| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Gaines (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 2 blk. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie's pass is intercepted by Alan Hager | 25-32 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Charles Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Alan Hager | 25-34 |
| 19:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Moodie | 28-34 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck's floater is tipped away by William Ostroski | 28-34 |
| 19:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 30-34 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Eby and he's fouled by Kenneth Reck - foul #2 on Kenneth Reck, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 18:09 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | James Gaines misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Lawrence Moodie - foul #2 on Lawrence Moodie, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | James Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | James Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Charles Freeman is fouled on the floor by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), John Mayhall (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG) Alan Hager | |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Charles Freeman lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Stepp | 33-37 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields (SF), Richard Gradowski (C) Lawrence Moodie, William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SG), Arthur Meurer (SF), Daniel Watkins (C) Charles Freeman, James Gaines, Kenneth Reck | |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Charles Stepp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Mayhall | 33-37 |
| 16:26 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Gradowski | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | William Severin steals the ball from Daniel Watkins | 36-37 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin hits the finger roll | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | William Gulley tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Gradowski (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Stepp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Winkle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Meurer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Gulley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Charles Winkle - foul #1 on Charles Winkle, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), William Ostroski (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Timothy Fields, John Mayhall, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), Kenneth Reck (C) Charles Stepp, Arthur Meurer, William Gulley, Daniel Watkins | |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the 3rd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | James Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:34 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Reck takes the ball from William Ostroski | 40-39 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | James Gaines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Gaines picks off the pass by Lawrence Moodie | 40-39 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Warner - foul #1 on Jason Warner, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams (SG), Timothy Fields (SF) Jason Warner, Lawrence Moodie | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Gulley (PF) Charles Winkle | |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Reck, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), John Mayhall (C) Ben Eby, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG), Arthur Meurer (SG), Moses Kemp (SF), Daniel Watkins (C) Alan Hager, Charles Freeman, James Gaines, Kenneth Reck | |
| 13:40 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski is fouled on the floor by Moses Kemp - foul #1 on Moses Kemp, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski (C) William Ostroski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SG) Moses Kemp | |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Daniel Watkins - foul #1 on Daniel Watkins, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie (SF) Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Charles Stepp is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the shot near the basket | 44-40 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Mayhall and he's fouled by Charles Winkle - foul #2 on Charles Winkle, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF), Michael Wilson (C) John Mayhall, Timothy Fields | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG), Kenneth Reck (C) Charles Stepp, Daniel Watkins | |
| 12:49 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Charles Winkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG) William Severin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF) Charles Winkle, Arthur Meurer | |
| 12:08 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson blows the layup | 46-40 |
| 12:06 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Alan Hager misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | William Gulley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Gaines (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Mercer | William Gulley hits a runner from the right block | 48-42 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby's layup is rejected by James Gaines | 48-42 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski tips it home | 50-42 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | James Gaines buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Charles Freeman is fouled on the floor by Mark Williams - foul #4 on Mark Williams, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), John Mayhall (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) Ben Eby, Mark Williams, Lawrence Moodie, William Ostroski, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG), Charles Winkle (SG), Arthur Meurer (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Alan Hager, Charles Freeman, James Gaines, William Gulley, Kenneth Reck | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Charles Stepp gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Charles Stepp drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Winkle | 50-48 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall misses badly on a runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields misses the tip | 50-48 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Charles Stepp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to John Mayhall | 50-48 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF) Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), William Gulley (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Charles Winkle, Arthur Meurer, Daniel Watkins, Daniel Jones | |
| 08:17 | Mercer | James Gaines knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Stepp | 50-50 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | William Gulley swats the layup by William Ostroski | 50-50 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ostroski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Mayhall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Gaines (fresh) 15 pts. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | William Severin is called for the reach on James Gaines - foul #2 on William Severin, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Timothy Fields, John Mayhall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG) Charles Stepp | |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Ben Eby steps in front of the Charles Freeman pass | 50-50 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ben Eby | 52-50 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck tips it in | 52-52 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | James Gaines gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | William Gulley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Hager | 52-55 |
| 05:50 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Warner | 54-55 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Charles Freeman banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ben Eby | 57-57 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | William Gulley buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Freeman and he's fouled by Jason Warner - foul #2 on Jason Warner, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Timothy Fields (SF), John Mayhall (PF), Richard Gradowski (C) Ben Eby, Jason Warner, Lawrence Moodie, William Ostroski, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG), Charles Winkle (SG), Arthur Meurer (SF), Daniel Watkins (C) Alan Hager, Charles Freeman, James Gaines, Kenneth Reck | |
| 04:56 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:56 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Gradowski grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 04:33 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams comes up short on the floater near the basket | 57-59 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Williams | 57-59 |
| 04:20 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Gulley | 57-59 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Charles Stepp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Charles Winkle snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Charles Winkle buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall is hacked by Daniel Watkins - foul #2 on Daniel Watkins, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Timothy Fields, Richard Gradowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG), Daniel Jones (C) Charles Stepp, William Gulley | |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Winkle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Meurer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Alan Hager can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 03:01 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Eby | 62-61 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski (PF) John Mayhall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), William Gulley (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Charles Winkle, Arthur Meurer, Daniel Watkins, Daniel Jones | |
| 02:26 | Mercer | William Gulley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | James Gaines gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Alan Hager misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-61 |
| 02:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | William Ostroski connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ben Eby | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Alan Hager's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Moodie | 64-61 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | James Gaines grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 00:40 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Mark Williams | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (0) | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | James Gaines misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Charles Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Lawrence Moodie takes the ball from James Gaines | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Fields (SF) Lawrence Moodie | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | William Gulley grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | William Gulley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |