| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jose Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Lykins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Drewry (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford travels with the ball | 37-26 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Scott Woodward misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry double dribbles | 37-26 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey scores on a shot from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 18:51 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Lykins | 39-29 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Kimzey - foul #1 on William Kimzey, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jared Drewry | 40-29 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Gary Mulvey steals it from William Kimzey | 40-29 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey scores on a runner from the baseline | 42-29 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Delgado | 42-31 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Scott Woodward, Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (PG), Daniel Trahan (SG), James Bigham (SF), Robert Edwards (C) Jose Delgado, Shawn Lykins, Jim Comerford, William Kimzey | |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry's layup is rejected by Harold Granado | 42-31 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Trahan | 42-31 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | James Bigham is hacked by Jonathan Price - foul #2 on Jonathan Price, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bratt (C) Jared Drewry | |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards loses the dribble to Jacob Johnson | 42-31 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Harold Granado clanks a turnaround from the left block | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Harold Granado pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Jacob Johnson is blocked by James Bratt | 42-31 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | James Bratt grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Trahan | 42-33 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | James Bigham is called for the reach on Brian Rush - foul #2 on James Bigham, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Nicholas Murphy (PF) Jonathan Price, Frank Kirchner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jose Delgado (PG), Shawn Lykins (SG), Jim Comerford (SF), Jared Drewry (PF) Mike Adams, Daniel Trahan, James Bigham, James Bratt | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Spratt and the foul's on Shawn Lykins - foul #1 on Shawn Lykins, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Bair (C) Jacob Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Johnson (C) Robert Edwards | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jose Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Lykins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Drewry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson hits a jumper in the lane set up by Jose Delgado | 45-35 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Scott Woodward can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jared Drewry | 45-35 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Rush - foul #2 on Brian Rush, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF) Brian Rush | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Kimzey (C) Robert Johnson | |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Scott Woodward comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-37 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Ronald Bair pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-37 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-37 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Nicholas Murphy | 45-37 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Scott Woodward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins blows the dunk but he's hacked by Scott Woodward - foul #2 on Scott Woodward, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Scott Woodward, Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan (PG), Mike Adams (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Jose Delgado, Jim Comerford, Jared Drewry | |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is called for 10 seconds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (SF) Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Edwards (PF) Shawn Lykins | |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Mike Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards is fouled on the floor by Jacob Johnson - foul #3 on Jacob Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF) William Kimzey | |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | James Bigham loses the dribble to Jonathan Price | 45-38 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Edwards, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF) Jonathan Price, Brian Rush | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jose Delgado (PG), Jim Comerford (SF), Jared Drewry (PF) Daniel Trahan, James Bigham, Robert Edwards | |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Jacob Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry lays it in | 47-40 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Jose Delgado steals it from Daniel Spratt | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Granado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jose Delgado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Adams (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Comerford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Drewry (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Frank Kirchner steals it from Jared Drewry | 47-40 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF), Ronald Bair (C) Frank Kirchner, Gary Mulvey, Jacob Johnson, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins (SG), James Bigham (SF), William Kimzey (C) Mike Adams, Jim Comerford, Robert Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Ronald Bair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Shawn Lykins | 47-40 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Brian Rush misses the fadeaway in the paint | 47-43 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | James Bigham is hacked by Brian Rush - foul #3 on Brian Rush, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG) Daniel Spratt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan (PG) Jose Delgado | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Trahan | 47-46 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) James Bigham, Jared Drewry | |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | Ronald Bair pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Scott Woodward is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF) Brian Rush | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bratt (C) William Kimzey | |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Ronald Bair grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Ronald Bair hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 47-46 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Ronald Bair tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Scott Woodward | 49-46 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:23 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Ronald Bair grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Jonathan Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Jonathan Price, Scott Woodward, Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jose Delgado (PG), Mike Adams (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Jared Drewry (PF), William Kimzey (C) Daniel Trahan, Shawn Lykins, Jim Comerford, Robert Edwards, James Bratt | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Rush (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jose Delgado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Adams (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jared Drewry (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jose Delgado | 49-48 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Brian Rush drills a fadeaway in the lane | 51-48 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | William Kimzey scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jared Drewry | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Brian Rush travels with the ball | 51-50 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson double dribbles | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan (SG) William Kimzey | |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Jacob Johnson - foul #5 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF) Frank Kirchner, Brian Rush | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF), Robert Edwards (C) Daniel Trahan, Robert Johnson | |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Harold Granado hits a floater from the baseline set up by Scott Woodward | 53-50 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Delgado | 53-52 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Mike Adams steals the ball from Daniel Spratt | 53-52 |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Harold Granado grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford's pass is intercepted by Robert Edwards | 53-52 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF), Ronald Bair (C) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford, Jacob Johnson, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Trahan (PG), Shawn Lykins (SG), William Kimzey (C) Jose Delgado, Mike Adams, Jared Drewry | |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Scott Woodward misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy tips it home | 55-52 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Woodward - foul #3 on Scott Woodward, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Frank Kirchner (SG) Scott Woodward | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF) Jim Comerford | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Ronald Bair comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Trahan - foul #3 on Daniel Trahan, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jose Delgado (PG), Jared Drewry (PF), James Bratt (C) Daniel Trahan, Robert Edwards, William Kimzey | |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:50 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Ronald Bair snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jonathan Price (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jose Delgado (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Lykins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jared Drewry (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Bratt (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy misses the fadeaway from the right side | 57-54 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Ronald Bair gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey's floater is tipped away by Jared Drewry | 57-54 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | James Bratt gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado lays it in on a nice dish by Jared Drewry | 57-56 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Ronald Bair hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Brian Rush (SF) Jonathan Price, Frank Kirchner, Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Comerford (SF), William Kimzey (C) James Bigham, James Bratt | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | William Kimzey misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Bair - foul #1 on Ronald Bair, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jacob Johnson (C) Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | William Kimzey makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | William Kimzey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF), Ronald Bair (C) Brian Rush, Jacob Johnson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Scott Woodward buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Mulvey | 59-58 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-58 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Ronald Bair buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Jim Comerford - foul #1 on Jim Comerford, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Ronald Bair makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Jared Drewry misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | William Kimzey tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Shawn Lykins hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Ronald Bair buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Murphy | 64-63 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Jose Delgado scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Ronald Bair makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by William Kimzey - foul #2 on William Kimzey, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | William Kimzey pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 66-65 |