| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kitwana Azim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Clubb (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Korey Harrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 5 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman travels with the ball | 27-35 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by Korey Harrill - foul #3 on Korey Harrill, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge (C) Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Brad Moodie scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-38 |
| 18:49 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Marvin Mitchell | 29-38 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brad Moodie | 29-41 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Marvin Mitchell is denied by Paul Arno | 29-41 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Roy Young grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Brad Moodie hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Anthony Clubb - foul #1 on Anthony Clubb, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 31-44 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Roy Young misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Mitchell - foul #1 on Marvin Mitchell, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SF) Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 17:12 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski travels in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 17:02 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell is hacked by Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #1 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb (C) Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:49 | Santa Clara | Denny Ainsworth is called for the reach on Anthony Clubb - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SG), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #2 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:34 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joel Goldman - foul #2 on Joel Goldman, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:54 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Mitchell | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Clubb (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) SG - Steven Poe (fresh) SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Ertl (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 15:28 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kitwana Azim | 35-47 |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim drills a runner from the right block set up by Gregory Cole | 37-47 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Steven Poe buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 15:03 | Santa Clara | Denver Sieberg picks off the pass by Gregory Cole | 37-50 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is fouled in the backcourt by Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #3 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Jacob Long (C) Marvin Mitchell, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Steven Poe, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg, Warren Ertl | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Arno | 37-50 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge loses the ball out of bounds | 37-50 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Brad Moodie scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Paul Arno gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Shorter | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Arno - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Gregory Cole (SF), Korey Harrill (C) Joel Goldman, Carl McPhetridge, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Roy Young | |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Paul Arno comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Arno | 38-55 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 3 from straight away | 38-55 |
| 11:57 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kitwana Azim (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Korey Harrill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-55 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Arno | 38-55 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter loses the dribble to Michael Benner | 38-55 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Denver Sieberg - foul #3 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Anthony Clubb (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:34 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Troy Tinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Carl McPhetridge (SF) Marvin Mitchell, Kitwana Azim | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jacob Long | 42-55 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Anthony Clubb steps in front of the Roy Young pass | 42-55 |
| 09:20 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long clanks a turnaround from close range | 42-55 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Troy Tinney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Troy Tinney, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Gregory Cole (SF) Michael Benner, Anthony Clubb | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Denver Sieberg | |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses the lay-in | 44-55 |
| 08:16 | Santa Clara | Jacob Long pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 07:54 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joel Goldman | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jacob Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jacob Long - foul #4 on Jacob Long, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (PG), Anthony Clubb (PF), Korey Harrill (C) Joel Goldman, Carl McPhetridge, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Paul Arno (SF), Warren Ertl (PF) Julius Bryant, Troy Tinney, Roy Young | |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Warren Ertl | |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits the follow up shot | 46-59 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Arno | 46-59 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Paul Arno buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-62 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Brad Moodie pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter loses the dribble to Michael Benner | 46-62 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #8 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman (PG), Kitwana Azim (SF), Carl McPhetridge (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Gregory Cole, Anthony Clubb, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denver Sieberg, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:27 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Warren Ertl pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Warren Ertl hits the finger roll set up by Troy Tinney | 47-64 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman's pass is intercepted by Julius Bryant | 47-64 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | Troy Tinney lays it in on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 47-66 |
| 04:47 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge misses the dunk attempt | 47-66 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Warren Ertl snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Brad Moodie drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Julius Bryant | 47-69 |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 49-69 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Kitwana Azim is called for the reach on Troy Tinney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kitwana Azim, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Benner (SG), Korey Harrill (C) Marvin Mitchell, Jacob Long | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Steven Poe (SF) Brad Moodie, Roy Young | |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Troy Tinney - foul #2 on Troy Tinney, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF), Eric Shain (C) Troy Tinney, Warren Ertl | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joel Goldman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Benner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kitwana Azim (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl McPhetridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Korey Harrill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Poe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Shain (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Carl McPhetridge blocks the short jumper by Julius Bryant | 51-71 |
| 03:35 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Korey Harrill | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Benner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joel Goldman | 54-71 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 03:09 | Santa Clara | Korey Harrill grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 02:52 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Benner | 56-71 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Julius Bryant buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Poe | 56-74 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Denver Sieberg - foul #4 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #10 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Cole (SG), Anthony Clubb (PF), Jacob Long (C) Michael Benner, Kitwana Azim, Korey Harrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF), Warren Ertl (C) Steven Poe, Eric Shain | |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 02:16 | Santa Clara | Carl McPhetridge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Jacob Long takes the ball from Julius Bryant | 58-74 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #4 on Julius Bryant, team foul #11 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marvin Mitchell (SG), Kitwana Azim (SF) Gregory Cole, Carl McPhetridge | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:32 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Warren Ertl pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Goldman - foul #3 on Joel Goldman, team foul #8 | 59-74 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:28 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #5 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #12 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SF) Denver Sieberg | |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Steven Poe misses badly on a floater from close range | 61-74 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Kitwana Azim grabs the board | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Santa Clara | Anthony Clubb connects on the shot from the right side | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski hits a jumper near the basket | 63-76 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Joel Goldman misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-76 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Troy Tinney pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Julius Bryant runs out the clock | 63-76 |