| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) C - Jean Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) SG - Grady Wells (fresh) SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) C - Andrew Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Jean Elliott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Christopher Remley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Jean Elliott tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | San Jose State | Grady Wells hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Campbell - foul #1 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Christopher Remley is whistled for traveling | 2-1 |
| 18:38 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford loses the dribble to Christopher Remley | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Robert Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:08 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Grady Wells | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is whistled for a carry | 5-3 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:12 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:02 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford connects on the jump hook in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Grady Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Raymond Campbell | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Robert Hansen is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ford - foul #1 on Andrew Ford, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SG), Darryl Main (PF), Michael Scott (C) Raymond Campbell, Christopher Remley, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (SF), Allan Beasley (C) Henry Harkness, Andrew Ford | |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Darryl Main is hacked by Grady Wells - foul #1 on Grady Wells, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Young (PG), Steven Parker (PF) Christopher Johnson, Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carl Harris (C) Andre Triplett | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Matthew Young (fresh) SG - Andrew Clifton (fresh) SF - Darryl Main (fresh) PF - Steven Parker (fresh) C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) PF - Allan Beasley (fresh) C - Carl Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Darryl Main misses the jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hall | 5-5 |
| 15:37 | San Jose State | George Burner is hacked by Matthew Young - foul #1 on Matthew Young, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 15:22 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Burner | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Darryl Main can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Michael Scott grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Allan Beasley steps in front of the Andrew Clifton pass | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | San Jose State | Carl Harris misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Young - foul #2 on Matthew Young, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Raymond Campbell (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), Christopher Remley (PF), Jean Elliott (C) Matthew Young, Andrew Clifton, Darryl Main, Steven Parker, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Henry Harkness (SF), Andrew Ford (C) George Burner, Grady Wells, Kenneth Hall, Allan Beasley | |
| 14:23 | San Jose State | Carl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | San Jose State | Carl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hansen | 8-10 |
| 13:39 | San Jose State | Carl Harris is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andre Triplett (PF) Carl Harris | |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-10 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Christopher Remley gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Andre Triplett - foul #1 on Andre Triplett, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG) Elwood Johnson | |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:50 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the shot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett tips it home | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 12-12 |
| 11:59 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jean Elliott - foul #1 on Jean Elliott, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (PF) Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG) Josh Barnes | |
| 11:59 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:59 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) PF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Jean Elliott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Grady Wells - foul #2 on Grady Wells, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Allan Beasley (C) Grady Wells, Henry Harkness, Andrew Ford | |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Jean Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Jean Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:25 | San Jose State | Jean Elliott swats the short shot by Andre Triplett | 13-14 |
| 11:24 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Raymond Campbell | 15-16 |
| 10:52 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Robert Hansen grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Robert Hansen slams it home on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 17-16 |
| 10:15 | San Jose State | Robert Hansen steals it from Kenneth Hall | 17-16 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Andre Triplett - foul #2 on Andre Triplett, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Darryl Main (SF), Christopher Remley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Raymond Campbell, Robert Hansen, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG), Henry Harkness (SF), Carl Harris (C) George Burner, Kenneth Hall, Andre Triplett | |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Remley | 17-16 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Josh Barnes steals it from Christopher Johnson | 17-16 |
| 09:04 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley lays it up and in | 17-18 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Michael Scott blows the layup | 17-18 |
| 08:53 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:49 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Allan Beasley steps in front of the Darryl Main pass | 17-18 |
| 08:13 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 17-18 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton is hacked by Allan Beasley - foul #1 on Allan Beasley, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Christopher Johnson, Andrew Clifton, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Andrew Ford (C) Josh Barnes, Carl Harris | |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 07:50 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Darryl Main (fresh) SG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) PF - Allan Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:28 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness lays it in set up by Elwood Johnson | 17-20 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Jean Elliott is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ford - foul #2 on Andrew Ford, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (SF), Mike Brown (PF), Carl Harris (C) Henry Harkness, Allan Beasley, Andrew Ford | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Jean Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Jean Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:57 | San Jose State | Jean Elliott is called for the reach on Carl Harris - foul #2 on Jean Elliott, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Michael Scott (C) Christopher Remley, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 06:52 | San Jose State | Mike Brown drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Burner | 19-22 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses the easy layup | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:05 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (SG), Allan Beasley (PF) Elwood Johnson, Mike Brown | |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:53 | San Jose State | George Burner pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | George Burner misses short on a floater from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Michael Scott knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Raymond Campbell and he's fouled by Kenneth Hall - foul #1 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Christopher Remley (PF) Raymond Campbell, Darryl Main | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Harkness (SF) Kenneth Hall | |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Michael Scott misses the free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:15 | San Jose State | Carl Harris grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 04:56 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Burner | 21-24 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Robert Hansen can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Harkness - foul #1 on Henry Harkness, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (C) Carl Harris | |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Robert Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:38 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:24 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Andrew Clifton | 21-24 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton travels with the ball | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (SG), Darryl Main (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Andrew Clifton, Robert Hansen, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG), Andre Triplett (PF), Andrew Ford (C) George Burner, Allan Beasley, Kenneth Hall | |
| 03:26 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Campbell - foul #2 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Young (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Kenneth Hall (SF) Josh Barnes, Henry Harkness | |
| 03:26 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:26 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the board | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Matthew Young (fresh) SG - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Main (fresh) PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Darryl Main is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| 02:51 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Remley | 21-25 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Darryl Main hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Young and the foul's on Andrew Ford - foul #3 on Andrew Ford, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Robert Hansen (SF) Matthew Young, Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Allan Beasley (C) Elwood Johnson, Andrew Ford | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:10 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall can't connect on a floater from close range | 24-25 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Robert Hansen gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Robert Hansen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Campbell | 27-25 |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | Grady Wells's pass is intercepted by Christopher Johnson | 27-25 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson lays it up and in | 29-25 |
| 01:32 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Burner | 29-28 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell loses the dribble to George Burner | 29-28 |
| 01:15 | San Jose State | George Burner lays it up and in | 29-30 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Campbell | 31-30 |
| 00:31 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is fouled on the floor by Raymond Campbell - foul #3 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #7 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Young (PG), Andrew Clifton (SG), Christopher Remley (PF), Michael Scott (C) Christopher Johnson, Raymond Campbell, Darryl Main, Jean Elliott | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Harkness (SF), Carl Harris (C) Kenneth Hall, Andre Triplett | |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Christopher Remley pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Christopher Remley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-31 |