| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Nieto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Terry Morgan inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Evansville | Ellis Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hauer - foul #1 on Scott Hauer, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:27 | Evansville | Ellis Carr hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Nieto | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Scott Hauer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule | 30-29 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Mark Marcum buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ellis Carr and the foul's on Thomas Carrera - foul #2 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 18:38 | Evansville | Mark Marcum makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera can't connect on a shot from the right block | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera tips it in | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Evansville | Jeffrey Gurule steals it from Terry Morgan | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Terry Morgan takes the ball from Jeff McGoey | 32-32 |
| 17:40 | Evansville | Mark Marcum blows the layup | 32-32 |
| 17:38 | Evansville | William Nieto pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Marcum and he's fouled by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), John Thibault (C) Scott Hauer, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 17:12 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Mario Ortiz and he's fouled by Terry Morgan - foul #1 on Terry Morgan, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), Paul Harter (C) Terry Morgan, Bill Cotta | |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Evansville | William Nieto grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:33 | Evansville | William Nieto comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | John Thibault misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Nieto - foul #3 on William Nieto, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Jeff McGoey | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Richard Kelso (PF) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, William Nieto | |
| 16:19 | Mercer | John Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:57 | Evansville | Christopher Fales is fouled on the floor by Marcus Hampton - foul #2 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Michael Ellington (SF) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Ellington (fresh) PF - John Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Thurman McHugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald can't finish the layup | 35-35 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | John Thibault snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Michael Ellington drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Hauer and he's fouled by Richard Kelso - foul #1 on Richard Kelso, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF), William Nieto (PF), Bill Cotta (C) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales, Richard Kelso, Paul Harter | |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Michael Ellington makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Ellington - foul #1 on Michael Ellington, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF) Marcus Hampton, Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:59 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the shot near the basket | 40-36 |
| 14:25 | Evansville | Bill Cotta misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-36 |
| 14:17 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:53 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the floater from the left side set up by Scott Hauer | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Ellis Carr buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Terry Morgan | 42-39 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Christopher Fales (SF), Richard Kelso (PF), Paul Harter (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Terry Morgan, William Nieto, Bill Cotta | |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Harter and the foul's on Andrew Clayton - foul #2 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellington (SF) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 12:28 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 12:08 | Evansville | Paul Harter gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Ortiz - foul #1 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG) Thurman McHugh | |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:06 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Christopher Fales steals it from Marcus Hampton | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | Evansville | Christopher Fales lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Ellington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Efrain Grunewald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz drills a runner in the lane set up by Michael Ellington | 44-45 |
| 11:05 | Evansville | Richard Kelso's pass is intercepted by John Thibault | 44-45 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Michael Ellington makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 10:11 | Evansville | Paul Harter misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Michael Ellington pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | John Thibault hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marcus Hampton | 49-45 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Michael Ellington is called for the reach on Efrain Grunewald - foul #2 on Michael Ellington, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Mario Ortiz, Marcus Hampton, Michael Ellington, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Terry Morgan (SF), William Nieto (PF), Bill Cotta (C) Mark Marcum, Christopher Fales, Richard Kelso, Paul Harter | |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:41 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:32 | Evansville | Ellis Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 09:22 | Evansville | Ellis Carr knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Efrain Grunewald | 49-49 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 52-49 |
| 08:50 | Evansville | Efrain Grunewald can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 08:49 | Evansville | Bill Cotta hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is hacked by William Nieto - foul #4 on William Nieto, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Mark Marcum (SG), Richard Kelso (PF) Efrain Grunewald, William Nieto | |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule's pass is intercepted by Bill Cotta | 52-51 |
| 07:55 | Evansville | Mark Marcum's pass is intercepted by Jeff McGoey | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Kelso (fresh) C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Scott Hauer's pass is intercepted by Terry Morgan | 52-51 |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Bill Cotta connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Marcum and he's hacked by Jeff McGoey - foul #1 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (C) Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), William Nieto (PF) Terry Morgan, Richard Kelso | |
| 07:09 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Bill Cotta takes the ball from Jeff McGoey | 52-54 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Christopher Fales drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ellis Carr and he's fouled by Bernard Cooper - foul #2 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Michael Ellington (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Paul Harter (C) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Bill Cotta | |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Christopher Fales makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Nieto - foul #5 on William Nieto, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Morgan (SF), Richard Kelso (PF) Christopher Fales, William Nieto | |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:00 | Evansville | Richard Kelso snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Kelso - foul #2 on Richard Kelso, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Carrera (C) Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Harter | 54-57 |
| 05:05 | Evansville | Paul Harter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Marcus Hampton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald | |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is hacked by Ellis Carr - foul #1 on Ellis Carr, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:32 | Evansville | Mark Marcum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | John Thibault drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule and the foul's on Ellis Carr - foul #2 on Ellis Carr, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Mario Ortiz, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | Evansville | Christopher Fales (SF), Bill Cotta (C) Terry Morgan, Richard Kelso | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | John Thibault misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Bill Cotta grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 03:51 | Evansville | Bill Cotta can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Thibault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Fales (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | John Thibault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:03 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) John Thibault | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thurman McHugh (PG), Efrain Grunewald (SG), Richard Kelso (PF) Ellis Carr, Mark Marcum, Paul Harter | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 61-57 |
| 02:41 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Carrera (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Evansville | Ellis Carr (PG), Mark Marcum (SG), Terry Morgan (SF) Thurman McHugh, Efrain Grunewald, Christopher Fales | |
| 02:18 | Evansville | Terry Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-57 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey loses the dribble to Terry Morgan | 61-57 |
| 01:29 | Evansville | Terry Morgan hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ellis Carr | 61-60 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 00:58 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Mark Marcum connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Morgan | 61-62 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Richard Kelso - foul #3 on Richard Kelso, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Paul Harter (PF) Richard Kelso | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:11 | Evansville | Paul Harter pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Hauer - foul #2 on Scott Hauer, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Terry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Scott Hauer can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Marcum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. PF - Paul Harter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Mark Marcum is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Mark Marcum, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:42 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Paul Harter | 64-63 |
| 04:16 | Evansville | Ellis Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 04:15 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Terry Morgan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ellis Carr and he's hacked by Thomas Carrera - foul #3 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| 03:53 | Evansville | Terry Morgan makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Ellis Carr - foul #3 on Ellis Carr, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses the free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:33 | Evansville | Paul Harter grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Paul Harter scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ellis Carr | 66-69 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-69 |
| 02:52 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 02:23 | Evansville | Mark Marcum can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey pulls down the rebound | 66-69 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Scott Hauer | 68-69 |
| 01:32 | Evansville | Mark Marcum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 01:30 | Evansville | Paul Harter tips it home | 68-71 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule drills a shot from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 00:49 | Evansville | Thomas Carrera blocks the jumper by Ellis Carr | 70-71 |
| 00:47 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ellis Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Marcum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Morgan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. PF - Paul Harter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Bill Cotta (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Evansville | Ellis Carr connects on the floater from the right side set up by Terry Morgan | 70-73 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 00:06 | Evansville | Bill Cotta snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Bill Cotta is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:03 | Evansville | Bill Cotta makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule buries a halfcourt shot | 73-75 |