| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Charles Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is fouled on the floor by Fred Bruner - foul #1 on Fred Bruner, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Mulvey | 32-48 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is called for traveling | 32-48 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Williams | 32-50 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski clanks a shot in the paint | 32-50 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Gliwski | 32-50 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski clanks a runner from close range | 32-50 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is hacked by Roger Jordan - foul #1 on Roger Jordan, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Noel Freeman (SF), Jeremy Stafford (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Brian Helle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Charles Williams grabs the offensive board | 32-50 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Brian Helle connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-53 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Noel Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-53 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | David Whitney can't tip it in | 32-53 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Gary Boe | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Marston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | David Johnson drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Bachus | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Whitney | 34-55 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Gary Boe is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Matthew Marston, Jason Fish, Gary Boe, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Harold Granado (C) David Whitney, Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Brian Helle | |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeremy Stafford - foul #2 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski misses the free throw | 36-55 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Fred Bruner | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Spratt | 36-58 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel is called for traveling | 36-58 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford loses the dribble to David Bachus | 36-58 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | David Bachus blows the layup | 36-58 |
| 14:20 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel gets the offensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roger Jordan, team foul #2 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SG) Jeremy Stafford | |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey's floater is tipped away by Damon Foster | 36-58 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Damon Foster | 36-58 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-58 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Harold Granado tips it back up and in | 36-60 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Damon Foster knocks in the runner from close range set up by Roger Jordan | 38-60 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | David Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Matthew Marston (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, David Bachus, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is hacked by Matthew Marston - foul #3 on Matthew Marston, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG) Daniel Spratt | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Boe (fresh) C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Brian Helle buries a fadeaway in the paint | 38-62 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Johnson | 41-62 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jason Fish - foul #1 on Jason Fish, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Andrew Gloria | |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (PG), Harold Granado (C) David Whitney, Brian Helle | |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Noel Freeman is called for the reach on Roger Jordan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Noel Freeman, team foul #5 | 41-64 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | David Johnson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Granado - foul #1 on Harold Granado, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski (SF) Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG) Jeremy Stafford | |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Marston - foul #4 on Matthew Marston, team foul #5 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Damon Foster (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Matthew Marston, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-66 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Harold Granado grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Noel Freeman tips it but misses | 42-66 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel snags the defensive board | 42-66 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Ryan Gliwski is called for the reach on Ronnie Lawrence - foul #3 on Ryan Gliwski, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF) Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Jeremy Stafford (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence, Harold Granado | |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford tips it but misses | 45-66 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | David Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-66 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Jason Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Fred Bruner steps in front of the Jason Fish pass | 45-66 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-66 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Gary Boe is whistled for traveling | 45-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Matthew Marston (SG), Ryan Gliwski (SF), Damon Foster (PF), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, David Bachus, Jason Fish, Gary Boe, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Harold Granado (C) David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Gliwski - foul #4 on Ryan Gliwski, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Johnson | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Marston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ryan Gliwski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-66 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston tips it in | 47-66 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Charles Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-66 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Ryan Gliwski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Damon Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-66 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 47-66 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Andrew Gloria, Ryan Gliwski, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), David Whitney (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Harold Granado | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-68 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Roger Jordan steals the ball from Ronnie Lawrence | 49-68 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | David Whitney pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Fred Bruner | |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Fish, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Noel Freeman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jason Sippel | 49-68 |
| 04:02 | Buffalo | Matthew Marston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-68 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | David Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), David Johnson (C) Roger Jordan, Matthew Marston, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF) Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-68 |
| 03:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to David Bachus | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Bachus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - Jason Fish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #4 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the board | 52-68 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-68 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes gets the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Jason Fish lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeremy Stafford - foul #3 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (PF) Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Brian Helle | |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-68 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford tips it but misses | 55-68 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | Gary Boe gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #5 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #11 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (PF) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Gary Boe steals the ball from David Whitney | 55-68 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Gary Boe is hacked by Noel Freeman - foul #2 on Noel Freeman, team foul #12 | 55-68 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Gary Boe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Whitney | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Jason Fish is blocked by Brian Helle | 56-70 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the board | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 56-70 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-70 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bachus | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Whitney runs out the clock | 58-70 |