| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Higginson inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Nathan Levine buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 19:19 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the fadeaway near the basket | 39-26 |
| 19:17 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the tip | 39-26 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | James Gardner scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Higginson | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Barnes | 41-29 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Nathan Levine drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Richard Stauffer | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:29 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin double dribbles | 43-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, William Higginson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF) Melvin Austin | |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Joseph Stroman steps in front of the Wesley Winfield pass | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jesse Jasper - foul #2 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Wesley Winfield | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:51 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's layup is rejected by Dikembe Akiyama | 43-29 |
| 17:30 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 17:13 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses long on an open turnaround in the paint | 43-29 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | James Gardner snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper banks in the layup on a great pass from James Rhyne | 45-29 |
| 16:56 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke travels in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF) James Rhyne, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF) Joseph Stroman | |
| 16:43 | Mercer | William Higginson is hacked by Kyle Burke - foul #1 on Kyle Burke, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG), Brian Barr (PF) Nathan Levine, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Warren (C) Kyle Burke | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is fouled on the floor by Melvin Austin - foul #2 on Melvin Austin, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), James Gardner (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), Al Hooker (C) Wesley Winfield, William Higginson, Brian Barr, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Travis Raglin (PF) Kendall Forte, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Brian Warren steps in front of the Jesse Jasper pass | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Barnes | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Hooker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Nathan Levine steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), David Speck (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, James Gardner, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF), Kyle Burke (C) Melvin Austin, Brian Warren | |
| 15:09 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Bronson | 45-33 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | David Speck clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-33 |
| 14:46 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:22 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin lays it up and in on a great pass from John Bronson | 45-35 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is whistled for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Brian Barr (PF), Al Hooker (C) James Rhyne, Wesley Winfield, Jesse Jasper, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Melvin Austin (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Brian Warren (C) John Bronson, Joseph Stroman, Travis Raglin, Kyle Burke | |
| 13:25 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Brian Barr pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Nathan Levine's fadeaway is rejected by Melvin Austin | 45-35 |
| 12:59 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:44 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:42 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:22 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is hacked by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), Jesse Jasper (PF), James Gardner (C) Richard Stauffer, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Travis Raglin (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Kendall Forte, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama, Brian Warren | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Barnes - foul #2 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Mark Murphy (C) Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:39 | Southern Cal | William Higginson steps in front of the Joseph Stroman pass in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Higginson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Speck (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Stroman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | William Higginson lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| 11:28 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-35 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | David Speck pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | James Rhyne is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Rhyne, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), James Gardner (C) James Rhyne, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF), Brian Warren (C) Joseph Stroman, Kyle Burke | |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) William Higginson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG) John Bronson | |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | James Gardner gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | David Speck misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 10:07 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 10:02 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Raglin | 49-38 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | David Speck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Levine - foul #1 on Nathan Levine, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) Kendall Forte, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:14 | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | David Speck knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Higginson | 53-40 |
| 08:23 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Bronson | 53-42 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | William Higginson hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 07:36 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Higginson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wesley Winfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Speck (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Jasper (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Austin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dikembe Akiyama (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is hacked by Ronald Barnes - foul #3 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), James Gardner (C) William Higginson, Wesley Winfield, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Joseph Stroman (SF), Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) John Bronson, Melvin Austin, Dikembe Akiyama, Kyle Burke | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 07:03 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:47 | Southern Cal | Jesse Jasper is called for the reach on Travis Raglin - foul #3 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) James Rhyne | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:37 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Stroman | 55-48 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | David Speck double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG) Richard Stauffer | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG) Kendall Forte | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:53 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman loses the dribble to James Gardner | 55-48 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Brian Warren blocks the jumper by David Speck | 55-48 |
| 05:38 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Raglin | 55-48 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by David Speck - foul #4 on David Speck, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SG), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (PG), Dikembe Akiyama (PF), Kyle Burke (C) John Bronson, Ronald Barnes, Travis Raglin | |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:16 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | James Gardner loses the dribble to Brian Warren | 55-48 |
| 05:00 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 04:59 | Southern Cal | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:34 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Jesse Jasper (PF) William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes (SG) Brian Warren | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Stauffer | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Kendall Forte, Joseph Stroman, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:03 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wesley Winfield (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Speck (very tired) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jesse Jasper (very tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (very tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Melvin Austin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Travis Raglin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jesse Jasper - foul #4 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), James Gardner (C) Richard Stauffer, Wesley Winfield, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Brian Warren (C) Kyle Burke | |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:21 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper scores on a turnaround in the lane | 62-52 |
| 02:48 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) James Rhyne | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (PF) Melvin Austin, Travis Raglin | |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Brian Warren swats the layup by Jesse Jasper | 62-52 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | James Gardner tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 02:15 | Southern Cal | Ronald Barnes connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Bronson | 64-54 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's pass is intercepted by John Bronson | 64-54 |
| 01:31 | Southern Cal | Joseph Stroman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Mercer | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stroman - foul #2 on Joseph Stroman, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Melvin Austin (SF), Travis Raglin (PF) Joseph Stroman, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nathan Levine - foul #3 on Nathan Levine, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:48 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Ronald Barnes is called for the reach on James Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG) Nathan Levine | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:47 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:43 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Jasper | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Ronald Barnes is called for the reach on William Higginson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Barnes, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (SG) Ronald Barnes | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | John Bronson is hacked by David Speck in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Speck, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) David Speck | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:36 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | John Bronson is called for the reach on Nathan Levine in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bronson, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Murphy (C) Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:33 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | John Bronson is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bronson, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG) Nathan Levine | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | Mark Murphy is called for the reach on John Bronson - foul #3 on Mark Murphy, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Jesse Jasper (PF) Wesley Winfield, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:16 | Southern Cal | John Bronson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | William Higginson is hacked by Kendall Forte in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kendall Forte, team foul #11 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Nathan Levine, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer runs out the clock | 71-63 |