| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Lloyd Pitts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Craig (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Heron (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Larson (fresh) C - Max Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chastain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | David Crabill is hacked by Lloyd Pitts - foul #1 on Lloyd Pitts, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | David Crabill misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Oral Roberts | David Craig pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:30 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Craig | 40-34 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington loses the dribble to Lloyd Pitts in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 18:09 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Claude Hetherington - foul #1 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), John Elmore (PF) Lloyd Pitts, David Craig, Lee Heron, Raymond Larson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, David Chastain, David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 18:09 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:09 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Adam Pierre hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harley Fulghum and he's fouled by Alfred Pemberton - foul #3 on Alfred Pemberton, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron (SF), Eric Wildes (C) Alfred Pemberton, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:45 | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:22 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts (PG) Fred Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:22 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:22 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | William Chapman lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Harley Fulghum | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Craig (SG), Raymond Larson (PF) Wayne Tafolla, John Elmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Moore (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Adam Pierre, Aldo Mancini | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Oscar Wright connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Chapman | 43-41 |
| 15:58 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron hits the finger roll | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Lloyd Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Heron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Raymond Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Wildes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Oscar Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harley Fulghum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Oscar Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Oscar Wright | 45-43 |
| 15:01 | Oral Roberts | David Craig can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 45-43 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | David Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harley Fulghum | 45-46 |
| 14:38 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Prewitt | 45-46 |
| 14:37 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:22 | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson double dribbles | 45-46 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), John Elmore (PF), Max Smith (C) Lloyd Pitts, David Craig, Lee Heron, Raymond Larson, Eric Wildes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Chastain (SG), Adam Pierre (SF), David Crabill (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Oscar Wright, Harley Fulghum, David Moore, William Chapman, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:59 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:52 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Max Smith | 47-46 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Max Smith denies the turnaround by David Crabill | 47-46 |
| 13:28 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:20 | Oral Roberts | John Elmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Adam Pierre snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | David Chastain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Raymond Larson (PF) John Elmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt (C) Aldo Mancini | |
| 12:58 | Oral Roberts | David Chastain takes the ball from Alfred Pemberton | 47-46 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | David Chastain lays it up and in | 47-48 |
| 12:27 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Tafolla | 49-48 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 49-48 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | David Chastain is open and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Prewitt | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Fred Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Tafolla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Pemberton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Larson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Max Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chastain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Crabill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla makes the 3 from straight away set up by Alfred Pemberton | 52-50 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | David Chastain clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Larson - foul #3 on Raymond Larson, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts (PG), David Craig (SG), Lee Heron (SF), John Elmore (PF), Randall Patton (C) Fred Young, Wayne Tafolla, Alfred Pemberton, Raymond Larson, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), David Moore (SF), William Chapman (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, Adam Pierre, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 11:17 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:03 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-52 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Carl Frederick double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG) Carl Frederick, David Chastain | |
| 10:33 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Elmore | 57-52 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Oscar Wright makes the floater from the right wing set up by Harley Fulghum | 57-54 |
| 10:16 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Chapman - foul #2 on William Chapman, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eric Wildes (PF) John Elmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt (C) Aldo Mancini | |
| 10:16 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:16 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | William Chapman scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-56 |
| 09:50 | Oral Roberts | David Craig connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Max Smith (C) Randall Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Carl Frederick (SG) Oscar Wright, Harley Fulghum | |
| 09:37 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts is hacked by Christopher Prewitt - foul #2 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton (PF) Eric Wildes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:20 | Oral Roberts | Claude Hetherington takes the ball from Lee Heron | 61-56 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt is whistled for a carry | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Mike Davis (PG), Raymond Larson (PF) Lloyd Pitts, Alfred Pemberton | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Chastain (SG), David Crabill (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, William Chapman, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 08:45 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Carl Frederick is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Heron - foul #1 on Lee Heron, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG) Mike Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG) Carl Frederick, David Chastain | |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | David Crabill snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 08:20 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 08:05 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Max Smith is called for the reach on Aldo Mancini - foul #2 on Max Smith, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), John Elmore (PF), Eric Wildes (C) David Craig, Lee Heron, Raymond Larson, Max Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Pierre (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) David Moore, Aldo Mancini | |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt travels with the ball | 61-56 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts (PG) Fred Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (SG), William Chapman (PF) Harley Fulghum, David Crabill | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Lloyd Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Tafolla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Pemberton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Elmore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Wildes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Frederick (fresh) SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Oral Roberts | Adam Pierre steps in front of the Lloyd Pitts pass | 61-56 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Adam Pierre buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Carl Frederick | 61-58 |
| 06:55 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | William Chapman snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Adam Pierre drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Frederick | 61-61 |
| 06:26 | Oral Roberts | Alfred Pemberton hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lloyd Pitts | 63-61 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Oscar Wright scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 06:04 | Oral Roberts | Wayne Tafolla hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Lloyd Pitts steals the ball from Oscar Wright | 63-64 |
| 05:38 | Oral Roberts | Carl Frederick is called for the reach on Wayne Tafolla - foul #3 on Carl Frederick, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Fred Young (PG), David Craig (SG), Lee Heron (SF), Raymond Larson (PF), Randall Patton (C) Lloyd Pitts, Wayne Tafolla, Alfred Pemberton, John Elmore, Eric Wildes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Chastain (SG), David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Oscar Wright, Carl Frederick, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 05:20 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from David Chastain | 63-66 |
| 04:36 | Oral Roberts | David Craig misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Chastain - foul #1 on David Chastain, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Chapman (C) Aldo Mancini | |
| 04:36 | Oral Roberts | David Craig misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:36 | Oral Roberts | David Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Fred Young steps in front of the Claude Hetherington pass in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 04:33 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young misses the easy layup | 63-66 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | David Chastain grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | William Chapman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-66 |
| 04:05 | Oral Roberts | Randall Patton grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:42 | Oral Roberts | David Craig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 03:40 | Oral Roberts | Fred Young tips it in | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Fred Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Craig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Heron (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Larson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Randall Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chastain (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mercer | David Chastain knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Claude Hetherington | 65-68 |
| 03:11 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts (PG), Wayne Tafolla (SF), Eric Wildes (PF), Max Smith (C) David Craig, Lee Heron, Raymond Larson, Randall Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG), Adam Pierre (SF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, David Chastain, David Moore, David Crabill | |
| 02:50 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Tafolla | 68-68 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | David Craig (SG), Alfred Pemberton (SF), John Elmore (PF) Fred Young, Wayne Tafolla, Eric Wildes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Chastain (SG), Christopher Prewitt (C) Oscar Wright, Harley Fulghum, Aldo Mancini | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Adam Pierre is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Pemberton - foul #4 on Alfred Pemberton, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses the lay-in but the foul's on Max Smith - foul #3 on Max Smith, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:12 | Oral Roberts | David Craig misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF) Adam Pierre, William Chapman | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | David Crabill is hacked by John Elmore - foul #2 on John Elmore, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron (SF), Raymond Larson (PF) Alfred Pemberton, John Elmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:32 | Oral Roberts | Lloyd Pitts misses the 3 from straight away | 68-72 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | David Crabill gets the rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Larson | 68-72 |
| 01:10 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Craig and the foul's on Christopher Prewitt - foul #3 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron makes the free throw | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| 00:43 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron is hacked by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:43 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:43 | Oral Roberts | Lee Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | David Chastain's floater is tipped away by Lee Heron | 73-72 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | David Crabill misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Hetherington - foul #2 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Oral Roberts | Max Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The jump hook by David Crabill is blocked by Lee Heron | 74-72 |