| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fresh) SG - Gary Berges (fresh) SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) PF - Jay Soo (fresh) C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Gary Berges scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Paul Arno comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Arno | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Dayton | Jay Soo grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Shorter | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Dayton | 3 seconds is called on Edwin Wilbourn | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Lundgren - foul #1 on Timothy Lundgren, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Jay Soo comes up short on the shot from close range | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Delmar Graham tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Arno - foul #1 on Paul Arno, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:45 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Paul Arno's pass is intercepted by Andrew Beard | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Dayton | Andrew Beard jams it | 9-6 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Delmar Graham clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-6 |
| 16:09 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Julius Bryant steals it from Gary Berges | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Mercer | Delmar Graham buries a fadeaway near the basket | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Berges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | Jay Soo lays it in set up by Andrew Beard | 11-8 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Delmar Graham hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Julius Bryant | 11-11 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Gary Berges makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Delmar Graham banks in the layup set up by Brad Moodie | 13-13 |
| 14:34 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the jumper in the lane | 15-13 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Paul Arno's pass is intercepted by Timothy Lundgren | 15-13 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Gary Berges hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 15-13 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jay Soo - foul #1 on Jay Soo, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), James Nelson (SG), Philip Bailey (SF), Sammy Larry (PF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Andrew Beard, Gary Berges, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Denver Sieberg (PF), Roy Young (C) Brad Moodie, Julius Bryant, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:02 | Dayton | Paul Arno steals the ball from James Nelson | 15-14 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Steven Poe banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Arno | 15-16 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Sammy Larry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Derek Blank | 18-16 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Derek Blank steps in front of the Steven Poe pass in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 12:20 | Dayton | Derek Blank buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Wilkens | 21-16 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Sammy Larry denies the turnaround by Roy Young | 21-16 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Paul Arno tips it in | 21-18 |
| 11:54 | Dayton | James Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Steven Poe | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) SF - Philip Bailey (fresh) PF - Sammy Larry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nelson Wilkens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Steven Poe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) C - Roy Young (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Roy Young scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 11:21 | Dayton | James Nelson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Bailey | 23-20 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 11:12 | Dayton | Nelson Wilkens snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 10:57 | Dayton | Sammy Larry clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Steven Poe snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | James Nelson steals the ball from Denver Sieberg | 23-20 |
| 10:26 | Dayton | Philip Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 10:24 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Larry | 23-20 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Philip Bailey misses long on a jumper from the right block | 23-20 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Steven Poe is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), Carlos Kelly (SG), Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Derek Blank, James Nelson, Philip Bailey, Sammy Larry, Nelson Wilkens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Steven Poe, Ognjen Nowakowski, Paul Arno, Denver Sieberg, Roy Young | |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Jay Soo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Wilbourn | 25-20 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Carlos Kelly is called for the reach on Brad Moodie - foul #1 on Carlos Kelly, team foul #3 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gary Berges (SG) Carlos Kelly | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 25-23 |
| 08:52 | Dayton | Andrew Beard's fadeaway is rejected by Denny Ainsworth | 25-23 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Troy Tinney gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Brad Moodie knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Tinney | 25-26 |
| 08:04 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG) Andrew Beard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Delmar Graham | |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Jay Soo clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #1 on Brad Moodie, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:53 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Derek Blank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Berges (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Julius Bryant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 07:25 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jay Soo | 28-26 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth drills a fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | Derek Blank can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 06:48 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:35 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 28-30 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), James Nelson (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Nelson Wilkens (C) Derek Blank, Gary Berges, Timothy Lundgren, Edwin Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Roy Young (C) Brad Moodie, Julius Bryant, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:00 | Dayton | Jay Soo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Delmar Graham gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Delmar Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Dayton | Philip Bailey (SF) Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:27 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Young - foul #1 on Roy Young, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:27 | Dayton | James Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Ognjen Nowakowski | 30-32 |
| 04:33 | Dayton | Philip Bailey drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Sammy Larry | 32-32 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the jumper from the left side | 32-32 |
| 04:15 | Dayton | Sammy Larry pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | James Nelson misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #1 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #8 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren (SF), Jay Soo (PF), Edwin Wilbourn (C) Philip Bailey, Sammy Larry, Nelson Wilkens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Julius Bryant (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Steven Poe, Ognjen Nowakowski, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Roy Young | |
| 03:50 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:50 | Dayton | James Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Andrew Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Lundgren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Soo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Wilbourn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julius Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Jay Soo takes the ball from Thomas Shorter | 32-32 |
| 03:17 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Soo | 35-32 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 03:05 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Denny Ainsworth - foul #3 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Blank (PG), Gary Berges (SG) Andrew Beard, James Nelson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Young (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:52 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brad Moodie | 36-35 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren is hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Delmar Graham (PF) Roy Young | |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 02:27 | Dayton | Timothy Lundgren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 02:16 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 02:11 | Dayton | Derek Blank misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Delmar Graham snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Brad Moodie clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 01:51 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn hits a shot from the right block set up by Timothy Lundgren | 40-35 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 00:55 | Dayton | Derek Blank clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Julius Bryant pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Julius Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter tips it home | 40-40 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #11 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Dayton | Andrew Beard (PG), James Nelson (SG), Sammy Larry (SF), Nelson Wilkens (PF) Derek Blank, Gary Berges, Timothy Lundgren, Jay Soo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF), Troy Tinney (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Julius Bryant, Delmar Graham, Denver Sieberg | |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:18 | Dayton | Edwin Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Paul Arno scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Steven Poe | 42-42 |
| 00:01 | Dayton | Sammy Larry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Steven Poe misses long on a fullcourt shot | 45-42 |