| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 19:12 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk is hacked by Gary Galles - foul #1 on Gary Galles, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Dan Host - foul #2 on Dan Host, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Dan Host tips it home | 42-45 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | James Demars is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 42-45 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Demars - foul #2 on James Demars, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Richard Smith grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Dan Host drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Danny Hayden | 42-49 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Danny Hayden takes the ball from Gregory Cali | 42-49 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Dan Host is fouled on the floor by Edward Scaggs - foul #1 on Edward Scaggs, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jessie Wiggins (SG), Donald Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Speidel (PF), Eric Storey (C) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Edward Scaggs, Rodney Schalk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Ken Craft (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert buries a jumpshot from the left side | 42-51 |
| 16:11 | UC Irvine | Ken Craft takes the ball from Donald Taylor | 42-51 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Chris Grieve makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Storey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Curry (fresh) SF - Ken Craft (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anton Parra | 45-54 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Ken Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra is hacked by Freddy Rambert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Rodney Schalk (C) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Donald Taylor, Jeffrey Speidel, Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Demars | 50-54 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | David Carver hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Richard Smith | 50-56 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Edward Scaggs, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Edwin Jones steps in front of the Dan Host pass | 50-56 |
| 13:03 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Cali | 52-56 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 52-56 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Richard Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | David Carver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (PF) Edward Scaggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Gary Galles buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Carver | 52-58 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones lays it in on a great pass from James Demars | 54-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Dan Host travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Jeffrey Speidel (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Eric Storey (C) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Rodney Schalk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Ken Craft (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Grieve - foul #1 on Chris Grieve, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Chris Grieve snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey tips it home | 57-58 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen clanks a turnaround near the basket | 57-58 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Chris Grieve steals the ball from Edward Scaggs | 57-58 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Jeffrey Speidel picks off the pass by David Curry | 57-58 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-58 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | David Curry snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | David Curry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Rodney Schalk (C) Anton Parra, Jessie Wiggins, Edward Scaggs, Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gregory Cali - foul #1 on Gregory Cali, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs (PF) Jeffrey Speidel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Demars | 60-60 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | David Carver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Demars - foul #3 on James Demars, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Storey (PF) Edward Scaggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:05 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Danny Hayden swats the dunk try by Rodney Schalk | 60-62 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk tips it home | 62-62 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (PF) Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Cali (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Schalk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Jones | 62-62 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | James Demars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 62-62 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | David Carver misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | James Demars clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dan Host | 62-62 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 62-62 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | James Demars can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Dan Host grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Rodney Schalk | 62-62 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 04:45 | UC Irvine | David Carver is called for the reach on Gregory Cali - foul #2 on David Carver, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG), Albert Button (SG), Jeffrey Speidel (SF), Edward Scaggs (PF), Eric Storey (C) James Demars, Gregory Cali, Edwin Jones, Jessie Wiggins, Rodney Schalk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Ken Craft (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-62 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anton Parra | 65-62 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | David Curry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Ken Craft is called for the reach on Jeffrey Speidel - foul #2 on Ken Craft, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Speidel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Chris Grieve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Anton Parra gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anton Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Button (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Speidel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Scaggs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Storey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Curry (fresh) SF - Ken Craft (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey is hacked by Freddy Rambert - foul #3 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Eric Storey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | David Curry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Gregory Cali (SG), Edwin Jones (SF), Rodney Schalk (C) Anton Parra, Albert Button, Jeffrey Speidel, Eric Storey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | James Demars is hacked by David Carver - foul #3 on David Carver, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | James Demars makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Danny Hayden lays it in set up by Gary Galles | 70-67 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 70-67 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Rodney Schalk loses the dribble to Danny Hayden | 70-67 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Dan Host misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Richard Smith tips it in | 70-69 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Dan Host buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Carver | 72-72 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali is hacked by Dan Host - foul #3 on Dan Host, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Gregory Cali misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Danny Hayden gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Gary Galles is hacked by James Demars in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Demars, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Gary Galles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Gary Galles tips it home | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Dan Host steals it from James Demars | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Gary Galles is hacked by James Demars in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Demars, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anton Parra (PG) James Demars | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Gary Galles misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Edward Scaggs pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-74 |