| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is whistled for traveling | 37-27 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | The jump hook by Jeff McGoey is blocked by Robert Lenz | 37-27 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Scott Hauer - foul #2 on Scott Hauer, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:26 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 41-27 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Scott Hauer hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Bill Lee hits the follow up shot | 41-29 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Albert Baber is hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 17:30 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-29 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 41-29 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Paul Bennett buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Reginald Reavis | 44-31 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Gurule | 44-34 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Albert Baber is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hauer - foul #3 on Scott Hauer, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Scott Hauer | |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Paul Bennett buries a floater from the right block | 46-34 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Bennett, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF) Robert Dunn | |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton can't tip it in | 46-34 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz buries a runner in the paint set up by Albert Baber and the foul's on Heriberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Heriberto Yazzie, team foul #5 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Mario Ortiz, Heriberto Yazzie | |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett hits a floater from the baseline | 51-34 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Reavis - foul #2 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Lee (C) Bernard Cooper | |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled on the floor by Scott Hauer - foul #4 on Scott Hauer, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Mario Ortiz (SF), Robert Dunn (PF) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Andrew Clayton | |
| 13:14 | Penn State | Bill Lee steals the ball from Gustavo Romano | 51-36 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie can't connect on a floater from the left side | 51-36 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Young Fang comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Bill Lee - foul #1 on Bill Lee, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF) Robert Dunn | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Heriberto Yazzie | 52-39 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits a shot from the right block | 54-39 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 54-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF), Robert Lenz (C) Reginald Reavis, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Jeffrey Gurule, Bill Lee | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Claude Jones loses the dribble to Jeff McGoey | 54-39 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Albert Baber, Gustavo Romano, Claude Jones, Scott Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Heriberto Yazzie | |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Paul Bennett connects on the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Bernard Cooper - foul #2 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #8 | 56-39 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff McGoey | 56-41 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Paul Bennett comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff McGoey - foul #3 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #9 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (PG), Robert Dunn (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Bernard Cooper, Andrew Clayton | |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 09:55 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Bill Lee hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #3 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #3 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Dikembe Banda | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Bill Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Paul Bennett connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Pittman | 60-42 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule | 60-44 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Paul Bennett lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Cooper | 62-44 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Robert Dunn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roger Cooper - foul #2 on Roger Cooper, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Gustavo Romano (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Roger Cooper, Daniel Pittman, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Andrew Clayton (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Bill Lee | |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Robert Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Robert Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Gustavo Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 62-46 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Robert Dunn is whistled for traveling | 62-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG) Heriberto Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Albert Baber (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Young Fang (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Young Fang's floater is tipped away by Bernard Cooper | 62-46 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson can't tip it in | 62-46 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Scott Hauer | 62-46 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Gustavo Romano steals it from Mario Ortiz | 62-46 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | Claude Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 62-46 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | Young Fang can't tip it in | 62-46 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Robert Dunn hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Clayton - foul #3 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #10 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gustavo Romano, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Peter Linder (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Andrew Clayton, Bernard Cooper, Robert Dunn | |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:05 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Robert Lenz swats the short shot by Jeffrey Gurule | 63-48 |
| 05:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Paul Bennett | 63-48 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Scott Hauer takes the ball from Daniel Pittman | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey buries a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Albert Baber - foul #2 on Albert Baber, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Albert Baber, Claude Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Robert Lenz buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 65-50 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeff McGoey | 65-52 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Paul Bennett can't connect on a shot from the right block | 65-52 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Peter Linder | 65-52 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Peter Linder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Robert Lenz snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gustavo Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lenz (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Linder (fresh) C - Bill Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Robert Lenz travels with the ball | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (PG), Young Fang (C) Gustavo Romano, Robert Lenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Bernard Cooper (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Peter Linder, Bill Lee | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is fouled on the floor by Daniel Pittman - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Jeff McGoey | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz loses the dribble to Albert Baber | 65-52 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Clayton - foul #4 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #11 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Cooper (PG), Daniel Ulrey (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF) Albert Baber, Daniel Pittman, Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SF), Robert Dunn (C) Jeffrey Gurule, Bernard Cooper | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Roger Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-52 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis tips it but misses | 66-52 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Young Fang hits a floater from the left side | 68-52 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Young Fang - foul #1 on Young Fang, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gustavo Romano (SG), Claude Jones (SF) Daniel Ulrey, Reginald Reavis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Claude Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-53 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Claude Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 00:21 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Roger Cooper runs out the clock | 68-53 |