| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Kenneth Rottman (fresh) SG - Adrian Inman (fresh) SF - Peter Walker (fresh) PF - Elbert Peavy (fresh) C - Joel Stancil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) SG - Ken Craft (fresh) SF - Dan Host (fresh) PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) C - Danny Hayden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Danny Hayden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Dan Host is blocked by Elbert Peavy | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Ken Craft gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Kenneth Rottman steps in front of the Ken Craft pass | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Danny Hayden | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Eric Burcham clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Ken Craft grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Danny Hayden can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Dartmouth | Adrian Inman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Dartmouth | Adrian Inman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Ken Craft tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Dartmouth | Adrian Inman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 17:20 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Peter Walker | 4-0 |
| 16:59 | Dartmouth | Scott Nguyen is called for the reach on Adrian Inman - foul #1 on Scott Nguyen, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| 16:44 | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy banks in the layup | 6-0 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Eric Burcham hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ken Craft | 6-2 |
| 16:00 | Dartmouth | Peter Walker double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (SG), David Carver (SF), Richard Smith (C) Ken Craft, Dan Host, Danny Hayden | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Kenneth Rottman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adrian Inman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Walker (fresh) PF - Elbert Peavy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Stancil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) SF - David Carver (fresh) PF - Chris Grieve (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 6-4 |
| 15:25 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Burcham - foul #1 on Eric Burcham, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | James Hutchison (SF), Melvin Brennan (PF) Peter Walker, Elbert Peavy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Nguyen (PF) Eric Burcham | |
| 15:25 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:25 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Chris Grieve grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | The short jumper by Richard Smith is denied by Joel Stancil | 7-4 |
| 15:18 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil misses badly on a runner near the basket | 7-4 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Chris Grieve drills a floater from the right block | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | William Prince (PG) Kenneth Rottman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Danny Hayden (C) David Carver, Richard Smith, Chris Grieve | |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:16 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Joel Stancil | 7-6 |
| 13:52 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 13:51 | Dartmouth | William Prince grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:36 | Dartmouth | William Prince clanks a shot in the paint | 7-6 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Dan Host pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Joel Stancil steals the ball from Christopher Metzler | 7-6 |
| 13:01 | Dartmouth | Scott Nguyen picks off the pass by Adrian Inman | 7-6 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Dan Host misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 12:38 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:28 | Dartmouth | The short jumper by William Prince is denied by Danny Hayden | 7-6 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 11:47 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison buries a turnaround in the lane set up by William Prince | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - William Prince (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adrian Inman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Brennan (fairly fresh) C - Joel Stancil (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ken Craft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Nguyen (fairly fresh) C - Danny Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Ken Craft clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the tip | 9-8 |
| 11:34 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 11:19 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 9-8 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Scott Nguyen | 9-8 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman (PG), Peter Walker (SF), Elbert Peavy (PF) William Prince, James Hutchison, Melvin Brennan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), David Carver (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Chris Grieve (PF), Roy Loar (C) Christopher Metzler, Ken Craft, Dan Host, Scott Nguyen, Danny Hayden | |
| 10:30 | Dartmouth | Roy Loar is called for the reach on Joel Stancil - foul #1 on Roy Loar, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 10:15 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Burcham - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (SG) Eric Burcham | |
| 10:15 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:15 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | David Carver misses the 3 from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 09:56 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 09:34 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | William Prince (PG), James Hutchison (SF) Adrian Inman, Joel Stancil | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:16 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison connects on the shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | David Carver misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 09:02 | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 08:51 | Dartmouth | Peter Walker hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Rottman | 15-8 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Chris Grieve misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | David Carver pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Chris Grieve hits the finger roll and he's hacked by James Hutchison - foul #1 on James Hutchison, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan (PF), Joel Stancil (C) Elbert Peavy, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Ken Craft (SG), David Curry (SF), Danny Hayden (C) David Carver, Freddy Rambert, Richard Smith, Roy Loar | |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Chris Grieve misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 08:05 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 07:43 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil's layup is rejected by Chris Grieve | 15-10 |
| 07:41 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - William Prince (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rottman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Stancil (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Curry (fresh) PF - Chris Grieve (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Adrian Inman (SG), Peter Walker (SF) William Prince, James Hutchison | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Host (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF) David Curry, Chris Grieve | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Dan Host banks in the layup | 15-12 |
| 06:38 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy (PF) Melvin Brennan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Elbert Peavy blocks the short jumper by Richard Smith | 15-12 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Ken Craft grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Dan Host misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Elbert Peavy - foul #1 on Elbert Peavy, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:01 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 05:59 | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Peter Walker - foul #1 on Peter Walker, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | William Prince (PG), James Hutchison (SF) Kenneth Rottman, Peter Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Danny Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:21 | Dartmouth | William Prince is fouled on the floor by Christopher Metzler - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan (PF) Joel Stancil | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG), Roy Loar (PF) Christopher Metzler, Dan Host | |
| 05:21 | Dartmouth | William Prince makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 05:21 | Dartmouth | William Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Richard Smith is hacked by James Hutchison - foul #2 on James Hutchison, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Peter Walker (SF) James Hutchison | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (SG), David Curry (SF) Ken Craft, Richard Smith | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Roy Loar can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Melvin Brennan - foul #1 on Melvin Brennan, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil (C) Elbert Peavy | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Roy Loar makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Roy Loar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 04:43 | Dartmouth | William Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (PF) Danny Hayden | |
| 04:39 | Mercer | David Carver loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| 04:25 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Adrian Inman and the foul's on Freddy Rambert - foul #1 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| 04:25 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan makes the free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | William Prince steps in front of the Chris Grieve pass | 22-17 |
| 03:43 | Dartmouth | Peter Walker misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 22-17 |
| 03:42 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil snags the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 03:25 | Dartmouth | David Curry is called for the reach on Melvin Brennan - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman (PG), James Hutchison (SF), Elbert Peavy (C) William Prince, Peter Walker, Joel Stancil | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Danny Hayden (C) David Carver, Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Chris Grieve, Roy Loar | |
| 03:25 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Kenneth Rottman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Inman (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Melvin Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elbert Peavy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Elbert Peavy - foul #2 on Elbert Peavy, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:08 | Dartmouth | Elbert Peavy pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 02:51 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Dan Host - foul #1 on Dan Host, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| 02:51 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 02:51 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Ken Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 02:26 | Dartmouth | Melvin Brennan grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 02:07 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dan Host - foul #2 on Dan Host, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | William Prince (PG), Joel Stancil (C) Adrian Inman, Melvin Brennan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:07 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 02:07 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Danny Hayden is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (C) Danny Hayden | |
| 01:31 | Dartmouth | Scott Nguyen is called for the reach on James Hutchison - foul #2 on Scott Nguyen, team foul #12 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| 01:31 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:31 | Dartmouth | James Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 01:05 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Joel Stancil | 27-19 |
| 01:01 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman misses the lay-in | 27-19 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Eric Burcham gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Dan Host blows the layup | 27-19 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Richard Smith tips it home | 27-21 |
| 00:26 | Dartmouth | Kenneth Rottman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Hutchison | 29-21 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Eric Burcham clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Eric Burcham tips it but misses | 29-21 |
| 00:00 | Dartmouth | Joel Stancil snags the defensive board | 29-21 |