| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) SF - Craig Prince (fresh) PF - Eric Warne (fresh) C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Spencer Mena wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Craig Prince grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Montana State | Richard Clemons knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Claude Montemayor | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Montana State | Anthony Quijano picks off the pass by Craig Prince | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Spencer Mena lays it up and in set up by Anthony Quijano | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Montana State | Eric Warne is fouled on the floor by Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Montana State | The jump hook by Richard Clemons is blocked by Spencer Mena | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Claude Montemayor | 7-3 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Craig Prince buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Clemons | 7-5 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Tony Erickson is called for the reach on Raymond Epperly - foul #1 on Tony Erickson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 16:26 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses long on a floater from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Richard Clemons gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Spencer Mena clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Richard Clemons gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fairly fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Montana State | Richard Clemons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 15:21 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Derrick Fisher steals it from Spencer Mena | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Craig Prince blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Epperly - foul #1 on Raymond Epperly, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Timothy Strickland (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Claude Montemayor, Anthony Quijano, Raymond Epperly, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Craig Prince misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Montana State | Craig Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Boynton | 12-9 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Brian Ward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Donald Swanson pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Donald Swanson can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Craig Prince - foul #1 on Craig Prince, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Howard Machin (SF) Marvin Roy, Craig Prince | |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Donald Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brett Boynton - foul #1 on Brett Boynton, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Patrick Rentas | |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Gary Ketter's floater is tipped away by Brendan Pomeroy | 13-11 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Donald Swanson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Brendan Pomeroy - foul #1 on Brendan Pomeroy, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Donald Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:50 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:38 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher's pass is intercepted by Donald Swanson | 14-11 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the easy layup | 14-11 |
| 12:23 | Montana State | Howard Machin grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Gary Ketter swats the shot by Derrick Fisher | 14-11 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Brett Boynton grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Brendan Pomeroy swats the layup by William Jauregui | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Howard Machin pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher scores on a turnaround near the basket | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jauregui (fresh) SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Timothy Strickland, Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Brian Ward clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 11:10 | Montana State | Eric Warne pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Anthony Quijano takes the ball from Brian Ward | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marvin Roy - foul #1 on Marvin Roy, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lonnie Lee (C) Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Patrick Rentas (C) Derrick Fisher | |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Marvin Roy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Marvin Roy, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Brendan Pomeroy (C) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Patrick Rentas | |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-13 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Craig Prince is hacked by Raymond Epperly - foul #2 on Raymond Epperly, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SF), Donald Swanson (C) Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derrick Fisher (C) Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Craig Prince is hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #1 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF) Craig Prince | |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Richard Clemons buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Spencer Mena clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 18-15 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Eric Warne pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:51 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 08:50 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Fisher | 18-15 |
| 08:42 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses long on a turnaround from close range | 18-15 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Spencer Mena | 18-15 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Fisher - foul #1 on Derrick Fisher, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Donald Swanson (PF) Claude Montemayor, Anthony Quijano, Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Eric Warne | |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jauregui (fresh) SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) SG - Christopher Grinnell (fresh) SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 2 blk. C - Derrick Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher is hacked by Gary Ketter - foul #1 on Gary Ketter, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lonnie Lee (C) Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Patrick Rentas (C) Christopher Grinnell, Derrick Fisher | |
| 07:02 | Montana State | 3 seconds is called on Brian Ward | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Anthony Quijano (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG) Brian Ward | |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Spencer Mena comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Anthony Quijano is called for the reach on Richard Clemons - foul #1 on Anthony Quijano, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Warne (PF) Patrick Rentas | |
| 06:41 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses short on a jumper from the right side | 23-15 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Eric Warne pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:10 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the floater from the right wing set up by Eric Warne | 23-17 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-17 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 05:35 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Brendan Pomeroy | 23-17 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Craig Prince connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brendan Pomeroy | 23-20 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Craig Prince snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 05:07 | Montana State | Eric Warne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 23-20 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Donald Swanson grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Spencer Mena | 26-20 |
| 04:45 | Montana State | Craig Prince clanks a shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Eric Warne - foul #1 on Eric Warne, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Bill Duckworth (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Claude Montemayor, Anthony Quijano, Timothy Strickland, Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Christopher Grinnell (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| 04:08 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:51 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas is whistled for a carry | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Lonnie Lee (PF) Bill Duckworth, Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | Montana State | Marvin Roy (SG) Christopher Grinnell | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Derrick Fisher is called for the reach on Gary Ketter - foul #2 on Derrick Fisher, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jauregui (fresh) SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) PF - Lonnie Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) SF - Howard Machin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Montana State | Raymond Epperly picks off the pass by Brian Ward | 29-20 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | William Jauregui clanks a jumper from the left side | 29-20 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | William Jauregui snags the offensive board | 29-20 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brett Boynton | 31-20 |
| 02:36 | Montana State | Brian Ward misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-20 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher tips it in | 31-22 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Brett Boynton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Jauregui | 34-22 |
| 02:03 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher drills a floater from the right block | 34-24 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-24 |
| 01:42 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gary Ketter - foul #2 on Gary Ketter, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Anthony Quijano (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Howard Machin, Derrick Fisher | |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Richard Clemons steals it from Anthony Quijano | 34-25 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | Raymond Epperly picks off the pass by Eric Warne | 34-25 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Tony Erickson is called for the reach on Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Tony Erickson, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SF), Donald Swanson (C) Raymond Epperly, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy (C) Patrick Rentas | |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Craig Prince snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 00:36 | Montana State | Eric Warne clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 34-25 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Tony Erickson tips it in | 34-27 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Richard Clemons grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Craig Prince scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-29 |