| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | George Coon inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Calvin Williams steps in front of the Raymond Epperly pass | 33-38 |
| 19:28 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Calvin Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Charles Wiley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Mena | 33-40 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF), Donald Swanson (PF) Raymond Epperly, Spencer Mena | |
| 17:36 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Charles Wiley lays it in on a great pass from Donald Swanson | 36-42 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Caleb Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Wiley, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Armand Costa (SF), Ricky Carpenter (PF), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, George Coon, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Lonnie Lee (C) Timothy Strickland, Gary Ketter | |
| 17:07 | Evansville | Armand Costa lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Spence | 38-42 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Donald Swanson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Charles Wiley, William Jauregui, Lonnie Lee | |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Donald Swanson makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:27 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG) Barry Seymour, William Perales | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG), Gary Ketter (C) Brett Boynton, Donald Swanson | |
| 15:59 | Evansville | Armand Costa makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Johnson | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Strickland | 40-47 |
| 15:27 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter is hacked by Raymond Epperly - foul #3 on Raymond Epperly, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Coon (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), William Jauregui (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF) Anthony Quijano, Raymond Epperly, Spencer Mena | |
| 15:18 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 15:16 | Evansville | Calvin Williams tips it but misses | 40-47 |
| 15:14 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:08 | Evansville | Todd Sterling hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Johnson | 42-47 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Calvin Williams picks off the pass by William Jauregui | 42-47 |
| 14:28 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 14:26 | Evansville | Calvin Williams tips it home | 44-47 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Caleb Ramsey steals the ball from Bill Duckworth | 44-47 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | George Coon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Duckworth - foul #1 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Donald Swanson (C) Timothy Strickland, William Jauregui, Bill Duckworth, Gary Ketter | |
| 13:40 | Evansville | George Coon makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:40 | Evansville | George Coon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Spencer Mena | 45-47 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-47 |
| 13:26 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 13:09 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Evansville | William Perales (C) George Coon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) Charles Wiley | |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Epperly | 45-50 |
| 12:55 | Evansville | Armand Costa is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses the jump hook in the lane | 45-50 |
| 12:35 | Evansville | Barry Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:17 | Evansville | William Perales drills a floater from close range | 47-50 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Brett Boynton drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Quijano | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Ricky Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Seymour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armand Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Perales (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Evansville | William Perales scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Brett Boynton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Donald Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Epperly is blocked by Ricky Carpenter | 49-52 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Boynton | 49-52 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brett Boynton | 49-54 |
| 10:32 | Evansville | Ricky Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-54 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Brett Boynton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Brett Boynton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 10:08 | Evansville | Armand Costa gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:47 | Evansville | Armand Costa drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ricky Spence | 51-54 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ricky Spence - foul #1 on Ricky Spence, team foul #2 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), George Coon (SF), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Barry Seymour, Armand Costa, Ricky Carpenter, William Perales | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Bill Duckworth (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, Spencer Mena, Donald Swanson | |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:30 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 53-56 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Sterling | 56-56 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 08:42 | Evansville | Calvin Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Todd Sterling scores on a jumper from the right block set up by George Coon and he's fouled by Bill Duckworth - foul #2 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF) Raymond Epperly | |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Charles Wiley is fouled on the floor by George Coon - foul #3 on George Coon, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Coon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Todd Sterling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth is hacked by Todd Sterling - foul #2 on Todd Sterling, team foul #4 | 59-56 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses short on a shot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | William Jauregui grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | Todd Sterling snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:50 | Evansville | Timothy Strickland is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (PG), Barry Seymour (SG), Armand Costa (PF), William Perales (C) Caleb Ramsey, Stephen Johnson, Todd Sterling, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Charles Wiley, Timothy Strickland, Bill Duckworth, Gary Ketter | |
| 06:33 | Evansville | George Coon loses the dribble to Brett Boynton | 59-56 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | William Jauregui lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brett Boynton | 59-58 |
| 06:18 | Evansville | George Coon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lonnie Lee | 59-58 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | William Perales grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:39 | Evansville | Ricky Spence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:38 | Evansville | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Seymour | 59-58 |
| 05:26 | Evansville | William Perales knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano travels with the ball | 62-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey (PG), Stephen Johnson (SG), Todd Sterling (PF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Barry Seymour, George Coon, William Perales | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Bill Duckworth (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Spencer Mena, Lonnie Lee | |
| 04:58 | Evansville | Calvin Williams loses the dribble to Timothy Strickland | 62-58 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Calvin Williams - foul #1 on Calvin Williams, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Charles Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Charles Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Bill Duckworth - foul #3 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Todd Sterling makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:31 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Donald Swanson | 63-60 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it in | 63-62 |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Donald Swanson is called for the reach on Todd Sterling - foul #1 on Donald Swanson, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SF), Ricky Carpenter (C) Armand Costa, Calvin Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF) Bill Duckworth | |
| 03:44 | Evansville | Todd Sterling misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Caleb Ramsey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Sterling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Todd Sterling swats the layup by Timothy Strickland | 63-62 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Todd Sterling grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 03:11 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ricky Carpenter | 66-62 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | William Jauregui misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-62 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Ricky Spence | 66-62 |
| 02:58 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | George Coon (SF), Calvin Williams (C) Ricky Spence, Ricky Carpenter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) William Jauregui, Donald Swanson | |
| 02:38 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey loses the ball out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 3 from straight away set up by Gary Ketter | 66-65 |
| 02:09 | Evansville | Armand Costa hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-65 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Spencer Mena loses the dribble to Calvin Williams | 66-65 |
| 01:47 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Caleb Ramsey - foul #2 on Caleb Ramsey, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Calvin Williams misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Wiley - foul #2 on Charles Wiley, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly is fouled on the floor by George Coon - foul #4 on George Coon, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Calvin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Ricky Spence (SF) George Coon | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:35 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 00:28 | Evansville | Ricky Spence pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Ricky Spence in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Wiley, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Ricky Spence makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Ricky Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Charles Wiley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Epperly | 74-70 |
| 00:20 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Calvin Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Strickland - foul #2 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:19 | Evansville | Calvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Charles Wiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-70 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Charles Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-70 |
| Subs | Evansville | Armand Costa (PF) Todd Sterling | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson is hacked by Charles Wiley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Wiley, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:10 | Evansville | Stephen Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Charles Wiley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-73 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Evansville | Todd Sterling (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Evansville | Caleb Ramsey runs out the clock | 77-73 |