| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fresh) SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:47 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | John Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Baker - foul #1 on Jerry Baker, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 19:31 | Oral Roberts | James Brown grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:18 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker connects on the jumper from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | George Keeler is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Bennett and he's hacked by Alvin Johnson - foul #2 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | George Keeler makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:40 | Oral Roberts | George Keeler is called for the reach on Jerry Baker - foul #1 on George Keeler, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Clyde Hodges, Howard Ludlum, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:23 | Oral Roberts | James Larkin steals it from Cleveland Wolfe | 33-32 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits the finger roll set up by James Larkin | 33-34 |
| 18:09 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Landon Hodnett and he's hacked by George Keeler - foul #2 on George Keeler, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 18:09 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Dan Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Landon Hodnett - foul #3 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker (PF) Landon Hodnett | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Alton Slemp misses the wide open floater in the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:32 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Baker | 38-34 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 17:19 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 17:15 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-34 |
| 17:13 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker tips it home | 40-34 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), James Brown (C) Stanley Mason, Cleveland Wolfe, Kenneth Rybicki, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Derrick Cooper, James Larkin, Alton Slemp | |
| 16:30 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson's layup is rejected by Jeremy Reece | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Dan Davis is hacked by Howard Ludlum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF) Dan Davis, Eric Ferguson | |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Howard Ludlum picks off the pass by John Bennett | 40-34 |
| 16:02 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Larkin | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) SG - Howard Ludlum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 15:49 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Jerry Baker | 40-34 |
| 15:37 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum is fouled on the floor by George Keeler - foul #3 on George Keeler, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Landon Hodnett (PF) Clyde Hodges, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 15:25 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Dasilva - foul #1 on Daniel Dasilva, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (SG), Owen Jacobs (C) Howard Ludlum, James Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF) John Bennett | |
| 15:25 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:25 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Alton Slemp loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 15:08 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 15:07 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:51 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cottrill | 44-34 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | James Larkin is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Larkin, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki (SF) Alvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF) Daniel Dasilva, Derrick Cooper, James Larkin | |
| 14:31 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Billy Mardis snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Alton Slemp clanks a shot from the right block | 44-34 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Jacobs | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Oral Roberts | Dan Davis steals it from Aaron Shade | 44-37 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Dan Davis lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Alton Slemp - foul #2 on Alton Slemp, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Jerry Baker (PF), James Brown (C) Richard Cottrill, Aaron Shade, Landon Hodnett, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), John Bennett (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, Dan Davis, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis, Alton Slemp | |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:22 | Oral Roberts | Kenneth Rybicki makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson (SF) Kenneth Rybicki | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:10 | Oral Roberts | James Brown misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (PF) Stanley Mason, Jerry Baker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:10 | Oral Roberts | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:10 | Oral Roberts | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Clyde Hodges picks off the pass by George Keeler | 48-39 |
| 12:35 | Oral Roberts | Cleveland Wolfe clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 12:33 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Keeler and he's hacked by Alvin Johnson - foul #3 on Alvin Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF) Derrick Cooper | |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:53 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is fouled on the floor by George Keeler - foul #4 on George Keeler, team foul #8 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG) Stanley Mason | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Eric Ferguson (PF), John Yeung (C) Daniel Dasilva, John Bennett, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 11:53 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:53 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Ludlum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Yeung (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Alvin Johnson picks off the pass by Thomas Jacobs in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 11:34 | Oral Roberts | James Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Cottrill | 55-42 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 11:03 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #9 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), Alton Slemp (PF) Dan Davis, Eric Ferguson | |
| 11:03 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:03 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Cooper | 57-47 |
| 10:44 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses long on a jump hook from close range | 57-47 |
| 10:43 | Oral Roberts | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 59-47 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Alton Slemp connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Derrick Cooper | 59-49 |
| 09:54 | Oral Roberts | James Brown's layup is rejected by Alton Slemp | 59-49 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Alton Slemp pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | James Larkin scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Yeung and he's fouled by Jerry Baker - foul #2 on Jerry Baker, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges (PG), Cleveland Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Landon Hodnett (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Richard Cottrill, Howard Ludlum, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), John Bennett (SG), Eric Ferguson (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper, Alton Slemp, John Yeung | |
| 09:39 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 09:23 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Rybicki | 62-52 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Owen Jacobs - foul #2 on Owen Jacobs, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Shade (SG) Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (PF) James Larkin | |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 08:54 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:38 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett blows the layup | 62-52 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Dan Davis gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Clyde Hodges steps in front of the Eric Ferguson pass | 62-52 |
| 08:03 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-52 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson scores on a shot near the basket set up by Dan Davis | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Clyde Hodges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Shade (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Rybicki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Landon Hodnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Owen Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Howard Ludlum (SG), Cleveland Wolfe (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Aaron Shade, Kenneth Rybicki, Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), James Larkin (SF), George Keeler (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Dan Davis, John Bennett, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis, Jeremy Reece | |
| 07:17 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:17 | Oral Roberts | Landon Hodnett makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses badly on a floater from the left side | 67-54 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | George Keeler tips it in | 67-56 |
| 06:53 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill misses long on a jumper from the right side | 67-56 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the shot from the left block set up by Thomas Jacobs and he's hacked by Landon Hodnett - foul #4 on Landon Hodnett, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson (SF), James Brown (C) Cleveland Wolfe, Landon Hodnett | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:14 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-59 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alton Slemp | 67-61 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Keeler - foul #5 on George Keeler, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason (PG) Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), John Bennett (SG), Billy Mardis (PF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper, George Keeler, Alton Slemp | |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:36 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | James Larkin clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | John Bennett tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| 04:52 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | John Yeung pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | James Larkin blows the layup | 68-63 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Billy Mardis grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | John Yeung's pass is intercepted by Jerry Baker | 68-63 |
| 04:03 | Oral Roberts | Stanley Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | James Larkin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 03:40 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Stanley Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Ludlum (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brown (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Dasilva (fairly fresh) SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Mardis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Yeung (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jerry Baker, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill (PG), Clyde Hodges (SG), Kenneth Rybicki (SF), Cleveland Wolfe (PF), Owen Jacobs (C) Stanley Mason, Howard Ludlum, Alvin Johnson, Jerry Baker, James Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Alton Slemp (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Daniel Dasilva, John Bennett, James Larkin, Billy Mardis, John Yeung | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Cleveland Wolfe - foul #2 on Cleveland Wolfe, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 3rd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:28 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece blows the layup | 68-66 |
| 02:04 | Oral Roberts | Clyde Hodges gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dan Davis - foul #2 on Dan Davis, team foul #12 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum (SG), Alvin Johnson (SF), Jerry Baker (PF) Clyde Hodges, Kenneth Rybicki, Cleveland Wolfe | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF) Dan Davis, Alton Slemp | |
| 01:53 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:53 | Oral Roberts | Owen Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Ferguson | 70-66 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | John Bennett buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs and he's hacked by Howard Ludlum - foul #3 on Howard Ludlum, team foul #11 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Brown (C) Owen Jacobs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:14 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:14 | Oral Roberts | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | Oral Roberts | Thomas Jacobs picks off the pass by Alvin Johnson | 70-68 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | John Bennett lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs | 70-70 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Howard Ludlum and he's fouled by Thomas Jacobs - foul #3 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #13 | 72-70 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | Richard Cottrill makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by James Larkin | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jacobs - foul #4 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:19 | Oral Roberts | Howard Ludlum makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson banks in the layup on a great pass from John Bennett | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Oral Roberts | Alvin Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block | 76-74 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses short on a fullcourt shot | 76-74 |