| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Poulos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Holloway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrance Mathes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Belcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Offutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Poulos - foul #1 on Scott Poulos, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:31 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Terry Holloway is hacked by Rafael Belcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Belcher, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Scott Poulos is called for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Poulos, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 18:55 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher is fouled on the floor by Alex Unknow - foul #3 on Alex Unknow, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Robinson (PF) Alex Unknow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:31 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes is denied on a dunk by Augustus Niebuhr | 33-29 |
| 18:30 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:13 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher blows the dunk | 33-29 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Terry Holloway clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Terry Holloway drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Kiser | 35-29 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Terry Holloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Robinson | 37-29 |
| 16:44 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Randall Offutt is blocked by Matthew Robinson | 37-29 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Matthew Robinson | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Terry Holloway drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 16:18 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Manning | 40-32 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr is called for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Ryan McGrath (SG), Jerry Ferranti (SF), Alex Unknow (PF), Robert Clark (C) Scott Poulos, Terry Holloway, Rodney Kiser, Matthew Robinson, Augustus Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Raymond Wheatley (SG), Martin Causby (SF), Samuel Ohagan (PF), Michael John (C) Paul Smith, Terrance Mathes, Rafael Belcher, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Ferranti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Wheatley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Martin Causby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Ohagan (fresh) C - Michael John (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Michael John lays it in set up by Martin Causby and he's hacked by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| 15:39 | Long Beach State | Michael John misses the free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:17 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 15:15 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Tarek Turner loses the dribble to Raymond Wheatley in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Wheatley | 40-38 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Alex Unknow misses the 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Jerry Ferranti grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Alex Unknow can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:25 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Michael John | 40-38 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Clark blocks the jumper by Raymond Wheatley | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Alex Unknow's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Ohagan | 40-40 |
| 14:03 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:57 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ryan McGrath | 40-40 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Tarek Turner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:17 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley is fouled on the floor by Ryan McGrath - foul #1 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Poulos (PG), Terry Holloway (SG), William Mitchell (SF), Augustus Niebuhr (C) Tarek Turner, Ryan McGrath, Jerry Ferranti, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Eugene Manning (C) Robert Polley, Raymond Wheatley, Martin Causby, Samuel Ohagan, Michael John | |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Alex Unknow - foul #4 on Alex Unknow, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Robinson (PF) Alex Unknow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| 12:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:31 | Long Beach State | Jason Antunez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Augustus Niebuhr misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson tips it in | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Long Beach State | Randall Offutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Rafael Belcher (SF) Micheal Koon, Jason Antunez | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Poulos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Holloway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terrance Mathes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rafael Belcher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Offutt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Manning (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Scott Poulos | 47-43 |
| 11:16 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | William Mitchell misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Polley - foul #4 on Robert Polley, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan McGrath (SG), Rodney Kiser (SF), Jerry Ferranti (PF), Robert Clark (C) Scott Poulos, Terry Holloway, Matthew Robinson, Augustus Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Martin Causby (PF), Samuel Ohagan (C) Robert Polley, Terrance Mathes, Randall Offutt, Eugene Manning | |
| 10:53 | Mercer | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan McGrath | 51-47 |
| 10:14 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan tips it in | 51-49 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Samuel Ohagan steals it from Ryan McGrath | 51-49 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath drills a jumper from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 09:12 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Causby | 53-52 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Robert Clark connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Mitchell | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | Long Beach State | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Robert Clark is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Koon | 57-54 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | William Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Poulos (PG), Terry Holloway (SG), Alex Unknow (PF), Augustus Niebuhr (C) William Mitchell, Ryan McGrath, Jerry Ferranti, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Polley (PG), Terrance Mathes (SG), Jason Antunez (SF), Randall Offutt (PF), Michael John (C) Micheal Koon, Paul Smith, Rafael Belcher, Martin Causby, Samuel Ohagan | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Poulos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Holloway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Kiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Augustus Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Robert Polley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Terrance Mathes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Antunez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Offutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael John (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes is hacked by Terry Holloway - foul #2 on Terry Holloway, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:18 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Terrance Mathes swats the shot by Terry Holloway | 57-56 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jason Antunez - foul #1 on Jason Antunez, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Rodney Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | Scott Poulos picks off the pass by Robert Polley | 59-56 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Terry Holloway banks in the layup set up by Scott Poulos | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Long Beach State | Augustus Niebuhr steals the ball from Michael John | 61-56 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Alex Unknow misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 05:53 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:43 | Long Beach State | Terry Holloway takes the ball from Robert Polley | 61-56 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Terry Holloway is hacked by Terrance Mathes - foul #3 on Terrance Mathes, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Jerry Ferranti (SF), Matthew Robinson (C) Scott Poulos, Rodney Kiser, Augustus Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley (SG), Martin Causby (SF), Eugene Manning (C) Terrance Mathes, Jason Antunez, Michael John | |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Causby - foul #2 on Martin Causby, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:05 | Long Beach State | Robert Polley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Terry Holloway is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Offutt - foul #2 on Randall Offutt, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan McGrath (SF) Alex Unknow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes (SG) Robert Polley | |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:43 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Eugene Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley is fouled on the floor by Ryan McGrath - foul #2 on Ryan McGrath, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Poulos (PG), Augustus Niebuhr (C) Tarek Turner, Jerry Ferranti | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Rafael Belcher (SF) Martin Causby | |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:10 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Long Beach State | Terrance Mathes misses the jumper from the left side | 69-58 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Terry Holloway snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Poulos (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Holloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan McGrath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Augustus Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Raymond Wheatley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terrance Mathes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Belcher (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Randall Offutt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alex Unknow (PF), Robert Clark (C) Matthew Robinson, Augustus Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Micheal Koon (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Samuel Ohagan (PF) Raymond Wheatley, Terrance Mathes, Randall Offutt | |
| 03:14 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan misses the floater from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Scott Poulos grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Alex Unknow makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Terry Holloway | 71-58 |
| 02:52 | Long Beach State | Ryan McGrath steals the ball from Samuel Ohagan | 71-58 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Alex Unknow drills a jumper near the basket | 73-58 |
| 02:16 | Long Beach State | Scott Poulos steals the ball from Paul Smith | 73-58 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Robert Clark is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Jerry Ferranti (SF), Matthew Robinson (PF) Scott Poulos, Terry Holloway, Alex Unknow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley (SG), Martin Causby (SF), Michael John (C) Micheal Koon, Rafael Belcher, Eugene Manning | |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby is called for traveling | 75-58 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 01:13 | Long Beach State | Michael John gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:54 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Wheatley | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Raymond Wheatley scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Martin Causby | 75-62 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Robert Clark is called for 10 seconds | 75-62 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan clanks a jumper from the left side | 75-62 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath gets the rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Ryan McGrath hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 75-62 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Matthew Robinson tips it but misses | 75-62 |
| 00:08 | Long Beach State | Samuel Ohagan grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Martin Causby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Matthew Robinson | 75-62 |