| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) SG - Dan Davis (fresh) SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) PF - George Keeler (fresh) C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Billy Ornelas (fresh) SG - Jason Shelton (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rubino (fresh) PF - John Carroll (fresh) C - Leonard Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Jason Shelton is called for the reach on Dan Davis - foul #1 on Jason Shelton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Dan Davis is fouled on the floor by Leonard Bailey - foul #1 on Leonard Bailey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers steals the ball from Billy Ornelas | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | The short jumper by Donald Ahlers is denied by Leonard Bailey | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Oakland | Jason Shelton comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by George Keeler - foul #1 on George Keeler, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | Oakland | Jason Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | George Keeler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the tip | 2-1 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to George Keeler | 2-1 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | John Carroll is called for the reach on Donald Ahlers - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #3 | 2-1 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Billy Ornelas takes the ball from Dan Davis | 2-1 |
| 17:16 | Oakland | John Carroll buries a fadeaway from the right block | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | John Carroll swats the short shot by Donald Ahlers | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Oakland | John Carroll pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Keeler - foul #2 on George Keeler, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG), Billy Mardis (SF), Alton Slemp (PF), Charles Stell (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, George Keeler, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kirk Patton (PF) John Carroll | |
| 16:31 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Billy Mardis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kirk Patton - foul #1 on Kirk Patton, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG) Billy Ornelas | |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Oakland | Jason Shelton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samual Wilson - foul #1 on Samual Wilson, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Yeung (SF) Thomas Jacobs | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 15:59 | Oakland | Jason Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:59 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) SG - Billy Mardis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Yeung (fresh) PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) C - Charles Stell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Lynn Gaspard (fresh) SG - Jason Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Rubino (fresh) PF - Kirk Patton (fresh) C - Leonard Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Alton Slemp hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 3-6 |
| 15:39 | Oakland | Kirk Patton grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 15:13 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Stell - foul #1 on Charles Stell, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF) Samual Wilson, Billy Mardis, John Yeung | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), Ernest Thornton (SF), John Carroll (PF) Jason Shelton, Kenneth Rubino, Kirk Patton | |
| 15:13 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:13 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Lynn Gaspard steps in front of the Thomas Jacobs pass in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 15:09 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard banks in the layup | 3-10 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Dan Davis is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Jacobs | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Carroll | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is hacked by Billy Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Ahlers (C) Charles Stell | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kirk Patton (C) Leonard Bailey | |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Dan Davis connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jacobs | 8-12 |
| 13:58 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | Oakland | Kirk Patton tips it in | 8-14 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper blows the layup | 8-14 |
| 13:33 | Oakland | Kirk Patton snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 13:15 | Oakland | A charge is called on Lynn Gaspard - foul #1 on Lynn Gaspard, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Vernon Mack (SG), Billy Mardis (SF), John Yeung (PF), Dean Blackburn (C) Thomas Jacobs, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Alton Slemp, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Larry Pauls (PG), Jason Shelton (SG), Kenneth Rubino (SF), Korey Gordon (PF), Lloyd Hayes (C) Billy Ornelas, Lynn Gaspard, Ernest Thornton, John Carroll, Kirk Patton | |
| 13:08 | Mercer | Vernon Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Leonard Bailey (C) Lloyd Hayes | |
| 12:50 | Oakland | Korey Gordon hits a turnaround from the baseline | 8-16 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Kenneth Rubino steps in front of the Billy Mardis pass | 8-16 |
| 12:14 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-16 |
| 12:12 | Oakland | Kenneth Rubino hits the follow up shot | 8-18 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | John Yeung makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vernon Mack | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) SG - Vernon Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Yeung (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Blackburn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Larry Pauls (fresh) SG - Jason Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Rubino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Korey Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Oakland | Korey Gordon scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Jason Shelton | 11-20 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Samual Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:02 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rubino | 11-20 |
| 10:50 | Oakland | Jason Shelton can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Vernon Mack - foul #1 on Vernon Mack, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Alton Slemp (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, John Yeung, Dean Blackburn | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), Lynn Gaspard (SF), John Carroll (PF), Kirk Patton (C) Larry Pauls, Kenneth Rubino, Korey Gordon, Leonard Bailey | |
| 10:50 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:50 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Dan Davis clanks a jumper from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 10:36 | Oakland | Kirk Patton gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:31 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-22 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Kirk Patton takes the ball from Derrick Cooper | 11-22 |
| 09:58 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers steals it from Jason Shelton | 11-22 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | Dan Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Ernest Thornton (SG), Kenneth Rubino (SF), Lloyd Hayes (C) Billy Ornelas, Jason Shelton, John Carroll | |
| 09:43 | Oakland | Kirk Patton misses short on a jumper from the right block | 11-22 |
| 09:42 | Oakland | Kirk Patton tips it home | 11-24 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Rubino picks off the pass by Derrick Cooper in the backcourt | 11-24 |
| 09:18 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers swats the layup by Kirk Patton | 11-24 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper snags the defensive board | 11-24 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Dan Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 11-24 |
| 08:55 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes grabs the board | 11-24 |
| 08:49 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes lays it in on a nice dish by Lynn Gaspard and he's hacked by Dan Davis - foul #1 on Dan Davis, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG), Billy Mardis (SF), Charles Stell (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), Leonard Bailey (C) Lynn Gaspard, Kirk Patton | |
| 08:49 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes misses the free throw | 11-26 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Alton Slemp snags the defensive board | 11-26 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Alton Slemp can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ernest Thornton - foul #1 on Ernest Thornton, team foul #7 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Yeung (SF) Thomas Jacobs | |
| Subs | Oakland | John Renfrow (SF), John Carroll (PF) Kenneth Rubino, Lloyd Hayes | |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Alton Slemp makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Alton Slemp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:19 | Oakland | John Renfrow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | John Yeung snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Charles Stell makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Leonard Bailey - foul #2 on Leonard Bailey, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (SG) Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Rubino (SF), Kirk Patton (C) Ernest Thornton, Leonard Bailey | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Charles Stell makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:42 | Oakland | John Carroll misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Yeung - foul #1 on John Yeung, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Derrick Cooper (SF) Samual Wilson, Billy Mardis | |
| Subs | Oakland | Larry Pauls (PG), Korey Gordon (C) Billy Ornelas, Kirk Patton | |
| 07:42 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:42 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Yeung (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Stell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Larry Pauls (fresh) SG - John Renfrow (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rubino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Korey Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Cooper | 19-28 |
| 06:59 | Oakland | John Renfrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), Alton Slemp (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Vernon Mack, John Yeung, Charles Stell | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (SG), Ernest Thornton (SF), Lloyd Hayes (C) John Renfrow, Kenneth Rubino, John Carroll | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Dan Davis hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jacobs and the foul's on Larry Pauls - foul #1 on Larry Pauls, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), John Carroll (PF) Larry Pauls, Korey Gordon | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Dan Davis makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:18 | Oakland | Ernest Thornton is hacked by Alton Slemp - foul #1 on Alton Slemp, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG), Billy Mardis (SF) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 06:18 | Oakland | Ernest Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:18 | Oakland | Ernest Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the dunk but he's hacked by Ernest Thornton - foul #2 on Ernest Thornton, team foul #10 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Dean Blackburn (C) Dan Davis, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), Kenneth Rubino (SF), Kirk Patton (PF) Ernest Thornton, Lynn Gaspard, John Carroll | |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:53 | Oakland | Kirk Patton snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 05:26 | Oakland | Jason Shelton misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Alton Slemp pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Kirk Patton swats the layup by Dean Blackburn | 23-30 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Alton Slemp tips it but misses | 23-30 |
| 05:03 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 04:36 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kirk Patton | 23-33 |
| 04:21 | Oakland | The refs have stopped play. Kirk Patton is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 23-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), John Yeung (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, Alton Slemp, Dean Blackburn | |
| Subs | Oakland | Larry Pauls (PG), Lynn Gaspard (SG), John Renfrow (SF), John Carroll (PF), Korey Gordon (C) Billy Ornelas, Jason Shelton, Kenneth Rubino, Kirk Patton, Lloyd Hayes | |
| 04:07 | Mercer | John Yeung drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Derrick Cooper and he's hacked by John Carroll - foul #2 on John Carroll, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes (C) John Carroll | |
| 04:07 | Mercer | John Yeung makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:47 | Oakland | Larry Pauls clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:46 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:37 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-33 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Yeung (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Larry Pauls (fresh) SG - Lynn Gaspard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Renfrow (fresh) PF - Korey Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lloyd Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | John Yeung is fouled on the floor by Korey Gordon - foul #1 on Korey Gordon, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF), Charles Stell (C) Thomas Jacobs, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Ernest Thornton (SG), Kenneth Rubino (SF), John Carroll (PF), Leonard Bailey (C) Larry Pauls, John Renfrow, Korey Gordon, Lloyd Hayes | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | John Yeung makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | John Yeung makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:53 | Oakland | George Keeler steals it from Kenneth Rubino | 28-33 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Charles Stell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:28 | Oakland | Kenneth Rubino snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:10 | Oakland | Charles Stell denies the turnaround by Lynn Gaspard | 28-33 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | John Yeung grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-33 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | George Keeler tips it home | 30-33 |
| 01:30 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Cooper - foul #1 on Derrick Cooper, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Billy Mardis (SG), Alton Slemp (SF), Donald Ahlers (C) John Yeung, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Charles Stell | |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), Jason Shelton (SG), John Renfrow (SF), Korey Gordon (PF) Lynn Gaspard, Ernest Thornton, Kenneth Rubino, John Carroll | |
| 01:30 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:30 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Billy Ornelas steps in front of the Alton Slemp pass in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 01:25 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas hits the finger roll | 30-37 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Billy Mardis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 01:05 | Oakland | Korey Gordon snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 00:44 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG) George Keeler | |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Billy Mardis is hacked by John Renfrow in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Renfrow, team foul #13 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oakland | Kenneth Rubino (SF), John Carroll (PF) John Renfrow, Korey Gordon | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:41 | Oakland | John Carroll pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:25 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Rubino | 31-37 |
| 00:23 | Oakland | Kenneth Rubino misses the tip | 31-37 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Donald Ahlers | 31-37 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Ornelas - foul #2 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #14 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SF), Dean Blackburn (C) Billy Mardis, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes (PF) John Carroll | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:01 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes misses the lay-in | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Derrick Cooper | 33-37 |