| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - Joseph Hodge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brandow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Poulos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Unknow (fresh) C - Augustus Niebuhr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser inbounds the ball | 28-16 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-16 |
| 19:41 | North Carolina | Charles Moore gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Fillmore and the foul's on Alex Unknow - foul #3 on Alex Unknow, team foul #1 | 30-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Robinson (PF) Alex Unknow | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses the free throw | 30-16 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Joseph Hodge blocks the short jumper by Matthew Robinson | 30-16 |
| 19:19 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge is hacked by Scott Poulos - foul #3 on Scott Poulos, team foul #2 | 30-16 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG) Scott Poulos | |
| 18:33 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Joseph Hodge is denied by Augustus Niebuhr | 30-16 |
| 18:31 | North Carolina | Charles Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 18:16 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Fillmore | 32-16 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-16 |
| 18:05 | North Carolina | David Brandow grabs the board | 32-16 |
| 17:43 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge jams it on a great pass from Charles Moore | 34-16 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser connects on the jump hook from the left block | 34-18 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Terry Holloway is called for the reach on Christopher Walker - foul #1 on Terry Holloway, team foul #3 | 34-18 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan McGrath (SF) Rodney Kiser | |
| 16:52 | North Carolina | David Brandow lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Moore | 36-18 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-20 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Robinson - foul #1 on Matthew Robinson, team foul #4 | 36-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Eric Soucy (SF) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mitchell (PG), Jerry Ferranti (PF), Robert Clark (C) Tarek Turner, Matthew Robinson, Augustus Niebuhr | |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore travels with the ball | 36-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Kiser (SF) Terry Holloway | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Soucy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hodge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Brandow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Mitchell (fresh) SG - Ryan McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rodney Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Ferranti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 15:40 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 15:24 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Brandow | 38-20 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #5 | 38-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Simms (SG) Eric Soucy | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Poulos (PG), Alex Unknow (PF) William Mitchell, Jerry Ferranti | |
| 14:52 | North Carolina | David Brandow knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Hodge | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser blows the layup | 40-20 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 40-20 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Christopher Walker swats the short shot by Rodney Kiser | 40-20 |
| 14:32 | North Carolina | David Brandow pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 14:08 | North Carolina | Michael Simms misses short on a runner from the baseline | 40-20 |
| 14:07 | North Carolina | Michael Simms tips it back up and in | 42-20 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Alex Unknow misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-20 |
| 13:49 | North Carolina | David Brandow pulls down the rebound | 42-20 |
| 13:31 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from David Brandow | 44-20 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Alex Unknow clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-20 |
| 13:11 | North Carolina | Michael Simms pulls down the rebound | 44-20 |
| 12:52 | North Carolina | Joseph Hodge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Simms | 46-20 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-20 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser grabs the offensive board | 46-20 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-20 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Robert Clark gets the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Alex Unknow misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-20 |
| 12:07 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Simms | 46-20 |
| 11:45 | North Carolina | Ryan McGrath is called for the reach on Michael Simms - foul #2 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #6 | 46-20 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Charles Moore (SF), Eric Soucy (PF), John Irving (C) Christopher Walker, Joseph Hodge, David Brandow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Jerry Ferranti (PF), Matthew Robinson (C) Scott Poulos, Rodney Kiser, Alex Unknow, Robert Clark | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Simms (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Soucy (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Irving (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Ryan McGrath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Ferranti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Michael Simms misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-20 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina | John Irving pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-20 |
| 11:08 | North Carolina | Matthew Robinson steals the ball from John Irving | 46-20 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on John Irving - foul #1 on John Irving, team foul #1 | 46-20 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 46-21 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 46-21 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy snags the defensive board | 46-21 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore is hacked by Tarek Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tarek Turner, team foul #7 | 46-21 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore makes the 1st free throw | 47-21 |
| 10:57 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-21 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Ferranti | 48-24 |
| 10:20 | North Carolina | Michael Simms connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-24 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath is hacked by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #2 | 51-24 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | William Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-24 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson tips it home | 51-26 |
| 09:24 | North Carolina | Michael Simms knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-26 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | The short jumper by William Mitchell is denied by Charles Moore | 54-26 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy gets the rebound | 54-26 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Irving misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Ferranti - foul #2 on Jerry Ferranti, team foul #8 | 54-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Robert Clark (C) Tarek Turner, William Mitchell | |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Irving makes the 1st free throw | 55-26 |
| 08:52 | North Carolina | John Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 56-26 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-26 |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore grabs the board | 56-26 |
| 08:26 | North Carolina | Michael Simms can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-26 |
| 08:24 | North Carolina | Charles Moore snags the offensive board | 56-26 |
| 08:08 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-26 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Robert Homer pulls down the rebound | 56-26 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-26 |
| 07:51 | North Carolina | Eric Soucy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-26 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Moore and he's fouled by Robert Homer - foul #1 on Robert Homer, team foul #9 | 58-26 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), William Mitchell (SG) Robert Homer, Ryan McGrath | |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore makes the free throw | 59-26 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Simms (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Eric Soucy (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - John Irving (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Jerry Ferranti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Michael Simms is called for the reach on Tarek Turner - foul #4 on Michael Simms, team foul #3 | 59-26 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses long on a shot from the right side | 59-26 |
| 06:58 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Eric Soucy | 59-26 |
| 06:39 | North Carolina | Michael Simms hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Fillmore | 62-26 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Charles Moore is called for the reach on William Mitchell - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #4 | 62-26 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | William Mitchell makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tarek Turner | 62-28 |
| 06:05 | North Carolina | Michael Simms can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-28 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson gets the rebound | 62-28 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Tarek Turner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-28 |
| 05:48 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Irving | 62-28 |
| 05:19 | North Carolina | Michael Simms loses the dribble to Matthew Robinson | 62-28 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Robert Clark loses the dribble to Eric Soucy | 62-28 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Michael Simms misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 62-28 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson gets the rebound | 62-28 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Jerry Ferranti hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Clark | 62-31 |
| 04:25 | North Carolina | John Irving's floater is tipped away by Matthew Robinson | 62-31 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 62-31 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Jerry Ferranti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-31 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson tips it back up and in | 62-33 |
| 03:37 | North Carolina | Michael Simms hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fillmore | 64-33 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Robert Clark comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Moore - foul #4 on Charles Moore, team foul #5 | 64-33 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Walker (SG) Michael Simms | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Ryan McGrath (SG) Tarek Turner, William Mitchell | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 64-34 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Fillmore (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Christopher Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Soucy (tiring) 7 reb. C - John Irving (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Homer (fresh) SG - Ryan McGrath (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Ferranti (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | John Irving misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Clark - foul #3 on Robert Clark, team foul #10 | 64-35 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | John Irving makes the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | John Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-35 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Jerry Ferranti hits the follow up shot | 66-37 |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Fillmore and he's fouled by Ryan McGrath - foul #3 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #11 | 68-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mitchell (SG) Jerry Ferranti | |
| 02:15 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker misses the free throw | 68-37 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the board | 68-37 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-37 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | John Irving pulls down the rebound | 68-37 |
| 01:43 | North Carolina | John Irving lays it up and in | 70-37 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Robert Clark | 70-39 |
| 01:01 | North Carolina | Christopher Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-39 |
| 01:00 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore grabs the offensive board | 70-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore lays it up and in and the foul's on Ryan McGrath - foul #4 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #12 | 72-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Simms (SG) Christopher Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Jerry Ferranti (SF) Robert Homer, William Mitchell | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore makes the free throw | 73-39 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina 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) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-39 |
| 00:26 | North Carolina | John Irving grabs the defensive rebound | 73-39 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Robert Fillmore runs out the clock | 73-39 |