| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) C - Robert Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) SG - William Higgins (fresh) SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Arthur Ponder | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Jason Christiano clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Glenn Gaskin - foul #1 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Brian Bradley grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Robert Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-2 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Robert Young denies the turnaround by William Higgins | 1-2 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Leo Camp connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Kittel | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Richard Kittel can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin double dribbles | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Leo Camp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tanner Hunter - foul #1 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SF), David Pimentel (C) Glenn Gaskin, Charles Bacchus | |
| 17:21 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | David Pimentel can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Denver | Tanner Hunter takes the ball from Leo Camp | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Brian Bradley grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Brian Bradley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Young | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Leo Camp buries a floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the easy layup | 6-4 |
| 15:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Bradley | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | Denver | David Pimentel is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Bill Kimura (PF), Don Strom (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Clarence Brown (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Tanner Hunter, David Pimentel | |
| 15:11 | Denver | Danny Heimbach comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 6-4 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Bill Kimura drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Omar Ingham and the foul's on Clarence Brown - foul #1 on Clarence Brown, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG) Gerald Voorhies | |
| 14:32 | Denver | Bill Kimura makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Danny Heimbach is called for the reach on Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kirk Swink | 9-6 |
| 13:55 | Denver | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Kirk Swink - foul #1 on Kirk Swink, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Omar Ingham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Don Strom gets the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Omar Ingham, Danny Heimbach, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Clarence Brown | |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Richard Kittel snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Leo Camp misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-6 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Robert Young comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bill Kimura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Young (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) SF - Glenn Gaskin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Brian Bradley (PF), Don Strom (C) Jason Christiano, Bill Kimura, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, Glenn Gaskin, Charles Bacchus | |
| 11:14 | Denver | Richard Kittel can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Kirk Swink, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF) William Higgins, Kirk Swink | |
| 11:14 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Voorhies | 10-6 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-6 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Don Strom grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:31 | Denver | The jump hook by Don Strom is blocked by Alexander Beech | 10-6 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | David Pimentel gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Alexander Beech comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Richard Kittel gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Richard Kittel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Robert Young (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Clarence Brown (C) Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech, Tanner Hunter | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies is fouled on the floor by Jason Christiano - foul #1 on Jason Christiano, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 09:42 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 10-7 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Robert Smith buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Omar Ingham | 12-7 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | David Pimentel connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Gerald Voorhies | 12-9 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Omar Ingham is hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #7 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (PF) Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, David Pimentel, Clarence Brown | |
| 09:07 | Denver | Omar Ingham makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Omar Ingham makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is whistled for a carry | 14-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Don Strom (C) Omar Ingham, Jason Christiano, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:35 | Denver | Bill Kimura drills a turnaround from the right block | 16-9 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | William Higgins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Danny Heimbach - foul #2 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG), Charles Hull (SF) Robert Smith, Danny Heimbach | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:23 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:06 | Denver | Bill Kimura's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ponder | 16-11 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #8 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bradley (PF) Charles Hull | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Glenn Gaskin | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Kimura (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Strom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Denver | Richard Kittel is whistled for a carry | 16-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Christiano (SF), Robert Young (C) Bill Kimura, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-11 |
| 07:16 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-11 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Alexander Beech dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Jones | 16-13 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Tanner Hunter takes the ball from Brian Bradley | 16-13 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Leo Camp - foul #1 on Leo Camp, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Charles Hull (SF), Bill Kimura (PF), Don Strom (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), David Pimentel (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Charles Hull banks in the layup set up by Robert Smith | 18-13 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Arthur Ponder in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Smith knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Omar Ingham | 20-13 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Pimentel | 20-15 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Charles Hull is hacked by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Gerald Voorhies, Clarence Brown | |
| 05:05 | Denver | Charles Hull misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | William Higgins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 20-17 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Charles Hull misses short on a shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Omar Ingham tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Bill Kimura - foul #1 on Bill Kimura, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Brian Bradley (PF), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Omar Ingham, Charles Hull, Bill Kimura, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Jason Christiano hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Bradley | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Alexander Beech can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 03:24 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Robert Young knocks in the shot from the baseline | 27-19 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Alexander Beech loses the dribble to Jason Christiano | 27-19 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Tanner Hunter steals it from Jason Christiano | 27-19 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the finger roll set up by William Higgins | 27-21 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-21 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Leo Camp grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Alexander Beech and the foul's on Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Bill Kimura (PF), Don Strom (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), David Pimentel (PF), Clarence Brown (C) William Higgins, Alexander Beech, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Don Strom gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Danny Heimbach knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 29-23 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | David Pimentel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 00:24 | Denver | Nicholas Jones takes the ball from Danny Heimbach | 29-23 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Don Strom grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Don Strom misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-23 |