| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Parks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Williams Trombly inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Larry Parks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Larry Parks, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Smoot (C) Larry Parks | |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell can't finish the layup | 32-35 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Raymond Parker grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Duncan | 32-37 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-37 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Raymond Parker grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Williams Trombly can't tip it in | 32-37 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | William Smoot tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Claude Montemayor picks off the pass by Jerold Cole | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove is fouled on the floor by Claude Montemayor - foul #1 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerold Cole | 35-39 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Daniel Mock is called for the reach on Christopher Duncan - foul #1 on Daniel Mock, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor clanks a shot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock is hacked by William Smoot - foul #2 on William Smoot, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Sam Chism (C) Michael Johnson, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (SG), Mike Martindale (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Parker | 35-41 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Cowan - foul #1 on Thomas Cowan, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (SG), Greg Jackson (SF) Dennis Hargrove, Jerold Cole | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (PG), Hugh Naylor (C) Claude Montemayor, Raymond Parker | |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Greg Jackson denies the turnaround by Mike Martindale | 37-41 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Greg Jackson | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Link (fresh) SG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Cowan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor's floater is tipped away by Sam Chism | 37-41 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Greg Jackson swats the layup by Mike Martindale | 40-41 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Mike Martindale is hacked by Gale Busselberg - foul #1 on Gale Busselberg, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, Gale Busselberg, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), Williams Trombly (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Andrew Link, Timothy Ryan, Mike Martindale, Thomas Cowan, Hugh Naylor | |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Raymond Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock can't finish the layup | 40-41 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Williams Trombly grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Raymond Parker connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Williams Trombly | 40-44 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is hacked by Christopher Duncan - foul #2 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart (PF) Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Williams Trombly takes the ball from Daniel Mock | 40-44 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Larry Parks is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (PF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor is fouled on the floor by Jerold Cole - foul #1 on Jerold Cole, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Raymond Parker | 40-44 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-44 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 42-44 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Parks | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sam Chism (fresh) C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Williams Trombly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Parks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Raymond Parker gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Larry Parks scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Raymond Parker | 42-49 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Larry Parks snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Parks - foul #4 on Larry Parks, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Gale Busselberg (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Dennis Hargrove, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (PG), Timothy Ryan (SG), Mike Martindale (SF), William Smoot (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Claude Montemayor, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, Raymond Parker, Larry Parks | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 44-49 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marc Carnell, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart (C) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-49 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Gale Busselberg takes the ball from Timothy Ryan | 48-49 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg lays it in | 50-49 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | William Smoot misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, Gale Busselberg, Greg Jackson, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), Williams Trombly (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Andrew Link, Timothy Ryan, Mike Martindale, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Sam Chism steps in front of the Raymond Parker pass | 50-49 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism is fouled on the floor by Williams Trombly - foul #1 on Williams Trombly, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (C) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Daniel Mock steals it from Williams Trombly | 52-49 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson's floater is knocked away by Raymond Parker | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Raymond Parker snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Raymond Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Raymond Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Williams Trombly | 52-52 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Johnson | 54-52 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the jump hook from close range set up by Raymond Parker and the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Marc Carnell (PF), Greg Jackson (C) Michael Johnson, Sam Chism, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Smoot (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Williams Trombly, Larry Parks | |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-55 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman tips it in | 56-55 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (SG), Joseph Stewart (C) Dennis Hargrove, Jerold Cole | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (PG), Timothy Ryan (SG), Mike Martindale (SF) Claude Montemayor, Christopher Duncan, Raymond Parker | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-55 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Mike Martindale pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-55 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Mike Martindale gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Greg Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Link (fresh) SG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Martindale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mike Martindale is fouled on the floor by Greg Jackson - foul #1 on Greg Jackson, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, Gale Busselberg, Greg Jackson, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Andrew Link, Timothy Ryan, Thomas Cowan | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mike Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mike Martindale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Mike Martindale gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Duncan (SG), Williams Trombly (SF) Mike Martindale, William Smoot | |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Williams Trombly grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Williams Trombly travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Duncan - foul #3 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Raymond Parker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Mock | 60-62 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex 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 | Dennis Hargrove is called for the reach on Claude Montemayor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa 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) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Williams Trombly is called for the reach on Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Williams Trombly, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Raymond Parker pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Raymond Parker runs out the clock | 60-63 |