| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Brophy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo buries a jump hook in the paint | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Nathan Levine knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Nathan Levine pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Nathan Levine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 18:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Bob Ambrosino | 35-35 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Donnelly | 35-38 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses short on a runner from the left block | 38-38 |
| 17:19 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | Mark Murphy blocks the jumper by Kenneth Reinert | 38-38 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Reinert | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Higginson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Brophy (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bob Ambrosino - foul #1 on Bob Ambrosino, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), James Rhyne (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Brian Barr (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Bobby Hugo | |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Dixon and he's fouled by Brian Barr - foul #2 on Brian Barr, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Al Hooker (C) Samuel Brophy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 14:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Al Hooker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Brian Barr snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | James Rhyne makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Wesley Winfield | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Al Hooker - foul #1 on Al Hooker, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) James Rhyne | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG), Christopher Anderson (SF) Frank Dixon, Bryan Donnelly | |
| 13:47 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Nathan Levine comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Nathan Levine pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Trost | 45-46 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Paul Johnson buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Christopher Anderson - foul #2 on Christopher Anderson, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Wesley Winfield, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), William Hall (SG), Bobby Hugo (C) Kenneth Reinert, Bob Ambrosino, Michael Wolf | |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Paul Johnson misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 12:13 | North Carolina | The jump hook by George Trost is blocked by Mark Murphy | 47-46 |
| 12:11 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Bobby Hugo steals it from William Higginson | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hall (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Trost (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | North Carolina | George Trost's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Murphy | 47-48 |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Mark Murphy grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | George Trost steps in front of the William Higginson pass | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Stauffer - foul #1 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SG), Samuel Brophy (PF), Brian Barr (C) Nathan Levine, Paul Johnson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (PG), Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) Frank Dixon, William Hall, George Trost, Christopher Anderson | |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | William Hall (PG) Bobby Hugo | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by Samuel Brophy - foul #3 on Samuel Brophy, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Wesley Winfield | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) William Hall | |
| 09:23 | North Carolina | George Trost knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Brian Barr drills a floater from the right side | 49-53 |
| 08:49 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert is fouled on the floor by William Higginson - foul #1 on William Higginson, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) George Trost | |
| 08:25 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | James Rhyne is whistled for traveling | 49-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Al Hooker (PF) Samuel Brophy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG), Christopher Anderson (SF), Bobby Hugo (C) Kenneth Reinert, Bryan Donnelly, Michael Wolf | |
| 07:42 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-56 |
| 07:40 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo tips it home | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Winfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Al Hooker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Trost (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bob Ambrosino (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Bobby Hugo (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Mark Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-58 |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Christopher Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Levine - foul #3 on Nathan Levine, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF), Brian Barr (PF) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Michael Wolf (PF) Frank Dixon, Bob Ambrosino | |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | George Trost makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Wesley Winfield | 49-59 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield loses the dribble to Kenneth Reinert | 49-59 |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | George Trost blows the layup | 49-59 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Brian Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Brian Barr misses the tip | 49-59 |
| 06:23 | North Carolina | Michael Wolf gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:56 | North Carolina | George Trost misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 05:55 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo can't tip it in | 49-59 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Mark Murphy grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | William Higginson lays it up and in set up by Mark Murphy | 51-59 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | George Trost buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Anderson | 51-61 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | The jumper by Richard Stauffer is denied by Bobby Hugo | 51-61 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Samuel Brophy (PF) Wesley Winfield, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG), Bryan Donnelly (SF), Bob Ambrosino (PF) George Trost, Christopher Anderson, Michael Wolf | |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 04:09 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Reinert | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Mark Murphy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Barr (C) Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Wolf (C) Bobby Hugo | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Brophy (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Barr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Reinert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Donnelly (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bob Ambrosino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino loses the ball out of bounds | 51-63 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer scores on a floater from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is hacked by Bryan Donnelly - foul #4 on Bryan Donnelly, team foul #3 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), James Rhyne (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Al Hooker (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, William Higginson, Samuel Brophy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (SG) Kenneth Reinert | |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Paul Johnson | 55-63 |
| 02:04 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), William Higginson (SF), Samuel Brophy (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Wesley Winfield, James Rhyne, Paul Johnson, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Reinert (SG), Bobby Hugo (C) George Trost, Michael Wolf | |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Nathan Levine's pass is intercepted by Bryan Donnelly | 55-63 |
| 01:26 | North Carolina | Frank Dixon lays it in set up by Bryan Donnelly | 55-65 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Mark Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer can't tip it in | 55-65 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | William Higginson misses the lay-in | 55-65 |
| 00:55 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stauffer - foul #2 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), James Rhyne (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Brian Barr (PF), Al Hooker (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, William Higginson, Samuel Brophy, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:52 | North Carolina | Bobby Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Paul Johnson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Wesley Winfield and the foul's on George Trost - foul #1 on George Trost, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Dixon (PG) George Trost | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Paul Johnson misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | James Rhyne is called for the reach on Bryan Donnelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rhyne, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | George Trost (PG) Frank Dixon | |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | North Carolina | Bryan Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Al Hooker travels with the ball | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | North Carolina | Bob Ambrosino makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Donnelly | 57-71 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | George Trost steals the ball from Al Hooker | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | George Trost runs out the clock | 57-71 |