| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) SG - William Higginson (fresh) SF - David Speck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | James Gardner misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-28 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | David Speck knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Stauffer | 30-30 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Hess and he's fouled by William Higginson - foul #2 on William Higginson, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:40 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | David Speck misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Stauffer and he's fouled by Thomas Mains - foul #2 on Thomas Mains, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Dennis Hess, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson | |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Burton Campbell is hacked by James Rhyne in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rhyne, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 17:45 | Auburn | Jasper Greening connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Mains | 35-33 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | James Gardner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Auburn | Burton Campbell gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:28 | Auburn | James Gardner picks off the pass by Burton Campbell | 35-33 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | David Speck drills a shot from close range set up by James Rhyne | 35-35 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Nathan Levine picks off the pass by Burton Campbell in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | James Gardner blows the layup | 35-35 |
| 17:00 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jasper Greening | 35-35 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Jasper Greening travels in the backcourt | 35-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Richard Browning (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:49 | Mercer | David Speck clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Auburn | Richard Browning grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Auburn | Richard Browning scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper slams it home and he's hacked by Billy Bridgeforth - foul #1 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yul Ximines (C) Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SG), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Higginson (fresh) SF - David Speck (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is hacked by Dennis Hess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hess, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Jasper Greening (PF) Dennis Hess, Burton Campbell, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (SG), Herman Harris (PF) David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| 15:25 | Mercer | William Higginson is hacked by Jose Silva - foul #2 on Jose Silva, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Richard Browning | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Herman Harris tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains blows the dunk but he's fouled by Andrew Barkman - foul #4 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), David Speck (SF), James Gardner (C) Andrew Barkman, William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | David Speck misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Herman Harris grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Wallace Mishler is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer - foul #1 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF) Jose Silva, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Jesse Jasper (PF) Richard Stauffer, Herman Harris | |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #2 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (SF) Wallace Mishler | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Thomas Mains knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Burton Campbell | 46-41 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | David Speck can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:34 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xyong | 46-41 |
| 13:12 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong's floater is tipped away by James Gardner | 46-41 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Gardner | 46-41 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | James Rhyne is hacked by Thomas Mains - foul #3 on Thomas Mains, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF), Jasper Greening (C) Thomas Mains, Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| 13:01 | Mercer | James Rhyne misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Jasper Greening gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:59 | Auburn | Burton Campbell loses the dribble to William Higginson in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper lays it in on a great pass from William Higginson | 46-43 |
| 12:22 | Auburn | Burton Campbell misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Higginson | 46-43 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Rhyne | 46-45 |
| 12:02 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Burton Campbell | 48-45 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's floater is tipped away by Wallace Mishler | 48-45 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 11:35 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Dennis Hess | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Mishler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jasper Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Higginson (fairly fresh) SF - David Speck (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Auburn | James Rhyne is called for the reach on Wallace Mishler in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rhyne, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jose Silva (PG), Thomas Mains (SG), Richard Browning (SF), Yul Ximines (C) Dennis Hess, Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Herman Harris (PF), Brian Barr (C) James Rhyne, David Speck, Jesse Jasper, Mark Murphy | |
| 11:16 | Auburn | Jose Silva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Jose Silva is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer - foul #3 on Jose Silva, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gardner (C) Brian Barr | |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is hacked by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) William Higginson | |
| 10:29 | Auburn | Jose Silva connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Browning | 50-45 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | David Speck drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Stauffer and he's fouled by Richard Browning - foul #1 on Richard Browning, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF) Richard Browning | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:25 | Mercer | David Speck makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Speck - foul #2 on David Speck, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffrey French (PF) Billy Bridgeforth | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:08 | Auburn | Wallace Mishler misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Mark Murphy pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | The short jumper by Herman Harris is denied by Yul Ximines | 51-48 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Yul Ximines snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | Yul Ximines travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Jose Silva, Jeffrey French, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Herman Harris | |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG) Thomas Mains | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Barr (C) Mark Murphy | |
| 08:54 | Auburn | Dennis Hess hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Burton Campbell | 53-48 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is whistled for a carry | 53-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Browning (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (C) Wallace Mishler, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Herman Harris (PF), James Gardner (C) David Speck, Jesse Jasper, Brian Barr | |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | James Gardner banks in the layup set up by Richard Stauffer and he's fouled by Billy Bridgeforth - foul #2 on Billy Bridgeforth, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG), Jeffrey French (C) Richard Browning, Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Brian Barr (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson | |
| 08:21 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is hacked by Nathan Levine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Levine, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Browning (SF) Burton Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:19 | Auburn | Dennis Hess misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Brian Barr pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | James Gardner can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 53-51 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | James Rhyne snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the shot from the right block | 53-53 |
| 07:31 | Auburn | Jeffrey French is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Hess | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Browning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Bridgeforth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey French (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Barr (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Nathan Levine comes up short on the shot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 07:09 | Auburn | Richard Browning snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 06:59 | Auburn | Dennis Hess comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Brian Barr snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | James Gardner hits a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Richard Browning - foul #2 on Richard Browning, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Wallace Mishler (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Richard Browning, Billy Bridgeforth, Jeffrey French | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG), Jesse Jasper (PF), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, Herman Harris, Brian Barr | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:34 | Auburn | Burton Campbell loses the dribble to Andrew Barkman in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Mark Murphy tips it home | 55-58 |
| 05:59 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong hits a fadeaway in the paint | 57-58 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Mark Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Burton Campbell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jose Silva and he's hacked by Mark Murphy - foul #3 on Mark Murphy, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mains (SG) Jose Silva | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) James Gardner | |
| 05:26 | Auburn | Burton Campbell makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | David Speck knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Barkman | 60-63 |
| 04:56 | Auburn | Mark Murphy picks off the pass by Burton Campbell in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the fadeaway near the basket | 60-65 |
| 04:21 | Auburn | Mark Murphy steps in front of the Burton Campbell pass | 60-65 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper tips it home | 60-67 |
| 03:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 03:16 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Burton Campbell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mains (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wallace Mishler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Speck (tired) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 23 pts. 12 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Barkman - foul #5 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dennis Hess (PG), Richard Browning (SF), Billy Bridgeforth (PF), Jasper Greening (C) Burton Campbell, Wallace Mishler, Jiao-Long Xyong, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), William Higginson (SF), Herman Harris (PF), Brian Barr (C) Richard Stauffer, Andrew Barkman, David Speck, Jesse Jasper, Mark Murphy | |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses badly on a floater from the left block | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Richard Browning grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gardner (C) Brian Barr | |
| 02:31 | Auburn | Jasper Greening misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 02:29 | Auburn | Dennis Hess grabs the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 02:15 | Auburn | Richard Browning buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Hess | 64-67 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Mishler (SF), Jiao-Long Xyong (PF), Yul Ximines (C) Richard Browning, Billy Bridgeforth, Jasper Greening | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Herman Harris | |
| 02:00 | Mercer | James Gardner is called for traveling | 64-67 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine | |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Higginson - foul #3 on William Higginson, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:50 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | James Gardner pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | William Higginson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-67 |
| 01:05 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wallace Mishler | 67-67 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | William Higginson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Yul Ximines gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:35 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xyong | 70-67 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 70-67 |
| 00:14 | Auburn | Thomas Mains gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Auburn | William Higginson is called for the reach on Thomas Mains in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Higginson, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-70 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is hacked by William Higginson in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Higginson, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) William Higginson | |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Nathan Levine hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Thomas Mains misses the fullcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Speck (tiring) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 13 reb. C - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Yul Ximines wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:58 | Auburn | Richard Stauffer steals the ball from Dennis Hess in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Levine | 73-75 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Dennis Hess is fouled on the floor by Jesse Jasper - foul #2 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, David Speck | |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:19 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | James Gardner comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 75-75 |
| 03:56 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mains | 75-75 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | James Gardner is called for the reach on Dennis Hess in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Gardner, team foul #14 | 75-75 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:54 | Auburn | Dennis Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Jiao-Long Xyong steals the ball from Jesse Jasper | 77-75 |
| 03:29 | Auburn | Yul Ximines knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | James Gardner clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 80-75 |
| 03:08 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mains | 80-75 |
| 02:49 | Auburn | Yul Ximines buries a driving attempt from the right block | 82-75 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, James Gardner | |
| 02:31 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 82-75 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Mark Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 82-75 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 82-75 |
| 02:19 | Auburn | Jiao-Long Xyong snags the defensive board | 82-75 |
| 02:02 | Auburn | Thomas Mains hits a wide open jumper from the right side set up by Jiao-Long Xyong | 84-75 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gardner (C) Mark Murphy | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Mercer | David Speck misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Wallace Mishler - foul #3 on Wallace Mishler, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:44 | Auburn | Dennis Hess throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Nathan Levine hits the finger roll | 84-79 |
| 01:19 | Auburn | Yul Ximines connects on the open floater from the left block | 86-79 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Thomas Mains picks off the pass by David Speck | 86-79 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dennis Hess (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Mains (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wallace Mishler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jiao-Long Xyong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Yul Ximines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Speck (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 25 pts. 13 reb. C - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is hacked by Richard Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #15 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Auburn | Billy Bridgeforth (PF) Jiao-Long Xyong | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:50 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-79 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | James Gardner snags the offensive board | 88-79 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Yul Ximines takes the ball from David Speck | 88-79 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains is hacked by Nathan Levine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #16 | 88-79 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Thomas Mains makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | David Speck hits the finger roll | 90-81 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Yul Ximines is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Levine - foul #3 on Nathan Levine, team foul #17 | 90-81 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Yul Ximines misses the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:28 | Auburn | Yul Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | James Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 91-81 |
| Subs | Auburn | Burton Campbell (PG), Jose Silva (SG), Richard Browning (SF), Jasper Greening (PF) Dennis Hess, Thomas Mains, Wallace Mishler, Yul Ximines | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Herman Harris (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Burton Campbell runs out the clock | 91-81 |