| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Earnest Delima (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Benner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Huggard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Robert Yamada inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | IPFW | Ken Craft is called for the reach on George Benner - foul #1 on Ken Craft, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:35 | IPFW | Pete Huggard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 19:20 | IPFW | Pete Huggard snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:08 | IPFW | Earnest Delima clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| 18:47 | IPFW | George Benner hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Aaron Carter | 34-38 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Aaron Carter swats the shot by Ken Craft | 34-38 |
| 18:28 | IPFW | Robert Yamada snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:23 | IPFW | Robert Yamada comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Fred Bruner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Metzler | 37-38 |
| 17:47 | IPFW | Earnest Delima knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 37-40 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Danny Hayden knocks in the shot from close range set up by Ken Craft and he's fouled by Pete Huggard - foul #3 on Pete Huggard, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG), Brian Helle (SF) Ken Craft, Dan Host | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Rodney Cokley (PF), Terry Powell (C) George Benner, Aaron Carter, Pete Huggard | |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:29 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 17:21 | IPFW | Terry Powell drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Earnest Delima | 39-42 |
| 17:11 | Mercer | Robert Yamada takes the ball from Fred Bruner | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | IPFW | Terry Powell double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (PF), David Curry (C) Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bruce Hobbs (PG), Malcolm Bugg (SG) Earnest Delima, Robert Yamada | |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Edward Smiley travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG) Christopher Metzler | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 16:27 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Cokley and he's fouled by Brian Helle - foul #2 on Brian Helle, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) Phillip Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | George Benner (SG) Malcolm Bugg | |
| 16:27 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bruce Hobbs - foul #3 on Bruce Hobbs, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle (C) Bruce Hobbs | |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:02 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Benner | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Benner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Cokley (fresh) C - Raymond Hoyle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Eric Burcham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 15:30 | IPFW | Edward Smiley takes the ball from Rodney Cokley | 43-47 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the floater from the left side | 43-47 |
| 15:16 | IPFW | Terry Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:56 | IPFW | Terry Powell hits a runner from close range set up by Eugene Mitchell | 43-49 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the dunk | 43-49 |
| 14:31 | IPFW | George Benner snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:24 | IPFW | George Benner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Burcham - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), Dan Host (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), Robert Yamada (SF), Aaron Carter (PF), Pete Huggard (C) Eugene Mitchell, Terry Powell, Rodney Cokley, Raymond Hoyle | |
| 14:24 | IPFW | George Benner makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:24 | IPFW | George Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Danny Hayden | 45-51 |
| 13:43 | IPFW | Christopher Metzler blocks the jumper by Earnest Delima | 45-51 |
| 13:41 | IPFW | Aaron Carter tips it home | 45-53 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Phillip Leland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler tips it in | 47-53 |
| 13:06 | IPFW | Pete Huggard is hacked by Christopher Metzler - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG) Phillip Leland | |
| Subs | IPFW | Malcolm Bugg (SG) George Benner | |
| 12:59 | IPFW | Danny Hayden swats the layup by Pete Huggard | 47-53 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Dan Host grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Aaron Carter steals it from Danny Hayden | 47-53 |
| 12:14 | IPFW | Malcolm Bugg is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Malcolm Bugg, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Brian Helle (SF) Eric Burcham, Dan Host | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (SG), Rodney Cokley (PF) Malcolm Bugg, Aaron Carter | |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Earnest Delima - foul #3 on Earnest Delima, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | IPFW | Malcolm Bugg (SG), Terry Powell (C) Robert Yamada, Pete Huggard | |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Earnest Delima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Malcolm Bugg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Cokley (fresh) C - Terry Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | IPFW | Terry Powell misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Bruner - foul #1 on Fred Bruner, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (C) Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bruce Hobbs (PG) Earnest Delima | |
| 11:45 | IPFW | Terry Powell misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:45 | IPFW | Terry Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 11:29 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 11:06 | IPFW | Bruce Hobbs loses the dribble to Christopher Metzler | 49-54 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Ken Craft hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Metzler | 51-54 |
| 10:42 | IPFW | Malcolm Bugg clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Edward Smiley pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Edward Smiley lays it up and in set up by Brian Helle | 53-54 |
| 10:08 | IPFW | Christopher Metzler takes the ball from Eugene Mitchell | 53-54 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Helle | 56-54 |
| 09:37 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | David Curry buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Metzler | 59-54 |
| 08:50 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley misses the dunk but he's fouled by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), Dan Host (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Ken Craft, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), George Benner (SG), Robert Yamada (SF), Pete Huggard (C) Bruce Hobbs, Malcolm Bugg, Eugene Mitchell, Terry Powell | |
| 08:50 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:50 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Eric Burcham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Aaron Carter (PF) Rodney Cokley | |
| 08:19 | IPFW | Aaron Carter is hacked by Danny Hayden - foul #1 on Danny Hayden, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 08:19 | IPFW | Aaron Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:19 | IPFW | Aaron Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | Pete Huggard is called for the reach on Phillip Leland - foul #4 on Pete Huggard, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle (C) Pete Huggard | |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | IPFW | Raymond Hoyle gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Leland (fresh) SF - Dan Host (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Earnest Delima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Benner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Yamada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Hoyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | IPFW | Aaron Carter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Burcham | 59-58 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Fred Bruner connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Eric Burcham | 61-58 |
| 06:46 | IPFW | Dan Host is called for the reach on George Benner - foul #1 on Dan Host, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Brian Helle (SF) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Dan Host | |
| Subs | IPFW | Pete Huggard (C) Raymond Hoyle | |
| 06:46 | IPFW | George Benner makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:46 | IPFW | George Benner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Fred Bruner can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Yamada - foul #2 on Robert Yamada, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | IPFW | Malcolm Bugg (SG), Rodney Cokley (PF) George Benner, Aaron Carter | |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:21 | IPFW | Pete Huggard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 05:57 | IPFW | Pete Huggard banks in the layup set up by Earnest Delima | 61-62 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Malcolm Bugg steals it from Ken Craft | 61-62 |
| 05:22 | IPFW | Earnest Delima connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Pete Huggard | 61-65 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the fadeaway from the left side | 63-65 |
| 04:57 | IPFW | The jump hook by Rodney Cokley is blocked by Fred Bruner | 63-65 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Earnest Delima - foul #4 on Earnest Delima, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), Dan Host (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Ken Craft, Brian Helle, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (PG), George Benner (SG), Terry Powell (SF), Aaron Carter (PF) Earnest Delima, Malcolm Bugg, Robert Yamada, Rodney Cokley | |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:11 | IPFW | Pete Huggard drills a 3 from straight away set up by George Benner | 65-68 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Edward Smiley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 04:01 | IPFW | Pete Huggard pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 03:44 | IPFW | Aaron Carter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Leland (fresh) SF - Dan Host (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Eugene Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Benner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Huggard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Terry Powell denies the turnaround by Dan Host | 65-71 |
| 03:23 | IPFW | Aaron Carter gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 03:17 | IPFW | Pete Huggard comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 65-71 |
| 03:16 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 03:02 | IPFW | Pete Huggard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-71 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Edward Smiley snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), Robert Yamada (SF) Eugene Mitchell, Terry Powell | |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the lay-in | 65-71 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Ken Craft tips it but misses | 65-71 |
| 02:41 | IPFW | Earnest Delima grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:35 | IPFW | Robert Yamada misses short on a jumper from the right block | 65-71 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Danny Hayden | 65-71 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | George Benner is called for the reach on Dan Host - foul #1 on George Benner, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Rodney Cokley (C) Pete Huggard | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:09 | IPFW | Rodney Cokley's floater is tipped away by Danny Hayden | 67-71 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Dan Host misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-71 |
| 01:48 | IPFW | The rebound goes to George Benner | 67-71 |
| 01:39 | IPFW | George Benner misses the floater from just outside the lane | 67-71 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Danny Hayden is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Danny Hayden, team foul #9 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Pete Huggard (C) Rodney Cokley | |
| 01:16 | IPFW | Dan Host denies the turnaround by Pete Huggard | 67-71 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Dan Host gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Ken Craft clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 00:56 | IPFW | Pete Huggard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | IPFW | Earnest Delima can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Metzler - foul #3 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #10 | 67-71 |
| 00:34 | IPFW | Earnest Delima makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:34 | IPFW | Earnest Delima makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Ken Craft pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Earnest Delima is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Metzler - foul #4 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Earnest Delima makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:22 | IPFW | Earnest Delima makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell (PG), Terry Powell (C) Earnest Delima, Pete Huggard | |
| 00:13 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell is hacked by Christopher Metzler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG) Christopher Metzler | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 00:13 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:13 | IPFW | Eugene Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Eric Burcham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-77 |
| 00:07 | IPFW | Robert Yamada snags the defensive board | 70-77 |
| 00:07 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earnest Delima (PG), Raymond Hoyle (PF) Eugene Mitchell, Aaron Carter | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Earnest Delima runs out the clock | 70-77 |