| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Speck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gail Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Roper (fresh) C - Ulysses Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Sacred Heart | David Speck picks off the pass by Willie Myers in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | David Speck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Stauffer | 33-26 |
| 19:40 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG), Al Hooker (C) Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), John Bueno (SF), Dewayne Rae (C) Willie Myers, Gail Dixon, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 33-26 |
| 19:24 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akinyooye | 33-26 |
| 19:22 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stauffer - foul #2 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Mark Murphy (C) William Higginson, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 19:09 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Jasper - foul #3 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Al Hooker (PF), James Gardner (C) Jesse Jasper, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry (PF) Jacob Roper | |
| 18:50 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Bueno | 33-29 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Rae - foul #1 on Dewayne Rae, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (SF), Jacob Roper (PF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, John Bueno, Dewayne Rae | |
| 18:28 | Mercer | David Speck is fouled on the floor by Gail Dixon - foul #3 on Gail Dixon, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | John Bueno (SF) Gail Dixon | |
| 18:18 | Mercer | The short jumper by William Higginson is denied by Ulysses Harmon | 33-29 |
| 18:16 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Al Hooker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:41 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:30 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-29 |
| 17:28 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:07 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Brian Barr (PF), James Gardner (C) William Higginson, Nathan Levine, Al Hooker, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Dewayne Rae (C) Ryan Robinson, Jacob Roper, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 16:44 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:21 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae misses the driving attempt in the paint | 33-29 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Brian Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Al Hooker (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Wesley Winfield, David Speck, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG) Willie Myers | |
| 16:11 | Sacred Heart | Nathan Levine is called for the reach on Dikembe Akinyooye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| 15:49 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Mark Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Al Hooker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Ryan Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Bueno (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Gentry (fairly fresh) C - Dewayne Rae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Mercer | James Gardner is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Stauffer | 35-29 |
| 15:10 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 15:08 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:50 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Mark Murphy knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 37-32 |
| 14:02 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno blows the layup but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SG), David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, Al Hooker, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), James Joseph (SG), Michael Shackelford (PF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Ryan Robinson, Dikembe Akinyooye, Jack Gentry, Dewayne Rae | |
| 14:02 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:02 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 13:45 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to John Bueno | 37-34 |
| 13:30 | Sacred Heart | James Joseph is fouled on the floor by William Higginson - foul #1 on William Higginson, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG) William Higginson | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (SF), Jacob Roper (PF) John Bueno, Michael Shackelford | |
| 13:23 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Roper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 13:22 | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:00 | Sacred Heart | James Gardner takes the ball from Willie Myers | 37-34 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | James Gardner snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 12:32 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Roper snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:26 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers connects on the shot in the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Gail Dixon steals it from Jesse Jasper | 37-36 |
| 12:06 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the runner from the right block | 37-36 |
| 11:45 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Roper grabs the board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Winfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Speck (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Joseph (fairly fresh) SF - Gail Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Roper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ulysses Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 11:39 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Gail Dixon | 37-36 |
| 11:21 | Sacred Heart | James Gardner swats the shot by James Joseph | 37-36 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Rhyne | 39-36 |
| 11:10 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers loses the dribble to James Rhyne in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Gail Dixon is called for the reach on Wesley Winfield - foul #4 on Gail Dixon, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), William Higginson (SF), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, Wesley Winfield, David Speck, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), John Bueno (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Willie Myers, James Joseph, Gail Dixon, Jacob Roper, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper jams it | 41-36 |
| 10:33 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) Richard Stauffer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 10:20 | Mercer | David Speck hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 10:19 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Michael Shackelford | 41-36 |
| 09:55 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | William Higginson hits a turnaround near the basket | 43-36 |
| 09:11 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno is fouled on the floor by David Speck - foul #1 on David Speck, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), James Gardner (C) William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | James Joseph (PG), Ulysses Harmon (C) Ryan Robinson, Dewayne Rae | |
| 09:01 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | David Speck misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dikembe Akinyooye - foul #1 on Dikembe Akinyooye, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Murphy (C) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), Jack Gentry (SG) James Joseph, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 08:51 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:39 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gardner (C) Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG) Ryan Robinson, John Bueno | |
| 08:21 | Mercer | David Speck connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Stauffer | 48-36 |
| 08:12 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Shackelford | 48-39 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Nathan Levine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 07:50 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:34 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Speck (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Gentry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Shackelford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ulysses Harmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Michael Shackelford steals the ball from Nathan Levine | 48-39 |
| 07:11 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers is hacked by Richard Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SG), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gail Dixon (SF), Jacob Roper (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, Michael Shackelford, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 07:11 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:11 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Mark Murphy is fouled on the floor by Gail Dixon - foul #5 on Gail Dixon, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) James Rhyne | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), John Bueno (SF) Willie Myers, Gail Dixon | |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Jacob Roper denies the turnaround by David Speck | 48-41 |
| 06:43 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:38 | Sacred Heart | Richard Stauffer is called for the reach on Jack Gentry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), James Gardner (SF) Richard Stauffer, David Speck | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford (PF) Jacob Roper | |
| 06:38 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:38 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 05:52 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jack Gentry | 50-45 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Dewayne Rae is called for the reach on Mark Murphy - foul #2 on Dewayne Rae, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, William Higginson, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jacob Roper (PF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Jack Gentry, Michael Shackelford, Dewayne Rae | |
| 05:24 | Mercer | David Speck drills a shot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 04:59 | Sacred Heart | David Speck steals the ball from Ryan Robinson | 52-45 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is hacked by Ryan Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Robinson, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG), James Gardner (C) Nathan Levine, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), Jack Gentry (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Ryan Robinson, John Bueno, Jacob Roper, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:57 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:41 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Myers | 53-47 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Richard Stauffer | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), John Bueno (SF) Willie Myers, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 04:25 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 53-47 |
| 04:24 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:01 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Mark Murphy (C) Wesley Winfield, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SG), Jacob Roper (PF) Ryan Robinson, John Bueno, Michael Shackelford | |
| 04:01 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:01 | Sacred Heart | Dewayne Rae misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Mark Murphy gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Dikembe Akinyooye picks off the pass by Jesse Jasper | 53-48 |
| 03:44 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SG), James Gardner (SF) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, David Speck | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | James Joseph (PG), John Bueno (SF), Ulysses Harmon (C) Willie Myers, Jack Gentry, Dewayne Rae | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is hacked by Ulysses Harmon - foul #3 on Ulysses Harmon, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, William Higginson, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ryan Robinson (PG), Jack Gentry (SF), Michael Shackelford (PF) James Joseph, John Bueno, Jacob Roper | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Michael Shackelford pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Speck (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Jasper (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Ryan Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Shackelford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ulysses Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Sacred Heart | Jack Gentry is open but misses the lay-in | 54-48 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-48 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 02:37 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Jack Gentry | 54-48 |
| 02:19 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ulysses Harmon, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), William Higginson (SF), James Gardner (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, David Speck, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers (PG), John Bueno (SF), Jacob Roper (PF), Dewayne Rae (C) Ryan Robinson, Jack Gentry, Michael Shackelford, Ulysses Harmon | |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Dewayne Rae blocks the jumper by Jesse Jasper | 54-48 |
| 01:57 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Roper snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 01:53 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye is hacked by James Rhyne in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rhyne, team foul #10 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, Wesley Winfield, William Higginson | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon (C) Dewayne Rae | |
| 01:53 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:53 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Jacob Roper picks off the pass by David Speck | 54-49 |
| 01:25 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers misses short on a shot from the right side | 54-49 |
| 01:24 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon can't tip it in | 54-49 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | James Gardner gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the lay-in | 54-49 |
| 00:55 | Sacred Heart | Ulysses Harmon snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Sacred Heart | Dikembe Akinyooye loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | James Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Sacred Heart | Jacob Roper makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Myers - foul #1 on Willie Myers, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Sacred Heart | David Speck picks off the pass by John Bueno in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is fouled on the floor by Willie Myers - foul #2 on Willie Myers, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF), Mark Murphy (C) David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Sacred Heart | Willie Myers drills a 3 from straight away | 57-55 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Willie Myers is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Myers, team foul #12 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | John Bueno clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-55 |