| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeff Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otto Keeney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Richmond (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tom Norman inbounds the ball | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Otto Keeney - foul #1 on Otto Keeney, team foul #1 | 22-45 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 19:30 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney hits a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #2 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| 19:30 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney misses the free throw | 24-46 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-46 |
| 19:09 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom grabs the defensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 18:57 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-46 |
| 18:56 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom grabs the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 18:47 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-46 |
| 18:46 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney grabs the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 18:31 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jason Richmond | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-46 |
| 18:05 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 17:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jeff Irvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Jason Richmond steps in front of the David Simmons pass | 26-46 |
| 17:34 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Richmond | 28-46 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman (PG), Peter Freeman (SG), Harold Hollister (SF), James Roger (C) Jeff Irvin, Otto Keeney, Jason Richmond, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:48 | UNC Wilmington | James Roger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Malinoski | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:16 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister is hacked by Tom Norman - foul #1 on Tom Norman, team foul #2 | 28-49 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeff Irvin (PG), Barry Delmonte (PF), Richard Odom (C) Peter Freeman, Bruce Kelley, James Roger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Richard Hanna (SF) David Simmons, Tom Norman | |
| 16:11 | UNC Wilmington | Barry Delmonte misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-49 |
| 16:10 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister tips it in | 30-49 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Richard Hanna buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Costello | 30-52 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeff Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Nordman (fresh) SF - Harold Hollister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barry Delmonte (fresh) C - Richard Odom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 15:46 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom can't tip it in | 30-52 |
| 15:45 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 15:40 | UNC Wilmington | Jimmy Costello steps in front of the Jeff Irvin pass | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Richard Hanna is fouled on the floor by Harold Hollister - foul #3 on Harold Hollister, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney (SG), Jason Richmond (SF) Jay Nordman, Barry Delmonte | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Richard Hanna, Robert Lathrop | |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Paul Draper misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 30-52 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Paul Draper gets the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 30-55 |
| 14:34 | UNC Wilmington | Michael O'Sullivan steals the ball from Harold Hollister | 30-55 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Paul Draper dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 30-57 |
| 13:57 | UNC Wilmington | The short jumper by Harold Hollister is denied by Paul Draper | 30-57 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Draper | 30-57 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Paul Draper can't finish the layup | 30-57 |
| 13:39 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom pulls down the rebound | 30-57 |
| 13:33 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 30-57 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Peter Malinoski | 30-57 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-57 |
| 13:12 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom gets the rebound | 30-57 |
| 13:04 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond buries a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Peter Malinoski - foul #1 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #3 | 32-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman (PG), Peter Freeman (SG), Bruce Kelley (PF), James Roger (C) Jeff Irvin, Otto Keeney, Harold Hollister, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) Jimmy Costello, Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 13:04 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond misses the free throw | 32-57 |
| 13:04 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley snags the offensive board | 32-57 |
| 12:59 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chester Seddon - foul #1 on Chester Seddon, team foul #4 | 32-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Nichols (PG) Jason Richmond | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:59 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 12:59 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Tom Norman scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hanna | 34-59 |
| 12:24 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley drills a turnaround from the right block | 36-59 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | David Simmons misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-59 |
| 12:01 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 11:45 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley is fouled on the floor by Robert Lathrop - foul #2 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #5 | 36-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney (SG) Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jay Nordman (fresh) SG - Otto Keeney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - James Roger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Tom Norman grabs the board | 36-59 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-59 |
| 11:06 | UNC Wilmington | James Roger grabs the defensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 10:54 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney loses the dribble to David Simmons | 36-59 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | David Simmons banks in the layup | 36-61 |
| 10:33 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jay Nordman | 38-61 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Simmons and he's hacked by Otto Keeney - foul #2 on Otto Keeney, team foul #3 | 38-63 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeff Irvin (PG), Jason Richmond (SF), Richard Odom (C) Jay Nordman, Peter Freeman, James Roger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Richard Hanna | |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the free throw | 38-64 |
| 09:49 | UNC Wilmington | Bruce Kelley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-64 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the board | 38-64 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Richard Odom takes the ball from Tom Norman | 38-64 |
| 09:16 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Tom Norman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-64 |
| 08:54 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom snags the defensive board | 41-64 |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister (PF) Bruce Kelley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:43 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses the tip | 42-64 |
| 08:11 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Harold Hollister | 42-64 |
| 08:01 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister connects on the shot from the free throw line | 44-64 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-64 |
| 07:44 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeff Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Otto Keeney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jason Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Harold Hollister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chester Seddon (fresh) C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-64 |
| 07:14 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom misses the tip | 44-64 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Lathrop | 44-64 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Chester Seddon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-64 |
| 06:43 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 06:38 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond's pass is intercepted by Peter Malinoski | 44-64 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-64 |
| 06:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jeff Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 05:51 | UNC Wilmington | Otto Keeney hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-64 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman (SG), Bruce Kelley (PF) Otto Keeney, Jason Richmond | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Tom Norman (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Tom Norman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 05:20 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:14 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Tom Norman - foul #2 on Tom Norman, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman (SG), James Roger (C) Jeff Irvin, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| 05:14 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Paul Draper jams it on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan and he's hacked by James Roger - foul #1 on James Roger, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Paul Draper makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 04:33 | UNC Wilmington | Harold Hollister lays it up and in | 52-67 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | David Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Hollister - foul #4 on Harold Hollister, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeff Irvin (PG), Jason Richmond (SF), Richard Odom (C) Peter Freeman, Harold Hollister, James Roger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Jimmy Costello | |
| 04:11 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:11 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Richmond snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 03:52 | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 03:51 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Odom hits the follow up shot | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Norman | 54-70 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeff Irvin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Nordman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Kelley (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | UNC Wilmington | David Simmons steps in front of the Bruce Kelley pass | 54-70 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Paul Draper is fouled on the floor by Jeff Irvin - foul #2 on Jeff Irvin, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Nichols (PG), Peter Freeman (SG), Harold Hollister (SF), Barry Delmonte (PF), James Roger (C) Jeff Irvin, Jay Nordman, Jason Richmond, Bruce Kelley, Richard Odom | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Chester Seddon | 54-73 |
| 02:05 | UNC Wilmington | Chester Seddon takes the ball from Robert Nichols | 54-73 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello is hacked by Peter Freeman - foul #2 on Peter Freeman, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman (PG) Robert Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 54-75 |
| 01:26 | UNC Wilmington | Jimmy Costello picks off the pass by Harold Hollister | 54-75 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski lays it in on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 54-77 |
| 01:08 | UNC Wilmington | Barry Delmonte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-77 |
| 01:06 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Freeman snags the offensive board | 54-77 |
| 00:56 | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Freeman and he's hacked by Chester Seddon - foul #2 on Chester Seddon, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| 00:56 | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman makes the free throw | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello can't finish the layup | 57-77 |
| 00:31 | UNC Wilmington | James Roger gets the rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UNC Wilmington | Jay Nordman hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello runs out the clock | 60-77 |