41 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser runs out the clock | 63-41 |