| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Junker (fresh) 6 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom inbounds the ball | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Paul Adams comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 29-41 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Carl Seibold grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 19:25 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Seibold | 29-44 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-44 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Oliver Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 31-44 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | John Leland hits a wide open shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Schrom | 33-44 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Gerald Schrom is called for the reach on Oliver Crane - foul #1 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), William Jackson (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Richard Perry (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Lance Combs (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Ricky Arriaga, Carl Seibold, Francisco Bravo, Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Anthony Brown - foul #3 on Anthony Brown, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell makes the 3rd free throw | 33-46 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Farrell - foul #2 on Samuel Farrell, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 16:59 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Farrell | 33-49 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 35-49 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Lance Combs scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Samuel Farrell | 35-51 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Michael Swigert knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 37-51 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Jessie Richey connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gemmill | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Swigert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Farrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jessie Richey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gemmill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Michael Swigert travels with the ball | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, William Jackson, Michael Swigert, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Heath Nelson (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Samuel Farrell, Jessie Richey, Daniel Gemmill, Lance Combs, Bobby Hebert | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Seibold (SG) Heath Nelson | |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 14:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Francisco Bravo | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Paul Adams denies the turnaround by Francisco Bravo | 37-57 |
| 14:31 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Oliver Crane is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, John Leland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (PG), Nathan Junker (PF) Ricky Arriaga, Andrew Simonson | |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Nathan Junker travels with the ball | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SF) Carl Seibold, Francisco Bravo | |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Nathan Junker is called for the reach on Michael Swigert - foul #2 on Nathan Junker, team foul #2 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (SF) Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Anthony Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Heath Nelson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Farrell and he's hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), William Jackson (SG), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Simonson (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Heath Nelson misses the free throw | 40-59 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 40-59 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Jessie Richey grabs the board | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:21 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell is hacked by Richard Perry - foul #1 on Richard Perry, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Lance Combs (PF) Heath Nelson, Samuel Farrell, Jessie Richey, Andrew Simonson | |
| 12:05 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses the 3 from straight away | 40-59 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Paul Adams clanks a turnaround from the left block | 40-59 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Lance Combs snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Bravo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Seibold | 40-62 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Carl Seibold steps in front of the Bruce Tack pass in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Lance Combs grabs the offensive board | 40-62 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Adams | 40-62 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gerald Schrom | 40-62 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | John Leland misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-62 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the offensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Paul Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Richard Perry (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, William Jackson, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Nathan Junker (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Ricky Arriaga, Carl Seibold, Francisco Bravo, Lance Combs, Bobby Hebert | |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Nathan Junker misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 40-62 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Oliver Crane snags the offensive board | 40-62 |
| 09:04 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill is whistled for traveling | 40-62 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Michael Swigert's pass is intercepted by Daniel Gemmill in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-62 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Oliver Crane steps in front of the Ralph Serafin pass | 40-62 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Anthony Brown is called for the reach on Samuel Farrell - foul #4 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (SG), Andrew Simonson (PF) Daniel Gemmill, Nathan Junker | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin grabs the board | 40-62 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Oliver Crane picks off the pass by Ralph Serafin in the backcourt | 40-62 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Jessie Richey is called for traveling | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Richard Perry, Michael Swigert, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG) Jessie Richey | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom is fouled on the floor by Andrew Simonson - foul #3 on Andrew Simonson, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Leland | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Farrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. PF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Heath Nelson is hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #3 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Seibold (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Nathan Junker (PF) Ricky Arriaga, Samuel Farrell, Andrew Simonson | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Heath Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Heath Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom is fouled in the backcourt by Francisco Bravo - foul #1 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #4 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (SF) Francisco Bravo | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Seibold - foul #2 on Carl Seibold, team foul #5 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Richard Perry (C) Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | Nathan Junker clanks a jumper from the right side | 45-64 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Richard Perry gets the rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Heath Nelson picks off the pass by Michael Swigert in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Jessie Richey can't finish the layup | 45-64 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Nathan Junker takes the ball from Jimmy Cowley in the backcourt | 45-64 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Heath Nelson misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #4 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #9 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ralph Serafin (C) Anthony Brown, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Carl Seibold, Jessie Richey, Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Heath Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Heath Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-65 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 45-65 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | William Jackson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Tack | 48-65 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Michael Swigert blocks the short jumper by Daniel Gemmill | 48-65 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Swigert can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Heath Nelson - foul #2 on Heath Nelson, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF) William Jackson, Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Nathan Junker (PF), Lance Combs (C) Ricky Arriaga, Heath Nelson, Daniel Gemmill, Andrew Simonson, Bobby Hebert | |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Nathan Junker snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jessie Richey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #5 on Anthony Brown, team foul #10 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jessie Richey makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Jessie Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (PG), Richard Perry (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill (SF), Bobby Hebert (C) Francisco Bravo, Nathan Junker | |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Jimmy Cowley steals the ball from Lance Combs | 49-67 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Richard Perry can't throw it down | 49-67 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Richard Perry hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jessie Richey | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Swigert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Serafin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jessie Richey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Gemmill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | William Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-70 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Michael Swigert tips it home | 53-70 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Lance Combs misses long on a floater from the left side | 53-70 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-70 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | William Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Hebert | 53-70 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Richard Perry hits the follow up shot | 55-70 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-72 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Serafin - foul #1 on Ralph Serafin, team foul #11 | 55-72 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | William Jackson is whistled for traveling | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-74 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Michael Swigert pulls down the rebound | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin double dribbles | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell runs out the clock | 55-74 |