| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fresh) SF - James Larkin (fresh) PF - George Keeler (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Ruffin (fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fresh) PF - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) C - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | James Larkin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | George Keeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | David Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Bennett | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Smith | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the jump hook in the paint | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 16:38 | Purdue | David Smith scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Matthew Carlos | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:00 | Purdue | David Smith misses the lay-in | 7-5 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger tips it in | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ruffin (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franjo Rybinski (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Jaeger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:40 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Franjo Rybinski | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | David Smith is fouled on the floor by George Keeler - foul #1 on George Keeler, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Lee (PG), Harry Branch (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) David Smith, Franjo Rybinski, Anthony Jaeger | |
| 15:11 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Eric Ferguson is called for the reach on Emmanuel Shephard - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Lee | 7-10 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Matthew Carlos steals the ball from Billy Mardis | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Carlos | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Harry Branch steals the ball from Eric Ferguson | 7-12 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 7-14 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Thomas Black travels with the ball | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Black, Derrick Cooper, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis, John Yeung | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Smith (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG) Michael Ruffin, Matthew Carlos | |
| 13:02 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard is hacked by George Keeler - foul #2 on George Keeler, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Ferguson (PF) George Keeler | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Ruffin (SG), Anthony Jaeger (C) Harry Branch, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger blows the layup but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | James Larkin double dribbles | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Larkin - foul #1 on James Larkin, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:58 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ruffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) C - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-17 |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 11:14 | Purdue | Eric Ferguson steals it from Matthew Carlos | 7-17 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | John Bennett comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 7-17 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Ferguson | 7-17 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | James Larkin hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-17 |
| 10:17 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Ruffin | 10-19 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Billy Mardis (PF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, Eric Ferguson, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Lee (PG), Harry Branch (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) David Smith, Michael Ruffin, Anthony Jaeger | |
| 09:40 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-19 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | John Yeung pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the jumper from the right side | 10-19 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | James Larkin hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 08:53 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Lee | 12-21 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Black, James Larkin, John Yeung | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Smith (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), Anthony Jaeger (C) Franjo Rybinski, Matthew Carlos, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 07:52 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) PF - Billy Mardis (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ruffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) C - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-24 |
| 07:34 | Purdue | David Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Billy Mardis grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 07:11 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 06:50 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-24 |
| 06:48 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the offensive board | 14-24 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Derrick Cooper picks off the pass by Michael Ruffin | 14-24 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Billy Mardis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF), John Yeung (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Derrick Cooper, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski (SG), Matthew Carlos (SF), Benjamin Desalvo (PF), Emmanuel Shephard (C) Michael Ruffin, Eric Lee, Harry Branch, Anthony Jaeger | |
| 05:46 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Shephard | 14-27 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | James Larkin connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jacobs | 16-27 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | John Yeung tips it but misses | 16-27 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Franjo Rybinski steals the ball from John Bennett | 16-27 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski can't finish the layup | 16-27 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | James Larkin grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | Emmanuel Shephard grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | Franjo Rybinski connects on the floater from the right side set up by Matthew Carlos | 16-29 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | John Bennett is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #1 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Yeung, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Lee (PG), Michael Ruffin (SG), Anthony Jaeger (C) David Smith, Benjamin Desalvo, Emmanuel Shephard | |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Carlos - foul #1 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #2 | 16-29 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Black (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Ruffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Franjo Rybinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Jaeger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger's fadeaway is rejected by George Keeler | 18-29 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | James Larkin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Anthony Jaeger steals it from Thomas Black | 18-29 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Michael Ruffin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-29 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to George Keeler | 18-29 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | John Bennett lays it up and in set up by James Larkin and the foul's on Anthony Jaeger - foul #1 on Anthony Jaeger, team foul #3 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Eric Ferguson (SF) Thomas Black, James Larkin | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Smith (PG), Harry Branch (PF) Matthew Carlos, Franjo Rybinski | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:20 | Purdue | David Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-29 |
| 02:19 | Purdue | Anthony Jaeger grabs the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 02:10 | Purdue | David Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Thomas Jacobs - foul #1 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:10 | Purdue | David Smith makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Derrick Cooper - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #4 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper is hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Jaeger | 21-32 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Ruffin | 21-35 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-35 |
| 00:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Jaeger | 21-35 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #7 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eric Lee (PG), Franjo Rybinski (SG), Emmanuel Shephard (C) David Smith, Michael Ruffin, Anthony Jaeger | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Matthew Carlos is called for the reach on Thomas Black - foul #2 on Matthew Carlos, team foul #6 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Carl Bean (PG), Benjamin Desalvo (PF) Matthew Carlos, Harry Branch | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | John Yeung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the rebound | 21-36 |