| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ledonne (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jacob Makin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Payson (fresh) C - James Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor is fouled on the floor by William Ledonne - foul #1 on William Ledonne, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by William Gaines - foul #3 on William Gaines, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Lyon (PG) William Gaines | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | James Delaney snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | David Lyon double dribbles | 30-37 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | James Puls connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jerry King | 30-39 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Douglas Melchor is called for the reach on William Ledonne - foul #2 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | John Payson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | John Payson hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | James Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | James Delaney misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harvey Manson - foul #1 on Harvey Manson, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover | |
| 17:51 | Mercer | James Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | James Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry King | 33-39 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson's fadeaway is rejected by James Delaney | 33-39 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | William Ledonne loses the dribble to Raymond Williams | 33-41 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | James Puls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | David Lyon grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Raymond Williams is called for the reach on Jacob Makin - foul #2 on Raymond Williams, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG), Robert Brock (SG), Shawn Page (SF), Dustin Haas (PF), Benjamin Linton (C) David Lyon, William Ledonne, Jacob Makin, John Payson, James Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Robert Brock is called for traveling | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (PG) James Puls | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Melchor | 33-43 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Theodore Choice's layup is rejected by Brandon Gallop | 33-43 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Theodore Choice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Brock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Page (fresh) PF - Dustin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Linton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker is hacked by Benjamin Linton - foul #1 on Benjamin Linton, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Gaines (PG), Jacob Makin (SF) Theodore Choice, Shawn Page | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Robert Kuykendall (SF) Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Kuykendall and he's hacked by Dustin Haas - foul #2 on Dustin Haas, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Payson (PF) Benjamin Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Douglas Melchor | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Jacob Makin snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | William Gaines misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-45 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Jacob Makin gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | William Gaines is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gallop - foul #1 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Ledonne (SG), James Delaney (C) Robert Brock, Dustin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| 14:14 | Mercer | James Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Page (SF) Jacob Makin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG) Patrick Winbush | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | James Puls is fouled on the floor by William Gaines - foul #4 on William Gaines, team foul #5 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Lyon (PG) William Gaines | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | James Puls drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Douglas Melchor | 33-47 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | William Ledonne misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson hits the follow up shot | 33-49 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | John Payson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Puls - foul #1 on James Puls, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jacob Makin (SF) Shawn Page | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover | |
| 12:54 | Mercer | John Payson makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | John Payson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | William Ledonne steps in front of the James Puls pass in the backcourt | 35-49 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | William Ledonne banks in the layup | 37-49 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry King scores on a shot near the basket set up by Patrick Winbush | 37-51 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | David Lyon hits a shot from the right block | 39-51 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Winbush | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Lyon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ledonne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jacob Makin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Payson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Delaney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Jacob Makin loses the dribble to Jerry King | 39-53 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams is fouled on the floor by William Ledonne - foul #2 on William Ledonne, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG), Robert Brock (SG), Dustin Haas (PF), Benjamin Linton (C) David Lyon, William Ledonne, John Payson, James Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (PG), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) James Puls, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Robert Brock can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-55 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor's pass is intercepted by Jacob Makin | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:18 | Mercer | Robert Brock misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-55 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Choice | 39-55 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Theodore Choice misses the floater in the paint | 39-55 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 39-55 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams can't finish the layup | 39-55 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop gets the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop blows the layup | 39-55 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Gallop | 39-55 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Brock - foul #2 on Robert Brock, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Lyon (PG), William Ledonne (SG), Shawn Page (SF), James Delaney (C) Theodore Choice, Robert Brock, Jacob Makin, Benjamin Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Donald Glover (SF), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Douglas Melchor, Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | James Delaney misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 39-57 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Jerry King gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Puls and he's fouled by Dustin Haas - foul #3 on Dustin Haas, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Payson (PF) Dustin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SG) Patrick Winbush | |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the free throw | 39-60 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Shawn Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Glover and the foul's on James Delaney - foul #1 on James Delaney, team foul #9 | 39-62 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall makes the free throw | 39-63 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | William Ledonne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-63 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | David Lyon tips it in | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Lyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Ledonne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shawn Page (fresh) PF - John Payson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Delaney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson is whistled for traveling | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Gaines (PG), Robert Brock (SG), Benjamin Linton (C) David Lyon, William Ledonne, James Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Robert Kuykendall, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| 07:07 | Mercer | William Gaines clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-63 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover is hacked by Benjamin Linton - foul #2 on Benjamin Linton, team foul #10 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jacob Makin (SF), Theodore Choice (PF) Shawn Page, John Payson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF) James Puls | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Benjamin Linton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-65 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 41-65 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Kuykendall | 41-68 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Robert Brock can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Parker - foul #1 on Joseph Parker, team foul #6 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Page (SF), Dustin Haas (PF) William Gaines, Jacob Makin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Raymond Williams (SF), Jerry King (PF) Donald Glover, Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Robert Brock makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Robert Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Linton steals it from James Puls | 43-68 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Robert Brock misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-68 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Jerry King scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Puls | 43-70 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Dustin Haas can't finish the layup | 43-70 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry King snags the defensive board | 43-70 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Puls and he's hacked by Benjamin Linton - foul #3 on Benjamin Linton, team foul #11 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Lyon (PF) Benjamin Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Harvey Manson (C) Douglas Melchor, Jerry King | |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the free throw | 43-73 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | David Lyon misses badly on a jumper from close range | 43-73 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the board | 43-73 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Puls is fouled on the floor by David Lyon - foul #3 on David Lyon, team foul #12 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF), Joseph Parker (PF) Raymond Williams, Brandon Gallop | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 1st free throw | 43-74 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Theodore Choice can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Puls - foul #2 on James Puls, team foul #7 | 43-75 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Theodore Choice makes the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Theodore Choice makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Puls | 45-77 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Theodore Choice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Page (fairly fresh) PF - David Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Haas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Theodore Choice connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Page and he's hacked by James Puls - foul #3 on James Puls, team foul #8 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Jerry King (PF) James Puls, Joseph Parker | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Theodore Choice misses the free throw | 47-77 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harvey Manson | 47-77 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-77 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Robert Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 47-77 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Robert Brock is hacked by Harvey Manson - foul #2 on Harvey Manson, team foul #9 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Benjamin Linton (C) Theodore Choice | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Robert Brock makes the 1st free throw | 48-77 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Robert Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Brandon Gallop (C) Patrick Winbush, Robert Kuykendall, Harvey Manson | |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Benjamin Linton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-77 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Dustin Haas gets the offensive rebound | 49-77 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | Dustin Haas connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-77 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-77 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | David Lyon pulls down the rebound | 51-77 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | David Lyon loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG) Benjamin Linton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Harvey Manson (C) Raymond Williams, Brandon Gallop | |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | David Lyon is called for the reach on James Puls - foul #4 on David Lyon, team foul #13 | 51-77 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | James Puls makes the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | David Lyon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Shawn Page comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-78 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson gets the rebound | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 51-78 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Shawn Page grabs the board | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Theodore Choice makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Puls runs out the clock | 53-78 |