| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McEneny (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rex Hanover (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover is hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 19:27 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec double dribbles | 33-44 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Paul Arno's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Michalec | 33-44 |
| 19:12 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 18:53 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Paul Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 18:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rex Hanover and he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #1 on Brad Moodie, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| 18:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Paul Arno is whistled for traveling | 36-47 |
| 17:43 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny blows the layup | 36-47 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter's pass is intercepted by Rex Hanover | 36-47 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman (PF) Ricky Bohl | |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 36-49 |
| 16:12 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:56 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Stoneking - foul #2 on Henry Stoneking, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (PG), Richard Long (SG), William Brooks (SF), Antonio Navarrete (C) Ralph Engel, Charles McEneny, Ronald Michalec, Rex Hanover | |
| 15:56 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 15:56 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Alfred Burrows (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) SF - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Mercer | William Brooks steals the ball from Denny Ainsworth | 36-50 |
| 15:44 | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long banks in the layup set up by William Brooks | 36-52 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-52 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini grabs the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth can't connect on a floater from close range | 36-52 |
| 15:12 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:59 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Long | 36-54 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-54 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Julius Bryant travels with the ball | 36-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Delmar Graham (PF) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Aldo Mancini, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel (PG), Charles McEneny (SG), Ronald Michalec (SF), Ricky Bohl (PF) Alfred Burrows, Richard Long, William Brooks, Scott Baughman | |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Arno - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:57 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Ralph Engel steals the ball from Brad Moodie | 36-54 |
| 13:46 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel blows the layup | 36-54 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-54 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Navarrete - foul #1 on Antonio Navarrete, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks (C) Antonio Navarrete | |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Delmar Graham gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking tips it in | 38-54 |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Paul Arno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman (C) William Brooks | |
| 12:42 | St. Bonaventure | Denny Ainsworth steals it from Ronald Michalec | 38-54 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is fouled on the floor by Ralph Engel - foul #3 on Ralph Engel, team foul #2 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover (C) Scott Baughman | |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Delmar Graham knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 41-54 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rex Hanover - foul #2 on Rex Hanover, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles McEneny (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rex Hanover (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:49 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Michalec | 43-58 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Rex Hanover blocks the jumper by Thomas Shorter | 43-58 |
| 11:32 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 11:21 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 43-58 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter loses the ball out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks (SF), Scott Baughman (PF) Ronald Michalec, Ricky Bohl | |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Julius Bryant is called for the reach on Charles McEneny - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (PG), Antonio Navarrete (C) Ralph Engel, Rex Hanover | |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 10:45 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny connects on the jumper from the right side set up by William Brooks | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg blows the dunk | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 10:25 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks grabs the board | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long (SG), Ronald Michalec (SF) Charles McEneny, William Brooks | |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Julius Bryant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-62 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Baughman - foul #1 on Scott Baughman, team foul #4 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel (PG) Richard Long | |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:49 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Baughman buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Michalec | 44-64 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #9 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Paul Arno (SF), Delmar Graham (PF) Thomas Shorter, Henry Stoneking, Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl (PF), Rex Hanover (C) Scott Baughman, Antonio Navarrete | |
| 09:12 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel tips it in | 44-66 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Ricky Bohl denies the turnaround by Denny Ainsworth | 44-66 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Brad Moodie gets the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Paul Arno is fouled on the floor by Ronald Michalec - foul #2 on Ronald Michalec, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Claude Hetherington | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny (SG) Alfred Burrows | |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the runner near the basket | 44-66 |
| 08:38 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 08:25 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ricky Bohl | 44-68 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Brad Moodie knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Julius Bryant | 47-68 |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Brad Moodie picks off the pass by Rex Hanover | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Denny Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ralph Engel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles McEneny (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Michalec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Bohl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rex Hanover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Julius Bryant scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 07:15 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-68 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 49-68 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Brad Moodie hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 06:27 | St. Bonaventure | Ronald Michalec misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-68 |
| 06:26 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl tips it in | 52-70 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-70 |
| 06:09 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 05:41 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Engel loses the dribble to Brad Moodie | 52-70 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the easy layup | 52-70 |
| 05:35 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | Ricky Bohl drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Michalec | 52-73 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Brad Moodie's pass is intercepted by Ronald Michalec | 52-73 |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | Charles McEneny hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Michalec | 52-75 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Brad Moodie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-75 |
| 04:45 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover gets the rebound | 52-75 |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Delmar Graham is called for the reach on Rex Hanover - foul #1 on Delmar Graham, team foul #10 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Steven Poe (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Julius Bryant, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows (PG), Richard Long (SG), William Brooks (SF), Scott Baughman (PF) Ralph Engel, Charles McEneny, Ronald Michalec, Ricky Bohl | |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Rex Hanover makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is fouled on the floor by Rex Hanover - foul #3 on Rex Hanover, team foul #6 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete (C) Rex Hanover | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Richard Long is called for the reach on Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Richard Long, team foul #7 | 52-77 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:46 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows is whistled for traveling | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Poe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Alfred Burrows (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Navarrete (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Claude Hetherington | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks is whistled for a carry | 56-77 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-77 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg tips it in | 58-77 |
| 02:27 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows hits a jumper from the right side set up by William Brooks | 58-79 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini lays it up and in and the foul's on Scott Baughman - foul #2 on Scott Baughman, team foul #8 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Steven Poe | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Valdes (PG) Richard Long | |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini makes the free throw | 61-79 |
| 01:46 | St. Bonaventure | Antonio Navarrete is called for traveling | 61-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Richard Long (SG) Leonard Valdes | |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Long - foul #3 on Richard Long, team foul #9 | 61-79 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 01:03 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-81 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | St. Bonaventure | William Brooks lays it in | 63-83 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg's pass is intercepted by Richard Long | 63-83 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Alfred Burrows runs out the clock | 63-83 |