| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts is denied on a layup by Brian Williams | 40-30 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Johnny Heap - foul #1 on Johnny Heap, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman makes the free throw | 43-30 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Brad Kauffman steps in front of the John Marty pass | 43-30 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | James Morelli grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | The short jumper by James Morelli is denied by Johnny Heap | 43-30 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-30 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | James Morelli snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Johnny Heap is called for the reach on Brad Kauffman - foul #2 on Johnny Heap, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Edward Means clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Heap - foul #3 on Johnny Heap, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Edwards (C) Johnny Heap | |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | John Marty scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Watts - foul #2 on Dennis Watts, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (SG), James Montgomery (C) Edward Means, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (SF), Kevin Prince (C) John Marty, Demetrius Jones | |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts is called for 3 seconds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (SG), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Prince | 46-32 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Howard Watts | 46-32 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 46-32 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | James Montgomery snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 15:54 | Mercer | James Montgomery double dribbles | 46-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Ryan Nystrom (SG), John Marty (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Dennis Watts, Howard Watts, Elton Lieberman, Kevin Prince | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Marty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-35 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Marvin Bracy is called for the reach on John Therrien - foul #4 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) John Therrien, James Montgomery, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (SG), Demetrius Jones (PF) Marvin Bracy, George Edwards | |
| 15:14 | Mercer | James Morelli hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Brad Kauffman and the foul's on Johnny Heap - foul #4 on Johnny Heap, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts (SG) Johnny Heap | |
| 15:14 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Morelli | 49-35 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Edward Means grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Nystrom - foul #4 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (SG) Edward Means | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (PG), Elton Lieberman (SF), George Edwards (C) Ryan Nystrom, Howard Watts, John Marty | |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince gets the offensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones buries a fadeaway from close range | 51-37 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Elton Lieberman is called for the reach on Franklin Bonaparte - foul #3 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #8 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Montgomery (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF) Demetrius Jones | |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Morelli - foul #3 on James Morelli, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Edward Means (SG) Brad Kauffman, Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | James Montgomery misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Edward Means grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | John Therrien scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Means | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Shawn Gillis (C) John Therrien, Chris Jones, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts (SG), Demetrius Jones (PF), Roy Posada (C) Elton Lieberman, George Edwards, Kevin Prince | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Roy Posada (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | James Montgomery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the offensive board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Kauffman | 57-38 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Marty | 57-40 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | James Montgomery hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-40 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada snags the offensive board | 60-40 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-40 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-40 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the driving attempt in the paint | 60-42 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | James Montgomery comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-42 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones misses the lay-in | 60-42 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | James Montgomery snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (PG), John Therrien (SG), Brian Honore (SF), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, James Montgomery, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (PG), George Edwards (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Dennis Watts, Demetrius Jones, Roy Posada | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince is fouled on the floor by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Ryan Nystrom (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Howard Watts, John Marty, Kevin Prince | |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-42 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Brian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Therrien (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Honore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Chris Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-42 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | John Therrien is called for the reach on Ryan Nystrom - foul #2 on John Therrien, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF) Brian Honore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte is denied on a layup by George Edwards | 60-45 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | James Morelli snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | James Morelli misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 60-45 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Chris Jones gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | James Morelli comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-45 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Elton Lieberman | 60-45 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Nystrom | 60-47 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Ryan Nystrom steals the ball from Chris Jones | 60-47 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom can't finish the layup | 60-47 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Brian Williams snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), James Montgomery (C) Chris Jones, John Therrien, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts (SG), John Marty (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF) Ryan Nystrom, Elton Lieberman, George Edwards | |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Johnny Heap is called for the reach on Edward Means - foul #5 on Johnny Heap, team foul #9 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Kevin Prince (C) Marvin Bracy, Johnny Heap | |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 60-47 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Means | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - James Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | John Marty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | James Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-52 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte tips it back up and in | 65-52 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Brad Kauffman steals it from Kevin Prince | 65-52 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | James Morelli is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Jones - foul #1 on Demetrius Jones, team foul #10 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (PG), John Therrien (SG), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), George Edwards (PF) Howard Watts, John Marty, Demetrius Jones | |
| 01:43 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Nystrom and he's fouled by James Morelli - foul #4 on James Morelli, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Honore (SF) James Morelli | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the free throw | 67-55 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Chris Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Nystrom - foul #5 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (C) Ryan Nystrom | |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Chris Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Chris Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince's pass is intercepted by John Therrien | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | John Therrien hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 69-55 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dennis Watts | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Chris Jones runs out the clock | 69-57 |