| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - George Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Royce Huggard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Earl Snipes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Grobstein (fresh) 2 reb. C - Junior Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes inbounds the ball | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Earl Snipes picks off the pass by Stan Leday | 50-27 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | John Grobstein hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #2 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #1 | 50-27 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | John Grobstein makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 19:12 | IPFW | John Grobstein misses the 2nd free throw | 50-28 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | John Leland misses the floater from the right block | 50-28 |
| 18:48 | IPFW | John Grobstein grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 18:27 | IPFW | John Grobstein makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Royce Huggard | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:06 | Mercer | John Leland is hacked by Earl Snipes - foul #2 on Earl Snipes, team foul #1 | 50-30 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland misses the dunk but he's fouled by George Allen - foul #3 on George Allen, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Powell (PG), Jacob Packard (SF) George Allen, Earl Snipes | |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 51-30 |
| 17:47 | IPFW | Junior Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 17:28 | IPFW | Jacob Packard misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-30 |
| 17:26 | IPFW | Junior Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 51-30 |
| 17:16 | IPFW | Jacob Packard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jacob Packard, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Byard (PG), Steven Garwood (PF) Jacob Packard, John Grobstein | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Stan Leday is whistled for a carry | 51-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Snipes (SF) Royce Huggard | |
| 16:34 | IPFW | Stan Leday takes the ball from Junior Rhodes | 51-30 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Junior Rhodes - foul #3 on Junior Rhodes, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Stan Leday, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | IPFW | Royce Huggard (SG), John Grobstein (PF) Matthew Byard, Junior Rhodes | |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 15:50 | IPFW | Norman Searcy is called for the reach on Royce Huggard - foul #2 on Norman Searcy, team foul #2 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | IPFW | George Allen (PG) Henry Powell | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - George Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Royce Huggard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Snipes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Grobstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Garwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | IPFW | George Allen scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Royce Huggard | 52-32 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | John Leland pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 52-32 |
| 15:00 | IPFW | Royce Huggard grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 14:50 | IPFW | John Grobstein is hacked by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #3 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #3 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Powell (SF), Junior Rhodes (C) Earl Snipes, Steven Garwood | |
| 14:45 | IPFW | Junior Rhodes is fouled on the floor by John Leland - foul #1 on John Leland, team foul #4 | 52-32 |
| 14:40 | IPFW | Edmund Hayes is called for the reach on Henry Powell - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| 14:25 | IPFW | John Grobstein knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Allen | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:04 | Mercer | George Allen is called for the reach on Bruce Tack - foul #4 on George Allen, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Byard (SG), Jacob Packard (SF), Ralph Wilcinski (PF) George Allen, Royce Huggard, John Grobstein | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-35 |
| 13:29 | IPFW | Stan Leday is called for the reach on Matthew Byard - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Garwood (PF) Ralph Wilcinski | |
| 13:17 | IPFW | Junior Rhodes misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-35 |
| 13:16 | IPFW | Jacob Packard grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 13:09 | IPFW | Matthew Byard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Stan Leday - foul #2 on Stan Leday, team foul #7 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Royce Huggard (SG), Earl Snipes (SF), John Grobstein (PF) Henry Powell, Jacob Packard, Steven Garwood | |
| 13:09 | IPFW | Matthew Byard makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 13:09 | IPFW | Matthew Byard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is fouled on the floor by John Grobstein - foul #3 on John Grobstein, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Stan Leday is called for traveling | 55-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Powell (PG) Matthew Byard | |
| 12:16 | IPFW | Earl Snipes's pass is intercepted by Waldo Villeneuve | 55-37 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | John Leland knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Waldo Villeneuve | 57-37 |
| 11:47 | IPFW | Royce Huggard is hacked by Stan Leday - foul #3 on Stan Leday, team foul #8 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Jacob Packard (SF) Earl Snipes | |
| 11:47 | IPFW | Royce Huggard misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Waldo Villeneuve | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Henry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Royce Huggard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Packard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Grobstein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Junior Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by Junior Rhodes - foul #4 on Junior Rhodes, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | IPFW | Steven Garwood (PF), Ralph Wilcinski (C) John Grobstein, Junior Rhodes | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 11:14 | IPFW | John Leland swats the layup by Royce Huggard | 59-37 |
| 11:12 | IPFW | Jacob Packard snags the offensive board | 59-37 |
| 10:53 | IPFW | Jacob Packard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 10:28 | IPFW | Steven Garwood pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 10:11 | IPFW | Henry Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Norman Searcy, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Byard (PG), Earl Snipes (SF), John Grobstein (PF) Henry Powell, Royce Huggard, Ralph Wilcinski | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Jacob Packard steals it from Michael Swigert | 59-40 |
| 09:35 | IPFW | Michael Swigert steals it from John Grobstein | 59-40 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Bruce Tack and he's hacked by Jacob Packard - foul #4 on Jacob Packard, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Gerald Josephson (PG) Jacob Packard | |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:57 | IPFW | Steven Garwood misses the turnaround from close range | 62-40 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Michael Swigert pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is whistled for a carry | 62-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Powell (PG), Royce Huggard (SG), Ralph Wilcinski (C) Gerald Josephson, Matthew Byard, Steven Garwood | |
| 08:25 | IPFW | Earl Snipes lays it in on a nice dish by Royce Huggard | 62-42 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | Stan Leday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Byard (PG) Earl Snipes | |
| 07:55 | IPFW | John Grobstein is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on John Grobstein, team foul #9 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | George Allen (PG), Junior Rhodes (C) Matthew Byard, Ralph Wilcinski | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | John Leland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Ralph Wilcinski (PF) John Grobstein | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Leland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - George Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Royce Huggard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Wilcinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Junior Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | IPFW | Royce Huggard comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 62-42 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Stan Leday's pass is intercepted by Junior Rhodes | 62-42 |
| 06:28 | IPFW | Henry Powell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-42 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 62-42 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by Henry Powell - foul #3 on Henry Powell, team foul #10 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Snipes (SF), John Grobstein (PF) Henry Powell, Ralph Wilcinski | |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:45 | IPFW | John Grobstein drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Allen | 63-44 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Michael Swigert's pass is intercepted by George Allen | 63-44 |
| 05:15 | IPFW | George Allen lays it in | 63-46 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 65-46 |
| 04:37 | IPFW | Royce Huggard buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Grobstein and he's hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | IPFW | Matthew Byard (PG) George Allen | |
| 04:37 | IPFW | Royce Huggard makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-49 |
| 04:08 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Royce Huggard | 65-49 |
| 03:49 | IPFW | John Grobstein misses the easy layup | 65-49 |
| 03:47 | IPFW | Royce Huggard tips it home | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Earl Snipes is called for the reach on Michael Swigert - foul #3 on Earl Snipes, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | IPFW | Henry Powell (PG), Jacob Packard (SF), Steven Garwood (PF), Ralph Wilcinski (C) Royce Huggard, Earl Snipes, John Grobstein, Junior Rhodes | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Henry Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Byard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Packard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Steven Garwood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Wilcinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | IPFW | Bruce Tack takes the ball from Matthew Byard | 67-51 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 02:56 | IPFW | Jacob Packard pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:44 | IPFW | Jacob Packard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-51 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Stan Leday can't finish the layup | 67-51 |
| 02:15 | IPFW | Henry Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Ralph Wilcinski misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Leland - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Michael Swigert, John Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Ralph Wilcinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:08 | IPFW | Ralph Wilcinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Byard - foul #1 on Matthew Byard, team foul #12 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:43 | IPFW | Ralph Wilcinski grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 01:32 | IPFW | Matthew Byard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Swigert | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is fouled on the floor by Ralph Wilcinski - foul #1 on Ralph Wilcinski, team foul #13 | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:52 | IPFW | Henry Powell hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Byard | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Norman Searcy misses long on a floater from the right side | 68-56 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Ralph Wilcinski | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | IPFW | Jacob Packard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Jacob Packard, team foul #14 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Gerald Josephson (PG) Jacob Packard | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley runs out the clock | 68-56 |