| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | James Howard inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Frank Hale is fouled on the floor by Raymond Spence - foul #3 on Raymond Spence, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Ginther (SG) Raymond Spence | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 19:09 | LSU | Frank Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 19:07 | LSU | James Hill tips it in | 26-35 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe is called for 3 seconds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | LSU | Jimmy Clark (PF) Clarence Hutto | |
| 18:26 | LSU | Frank Hale misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Jimmy Clark tips it home | 26-37 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Tommy Ertel - foul #2 on Tommy Ertel, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Jimmy Clark makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Jimmy Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Mullinax | 31-39 |
| 17:02 | LSU | James Howard drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Mullinax | 33-41 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Jimmy Clark jams it on a great pass from David Stewart | 33-43 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Frank Hale snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bobby Ginther (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Troy Coulombe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | LSU | James Hill is hacked by Tommy Ertel - foul #3 on Tommy Ertel, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Raymond Spence (SG), Roy Saxton (PF), John Thibault (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Troy Coulombe, David Truesdale, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF), Clarence Hutto (PF) James Howard, Jimmy Clark | |
| 15:19 | LSU | James Hill clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 33-43 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Saxton | 33-43 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Raymond Spence misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 15:00 | LSU | Clarence Hutto snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 14:31 | LSU | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Bobby Ginther - foul #2 on Bobby Ginther, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Bobby Ginther | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF), Jimmy Clark (PF) Robert Knight, Clarence Hutto | |
| 14:07 | LSU | Frank Hale drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Stewart | 33-45 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Roy Saxton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 13:55 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmy Clark | 33-45 |
| 13:32 | LSU | David Stewart buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Frank Hale | 33-47 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Raymond Spence hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 13:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jimmy Clark | 33-47 |
| 12:51 | LSU | David Stewart can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 12:49 | LSU | Frank Hale tips it home | 33-49 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | John Thibault blows the layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Clark - foul #2 on Jimmy Clark, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), David Truesdale (PF), Tommy Ertel (C) Donald Amy, Marcus Hampton, Roy Saxton | |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG), Clarence Hutto (PF), Thurman Twiggs (C) David Stewart, Jimmy Clark, James Hill | |
| 12:28 | Mercer | John Thibault misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | John Thibault misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Thurman Twiggs pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 12:07 | LSU | James Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | David Truesdale gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | David Truesdale knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kristopher Mullinax | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Thibault (fairly fresh) PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gene Williams (fresh) SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clarence Hutto (fresh) C - Thurman Twiggs (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | LSU | James Howard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Raymond Spence grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | David Truesdale misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thurman Twiggs - foul #1 on Thurman Twiggs, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Ginther (SG), Troy Coulombe (SF) Raymond Spence, John Thibault | |
| Subs | LSU | David Stewart (PG), Robert Knight (SG), Jimmy Clark (PF), James Hill (C) Gene Williams, Frank Hale, Clarence Hutto, Thurman Twiggs | |
| 11:03 | Mercer | David Truesdale misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 10:35 | LSU | David Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Hill | 37-52 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bobby Ginther | 40-52 |
| 09:47 | LSU | Jimmy Clark comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | David Stewart picks off the pass by Bobby Ginther | 40-52 |
| 09:25 | LSU | David Stewart hits the finger roll | 40-54 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 09:08 | LSU | The rebound goes to Robert Knight | 40-54 |
| 08:46 | LSU | Jimmy Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Ertel | 40-54 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Howard - foul #3 on James Howard, team foul #3 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Raymond Spence (SG), Roy Saxton (C) Kristopher Mullinax, David Truesdale, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | LSU | Frank Hale (SG) Robert Knight | |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:55 | LSU | James Hill misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-54 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Raymond Spence grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther hits the finger roll and the foul's on Frank Hale - foul #1 on Frank Hale, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (C) Troy Coulombe | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:39 | LSU | James Hill snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Donald Amy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Ginther (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Saxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thibault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Hale (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hill (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | Jimmy Clark hits a floater from the baseline set up by David Stewart | 43-56 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Raymond Spence is hacked by Frank Hale - foul #2 on Frank Hale, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Truesdale (PF) John Thibault | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:39 | Mercer | David Truesdale knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Spence | 45-56 |
| 06:17 | LSU | Frank Hale misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Donald Amy pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Roy Saxton loses the dribble to Frank Hale | 45-56 |
| 05:31 | LSU | James Hill is fouled on the floor by Donald Amy - foul #1 on Donald Amy, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Troy Coulombe (SF), John Thibault (C) Donald Amy, Bobby Ginther, Roy Saxton | |
| Subs | LSU | Clarence Hutto (PF) Jimmy Clark | |
| 05:06 | LSU | James Howard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | David Truesdale grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | John Thibault knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 04:31 | LSU | David Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | David Truesdale grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Clarence Hutto - foul #2 on Clarence Hutto, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Ginther (SG), Tommy Ertel (C) Raymond Spence, John Thibault | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Knight (SF), Jimmy Clark (PF) James Howard, Clarence Hutto | |
| 04:08 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Frank Hale buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Clark | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Bobby Ginther (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Hale (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hill (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Saxton (PF) David Truesdale | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) Robert Knight | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:03 | LSU | James Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Spence (SG) Bobby Ginther | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Spence | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:24 | LSU | David Stewart misses the floater from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 02:22 | LSU | Jimmy Clark tips it back up and in | 52-61 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Raymond Spence is called for a charge - foul #4 on Raymond Spence, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Bobby Ginther (SF), David Truesdale (PF) Kristopher Mullinax, Troy Coulombe, Roy Saxton | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | LSU | James Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 52-61 |
| 01:53 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Clark | 52-61 |
| 01:34 | LSU | David Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-61 |
| 01:32 | LSU | Jimmy Clark misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Troy Coulombe (SF) Donald Amy, Bobby Ginther | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Raymond Spence misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 01:11 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Hill | 52-61 |
| 00:50 | LSU | David Stewart connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Frank Hale | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | LSU | David Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Kristopher Mullinax - foul #2 on Kristopher Mullinax, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Bobby Ginther (SG), Marcus Hampton (SF), Roy Saxton (PF), John Thibault (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Raymond Spence, Troy Coulombe, David Truesdale, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | LSU | Gene Williams (PG), Robert Knight (SF), Clarence Hutto (PF), Thurman Twiggs (C) Frank Hale, James Howard, Jimmy Clark, James Hill | |
| 00:41 | LSU | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:41 | LSU | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Thurman Twiggs is called for the reach on John Thibault - foul #2 on Thurman Twiggs, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Howard (SF) David Stewart | |
| 00:36 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | LSU | Robert Knight makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Williams and he's hacked by Bobby Ginther - foul #3 on Bobby Ginther, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | LSU | Robert Knight misses the free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Saxton | 56-68 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-68 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Donald Amy grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Donald Amy misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-68 |