| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walter Kays (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Preece (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Donald Swanson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norman Nix - foul #1 on Norman Nix, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:45 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gibson | 26-29 |
| 19:33 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Brett Boynton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 18:59 | Oklahoma | George Preece misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 26-32 |
| 18:57 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 18:39 | Oklahoma | George Preece misses short on a shot from the left side | 26-32 |
| 18:38 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 18:23 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Sutton | 29-32 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Brett Boynton travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 17:39 | Oklahoma | John Sutton is hacked by Claude Montemayor - foul #2 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:12 | Oklahoma | Lonnie Lee swats the layup by George Preece | 29-32 |
| 17:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lonnie Lee | 29-32 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Jeremy Gibson swats the short shot by Lonnie Lee | 29-32 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 16:28 | Oklahoma | George Preece gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:11 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Sutton and the foul's on Brett Boynton - foul #1 on Brett Boynton, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG) John Sutton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Timothy Strickland (SF), Juan Martin (PF), Larry Parks (C) Claude Montemayor, Brett Boynton, Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee, Donald Swanson | |
| 16:11 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Roger Anderson steals it from Anthony Quijano | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Kays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Preece (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jauregui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Parks (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Oklahoma | Juan Martin is called for the reach on Roger Anderson - foul #1 on Juan Martin, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes (SG) Walter Kays | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:02 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 15:01 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Larry Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) William Jauregui | |
| 14:44 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Brett Boynton | 35-34 |
| 14:25 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Sutton (PG) Roger Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Lonnie Lee (PF), Donald Swanson (C) Anthony Quijano, Juan Martin, Larry Parks | |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 14:08 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:51 | Oklahoma | John Sutton lays it in on a nice dish by George Preece | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Jeremy Gibson takes the ball from Brett Boynton | 37-34 |
| 13:07 | Oklahoma | George Preece hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 12:50 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:29 | Oklahoma | John Sutton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hayes | 40-34 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Brett Boynton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:13 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | John Sutton blows the layup but he's hacked by Lonnie Lee - foul #1 on Lonnie Lee, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SF), Robert Freudenstein (PF), Anthony Smoot (C) George Preece, Norman Nix, Jeremy Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Juan Martin (PF) Claude Montemayor, Brett Boynton, Timothy Strickland, Lonnie Lee | |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | John Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma | John Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Steven Hayes is called for the reach on William Jauregui - foul #4 on Steven Hayes, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG), Walter Kays (SG) John Sutton, Steven Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Parks (C) Donald Swanson | |
| 11:49 | Mercer | William King picks off the pass by Juan Martin | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - William King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Kays (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Freudenstein (fresh) C - Anthony Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jauregui (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Parks (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Oklahoma | William King scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Kays | 44-34 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 10:38 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Sutton (PG) William King | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), Lonnie Lee (PF), Donald Swanson (C) Anthony Quijano, William Jauregui, Juan Martin, Larry Parks | |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is fouled on the floor by Claude Montemayor - foul #3 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Richard Degree (PF) Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:45 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is denied on a layup by Lonnie Lee | 44-39 |
| 09:43 | Oklahoma | Richard Degree snags the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 09:31 | Oklahoma | John Sutton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Donald Swanson gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Brett Boynton drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Claude Montemayor | 44-41 |
| 09:21 | Oklahoma | Claude Montemayor is called for the reach on John Sutton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Preece (SF), Jeremy Gibson (C) Roger Anderson, Robert Freudenstein | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Timothy Strickland (SF) Claude Montemayor, Raymond Epperly | |
| 09:01 | Oklahoma | George Preece is whistled for a carry | 44-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Norman Nix (PF) John Sutton, Richard Degree | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 08:48 | Oklahoma | George Preece gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:41 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:23 | Oklahoma | Walter Kays travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | William King (PG) Walter Kays | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SG), Juan Martin (C) Brett Boynton, Donald Swanson | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | William Jauregui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 07:43 | Oklahoma | George Preece misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lonnie Lee - foul #2 on Lonnie Lee, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | John Sutton (PG), Steven Hayes (SG), Robert Freudenstein (PF), Anthony Smoot (C) William King, Roger Anderson, Norman Nix, Jeremy Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Larry Parks (C) William Jauregui, Timothy Strickland, Lonnie Lee | |
| 07:43 | Oklahoma | George Preece makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:43 | Oklahoma | George Preece makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Preece (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Freudenstein (fresh) C - Anthony Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Parks (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Larry Parks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 07:26 | Oklahoma | Robert Freudenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:06 | Oklahoma | George Preece lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Hayes | 48-41 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Epperly | 48-44 |
| 06:23 | Oklahoma | John Sutton drills a shot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Juan Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Juan Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 05:56 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 05:51 | Oklahoma | George Preece banks in the layup on a great pass from John Sutton | 52-44 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SF), Norman Nix (PF), Jeremy Gibson (C) George Preece, Robert Freudenstein, Anthony Smoot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG), Lonnie Lee (PF), Donald Swanson (C) Anthony Quijano, Juan Martin, Larry Parks | |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Brett Boynton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-44 |
| 05:40 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:22 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Brett Boynton makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 04:48 | Oklahoma | John Sutton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Donald Swanson gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Donald Swanson blows the dunk | 55-47 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 04:27 | Oklahoma | Jeremy Gibson grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 04:05 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 03:44 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Jeremy Gibson | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - John Sutton (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Steven Hayes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson lays it in set up by Steven Hayes | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee can't finish the layup | 57-47 |
| 03:15 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:51 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson's floater is tipped away by Donald Swanson | 57-47 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Donald Swanson pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Brett Boynton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Montemayor | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:12 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brett Boynton | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-50 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly tips it home | 57-52 |
| 01:42 | Oklahoma | Norman Nix hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Sutton | 59-52 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 01:24 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:58 | Oklahoma | Steven Hayes hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Sutton | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Gibson steals the ball from Lonnie Lee | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Oklahoma | John Sutton is hacked by Claude Montemayor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Walter Kays (SG), Robert Freudenstein (PF), Anthony Smoot (C) Steven Hayes, Norman Nix, Jeremy Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Timothy Strickland (SF), Juan Martin (PF), Larry Parks (C) Claude Montemayor, Brett Boynton, Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee, Donald Swanson | |
| 00:51 | Oklahoma | John Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | Oklahoma | John Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | William Jauregui pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | John Sutton steps in front of the Juan Martin pass | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma | Anthony Smoot drills a jumper in the lane | 66-52 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Larry Parks hits a jumper from the left block | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | John Sutton runs out the clock | 66-54 |