| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fresh) SG - Michael White (fresh) SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fresh) C - Patrick Thibodeau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Michael White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper clanks a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | St. John's | Anthony Baden pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Michael White buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Irvin Foster | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is hacked by Clarence Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Michael White steps in front of the Jeff McGoey pass | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | St. John's | Anthony Baden banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael White | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule buries a shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:10 | St. John's | Michael White is called for traveling | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Anthony Baden steps in front of the Jeffrey Gurule pass | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | Irvin Foster tips it home | 2-8 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey's floater is tipped away by Patrick Thibodeau | 2-8 |
| 16:06 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Irvin Foster can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-8 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the tip | 2-8 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fairly fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hauer, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the easy layup | 2-8 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 2-8 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Hampton - foul #1 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellington (SF) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:19 | St. John's | Irvin Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 14:18 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau tips it in | 2-12 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-12 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton snags the offensive board | 2-12 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey travels with the ball | 2-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Mario Ortiz, Marcus Hampton, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:32 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the lay-in | 2-12 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Scott Hauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Carrera (C) John Thibault | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG), Paul Carr (PF) Michael White, Irvin Foster | |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Jeffrey Gurule is called for the reach on Anthony Baden - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #5 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SG), Michael Ellington (SF) Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 12:43 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Baden | 2-15 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Hauer, team foul #6 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), John Thibault (SF) Scott Hauer, Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 12:04 | St. John's | Roland Nieman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-15 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper pulls down the rebound | 2-15 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera's layup is rejected by Irvin Foster | 2-15 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera snags the offensive board | 2-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) SG - Marcus Hampton (fresh) SF - John Thibault (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Carr (fresh) PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Nieman (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton's pass is intercepted by Raymond Stephens | 2-15 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Baden | 2-18 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | John Thibault drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Ortiz | 4-18 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Roland Nieman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Stephens | 4-20 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the 3 from straight away set up by Mario Ortiz | 7-20 |
| 10:20 | St. John's | Bernard Cooper steals the ball from Irvin Foster | 7-20 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera connects on the runner in the paint set up by Marcus Hampton | 9-20 |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Marcus Hampton is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #2 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Marcus Hampton, John Thibault, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG), Clarence Roberts (SF), Patrick Thibodeau (C) Anthony Baden, Irvin Foster, Roland Nieman | |
| 09:46 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 9-20 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Paul Carr is called for the reach on Mario Ortiz - foul #1 on Paul Carr, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Mario Ortiz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-20 |
| 09:25 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts grabs the board | 9-20 |
| 09:10 | St. John's | Paul Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-20 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #2 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (PF) Clarence Roberts | |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:47 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Thibodeau | 12-22 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roland Nieman - foul #1 on Roland Nieman, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), John Thibault (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Mario Ortiz is called for the reach on Raymond Stephens - foul #1 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:03 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:43 | St. John's | Michael White hits a floater near the basket set up by Paul Carr | 14-26 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-26 |
| 07:27 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau pulls down the rebound | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Raymond Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Roland Nieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Michael White can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Thomas Carrera (C) Dikembe Banda, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Irvin Foster (PF) Raymond Stephens, Roland Nieman | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeff McGoey | 14-26 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey's layup is rejected by Patrick Thibodeau | 14-26 |
| 07:08 | St. John's | Irvin Foster grabs the board | 14-26 |
| 06:50 | St. John's | Michael White drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Thibodeau | 14-29 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mario Ortiz and he's hacked by Irvin Foster - foul #1 on Irvin Foster, team foul #5 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (SF) Paul Carr | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Heriberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Heriberto Yazzie, team foul #10 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellington (SF) Jeff McGoey | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (SG) Roland Nieman | |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Irvin Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is whistled for traveling | 16-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Roland Nieman (C) Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 05:56 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-30 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | John Thibault snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton is whistled for a carry | 16-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Heriberto Yazzie, John Thibault | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SF) Michael White | |
| 05:17 | St. John's | Roland Nieman comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 16-30 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 16-30 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is hacked by Anthony Baden - foul #1 on Anthony Baden, team foul #6 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau (C) Irvin Foster | |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Ellington buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mario Ortiz | 19-30 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Banda - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), John Thibault (C) Dikembe Banda, Michael Ellington, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael White (SG) Anthony Baden | |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | Raymond Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Roland Nieman - foul #2 on Roland Nieman, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Marcus Hampton (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Clarence Roberts (SF) Raymond Stephens, Paul Carr | |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 03:58 | St. John's | Roland Nieman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-31 |
| 03:37 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 20-31 |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Anthony Baden and he's hacked by Marcus Hampton - foul #3 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #12 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Thomas Carrera (C) Mario Ortiz, Marcus Hampton | |
| Subs | St. John's | Irvin Foster (PF) Roland Nieman | |
| 03:21 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau makes the free throw | 20-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Baden (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clarence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irvin Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Scott Hauer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Thibault | 23-34 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Jeff McGoey takes the ball from Clarence Roberts | 23-34 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Patrick Thibodeau denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Gurule | 23-34 |
| 02:37 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Patrick Thibodeau | 23-34 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Michael White misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Carrera - foul #1 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #13 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF) John Thibault | |
| Subs | St. John's | Raymond Stephens (PG) Anthony Baden | |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Michael White misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Thibodeau | 23-37 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses long on a runner from close range | 23-37 |
| 01:36 | St. John's | Patrick Thibodeau gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 01:32 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellington (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Jeff McGoey, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | St. John's | Paul Carr (SG), Roland Nieman (C) Michael White, Patrick Thibodeau | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Michael Ellington knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Hauer | 26-37 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Clarence Roberts slams it home on a great pass from Paul Carr | 26-39 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Roberts - foul #3 on Clarence Roberts, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), John Thibault (SF) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Baden (PG), Michael White (SG) Raymond Stephens, Clarence Roberts | |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Anthony Baden is fouled on the floor by Andrew Clayton - foul #2 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #14 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Anthony Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Baden misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-41 |