| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Galen Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rieth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jefferson Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dan Host inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Gary Galles knocks in the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Danny Hayden jams it | 36-35 |
| 18:50 | DePaul | William Wade is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the shot in the paint | 36-35 |
| 18:36 | DePaul | David Thomas grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | DePaul | William Wade misses the driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth is whistled for a carry | 36-35 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Bohan (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Dan Host buries a turnaround from the left block | 36-37 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Carver - foul #1 on David Carver, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eugene Bourland (C) William Wade | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (PG), Scott Nguyen (SF) Gary Galles, Dan Host | |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rodney Bohan - foul #1 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (SG), Branko Glowski (C) Kenneth Rieth, Jefferson Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG) David Carver, Danny Hayden | |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Branko Glowski | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Thomas (SF) Rodney Bohan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (C) Richard Smith | |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert is fouled on the floor by Branko Glowski - foul #1 on Branko Glowski, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Warren (SG) Galen Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Chris Grieve drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ken Craft | 38-41 |
| 16:10 | DePaul | David Thomas misses long on a runner in the lane | 38-41 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | David Curry grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert is fouled on the floor by Branko Glowski - foul #2 on Branko Glowski, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Galen Davis (PG), Kenneth Rieth (SG), Jefferson Stanley (PF), William Wade (C) Roy Hoffman, Daniel Warren, Eugene Bourland, Branko Glowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Chris Grieve | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Galen Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rieth (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jefferson Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Danny Hayden double dribbles | 38-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Bohan (SF) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| 15:06 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Danny Hayden pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Galen Davis is called for the reach on Gary Galles - foul #1 on Galen Davis, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | David Carver connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Galles | 38-44 |
| 14:09 | DePaul | Rodney Bohan buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodney Bohan - foul #3 on Rodney Bohan, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (PG), Daniel Warren (SG), David Thomas (SF), Eugene Bourland (C) Galen Davis, Kenneth Rieth, Rodney Bohan, William Wade | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) David Carver | |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:55 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 13:36 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Danny Hayden drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ken Craft | 43-47 |
| 12:59 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman travels with the ball | 43-47 |
| Subs | DePaul | Galen Davis (PG), Branko Glowski (C) Daniel Warren, Jefferson Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| 12:41 | Mercer | David Curry misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen tips it home | 43-49 |
| 12:23 | DePaul | David Thomas hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Roy Hoffman | 45-49 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene Bourland - foul #2 on Eugene Bourland, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth (SG), Rodney Bohan (SF), William Wade (C) Roy Hoffman, David Thomas, Branko Glowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (SG) David Curry | |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | William Wade pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:54 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Bourland | 48-50 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-50 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Galen Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rieth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bohan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Bourland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) SG - David Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | DePaul | Galen Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Chris Grieve gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | David Carver loses the dribble to Galen Davis | 48-50 |
| 11:05 | DePaul | Galen Davis lays it in | 50-50 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Freddy Rambert | 50-52 |
| 10:40 | DePaul | Galen Davis is hacked by Freddy Rambert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (PG), Jefferson Stanley (PF) Galen Davis, Eugene Bourland | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| 10:28 | DePaul | William Wade is fouled on the floor by David Carver - foul #2 on David Carver, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Thomas (SF) Rodney Bohan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Galles - foul #3 on Gary Galles, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:17 | DePaul | Roy Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-52 |
| 09:59 | DePaul | William Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley is hacked by Danny Hayden - foul #2 on Danny Hayden, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Galen Davis (PG), Branko Glowski (C) Kenneth Rieth, William Wade | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:24 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Galen Davis | 54-52 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | David Carver misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 09:10 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:51 | DePaul | David Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jefferson Stanley | 57-52 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Richard Smith snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Richard Smith is hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth (SG), Rodney Bohan (SF), William Wade (C) Roy Hoffman, David Thomas, Branko Glowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) David Carver | |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | William Wade gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | DePaul | William Wade double dribbles | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Scott Nguyen (SF) Gary Galles, Dan Host | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Richard Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eugene Bourland (PF) Jefferson Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), Chris Grieve (C) Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| 07:25 | DePaul | Galen Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 07:24 | DePaul | Eugene Bourland pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Galen Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Rieth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bohan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Bourland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Curry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Galen Davis is hacked by Freddy Rambert - foul #3 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Galen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:11 | DePaul | Galen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Chris Grieve misses the easy layup | 59-52 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Rodney Bohan steals it from Freddy Rambert | 59-52 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth misses the easy layup | 59-52 |
| 06:22 | DePaul | William Wade hits the follow up shot | 61-52 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | David Curry's pass is intercepted by William Wade | 61-52 |
| 06:00 | DePaul | Galen Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Thomas (SF), Jefferson Stanley (PF) Rodney Bohan, Eugene Bourland | |
| 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 | |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the finger roll set up by Gary Galles | 61-54 |
| 05:25 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jefferson Stanley, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Eugene Bourland (C) William Wade | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the finger roll set up by Gary Galles | 61-56 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Galen Davis and the foul's on David Carver - foul #3 on David Carver, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 04:47 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Dan Host connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | David Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Carver - foul #4 on David Carver, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Roy Hoffman (SG), William Wade (C) Kenneth Rieth, Eugene Bourland | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:06 | DePaul | David Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | David Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Dan Host comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Host | 64-58 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Danny Hayden is hacked by William Wade - foul #2 on William Wade, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | DePaul | Daniel Warren (SG), Rodney Bohan (SF) Galen Davis, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SF) Dan Host | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Danny Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Roy Hoffman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Bohan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jefferson Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - William Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | DePaul | William Wade makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Jefferson Stanley | 66-59 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | David Carver grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jefferson Stanley - foul #2 on Jefferson Stanley, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | DePaul | Galen Davis (PG), Kenneth Rieth (SG), Eugene Bourland (PF), Branko Glowski (C) Roy Hoffman, Daniel Warren, Jefferson Stanley, William Wade | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Dan Host (SF), Scott Nguyen (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Danny Hayden | |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | David Thomas (SF), Jefferson Stanley (PF), William Wade (C) Rodney Bohan, Eugene Bourland, Branko Glowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth is hacked by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Danny Hayden (C) Ken Craft, David Curry, Scott Nguyen | |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Kenneth Rieth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | The jump hook by Richard Smith is blocked by Jefferson Stanley | 68-61 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Danny Hayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | David Carver can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Wade - foul #3 on William Wade, team foul #12 | 68-61 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | David Thomas snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | DePaul | David Thomas drills a jump hook from the baseline | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | David Carver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley is hacked by Gary Galles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Galles, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:25 | DePaul | Jefferson Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Galles | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | David Carver is called for the reach on Galen Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Carver, team foul #12 | 71-66 |
| Subs | DePaul | Rodney Bohan (PF) Jefferson Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) David Carver | |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Galen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Galen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Rodney Bohan takes the ball from Dan Host | 72-66 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Galen Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Craft - foul #1 on Ken Craft, team foul #13 | 72-66 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Galen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:08 | DePaul | Galen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Dan Host comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | William Wade snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | William Wade runs out the clock | 74-66 |