| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ike Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-40 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Gurule | 33-40 |
| 19:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff McGoey | 36-40 |
| 18:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones is hacked by Mario Ortiz - foul #2 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (C) Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams (PF), James Breland (C) Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| 18:31 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | John Thibault gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Williams | 38-43 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule and he's fouled by Charles Morgan - foul #1 on Charles Morgan, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), James Bauer (SG), Russell Ray (SF) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, Charles Morgan | |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | John Thibault steals it from Russell Ray | 41-43 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Clayton | 41-43 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Heriberto Yazzie | 43-43 |
| 16:48 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams is hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #3 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Jeff McGoey, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF), Ike Taylor (C) James Williams, James Breland | |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Hampton - foul #1 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (PG), Michael Ellington (SF) Heriberto Yazzie, Marcus Hampton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Brett Yates (SG) Sam Ellis, James Bauer | |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda is fouled on the floor by Louis Jones - foul #3 on Louis Jones, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG) Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Charles Morgan (SF) Louis Jones, Russell Ray | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera is open but can't throw it down | 43-45 |
| 15:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) SG - Brett Yates (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ike Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates loses the dribble to Mario Ortiz | 43-45 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera is hacked by Ike Taylor - foul #2 on Ike Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), James Bauer (SF), James Breland (C) Steven Arnold, Brett Yates, Charles Morgan, Ike Taylor | |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Marcus Hampton | 45-45 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Breland | 45-48 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is hacked by Louis Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Jones, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), Russell Ray (PF) Louis Jones, Leo Sherman | |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Robert Hathaway steps in front of the Marcus Hampton pass | 45-48 |
| 14:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | John Thibault connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Scott Hauer | 48-50 |
| 13:25 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Marcus Hampton, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), James Williams (C) Robert Hathaway, James Bauer, James Breland | |
| 13:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-50 |
| 13:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 13:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Carrera - foul #2 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellington (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Jeff McGoey, John Thibault | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) Russell Ray | |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 48-51 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is whistled for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), James Breland (C) Sam Ellis, Brett Yates, James Williams | |
| 11:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Arnold misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bernard Cooper | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Ellington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Arnold (fresh) SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Breland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Michael Ellington, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray (SF), Ike Taylor (C) Charles Morgan, Leo Sherman | |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton travels in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SG) Robert Hathaway | |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeff McGoey | 51-54 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Hauer | 51-54 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | John Thibault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Hauer | 54-56 |
| 09:59 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 09:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-56 |
| 09:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Thibault | 59-58 |
| 08:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Bauer | 59-60 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Michael Ellington (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Marcus Hampton, Jeff McGoey, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), Robert Hathaway (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), Leo Sherman (PF), James Williams (C) Steven Arnold, James Bauer, Russell Ray, James Breland, Ike Taylor | |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis scores on a floater from close range | 59-62 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ellington and he's hacked by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG) Sam Ellis | |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bernard Cooper denies the turnaround by Leo Sherman | 62-62 |
| 07:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman tips it but misses | 62-62 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Carrera | 62-62 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Michael Ellington buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Carrera | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Ellington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Louis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Jones | 65-64 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Louis Jones picks off the pass by Jeffrey Gurule in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 07:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones lays it up and in | 65-66 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 68-66 |
| 06:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), John Thibault (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Michael Ellington, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), Brett Yates (SG), Ike Taylor (C) Louis Jones, Robert Hathaway, James Williams | |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Sam Ellis picks off the pass by Dikembe Banda | 68-66 |
| 05:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Leo Sherman | 68-68 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SG) Charles Morgan | |
| 05:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Bauer | 68-71 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda is hacked by Sam Ellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Ellis, team foul #6 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Heriberto Yazzie, Dikembe Banda | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones (PG), Russell Ray (PF), James Breland (C) Sam Ellis, Leo Sherman, Ike Taylor | |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Scott Hauer connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Thibault | 70-71 |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Jones lays it up and in | 70-73 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Louis Jones is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gurule in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Jones, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) John Thibault | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG), Leo Sherman (PF) Louis Jones, Brett Yates | |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:35 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer is hacked by Jeff McGoey - foul #2 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Michael Ellington (SF), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG) Russell Ray | |
| 04:35 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is fouled on the floor by Leo Sherman - foul #2 on Leo Sherman, team foul #8 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (PF) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan (SF), James Williams (PF), Ike Taylor (C) James Bauer, Leo Sherman, James Breland | |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor gets the rebound | 75-73 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Carrera steps in front of the Charles Morgan pass | 75-73 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera clanks a shot from the right block | 75-73 |
| 03:19 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Ellington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Carrera (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sam Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hathaway (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ike Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-73 |
| 02:56 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams grabs the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 02:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis lays it in on a great pass from Charles Morgan | 75-75 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Michael Ellington, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer (SG), Russell Ray (SF), Leo Sherman (PF), James Breland (C) Robert Hathaway, Charles Morgan, James Williams, Ike Taylor | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | James Bauer takes the ball from Jeff McGoey in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 02:33 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Marcus Hampton, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Charles Morgan (SF) James Bauer, Leo Sherman | |
| 02:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 02:20 | UC Santa Barbara | James Breland misses the tip | 75-75 |
| 02:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray tips it back up and in | 75-77 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hathaway - foul #2 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Thibault | 75-77 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 75-77 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Russell Ray pulls down the rebound | 75-77 |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF), James Williams (C) Russell Ray, James Breland | |
| 01:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Bernard Cooper takes the ball from Charles Morgan | 75-77 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the wide open shot from the left side | 77-77 |
| 01:22 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Carrera (C) John Thibault | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor (C) James Williams | |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis loses the dribble to Jeff McGoey | 77-77 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor snags the defensive board | 77-77 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-77 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman lays it in | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sam Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ike Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 79-81 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Scott Hauer's floater is knocked away by Ike Taylor | 79-81 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey tips it back up and in | 81-81 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis is hacked by Scott Hauer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Hauer, team foul #8 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (C) Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams (C) Ike Taylor | |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 04:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman grabs the offensive board | 81-81 |
| 04:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway misses the floater from the left wing | 81-81 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | John Thibault pulls down the rebound | 81-81 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 81-81 |
| 03:58 | UC Santa Barbara | James Williams grabs the board | 81-81 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Ellis | 81-84 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-84 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | John Thibault snags the offensive board | 81-84 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 81-84 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper tips it but misses | 81-84 |
| 03:07 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Charles Morgan | 81-84 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman throws it down set up by Robert Hathaway and he's fouled by Jeff McGoey - foul #3 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #9 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Michael Ellington (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, John Thibault | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brett Yates (PG), James Bauer (SG), Russell Ray (SF), James Breland (C) Sam Ellis, Robert Hathaway, Charles Morgan, James Williams | |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman makes the free throw | 81-87 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-87 |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Carrera - foul #3 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #10 | 81-87 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor (C) Leo Sherman | |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | James Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-88 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), John Thibault (PF) Marcus Hampton, Michael Ellington, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sam Ellis (PG) Brett Yates | |
| 02:11 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the wide open jumper from the left block set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 83-88 |
| 02:11 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-88 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Mario Ortiz, John Thibault | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway (SG), Charles Morgan (SF), James Williams (PF) James Bauer, Russell Ray, James Breland | |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeff McGoey takes the ball from Ike Taylor | 83-88 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff McGoey | 85-88 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-88 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 85-88 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Scott Hauer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-88 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman (PF) James Williams | |
| 01:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Hathaway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 85-88 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera pulls down the rebound | 85-88 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is hacked by Robert Hathaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hathaway, team foul #10 | 85-88 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 87-88 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sam Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hathaway (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Morgan (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Leo Sherman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Ike Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Morgan | 87-90 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 87-90 |
| 00:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman gets the rebound | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman is hacked by Scott Hauer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Hauer, team foul #11 | 87-90 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG) Scott Hauer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 87-90 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera grabs the board | 87-90 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey loses the ball out of bounds | 87-90 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan is hacked by Mario Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #12 | 87-90 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ike Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 87-92 |