| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Billy Ornelas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Renfrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Leonard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Oakland | John Renfrow hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 19:43 | Oakland | John Carroll tips it in | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Billy Ornelas steps in front of the Donald Ahlers pass | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Samual Wilson is hacked by Billy Ornelas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Samual Wilson and he's fouled by Leonard Bailey - foul #1 on Leonard Bailey, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:27 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Jason Shelton is called for the reach on Dan Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Shelton, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG), Dean Gullette (SG), Lloyd Hayes (SF), Kirk Patton (PF) Billy Ornelas, Jason Shelton, John Renfrow, John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG), Billy Mardis (SG), David Wells (SF) Samual Wilson, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper | |
| 18:08 | Mercer | David Wells misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Alton Slemp tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 17:43 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes is whistled for traveling | 30-39 |
| Subs | Oakland | Korey Gordon (C) Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stell (C) Donald Ahlers | |
| 17:27 | Mercer | David Wells connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Mardis | 30-41 |
| 17:15 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard is fouled on the floor by David Wells - foul #2 on David Wells, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), John Renfrow (SF), John Carroll (PF) Dean Gullette, Lloyd Hayes, Korey Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Dean Blackburn (C) Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, David Wells, Alton Slemp | |
| 17:05 | Oakland | Kirk Patton loses the ball out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Dan Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Gullette (SG), Korey Gordon (C) Lynn Gaspard, Kirk Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:36 | Oakland | Korey Gordon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Dan Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Stell | 30-44 |
| 15:58 | Oakland | Dean Gullette loses the dribble to Derrick Cooper | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Billy Ornelas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dean Gullette (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Renfrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Korey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Stell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samual Wilson | 30-47 |
| 15:31 | Oakland | John Renfrow can't finish the layup | 30-47 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Charles Stell grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Billy Ornelas is called for the reach on Samual Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG), Jason Shelton (SG), Lloyd Hayes (SF), Kirk Patton (PF), Leonard Bailey (C) Billy Ornelas, Dean Gullette, John Renfrow, John Carroll, Korey Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG), Billy Mardis (SG), David Wells (SF), Alton Slemp (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Charles Stell, Dean Blackburn | |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses badly on a runner near the basket | 30-47 |
| 15:11 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:49 | Oakland | Jason Shelton buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Lloyd Hayes and he's hacked by Billy Mardis - foul #1 on Billy Mardis, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| 14:49 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | David Wells is hacked by Kirk Patton - foul #3 on Kirk Patton, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Gullette (SF) Kirk Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | David Wells misses the tip | 33-47 |
| 14:04 | Oakland | Dean Gullette snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 13:46 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lynn Gaspard | 35-47 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Billy Mardis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG), John Renfrow (SF), Korey Gordon (PF) Lynn Gaspard, Jason Shelton, Lloyd Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF) Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, David Wells | |
| 13:18 | Oakland | John Renfrow can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-47 |
| 13:16 | Oakland | Dean Gullette snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 13:00 | Oakland | Billy Ornelas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), John Carroll (PF), Kirk Patton (C) Dean Gullette, Korey Gordon, Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Charles Stell (PF), Dean Blackburn (C) Kenneth Williams, Alton Slemp, Donald Ahlers | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 12:35 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the runner in the paint set up by Billy Ornelas | 37-47 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Billy Ornelas - foul #4 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG), Lloyd Hayes (SF) Billy Ornelas, John Renfrow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (SG), Alton Slemp (PF) Dan Davis, Dean Blackburn | |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:03 | Oakland | Jason Shelton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lynn Gaspard | 39-49 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper travels in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Oakland | Korey Gordon (C) Kirk Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG), David Wells (SF) Samual Wilson, Derrick Cooper | |
| 11:46 | Oakland | John Carroll buries a runner in the lane set up by Korey Gordon | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Lynn Gaspard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Shelton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lloyd Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Korey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vernon Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Mardis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Stell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Wells is hacked by John Carroll - foul #1 on John Carroll, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Gullette (SG), Leonard Bailey (C) Jason Shelton, John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dean Blackburn (C) Charles Stell | |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:25 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:08 | Oakland | Lloyd Hayes hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Dean Gullette | 43-50 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Billy Mardis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:51 | Oakland | Dean Gullette grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 10:32 | Oakland | Korey Gordon can't connect on a shot from close range | 43-50 |
| 10:30 | Oakland | Dean Gullette tips it in | 45-50 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | David Wells can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Dean Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Vernon Mack misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 09:47 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:28 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dean Gullette | 48-50 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Dean Blackburn misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 08:58 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:40 | Oakland | Dean Gullette knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Bailey | 50-50 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | David Wells is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), John Renfrow (SF), John Carroll (PF), Kirk Patton (C) Dean Gullette, Lloyd Hayes, Korey Gordon, Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Charles Stell (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, David Wells, Alton Slemp, Dean Blackburn | |
| 08:25 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Charles Stell gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Samual Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jason Shelton - foul #4 on Jason Shelton, team foul #9 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Oakland | Billy Ornelas (PG) Lynn Gaspard | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Samual Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Samual Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:34 | Oakland | Jason Shelton is hacked by Charles Stell - foul #3 on Charles Stell, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Billy Ornelas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Renfrow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kirk Patton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Stell (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Oakland | Kirk Patton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:17 | Oakland | Kirk Patton gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Derrick Cooper - foul #3 on Derrick Cooper, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | Leonard Bailey (C) Kirk Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Alton Slemp (PF) Samual Wilson, Charles Stell | |
| 07:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams is called for 10 seconds | 51-52 |
| 06:30 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leonard Bailey, team foul #10 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Gullette (SG) Jason Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Derrick Cooper | 51-55 |
| 06:02 | Oakland | John Renfrow misses badly on a shot in the paint | 51-55 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Dan Davis pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 05:24 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Dan Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), Kirk Patton (PF) Dean Gullette, John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), David Wells (SF), Charles Stell (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Donald Ahlers | |
| 04:55 | Oakland | John Renfrow knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Billy Ornelas | 53-58 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Alton Slemp blows the layup | 53-58 |
| 04:28 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 04:12 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Renfrow | 56-58 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Billy Ornelas is called for the reach on Samual Wilson - foul #5 on Billy Ornelas, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG), Dean Gullette (SF), John Carroll (PF), Lloyd Hayes (C) Billy Ornelas, John Renfrow, Kirk Patton, Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (SG), Vernon Mack (SF), Dean Blackburn (C) Kenneth Williams, Alton Slemp, Charles Stell | |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Samual Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Samual Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:44 | Oakland | Vernon Mack is called for the reach on Lynn Gaspard - foul #1 on Vernon Mack, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG) Samual Wilson | |
| 03:26 | Oakland | David Wells takes the ball from Jason Shelton | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Lynn Gaspard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Shelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dean Gullette (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Lloyd Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vernon Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Billy Mardis is called for 10 seconds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | Korey Gordon (C) Jason Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alton Slemp (PF) David Wells | |
| 03:04 | Oakland | Korey Gordon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Korey Gordon, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | Leonard Bailey (C) John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SF) Dan Davis | |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Hayes - foul #1 on Lloyd Hayes, team foul #13 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kirk Patton (PF) Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stell (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Alton Slemp, Dean Blackburn | |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:44 | Oakland | Dean Gullette gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 02:44 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| 02:18 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Gullette and he's fouled by Charles Stell - foul #4 on Charles Stell, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Alton Slemp (PF) Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, Charles Stell | |
| 02:18 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers blows the wide open layup | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Oakland | Korey Gordon gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), John Carroll (PF), Leonard Bailey (C) Lloyd Hayes, Kirk Patton, Korey Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:48 | Oakland | Jason Shelton knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Gaspard | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers is wide open and slams it home | 60-61 |
| 01:37 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Renfrow (SF) Dean Gullette | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:20 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey misses the easy layup | 60-61 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Dan Davis snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Lynn Gaspard is called for the reach on Samual Wilson - foul #3 on Lynn Gaspard, team foul #14 | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Samual Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Samual Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:00 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:40 | Oakland | Jason Shelton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 00:38 | Oakland | John Carroll tips it but misses | 60-62 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers is hacked by Lynn Gaspard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lynn Gaspard, team foul #15 | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:33 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | John Carroll scores on a driving attempt from close range | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis is fouled on the floor by John Renfrow - foul #3 on John Renfrow, team foul #16 | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The clock runs out | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Lynn Gaspard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Shelton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Renfrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Leonard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Oakland | John Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Ahlers | 62-62 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Samual Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Ahlers | 62-64 |
| 04:05 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers swats the short shot by Leonard Bailey | 62-64 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Derrick Cooper | 62-64 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't finish the layup | 62-64 |
| 03:39 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Leonard Bailey | 62-64 |
| 03:31 | Oakland | John Carroll misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Dan Davis - foul #2 on Dan Davis, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dean Gullette (SG), Lloyd Hayes (SF) Jason Shelton, John Renfrow | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:31 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Dan Davis is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Davis, team foul #8 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kirk Patton (PF) John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG) Samual Wilson | |
| 03:12 | Oakland | Kirk Patton buries a fadeaway from the left side | 66-64 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Dan Davis scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vernon Mack and the foul's on Dean Gullette - foul #3 on Dean Gullette, team foul #17 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jason Shelton (SG), Korey Gordon (C) Lynn Gaspard, Leonard Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (SF), Charles Stell (C) Derrick Cooper, Donald Ahlers | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Dan Davis makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:58 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Oakland | John Renfrow (SF), John Carroll (PF), Leonard Bailey (C) Lloyd Hayes, Kirk Patton, Korey Gordon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Donald Ahlers (C) Vernon Mack, Charles Stell | |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Alton Slemp is called for the reach on John Carroll - foul #1 on Alton Slemp, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard (PG) Dean Gullette | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SF) Billy Mardis | |
| 02:35 | Oakland | John Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | Oakland | John Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Alton Slemp pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Alton Slemp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 02:17 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:11 | Oakland | Donald Ahlers steals the ball from John Carroll | 67-67 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Lynn Gaspard steals it from Samual Wilson in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 01:49 | Oakland | Jason Shelton is hacked by Derrick Cooper - foul #4 on Derrick Cooper, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| 01:49 | Oakland | Jason Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:49 | Oakland | Jason Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Alton Slemp connects on the open shot from the right block set up by Dan Davis | 68-69 |
| 01:02 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Shelton | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Lynn Gaspard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Shelton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Renfrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Carroll (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Leonard Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Samual Wilson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 00:56 | Oakland | John Carroll grabs the board | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Oakland | John Renfrow scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Shelton | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Samual Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Samual Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 00:18 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Samual Wilson - foul #2 on Samual Wilson, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Kirk Patton (PF) John Carroll | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Leonard Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Ahlers, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 00:09 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard is hacked by Samual Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samual Wilson, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| 00:09 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:09 | Oakland | Lynn Gaspard makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 00:01 | Oakland | John Renfrow gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:01 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Oakland | John Renfrow runs out the clock | 76-69 |