| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Johnny Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Lund (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the shot from the baseline set up by Tarek Turner and he's fouled by Douglas Brewer - foul #1 on Douglas Brewer, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:49 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund's pass is intercepted by Robert Clark | 35-36 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | John Leland comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Palmer - foul #1 on Robert Palmer, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:51 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits the finger roll set up by Tarek Turner | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver loses the dribble to John Leland | 38-36 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Robert Clark can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 17:56 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 17:29 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Tarek Turner snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Adam Weaver - foul #2 on Adam Weaver, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman (PG), Bernard Feist (SF), George Trumbo (PF), Jonny Sullivan (C) Johnny Jones, Adam Weaver, Douglas Brewer, Robert Palmer | |
| 17:01 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Tarek Turner is blocked by Jonny Sullivan | 38-36 |
| 16:59 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | UNC Asheville | Jonny Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:44 | UNC Asheville | George Trumbo hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | George Trumbo is called for the reach on Waldo Villeneuve - foul #2 on George Trumbo, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Robert Homer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve is hacked by George Trumbo - foul #3 on George Trumbo, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF) Bruce Tack, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver (SF), Douglas Brewer (PF), Robert Palmer (C) Bernard Feist, George Trumbo, Jonny Sullivan | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Homer (fresh) SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Albert Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Lund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Adam Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Adam Weaver - foul #3 on Adam Weaver, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Leland (C) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones (PG) Jimmy Lund | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:41 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:31 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer misses the shot from the right block | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:14 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Adam Weaver | 40-40 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | 3 seconds is called on Edmund Hayes | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 14:41 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 40-40 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Robert Clark tips it but misses | 40-40 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 14:10 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 42-40 |
| 13:51 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:39 | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 13:38 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 45-42 |
| 12:58 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Tarek Turner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 48-44 |
| 12:28 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver loses the dribble to Tarek Turner | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Stan Leday banks in the layup on a nice dish by Tarek Turner | 50-44 |
| 12:12 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer is hacked by Stan Leday - foul #2 on Stan Leday, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund (SG), Bernard Feist (SF), George Trumbo (PF), Jonny Sullivan (C) Albert Huffman, Adam Weaver, Douglas Brewer, Robert Palmer | |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:04 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Robert Homer's fadeaway is rejected by Jonny Sullivan | 50-46 |
| 11:48 | UNC Asheville | George Trumbo snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Homer (fresh) SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Johnny Jones (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Lund (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Feist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Trumbo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonny Sullivan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | UNC Asheville | Bruce Tack is called for the reach on Jimmy Lund - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 11:24 | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Feist | 50-49 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Michael Swigert throws it down | 52-49 |
| 10:49 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund misses the 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Jonny Sullivan is called for the reach on Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jonny Sullivan, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:31 | UNC Asheville | George Trumbo snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Jones | 53-52 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 55-52 |
| 09:33 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Stan Leday - foul #3 on Stan Leday, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Gerald Schrom (PF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver (SF), Kenneth Blagg (PF), Robert Palmer (C) Bernard Feist, George Trumbo, Jonny Sullivan | |
| 09:33 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:33 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Tarek Turner hits a 3 from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:53 | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Lund and he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Clark (PF) Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman (SG), Douglas Brewer (PF) Jimmy Lund, Kenneth Blagg | |
| 08:53 | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Stan Leday buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tarek Turner | 60-57 |
| 08:17 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Albert Huffman, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund (SG), Bernard Feist (SF) Johnny Jones, Adam Weaver | |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Stan Leday can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the follow up shot | 62-57 |
| 07:44 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | George Trumbo (C) Robert Palmer | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Albert Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Lund (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Feist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - George Trumbo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | George Trumbo picks off the pass by Michael Swigert | 62-57 |
| 07:10 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 07:08 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist gets the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:55 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Tarek Turner - foul #1 on Tarek Turner, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (SF), John Leland (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver (SF), Jonny Sullivan (C) Bernard Feist, Douglas Brewer | |
| 06:55 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:55 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:55 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman makes the 3rd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | John Leland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Homer | 64-60 |
| 06:37 | UNC Asheville | Jimmy Lund knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 06:22 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:09 | UNC Asheville | Waldo Villeneuve picks off the pass by Adam Weaver | 64-62 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | John Leland gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones (PG), Douglas Brewer (PF), Robert Palmer (C) Albert Huffman, George Trumbo, Jonny Sullivan | |
| 05:15 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Johnny Jones | 64-65 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 66-65 |
| 04:34 | UNC Asheville | Stan Leday picks off the pass by Adam Weaver | 66-65 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Tarek Turner banks in the layup on a great pass from Stan Leday | 68-65 |
| 04:25 | UNC Asheville | John Leland steals it from Douglas Brewer | 68-65 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve tips it back up and in | 70-65 |
| 03:49 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-67 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 17 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Johnny Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Lund (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Palmer (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UNC Asheville | Douglas Brewer scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 72-69 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tarek Turner misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Palmer - foul #2 on Robert Palmer, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Robert Clark (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman (PG), Bernard Feist (SF), George Trumbo (PF), Jonny Sullivan (C) Johnny Jones, Adam Weaver, Douglas Brewer, Robert Palmer | |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tarek Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:54 | UNC Asheville | Jonny Sullivan gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 02:54 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| 02:39 | UNC Asheville | Albert Huffman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-69 |
| 02:37 | UNC Asheville | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Feist | 73-69 |
| 02:10 | UNC Asheville | Bernard Feist hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Lund | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver (SF), Douglas Brewer (PF), Robert Palmer (C) Bernard Feist, George Trumbo, Jonny Sullivan | |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Stan Leday loses the ball out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Johnny Jones (PG) Albert Huffman | |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver is fouled on the floor by Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:36 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Douglas Brewer steps in front of the Tarek Turner pass | 73-73 |
| 01:08 | UNC Asheville | Robert Palmer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 00:48 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:23 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNC Asheville | Adam Weaver misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 76-73 |