| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Layton (fresh) PF - John Thibault (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Ray Taylor inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UAB | William Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax misses short on a runner from close range | 45-32 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | John Thibault misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 19:13 | UAB | Donald Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Kelly Coke scores on a floater near the basket set up by Scott Richmond | 45-34 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Stevens - foul #3 on William Stevens, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Hazzard (C) William Stevens | |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:29 | UAB | John Hazzard makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | John Thibault misses long on a jumper in the lane | 47-36 |
| 18:16 | UAB | Kelly Coke gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 18:05 | UAB | John Thibault is called for the reach on Kelly Coke - foul #2 on John Thibault, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 17:47 | UAB | Ray Taylor misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Ertel | 49-36 |
| 17:03 | UAB | Kelly Coke blows the layup | 49-36 |
| 17:02 | UAB | Kelly Coke tips it in | 49-38 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Robert Layton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Richmond - foul #3 on Scott Richmond, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) John Thibault, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SF), Claude Chartrand (C) Scott Richmond, Ray Taylor, Kelly Coke | |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Robert Layton makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Robert Layton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:11 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Layton - foul #3 on Robert Layton, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Joshua Muller (SG), Marcus Hampton (SF) Kristopher Mullinax, Jeffrey Gurule, Robert Layton | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:11 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:11 | UAB | Stacy Demers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the lay-in | 51-39 |
| 15:51 | UAB | John Hazzard snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Muller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stacy Demers (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Hazzard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UAB | Peter Shield scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Stacy Demers | 51-42 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mario Ortiz | 53-42 |
| 15:03 | UAB | Peter Shield knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stacy Demers | 53-44 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), John Thibault (PF), Tommy Ertel (C) Mario Ortiz, Joshua Muller, Bernard Cooper, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Ray Taylor (SF), Kelly Coke (PF), William Stevens (C) Peter Shield, Donald Brunson, John Hazzard, Claude Chartrand | |
| 14:21 | UAB | Scott Richmond comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-44 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-44 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | John Thibault tips it in | 55-44 |
| 13:44 | UAB | Tommy Ertel steals it from Kelly Coke | 55-44 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kristopher Mullinax | 58-44 |
| 13:08 | UAB | The short jumper by Stacy Demers is denied by Tommy Ertel | 58-44 |
| 13:07 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Stacy Demers | 58-44 |
| 12:49 | UAB | Kelly Coke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Layton (SF), Bernard Cooper (C) Marcus Hampton, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | UAB | Donald Brunson (SG) Stacy Demers | |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Robert Layton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 12:25 | UAB | Kelly Coke pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 12:16 | UAB | William Stevens is fouled on the floor by Bernard Cooper - foul #1 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Mario Martin (SF), John Hazzard (PF) Scott Richmond, Ray Taylor, Kelly Coke | |
| 11:49 | UAB | John Hazzard can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-44 |
| 11:48 | UAB | William Stevens tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Layton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Thibault (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Brunson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) PF - John Hazzard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | William Stevens swats the short shot by Bernard Cooper | 58-46 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper tips it back up and in | 60-46 |
| 11:12 | UAB | John Hazzard double dribbles | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Muller (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Tommy Ertel (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Jeffrey Gurule, John Thibault | |
| Subs | UAB | Ray Taylor (SF), Claude Chartrand (C) Mario Martin, William Stevens | |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 11:02 | UAB | John Hazzard grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 10:47 | UAB | Peter Shield's floater is knocked away by Tommy Ertel | 60-46 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Donald Brunson picks off the pass by Marcus Hampton | 60-46 |
| 10:07 | UAB | Ray Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (PF) Joshua Muller, Marcus Hampton, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Kelly Coke (PF) Peter Shield, Claude Chartrand | |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Hazzard - foul #2 on John Hazzard, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF) Robert Layton | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:30 | UAB | John Hazzard misses the easy layup | 61-46 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tommy Ertel | 61-46 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax is hacked by John Hazzard - foul #3 on John Hazzard, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Layton (SF), John Thibault (PF), Bernard Cooper (C) Jeff McGoey, Andrew Clayton, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | UAB | Stacy Demers (SG), Mario Martin (SF), William Stevens (C) Donald Brunson, Ray Taylor, John Hazzard | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 08:22 | UAB | The rebound goes to Scott Richmond | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:03 | UAB | Kelly Coke clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | John Thibault pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | John Thibault can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 07:44 | UAB | Stacy Demers grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Layton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Scott Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) PF - Kelly Coke (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | UAB | Stacy Demers can't finish the layup | 61-46 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Stacy Demers - foul #1 on Stacy Demers, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Muller (SG) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Donald Brunson (SG), John Hazzard (PF) Scott Richmond, Mario Martin, Kelly Coke | |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 06:50 | UAB | William Stevens connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Donald Brunson and he's hacked by Robert Layton - foul #4 on Robert Layton, team foul #4 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SF), Tommy Ertel (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Robert Layton, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | UAB | Ray Taylor (SF) Stacy Demers | |
| 06:50 | UAB | William Stevens makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel loses the dribble to William Stevens | 63-49 |
| 06:13 | UAB | Donald Brunson misses the shot from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 05:55 | UAB | The rebound goes to William Stevens | 63-49 |
| 05:49 | UAB | William Stevens is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Stevens, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Mario Ortiz, Joshua Muller | |
| Subs | UAB | Scott Richmond (PG), Kelly Coke (PF) Peter Shield, John Hazzard | |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | John Thibault tips it home | 65-49 |
| 05:15 | UAB | William Stevens makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Richmond | 65-52 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Hampton | 68-52 |
| 04:39 | UAB | Tommy Ertel denies the turnaround by Donald Brunson | 68-52 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Marcus Hampton | 68-52 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel loses the dribble to Donald Brunson | 68-52 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Jeffrey Gurule steps in front of the Ray Taylor pass | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax is hacked by Scott Richmond - foul #4 on Scott Richmond, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Muller (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Jeffrey Gurule, Marcus Hampton, John Thibault, Tommy Ertel | |
| Subs | UAB | Peter Shield (PG), Stacy Demers (SG), Mario Martin (SF), John Hazzard (PF), Claude Chartrand (C) Scott Richmond, Donald Brunson, Ray Taylor, Kelly Coke, William Stevens | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Muller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Peter Shield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Demers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Martin (fresh) PF - John Hazzard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Claude Chartrand (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | UAB | Stacy Demers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stacy Demers, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG) Kristopher Mullinax | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Peter Shield picks off the pass by Mario Ortiz in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| 03:23 | UAB | Stacy Demers lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Shield | 70-54 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Joshua Muller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mario Ortiz | 73-54 |
| 02:53 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 73-54 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey travels with the ball | 73-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Jeff McGoey | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 01:47 | UAB | Stacy Demers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-54 |
| 01:46 | UAB | Stacy Demers pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:41 | UAB | Stacy Demers misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Joshua Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Joshua Muller drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bernard Cooper | 76-54 |
| 01:11 | UAB | Stacy Demers clanks a floater from the right wing | 76-54 |
| 01:10 | UAB | Claude Chartrand tips it home | 76-56 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Joshua Muller clanks a shot from the left side | 76-56 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't tip it in | 76-56 |
| 00:43 | UAB | Stacy Demers grabs the board | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UAB | Stacy Demers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the jumper from the free throw line | 76-59 |
| 00:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Stacy Demers | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Peter Shield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-59 |