| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) SF - David Speck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kenneth Tressler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas McBane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Speck inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is hacked by Thomas McBane - foul #2 on Thomas McBane, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | James Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| 19:24 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen is fouled in the backcourt by David Speck - foul #1 on David Speck, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:10 | Yale | Thomas McBane is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Mullen | 22-30 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | David Speck makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Jasper | 24-30 |
| 18:48 | Yale | Jesse Jasper is called for the reach on Thomas McBane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:26 | Yale | John Messersmith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | David Speck misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 18:09 | Yale | Sean Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Sean Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-30 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | David Speck's floater is tipped away by Thomas McBane | 24-30 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | David Speck hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Sean Jones is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Tressler | 26-32 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Stauffer | 28-32 |
| 16:52 | Yale | Thomas McBane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Andrew Barkman | 28-32 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | John Messersmith denies the turnaround by Jesse Jasper | 28-32 |
| 16:28 | Yale | John Messersmith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:18 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler connects on the turnaround near the basket | 28-34 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | David Speck misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:10 | Yale | John Messersmith pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:57 | Yale | John Messersmith travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, David Speck, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (PG), Darren Bass (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), Curtis Prince (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Kenneth Tressler, Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane, John Messersmith | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) SG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) SF - William Higginson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jay Pernell (fresh) PF - Curtis Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Klein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Mark Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jay Pernell - foul #1 on Jay Pernell, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (PF) Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Mark Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Darren Bass is hacked by Andrew Barkman - foul #3 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Andrew Barkman | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 14:56 | Yale | John Carr is whistled for traveling | 29-34 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | Herman Harris's pass is intercepted by John Carr | 29-34 |
| 14:22 | Yale | John Carr banks in the layup | 29-36 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | William Higginson blows the dunk but the foul's on Jay Pernell - foul #2 on Jay Pernell, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), James Gardner (C) James Rhyne, Herman Harris, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Yale | George Schillinger (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Thomas McBane (PF), John Messersmith (C) John Carr, Darren Bass, Jay Pernell, Curtis Prince, Wallace Klein | |
| 13:58 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen's pass is intercepted by James Gardner | 31-36 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | James Gardner misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Messersmith - foul #2 on John Messersmith, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG) Nathan Levine, William Higginson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:31 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Sean Jones is hacked by David Speck - foul #2 on David Speck, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG) George Schillinger | |
| 13:16 | Yale | Thomas McBane's floater is tipped away by Jesse Jasper | 33-36 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | David Speck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (SF), Curtis Prince (PF) Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane | |
| 12:27 | Yale | Curtis Prince scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Jones | 33-38 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | David Speck hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Andrew Barkman | 35-38 |
| 12:06 | Yale | Andrew Barkman is called for the reach on Sean Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Herman Harris (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Andrew Barkman, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (SF), Jay Pernell (PF) Kenneth Tressler, John Messersmith | |
| 11:43 | Yale | Curtis Prince hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Murphy - foul #1 on Mark Murphy, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) David Speck | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Mullen (SF), Wallace Klein (C) John Carr, Jay Pernell | |
| 11:43 | Yale | Curtis Prince makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:43 | Yale | Curtis Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) SF - William Higginson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darren Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Klein (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Nathan Levine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 11:17 | Yale | William Higginson steps in front of the Curtis Prince pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Herman Harris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-40 |
| 11:01 | Yale | Sean Jones gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:59 | Yale | James Rhyne steps in front of the Sean Jones pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Nathan Levine scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 10:19 | Yale | Curtis Prince can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 39-40 |
| 10:17 | Yale | Wallace Klein tips it in | 39-42 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | William Higginson drills a jump hook in the paint | 41-42 |
| 09:51 | Yale | Sean Jones misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), James Gardner (C) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, Herman Harris, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), John Carr (SF), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Darren Bass, Jeremy Mullen, Curtis Prince, Wallace Klein | |
| 09:51 | Yale | Sean Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:51 | Yale | Sean Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is fouled on the floor by John Carr - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas McBane (PF) Sean Jones | |
| 09:21 | Mercer | David Speck misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Jay Pernell - foul #3 on Jay Pernell, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:58 | Yale | Thomas McBane misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | Yale | John Carr tips it home | 43-46 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Mullen (SF) Thomas McBane | |
| 08:13 | Yale | Jay Pernell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a floater from close range | 45-46 |
| 07:30 | Yale | The refs have stopped play. John Carr is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG), Herman Harris (PF), Brian Barr (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Thomas McBane (PF) Kenneth Tressler, John Carr, Jay Pernell | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Speck (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Barr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darren Bass (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Yale | Darren Bass hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Messersmith | 45-49 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Nathan Levine's pass is intercepted by Darren Bass | 45-49 |
| 07:06 | Yale | John Messersmith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | David Speck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:43 | Yale | Thomas McBane grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:37 | Yale | Brian Barr steals the ball from Jeremy Mullen | 45-49 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | David Speck connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 06:14 | Yale | Thomas McBane is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Thomas McBane, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Jesse Jasper (PF), Mark Murphy (C) David Speck, Herman Harris, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Curtis Prince (PF), Wallace Klein (C) Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane, John Messersmith | |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Curtis Prince is called for the reach on James Rhyne - foul #1 on Curtis Prince, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | James Rhyne makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | James Rhyne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Darren Bass is hacked by Nathan Levine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Levine, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Darren Bass misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Jasper | 50-49 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Tressler - foul #3 on Kenneth Tressler, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) Nathan Levine | |
| Subs | Yale | Jay Pernell (SF) Darren Bass | |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:29 | Yale | Curtis Prince connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Sean Jones | 52-51 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Wallace Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:04 | Yale | James Rhyne takes the ball from Jay Pernell | 52-51 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | David Speck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 04:52 | Yale | Curtis Prince gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Curtis Prince misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 52-51 |
| 04:34 | Yale | Curtis Prince hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 04:10 | Yale | Wallace Klein grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Jay Pernell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SF), Herman Harris (PF), James Gardner (C) James Rhyne, David Speck, Jesse Jasper, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (PG), Travis Grimes (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Thomas McBane (PF), John Messersmith (C) Kenneth Tressler, Sean Jones, Jay Pernell, Curtis Prince, Wallace Klein | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Jeremy Mullen is called for the reach on Herman Harris - foul #1 on Jeremy Mullen, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Herman Harris misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Herman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Nathan Levine is called for the reach on Darren Bass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Levine, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 03:17 | Yale | Nathan Levine is called for the reach on Travis Grimes - foul #5 on Nathan Levine, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) Nathan Levine | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:17 | Yale | Travis Grimes misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:17 | Yale | Travis Grimes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Herman Harris snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darren Bass (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Travis Grimes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas McBane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Barkman | 58-55 |
| 02:41 | Yale | Darren Bass hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 02:40 | Yale | Thomas McBane tips it home | 58-57 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Yale | John Messersmith grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Herman Harris | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Sean Jones (SG) Darren Bass, Travis Grimes | |
| 02:04 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler drills a turnaround in the lane | 58-59 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | William Higginson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 01:51 | Yale | John Messersmith gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Thomas McBane banks in the layup set up by John Messersmith | 58-61 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper scores on a floater near the basket | 60-61 |
| 01:12 | Yale | John Messersmith knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Jones | 60-63 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Barkman | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Higginson - foul #3 on William Higginson, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) William Higginson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:25 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (PG) Kenneth Tressler | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen is hacked by Andrew Barkman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG) Andrew Barkman | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:12 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | James Gardner gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Speck misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Carr runs out the clock | 65-66 |