| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Parsons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly inbounds the ball | 38-21 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-21 |
| 19:42 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons pulls down the rebound | 38-21 |
| 19:38 | IPFW | John Barry hits a floater from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-23 |
| 19:09 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Swanson - foul #3 on Donald Swanson, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (PF) Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 19:09 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:09 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| 18:33 | IPFW | Gary Ketter swats the short shot by Christopher Burney | 38-25 |
| 18:32 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour tips it back up and in | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Parsons - foul #1 on Gerald Parsons, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Charles Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Charles Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:45 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland blows the layup | 40-27 |
| 17:37 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Gerald Parsons | 40-27 |
| 17:33 | IPFW | Timothy Strickland steps in front of the Jackie Ridenour pass | 40-27 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Duckworth | 42-27 |
| 16:55 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Timothy Strickland - foul #2 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), William Jauregui (SF) Timothy Strickland, Raymond Epperly | |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (PG), Michael Sewell (SG), Donn Rather (PF) John Barry, Christopher Burney, Jackie Ridenour | |
| 16:55 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Gerald Parsons steals it from Bill Duckworth | 42-30 |
| 16:43 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly banks in the layup set up by Gerald Parsons | 42-32 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 16:00 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly grabs the board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bill Duckworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Marcus Lilly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Sewell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donn Rather (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiley - foul #1 on Charles Wiley, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Donald Swanson (C) Charles Wiley, Bill Duckworth, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | IPFW | Christopher Burney (SG), Phillip Tharp (PF) Gerald Parsons, Michael Logan | |
| 15:36 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-32 |
| 15:34 | IPFW | Phillip Tharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:11 | IPFW | Michael Sewell is fouled on the floor by Spencer Mena - foul #4 on Spencer Mena, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lonnie Lee (C) Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Michael Sewell, Donn Rather | |
| 15:00 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-32 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Donald Swanson | 42-32 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | William Jauregui misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Phillip Tharp - foul #4 on Phillip Tharp, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Logan (C) Phillip Tharp | |
| 14:27 | Mercer | William Jauregui makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | William Jauregui misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:27 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:08 | IPFW | John Barry makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Logan | 43-35 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | William Jauregui loses the dribble to John Barry | 43-35 |
| 13:30 | IPFW | John Barry is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF) Timothy Strickland, William Jauregui, Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Sewell (SG), Gerald Parsons (SF) John Barry, Christopher Burney | |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Jackie Ridenour steals the ball from Charles Wiley | 43-35 |
| 12:48 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons clanks a jumper near the basket | 43-35 |
| 12:47 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 12:45 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons tips it home | 43-37 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano's pass is intercepted by Marcus Lilly | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | IPFW | Michael Sewell banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcus Lilly | 43-39 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Gerald Parsons steps in front of the Anthony Quijano pass | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Marcus Lilly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Sewell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | IPFW | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Marcus Lilly - foul #2 on Charles Wiley, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Charles Wiley, Anthony Quijano, Bill Duckworth, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Christopher Burney (SG), Donn Rather (PF) Marcus Lilly, Michael Sewell, Jackie Ridenour | |
| 11:42 | IPFW | Donn Rather buries a 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Burney - foul #2 on Christopher Burney, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:02 | IPFW | Donn Rather misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Donn Rather is called for the reach on Donald Swanson - foul #1 on Donn Rather, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), William Jauregui (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Brett Boynton, Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | IPFW | Michael Sewell (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Gerald Parsons, Michael Logan | |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Jackie Ridenour denies the turnaround by Charles Wiley | 45-42 |
| 10:35 | IPFW | John Barry pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:15 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #3 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (PG) John Barry | |
| 10:05 | IPFW | Michael Sewell scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donn Rather and he's fouled by William Jauregui - foul #1 on William Jauregui, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| 10:05 | IPFW | Michael Sewell misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Ketter | 45-44 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Jauregui | 47-44 |
| 09:27 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Donald Swanson connects on the turnaround in the paint | 49-47 |
| 08:51 | IPFW | Christopher Burney can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #4 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Timothy Strickland, William Jauregui, Donald Swanson, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG), Gerald Parsons (SF), Michael Logan (C) Marcus Lilly, Michael Sewell, Donn Rather | |
| 08:51 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:51 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee hits a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Gerald Parsons - foul #2 on Gerald Parsons, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) Charles Wiley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (SG) Christopher Burney | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | IPFW | Michael Logan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:15 | IPFW | Michael Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:59 | IPFW | John Barry misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Lilly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jackie Ridenour (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 07:21 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour misses the floater from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Raymond Epperly | 55-49 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brett Boynton | 57-49 |
| 06:51 | IPFW | Marcus Lilly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 06:49 | IPFW | Michael Logan grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 06:42 | IPFW | Gerald Parsons knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marcus Lilly | 57-52 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jackie Ridenour - foul #1 on Jackie Ridenour, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, Bill Duckworth, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eddie Messina (PG), Christopher Burney (SG), Phillip Tharp (PF), Donn Rather (C) John Barry, Marcus Lilly, Jackie Ridenour, Michael Logan | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Christopher Burney is hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #5 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), William Jauregui (SF) Timothy Strickland, Raymond Epperly | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:14 | IPFW | Christopher Burney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Gary Ketter loses the dribble to Christopher Burney | 59-54 |
| 05:39 | IPFW | Phillip Tharp makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Burney | 59-56 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Gary Ketter can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Gerald Parsons - foul #3 on Gerald Parsons, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) Anthony Quijano | |
| Subs | IPFW | Marcus Lilly (PG), Michael Logan (C) Eddie Messina, Gerald Parsons | |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:00 | IPFW | Michael Logan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 61-56 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Marcus Lilly takes the ball from Brett Boynton | 61-56 |
| 04:26 | IPFW | Michael Logan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Spencer Mena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Donald Swanson (PF) William Jauregui, Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Barry (PG) Donn Rather | |
| 03:43 | IPFW | John Barry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Burney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Lilly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Tharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses long on a floater from the left block | 61-59 |
| 03:16 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Marcus Lilly | 61-59 |
| 03:11 | IPFW | Donald Swanson steals it from Marcus Lilly | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Brett Boynton loses the dribble to Christopher Burney | 61-59 |
| 02:59 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Brett Boynton, Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | IPFW | Gerald Parsons (SF), Jackie Ridenour (PF) Marcus Lilly, Phillip Tharp | |
| 02:38 | IPFW | John Barry knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Logan | 61-61 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Epperly | 64-61 |
| 01:56 | IPFW | Michael Logan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-61 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Gary Ketter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Gary Ketter blows the layup | 64-61 |
| 01:35 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Jackie Ridenour | 64-61 |
| 01:15 | IPFW | Christopher Burney hits a jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it in | 66-63 |
| 00:50 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour misses the dunk | 66-63 |
| 00:48 | IPFW | Christopher Burney pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:30 | IPFW | Christopher Burney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is fouled in the backcourt by John Barry - foul #1 on John Barry, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) Anthony Quijano | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Michael Logan snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | IPFW | John Barry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is fouled in the backcourt by John Barry - foul #2 on John Barry, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG) Brett Boynton | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 00:16 | IPFW | John Barry hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Burney - foul #3 on Christopher Burney, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | IPFW | Jackie Ridenour buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Burney | 68-68 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits a jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |