| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Claire (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dan Host inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Fred Bruner is fouled on the floor by Raymond Clark - foul #1 on Raymond Clark, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ken Craft | 37-26 |
| 19:23 | Washington State | Joshua Claire hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Clark | 40-26 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Danny Hayden drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 18:48 | Washington State | Raymond Clark blows the dunk | 40-28 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Dan Host misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 18:23 | Washington State | John Hayne snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:19 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hayne | 43-28 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Dan Host is hacked by Joshua Claire - foul #2 on Joshua Claire, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF) Dan Host | |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-28 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | Danny Hayden tips it in | 43-30 |
| 17:26 | Washington State | Christopher Metzler is called for the reach on John Hayne - foul #1 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG), Tad Whitaker (PF), Walter Bruce (C) Arthur Cantin, Raymond Clark, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG), Edward Smiley (PF), David Curry (C) Ken Craft, Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| 17:07 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:06 | Washington State | John Hayne grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Walter Bruce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tad Whitaker | 45-30 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Eric Burcham scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Christopher Metzler | 45-32 |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Joshua Claire misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Edward Smiley | 45-32 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Walter Bruce swats the shot by Eric Burcham | 45-32 |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Joshua Claire gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Claire (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Walter Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Washington State | John Hayne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Eric Burcham - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (SG), James Geiser (SF), Raymond Clark (PF), Curt Fried (C) David Steele, Joshua Claire, Tad Whitaker, Walter Bruce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| 15:46 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 15:46 | Washington State | John Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Eric Burcham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-32 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Fred Bruner can't tip it in | 47-32 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Dan Host gets the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Danny Hayden comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 47-32 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Dan Host snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Eric Burcham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ken Craft | 47-35 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | Raymond Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Cantin | 49-35 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Dan Host is fouled on the floor by James Geiser - foul #1 on James Geiser, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (PG) John Hayne | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG) Eric Burcham | |
| 14:20 | Mercer | David Carver misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Curt Fried snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Bruner - foul #2 on Fred Bruner, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Washington State | Joshua Claire (SF), Tad Whitaker (PF) James Geiser, Raymond Clark | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) David Carver | |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:07 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Dan Host misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Ken Craft tips it home | 51-37 |
| 13:34 | Washington State | James Caroll is hacked by Dan Host - foul #2 on Dan Host, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG) Arthur Cantin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG), Brian Helle (SF), Edward Smiley (C) Ken Craft, Dan Host, Danny Hayden | |
| 13:22 | Washington State | Brian Helle is called for the reach on James Caroll - foul #2 on Brian Helle, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG) Phillip Leland | |
| 13:10 | Washington State | Curt Fried comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 51-37 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Fred Bruner double dribbles | 51-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Raymond Clark (PF), Walter Bruce (C) James Caroll, Tad Whitaker, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (C) Fred Bruner | |
| 12:35 | Washington State | David Steele connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Claire | 53-37 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses the lay-in | 53-37 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Raymond Clark snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:55 | Washington State | David Steele is hacked by Eric Burcham - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (SG) David Steele | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Eric Burcham, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Hayne (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Cantin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joshua Claire (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Washington State | Christopher Metzler steps in front of the Raymond Clark pass | 53-37 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Helle | 53-39 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Brian Helle takes the ball from John Hayne | 53-39 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Dan Host lays it up and in | 53-41 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | John Hayne drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Claire | 56-41 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Brian Helle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Clark - foul #2 on Raymond Clark, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Geiser (SF), Tad Whitaker (PF), Curt Fried (C) Joshua Claire, Raymond Clark, Walter Bruce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Fred Bruner (PF) Christopher Metzler, Dan Host | |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Arthur Cantin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Hayne | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Brian Helle loses the ball out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | David Steele (SG) Arthur Cantin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG), Edward Smiley (SF) Ken Craft, Brian Helle | |
| 09:28 | Washington State | Danny Hayden takes the ball from David Steele | 58-42 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Curt Fried blocks the short jumper by Fred Bruner | 58-42 |
| 09:11 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:54 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker banks in the layup set up by John Hayne | 60-42 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Eric Burcham is fouled on the floor by Tad Whitaker - foul #1 on Tad Whitaker, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (PG) John Hayne | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (C) Danny Hayden | |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Phillip Leland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-42 |
| 08:42 | Washington State | Curt Fried gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:19 | Washington State | Curt Fried makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Caroll | 62-42 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Fred Bruner can't connect on a runner from the right block | 62-42 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | David Curry gets the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Caroll (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Geiser (fresh) PF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Curt Fried (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Leland (fresh) SF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Washington State | Fred Bruner is called for the reach on James Caroll - foul #3 on Fred Bruner, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Cantin (SG), Joshua Claire (SF), Raymond Clark (PF) David Steele, James Geiser, Tad Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Edward Smiley, Fred Bruner, David Curry | |
| 07:23 | Washington State | James Caroll misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Dan Host is fouled on the floor by Raymond Clark - foul #3 on Raymond Clark, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Walter Bruce (C) James Caroll, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Danny Hayden is whistled for a carry | 62-45 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | Christopher Metzler picks off the pass by Joshua Claire | 62-45 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Raymond Clark snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Christopher Metzler is called for the reach on John Hayne - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Bruner (PF) Brian Helle | |
| 06:24 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| 06:08 | Washington State | John Hayne misses the easy layup | 62-45 |
| 06:07 | Washington State | Joshua Claire tips it in | 64-45 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 05:57 | Washington State | John Hayne grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Raymond Clark clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Hayden - foul #3 on Danny Hayden, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | Curt Fried (C) Walter Bruce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF), Edward Smiley (C) Dan Host, Danny Hayden | |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:45 | Washington State | Raymond Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Edward Smiley is hacked by Curt Fried - foul #2 on Curt Fried, team foul #7 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (PG), David Steele (SG), James Geiser (SF), Tad Whitaker (PF), Walter Bruce (C) John Hayne, Arthur Cantin, Joshua Claire, Raymond Clark, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), David Curry (C) Christopher Metzler, Ken Craft, Fred Bruner | |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | David Steele is hacked by Edward Smiley - foul #2 on Edward Smiley, team foul #11 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Hayne (PG), Joshua Claire (SF), Curt Fried (C) James Caroll, James Geiser, Walter Bruce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) Phillip Leland | |
| 04:55 | Washington State | David Steele makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | David Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tad Whitaker - foul #2 on Tad Whitaker, team foul #8 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Caroll (PG), James Geiser (SF), Walter Bruce (C) John Hayne, Joshua Claire, Curt Fried | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG) Christopher Metzler | |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:34 | Washington State | James Geiser knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Caroll | 70-49 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | The short jumper by Edward Smiley is denied by Tad Whitaker | 70-49 |
| 04:26 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:10 | Washington State | Brian Helle takes the ball from David Steele | 70-49 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 70-49 |
| 03:51 | Washington State | James Geiser grabs the board | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Caroll (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Geiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tad Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Leland (fresh) SF - Brian Helle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Washington State | David Steele misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 03:29 | Washington State | David Steele snags the offensive board | 70-49 |
| 03:16 | Washington State | David Steele blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Smiley - foul #3 on Edward Smiley, team foul #12 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG) Edward Smiley | |
| 03:16 | Washington State | David Steele makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 03:16 | Washington State | David Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Brian Helle pulls down the rebound | 71-49 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | David Carver clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 03:04 | Washington State | James Geiser grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 02:50 | Washington State | Walter Bruce buries a shot from the left side set up by James Caroll | 73-49 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Brian Helle clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-49 |
| 02:37 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Tad Whitaker | 73-49 |
| 02:33 | Washington State | James Caroll buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Steele and the foul's on David Carver - foul #1 on David Carver, team foul #13 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), Edward Smiley (C) Eric Burcham, David Curry | |
| 02:33 | Washington State | James Caroll makes the free throw | 76-49 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-49 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Edward Smiley can't tip it in | 76-49 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker snags the defensive board | 76-49 |
| 01:59 | Washington State | James Caroll drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Bruce | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Tad Whitaker steals the ball from Edward Smiley | 78-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Caroll and he's fouled by Phillip Leland - foul #1 on Phillip Leland, team foul #14 | 80-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), David Curry (C) Freddy Rambert, David Carver | |
| 01:12 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker makes the free throw | 81-49 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Phillip Leland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-49 |
| 00:57 | Washington State | James Caroll gets the rebound | 81-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Tad Whitaker loses the dribble to Edward Smiley | 81-49 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Phillip Leland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 81-51 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | James Caroll runs out the clock | 81-51 |