| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Buck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Goods (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Mayer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods is hacked by Scott Woodward - foul #1 on Scott Woodward, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Murphy - foul #2 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the floater from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Ronald Bair scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Mulvey | 36-34 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright clanks a jumper near the basket | 36-34 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy drills a jump hook from close range | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Bair - foul #2 on Ronald Bair, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Scott Woodward comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Goods - foul #3 on Donald Goods, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG) Donald Goods | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Scott Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Scott Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber hits a jumpshot from the left side | 42-38 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Brian Rush can't finish the layup | 42-38 |
| 17:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Ronald Bair steps in front of the Robert Buck pass | 42-38 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Scott Woodward is hacked by Richard May - foul #2 on Richard May, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace (SF), Steven Worley (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Michael Wright, Bill Mayer, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Scott Woodward, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF) Brian Rush | |
| 16:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Harold Granado can't throw it down but he's fouled by Steven Worley - foul #1 on Steven Worley, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Donald Goods (SG) Robert Buck, Richard May | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Harold Granado makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Goods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Worley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steven Irwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jonathan Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) PF - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Pichardo | 46-39 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is fouled on the floor by Steven Irwin - foul #1 on Steven Irwin, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright (SF), Bill Mayer (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Robert Wallace, Steven Worley, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF) Jonathan Price, Frank Kirchner, Gary Mulvey, Harold Granado | |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy's floater is tipped away by Bill Mayer | 46-39 |
| 14:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randolph Huber | 46-39 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Murphy - foul #3 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Bair (C) Jacob Johnson | |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Scott Woodward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 14:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Bair | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Scott Woodward gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Ronald Bair travels with the ball | 48-39 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 13:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber loses the dribble to Brian Rush | 50-39 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Ronald Bair lays it up and in | 50-41 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer misses badly on a floater from the left block | 50-41 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Brian Rush grabs the board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Goods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Mayer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Woodward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Rush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Scott Woodward lays it in set up by Daniel Spratt | 50-43 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | The jump hook by Brian Rush is blocked by Randolph Huber | 50-43 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brian Rush | 50-43 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Ronald Bair tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck (PG), Richard May (SG), Robert Wallace (SF), Steven Worley (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Larry Pichardo, Donald Goods, Michael Wright, Bill Mayer, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Scott Woodward, Brian Rush, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Buck - foul #1 on Robert Buck, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Mulvey - foul #1 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Robert Wallace steals it from Harold Granado | 52-45 |
| 09:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harold Granado - foul #2 on Harold Granado, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Price takes the ball from Richard May | 52-45 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses the 3 from straight away | 52-45 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Worley pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 08:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Irwin tips it in | 54-45 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson and he's hacked by Robert Buck - foul #2 on Robert Buck, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Michael Wright (SF), Randolph Huber (C) Robert Buck, Robert Wallace, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Lawrence Adkins (PF) Jonathan Price, Harold Granado | |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Worley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Adkins (fresh) C - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods (SG), Moses Hamm (PF) Larry Pichardo, Steven Worley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-48 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randolph Huber | 54-48 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Kirchner is called for the reach on Donald Goods - foul #1 on Frank Kirchner, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck (PG), Bill Mayer (PF) Richard May, Moses Hamm | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF), Ronald Bair (C) Frank Kirchner, Jeremy Stafford, Lawrence Adkins, Jacob Johnson | |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Ronald Bair is hacked by Randolph Huber - foul #3 on Randolph Huber, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG) Daniel Spratt | |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Ronald Bair makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Price picks off the pass by Robert Buck in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 55-49 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright misses the shot from the left side | 55-49 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is called for traveling | 57-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (PG) Robert Buck | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Nicholas Murphy - foul #4 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Wallace (SG) Donald Goods | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Jacob Johnson (C) Jonathan Price, Ronald Bair | |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Spratt picks off the pass by Richard May | 58-49 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Spratt | 58-51 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Brian Rush misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Randolph Huber - foul #4 on Randolph Huber, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck (PG), Steven Worley (PF), Steven Irwin (C) Michael Wright, Bill Mayer, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Frank Kirchner (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF) Scott Woodward, Nicholas Murphy | |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Brian Rush makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Brian Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Kirchner is called for the reach on Robert Buck - foul #2 on Frank Kirchner, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harold Granado (C) Brian Rush | |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Harold Granado tips it but misses | 60-53 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Worley gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jacob Johnson is called for the reach on Richard May - foul #3 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Randolph Huber (C) Robert Buck, Robert Wallace, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Ronald Bair (C) Daniel Spratt, Frank Kirchner, Harold Granado | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is fouled on the floor by Richard May - foul #3 on Richard May, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck (PG) Richard May | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Jonathan Price misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Jonathan Price makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Robert Buck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Goods (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Worley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jonathan Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Mulvey is called for the reach on Michael Wright - foul #2 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #11 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer (PF) Steven Worley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy (PF) Jacob Johnson | |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Scott Woodward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Murphy - foul #5 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #12 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (SF), Lawrence Adkins (PF) Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Jacob Johnson (PF) Jonathan Price, Lawrence Adkins | |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Scott Woodward tips it in | 65-58 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Wright | 67-58 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF) Brian Rush | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Ronald Bair connects on the 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-61 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 00:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Wright hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Goods | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Scott Woodward grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Woodward - foul #2 on Scott Woodward, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steven Worley (PF) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey loses the dribble to Bill Mayer | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky 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 (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Bill Mayer double dribbles | 71-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard May (SG), Robert Wallace (SF), Steven Irwin (C) Donald Goods, Michael Wright, Bill Mayer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Scott Woodward, Gary Mulvey, Ronald Bair | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Brian Rush knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Price | 71-63 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Goods (SG), Michael Wright (SF), Bill Mayer (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Richard May, Robert Wallace, Steven Worley, Steven Irwin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Ronald Bair (C) Jonathan Price, Frank Kirchner, Brian Rush, Harold Granado | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Buck runs out the clock | 71-63 |