| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fresh) SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) SF - Bryant Kelly (fresh) PF - David Dana (fresh) C - Robert Mayo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) SG - William Higgins (fresh) SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Horace Cirillo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Houston | David Dana grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox loses the dribble to Stephen Bailey | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Robert Mayo knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Bruce Wilcox | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Robert Mayo's pass is intercepted by Tanner Hunter | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Higgins | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ponder - foul #1 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Bryant Kelly comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is hacked by Robert Mayo - foul #1 on Robert Mayo, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Voorhies - foul #1 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies is hacked by Robert Mayo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Mayo, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (C) Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:20 | Mercer | David Pimentel buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gerald Voorhies | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Bryant Kelly banks in the layup set up by Bruce Wilcox | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Horace Cirillo takes the ball from Gerald Voorhies | 6-5 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Bryant Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kirk Swink - foul #1 on Kirk Swink, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Joey McGraw (PF) Horace Cirillo, David Dana | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Matthew Haas (C) Gerald Voorhies, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman, David Pimentel | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Charles Howells snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Joey McGraw grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Conklin | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) C - Charles Howells (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) SG - William Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Matthew Haas (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Bryant Kelly snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jason Conklin | 11-7 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Jason Conklin snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF), David Dana (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Bryant Kelly, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Charles Bacchus (C) William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Matthew Haas | |
| 15:06 | Houston | David Dana misses the floater from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charles Bacchus | 11-7 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Francis Rhodes steals it from Kirk Swink in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 14:56 | Houston | David Dana's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Bacchus | 11-7 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Jason Conklin picks off the pass by Kirk Swink | 11-7 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Charles Howells scores on a turnaround from the left block | 13-7 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus's dunk attempt is rejected by Francis Rhodes | 13-7 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Kirk Swink tips it but misses | 13-7 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Francis Rhodes snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Bryant Kelly (SF), Joey McGraw (C) Jason Conklin, Francis Rhodes, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Jackie Kay makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Jackie Kay is called for the reach on Gerald Voorhies in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Kay, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG) Jackie Kay | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:24 | Mercer | David Pimentel clanks a shot from the left side | 14-7 |
| 13:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryant Kelly | 14-7 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryant Kelly, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (C) David Dana | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Haas (C) David Pimentel | |
| 12:38 | Mercer | William Higgins hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Voorhies | 14-10 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Horace Cirillo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryant Kelly | 17-10 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman can't connect on a shot from the right block | 17-10 |
| 12:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Horace Cirillo | 17-10 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the jumper from the left side | 17-10 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Coffman | 17-10 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Horace Cirillo - foul #1 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF), David Dana (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Bryant Kelly, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, Stephen Bailey, Jeremy Coffman, Matthew Haas | |
| 11:49 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Francis Rhodes (fresh) PF - David Dana (tired) C - Charles Howells (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Jackie Kay's pass is intercepted by Tanner Hunter | 17-12 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones is hacked by David Dana - foul #1 on David Dana, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG) William Higgins | |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus is hacked by Horace Cirillo - foul #2 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:11 | Houston | David Dana snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:56 | Houston | David Dana scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jackie Kay and he's fouled by David Pimentel - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Joey McGraw (C) Jackie Kay, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Charles Bacchus | |
| 10:56 | Houston | David Dana misses the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tanner Hunter | 19-12 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Bruce Wilcox is called for the reach on Gerald Voorhies in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF) Kirk Swink | |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Joey McGraw grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox can't throw it down | 19-12 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Jason Conklin tips it back up and in | 21-12 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Francis Rhodes steals the ball from Stephen Bailey in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Francis Rhodes | 24-12 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tanner Hunter and he's hacked by Joey McGraw - foul #1 on Joey McGraw, team foul #9 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryant Kelly (SF), Charles Howells (C) Francis Rhodes, David Dana | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Charles Bacchus (C) Nicholas Jones, David Pimentel | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Bryant Kelly can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-15 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | William Higgins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 09:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryant Kelly | 24-15 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Bryant Kelly buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies is called for 10 seconds | 26-15 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Francis Rhodes (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Gerald Voorhies, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Kirk Swink, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF) Kirk Swink | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses the easy layup | 28-15 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | David Pimentel tips it in | 28-17 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Conklin | 30-17 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Nicholas Jones and he's hacked by Francis Rhodes - foul #1 on Francis Rhodes, team foul #10 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PF) Bryant Kelly | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Haas (C) David Pimentel | |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses the free throw | 30-19 |
| 08:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jason Conklin | 30-19 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Francis Rhodes is hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Stephen Bailey | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | William Higgins is hacked by Jason Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Conklin, team foul #11 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (C) Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:28 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Matthew Haas denies the turnaround by David Dana | 32-21 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Jones and the foul's on David Dana - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Bryant Kelly (SF) Jackie Kay, David Dana | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SF) Jeremy Coffman | |
| 08:07 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the free throw | 32-23 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Francis Rhodes snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Jason Conklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Jason Conklin is hacked by Tanner Hunter - foul #1 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (C) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) Matthew Haas | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Charles Howells (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Voorhies (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mercer | William Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Wilcox - foul #2 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #13 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG) Bruce Wilcox | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:34 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Jackie Kay drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jason Conklin | 35-24 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (SF) William Higgins | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Charles Howells misses the floater from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman's layup is rejected by Charles Howells | 35-24 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Jackie Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Charles Howells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (PF) Francis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), David Pimentel (PF), Matthew Haas (C) Nicholas Jones, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 06:11 | Mercer | William Higgins's fadeaway is rejected by Joey McGraw | 35-24 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joey McGraw pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Jackie Kay hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-24 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman scores on a floater from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Jason Conklin is hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #10 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (PF) Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, David Pimentel, Matthew Haas | |
| 05:22 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tanner Hunter | 39-29 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Francis Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #11 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (C) Bryant Kelly | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:52 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones blows the dunk | 41-29 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | William Higgins tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Jackie Kay is called for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryant Kelly (SF) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SF) Jeremy Coffman | |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus tips it home | 41-33 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-33 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Francis Rhodes snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jackie Kay is fouled on the floor by Charles Bacchus - foul #1 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), David Dana (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jason Conklin, Bryant Kelly, Francis Rhodes, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nicholas Jones, William Higgins, Gerald Voorhies | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jackie Kay makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jackie Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Tanner Hunter | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jackie Kay (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Dana (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Bacchus (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Tanner Hunter takes the ball from Horace Cirillo | 43-36 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Arthur Ponder | 43-39 |
| 02:51 | Houston | David Dana misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-39 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Horace Cirillo - foul #3 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #14 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF) Horace Cirillo, Jackie Kay | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), David Pimentel (C) Kirk Swink, Charles Bacchus | |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Robert Mayo pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Robert Mayo can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 43-40 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Jones and he's fouled by Francis Rhodes - foul #2 on Francis Rhodes, team foul #15 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryant Kelly (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Matthew Haas (C) Nicholas Jones, Tanner Hunter | |
| 01:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-42 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SG) William Higgins | |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 01:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryant Kelly | 43-43 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #3 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #13 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Stephen Bailey | |
| 01:30 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | William Higgins is hacked by Jason Conklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Conklin, team foul #16 | 44-43 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:28 | Houston | David Dana snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 01:20 | Houston | David Dana comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Pimentel - foul #2 on David Pimentel, team foul #14 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) David Pimentel | |
| 01:20 | Houston | David Dana misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:20 | Houston | David Dana makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | William Higgins is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-44 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Robert Mayo snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | William Higgins scores on a shot from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #15 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Bryant Kelly | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) William Higgins, Jeremy Coffman, Matthew Haas | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Swink | 47-46 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter clanks a runner from close range | 47-46 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Mayo snags the defensive board | 47-46 |