| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fresh) PF - Jonathan Kash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kogut (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Samuel Brophy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Higginson inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mercer | William Higginson is hacked by Robert Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Howard, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | UC Riverside | James White clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 19:28 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 19:26 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Nathan Levine's pass is intercepted by Robert Kogut | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:55 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard misses the tip | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | William Higginson gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Nathan Levine travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Aaron Kell (SG), William Chung (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) Robert Howard, Nathaniel Hill, James White, Jonathan Kash, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Barr (PF), Al Hooker (C) Samuel Brophy, Mark Murphy | |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | William Chung clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:20 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | William Chung misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Nathan Levine snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Nathan Levine can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 34-33 |
| 17:29 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Al Hooker - foul #2 on Al Hooker, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), James White (SF), Jonathan Kash (PF) Samuel Watts, Aaron Kell, William Chung, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), James Rhyne (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), Samuel Brophy (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, William Higginson, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Paul Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-33 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Walter Wyatt - foul #1 on Walter Wyatt, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SF), Robert Kogut (C) James White, Walter Wyatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:08 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Johnson | 36-34 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield banks in the wide open layup | 36-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Kogut (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wesley Winfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Brophy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:29 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnson - foul #1 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Aaron Kell (SG), William Chung (SF), Casey Yarber (PF) Robert Howard, Nathaniel Hill, Warren Anderson, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Earl Sherman (SF), Brian Barr (PF), Al Hooker (C) Wesley Winfield, James Rhyne, Paul Johnson, Samuel Brophy, Mark Murphy | |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | Al Hooker blocks the short jumper by Casey Yarber | 36-36 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Al Hooker knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 36-38 |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell is fouled on the floor by Richard Stauffer - foul #1 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SG), James White (SF) William Chung, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) Earl Sherman | |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson is fouled on the floor by Nathan Levine - foul #1 on Nathan Levine, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), Samuel Brophy (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| 14:14 | UC Riverside | James White connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Anderson | 39-38 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Nathan Levine is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), Jonathan Kash (PF) David Jackson, Warren Anderson, Aaron Kell | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (SG) Nathan Levine | |
| 13:41 | UC Riverside | Wesley Winfield is called for the reach on Robert Howard - foul #2 on Wesley Winfield, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber (C) Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:26 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard loses the dribble to Mark Murphy | 39-38 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | James White gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), William Chung (SF), Aaron Kell (PF), Walter Wyatt (C) Nathaniel Hill, James White, Jonathan Kash, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Brian Barr (PF), Al Hooker (C) Wesley Winfield, James Rhyne, Samuel Brophy, Mark Murphy | |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Nathan Levine is hacked by Robert Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Howard, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Nathan Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | UC Riverside | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Howard | 41-38 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Nathan Levine is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Howard - foul #3 on Robert Howard, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SG) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Johnson (SF) William Higginson | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer lays it in set up by Nathan Levine and the foul's on David Jackson - foul #4 on David Jackson, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:11 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Chung | 43-40 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Paul Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Brian Barr gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Chung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Barr (fairly fresh) C - Al Hooker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 11:33 | UC Riverside | William Chung grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 11:09 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 11:06 | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Johnson | 43-42 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Al Hooker misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 09:52 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson loses the dribble to Richard Stauffer | 46-42 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Nathan Levine dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Stauffer | 46-44 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Barr | 46-47 |
| 09:17 | UC Riverside | William Chung is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Chung, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), Nathaniel Hill (SG), James White (SF), Casey Yarber (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Samuel Watts, Warren Anderson, William Chung, Aaron Kell, Walter Wyatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), James Rhyne (SG), William Higginson (SF), Samuel Brophy (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, Paul Johnson, Brian Barr, Al Hooker | |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Robert Kogut is called for the reach on Mark Murphy - foul #2 on Robert Kogut, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | James White is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James White, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | William Higginson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Higginson, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash (PF) Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Casey Yarber | 48-49 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Mark Murphy drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Casey Yarber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wesley Winfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Rhyne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Brophy (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Samuel Brophy is called for the reach on Robert Howard - foul #1 on Samuel Brophy, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Jackson (PG), Robert Kogut (C) Nathaniel Hill, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Earl Sherman (SG) Wesley Winfield, James Rhyne | |
| 07:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Murphy | 48-51 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Earl Sherman is hacked by James White in the backcourt - foul #3 on James White, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill (SG) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Earl Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Earl Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:59 | UC Riverside | David Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 06:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Earl Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Earl Sherman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) William Higginson | |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Jackson | 50-52 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy banks in the layup set up by Richard Stauffer | 50-54 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | David Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (SG), Casey Yarber (PF) Nathaniel Hill, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SF) Richard Stauffer, Earl Sherman | |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | James White connects on the floater in the paint set up by David Jackson | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | David Jackson is called for the reach on James Rhyne in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Jackson, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG), Aaron Kell (SF) David Jackson, James White | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) Nathan Levine | |
| 05:33 | Mercer | James Rhyne misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | James Rhyne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | Mark Murphy denies the turnaround by Robert Kogut | 52-55 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Mark Murphy grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | James Rhyne misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 05:15 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Aaron Kell | 54-55 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Mark Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | James Rhyne is called for the reach on Aaron Kell - foul #1 on James Rhyne, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill (SG), Jonathan Kash (PF) Robert Howard, Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Earl Sherman (SG), Brian Barr (PF) James Rhyne, Wesley Winfield, Samuel Brophy | |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the wide open jump hook from the right block | 56-57 |
| 04:06 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Casey Yarber tips it home | 58-57 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | William Higginson is fouled on the floor by Aaron Kell - foul #1 on Aaron Kell, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Howard (PG), William Chung (SF), Robert Kogut (C) Samuel Watts, Aaron Kell, Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Al Hooker (PF) Earl Sherman, Mark Murphy | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Chung (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Kash (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kogut (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Higginson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Hooker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Barr (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Kash misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 03:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:08 | UC Riverside | Richard Stauffer steals it from Jonathan Kash | 58-59 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Nathan Levine hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson (SG), Casey Yarber (PF) Nathaniel Hill, Jonathan Kash | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SF), Samuel Brophy (PF) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Brian Barr | |
| 02:51 | Mercer | James Rhyne is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Rhyne | 58-63 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Walter Wyatt (C) Robert Kogut | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell (PF) Casey Yarber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Johnson (C) Samuel Brophy | |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Warren Anderson makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James White (SF) William Chung | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF) James Rhyne, Wesley Winfield | |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Warren Anderson is called for the reach on Nathan Levine - foul #1 on Warren Anderson, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | Aaron Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| 01:50 | UC Riverside | James White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Nathan Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill (SG), Jonathan Kash (PF), Robert Kogut (C) Warren Anderson, Aaron Kell, Walter Wyatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samuel Brophy (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Al Hooker, Paul Johnson | |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Nathan Levine is fouled in the backcourt by James White - foul #4 on James White, team foul #13 | 61-64 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:45 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | James White is hacked by Samuel Brophy - foul #2 on Samuel Brophy, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | James White misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | UC Riverside | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Nathan Levine knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut lays it in | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Nathan Levine can't finish the layup | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | UC Riverside | Robert Kogut gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Robert Howard is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Howard, team foul #14 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (SF) William Higginson | |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Murphy | 64-69 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mark Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Howard - foul #5 on Robert Howard, team foul #15 | 64-69 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Watts (PG) Robert Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) Richard Stauffer | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mark Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Nathaniel Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-70 |