| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | James Larkin inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Bennett | 29-34 |
| 19:32 | Yale | William Magee is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Reece - foul #1 on Jeremy Reece, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:11 | Yale | William Magee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 29-34 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | James Larkin grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Bennett | 29-36 |
| 18:28 | Yale | George Keeler denies the turnaround by John Mahan | 29-36 |
| 18:27 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McCarthy | 29-36 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy scores on a floater from the right side set up by William Magee and he's hacked by James Larkin - foul #2 on James Larkin, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | George Keeler knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Jacobs | 32-38 |
| 18:00 | Yale | William Magee misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | George Keeler gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | George Keeler tips it home | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Yale | William Magee is whistled for traveling | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 17:12 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:55 | Yale | John Mahan hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 16:54 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 16:49 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jacobs | 32-40 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs lays it up and in | 32-42 |
| 16:26 | Yale | William Magee lays it up and in | 34-42 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Larkin | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Magee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Larkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Keeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Yale | Jon Carrier is fouled on the floor by James Larkin - foul #3 on James Larkin, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), John Osborn (PF), Joshua Cooke (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, William Magee, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 15:28 | Yale | Shawn Redmond is hacked by Alton Slemp - foul #1 on Alton Slemp, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| 15:07 | Yale | The short jumper by John Osborn is denied by Alton Slemp | 34-45 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Derrick Cooper | 34-45 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Dan Davis is called for traveling | 34-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF) Billy Mardis | |
| 14:31 | Yale | Shannon Drain misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-45 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alton Slemp | 34-45 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alton Slemp | 34-47 |
| 14:02 | Yale | John Osborn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Shawn Redmond tips it but misses | 34-47 |
| 13:59 | Yale | John Osborn tips it but misses | 34-47 |
| 13:57 | Yale | Joshua Cooke tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 13:28 | Yale | Joshua Cooke pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:23 | Yale | John Osborn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Alton Slemp - foul #2 on Alton Slemp, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), John Bennett (SG), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Eric Ferguson, Alton Slemp | |
| 13:23 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:23 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | John Bennett clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Carrier - foul #2 on Jon Carrier, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) John Osborn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:05 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Jacobs - foul #3 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | James Larkin tips it but misses | 40-49 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | John Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Belanger - foul #1 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG) Jon Carrier | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Ferguson (SF) James Larkin | |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Magee (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger is called for 5 seconds | 40-50 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | A charge is called on Thomas Jacobs - foul #4 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SF) Joseph McCarthy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG) Thomas Jacobs | |
| 11:10 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Dan Davis - foul #1 on Dan Davis, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF) Eric Ferguson | |
| 11:10 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | James Larkin tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger's pass is intercepted by Dan Davis | 43-52 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | James Larkin buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 09:27 | Yale | James Larkin picks off the pass by John Brickhouse | 43-55 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't finish the layup | 43-55 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | George Keeler can't tip it in | 43-55 |
| 09:21 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Yale | James Larkin is called for the reach on Shannon Drain - foul #4 on James Larkin, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Joshua Cooke (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, William Magee, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 09:04 | Yale | Shannon Drain misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Dan Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 08:41 | Yale | Jon Carrier pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 08:29 | Yale | John Osborn knocks in the shot near the basket | 45-55 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Dan Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG) Shannon Drain | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG) Dan Davis | |
| 07:50 | Yale | John Osborn connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Redmond | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Cooke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Dasilva (fresh) SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Mardis (fresh) C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Alton Slemp comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joshua Cooke - foul #1 on Joshua Cooke, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), James Larkin (SF), George Keeler (PF) Daniel Dasilva, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Alton Slemp makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Alton Slemp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:31 | Yale | Joshua Cooke grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 07:16 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is hacked by George Keeler - foul #1 on George Keeler, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) Shawn Redmond | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Reece (C) Alton Slemp | |
| 07:16 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:16 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Cooper | 49-58 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Joshua Cooke tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mahan - foul #2 on John Mahan, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Belanger (C) Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG) Derrick Cooper | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:16 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses short on a jumper from the right side | 51-60 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 05:44 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Jon Carrier is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jacobs - foul #5 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), Eric Ferguson (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 05:23 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | James Larkin is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on James Larkin, team foul #12 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG) John Mahan, Jon Carrier | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (PF) James Larkin | |
| 04:51 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Brickhouse | 55-60 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shawn Redmond | 57-60 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson is hacked by John Brickhouse - foul #1 on John Brickhouse, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Joshua Cooke (C) Shawn Redmond, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) John Bennett, Billy Mardis, Alton Slemp | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | George Keeler's pass is intercepted by Shannon Drain | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Magee (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joshua Cooke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Yale | John Brickhouse makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Dan Davis clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Dan Davis gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG) Derrick Cooper | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Belanger - foul #2 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:26 | Yale | Jon Carrier clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 02:25 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Yale | Jon Carrier is whistled for a carry | 60-61 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | George Keeler misses the jump hook from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 01:37 | Yale | John Mahan snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:17 | Yale | William Magee knocks in the jumper from the right side | 62-61 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Dan Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-61 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Dan Davis - foul #2 on Dan Davis, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson dunks the ball on a great pass from John Bennett | 63-65 |
| 00:08 | Yale | The jump hook by William Magee is blocked by George Keeler | 63-65 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson is hacked by Jon Carrier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Carrier, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Jon Carrier hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-67 |