| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Robert Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Leland | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | UAB | The short jumper by Michael Fleming is denied by John Leland | 38-28 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 38-28 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-28 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Tarek Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | A charge is called on John Leland - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:10 | UAB | Michael Fleming banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alex Kratochvil | 38-30 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | John Leland hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 17:25 | UAB | Michael Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 16:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Harvey | 40-30 |
| 16:44 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses the easy layup | 40-30 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Robert Clark tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Stan Leday tips it back up and in | 42-30 |
| 16:01 | UAB | Michael Harvey clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:00 | UAB | Michael Harvey hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Tarek Turner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 15:40 | UAB | Curtis Goff grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 15:34 | UAB | Michael Harvey misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Leland - foul #3 on John Leland, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Sears (PG), John Wilbur (SG), George Walker (SF), James Peek (PF) Roscoe Dipasquale, Curtis Goff, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil | |
| 15:34 | UAB | Michael Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:34 | UAB | Michael Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Ben Sears steals the ball from Jimmy Cowley | 42-33 |
| 15:04 | UAB | John Wilbur loses the ball out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (C) Michael Harvey | |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 14:41 | UAB | Ben Sears pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:20 | UAB | John Wilbur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG) Ben Sears | |
| 13:52 | Mercer | John Wilbur picks off the pass by Jimmy Cowley | 42-33 |
| 13:35 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Peek | 42-36 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 13:19 | UAB | Cecil Kruse snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 13:05 | UAB | John Wilbur's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF), Michael Harvey (C) John Wilbur, George Walker, James Peek, Cecil Kruse | |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Robert Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 12:24 | UAB | Curtis Goff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Homer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UAB | Curtis Goff is fouled on the floor by John Leland - foul #4 on John Leland, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Michael Swigert blocks the short jumper by Alex Kratochvil | 42-36 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Robert Homer pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 11:06 | UAB | The rebound goes to Michael Harvey | 42-36 |
| 10:49 | UAB | Curtis Goff is hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | UAB | George Walker (SF), James Peek (C) Michael Fleming, Michael Harvey | |
| 10:36 | UAB | James Peek travels with the ball | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Roscoe Dipasquale | |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Tarek Turner is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilbur - foul #1 on John Wilbur, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 10:18 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:07 | UAB | George Walker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tarek Turner - foul #3 on Tarek Turner, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ben Sears (PG) Curtis Goff | |
| 10:07 | UAB | George Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:07 | UAB | George Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:51 | UAB | James Peek gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:29 | UAB | John Wilbur loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Clark (PF), Gerald Schrom (C) Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), Michael Harvey (C) Ben Sears, Alex Kratochvil | |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 09:12 | UAB | James Peek grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 08:45 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 08:43 | UAB | George Walker gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 08:32 | UAB | Robert Clark steals the ball from Roscoe Dipasquale | 42-37 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 08:13 | UAB | James Peek snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 07:51 | UAB | George Walker drills a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Tarek Turner, Waldo Villeneuve, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), Alex Kratochvil (PF) John Wilbur, James Peek | |
| 07:51 | UAB | George Walker makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Homer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Kratochvil (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Alex Kratochvil is called for the reach on Stan Leday - foul #2 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Michael Swigert (PF) Stan Leday, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | UAB | Michael Fleming (SF) George Walker | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Michael Harvey picks off the pass by Jimmy Cowley | 42-40 |
| 07:03 | UAB | Michael Harvey misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 42-40 |
| 07:02 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harvey | 42-40 |
| 06:50 | UAB | John Leland is called for the reach on Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #5 on John Leland, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Jimmy Cowley, John Leland | |
| Subs | UAB | Cecil Kruse (C) Michael Harvey | |
| 06:50 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:50 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Michael Swigert snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Alex Kratochvil steps in front of the Tarek Turner pass | 42-41 |
| 06:39 | UAB | Michael Fleming buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Robert Homer clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Goff - foul #1 on Curtis Goff, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Robert Clark (PF) Tarek Turner, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | UAB | James Peek (C) Cecil Kruse | |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:18 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:59 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Robert Homer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Homer, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG) Robert Homer | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG), Michael Harvey (C) Roscoe Dipasquale, James Peek | |
| 05:20 | UAB | Michael Fleming is fouled on the floor by Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #9 | 43-44 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Michael Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:20 | UAB | Michael Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Robert Clark jams it | 45-46 |
| 04:58 | UAB | Michael Fleming clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Stan Leday grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Swigert | 48-46 |
| 04:19 | UAB | Michael Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Gerald Schrom (C) Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale (PG), George Walker (SF), James Peek (PF) Curtis Goff, Michael Fleming, Alex Kratochvil | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Schrom | 51-46 |
| 03:38 | UAB | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 51-46 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Tarek Turner pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Schrom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Roscoe Dipasquale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wilbur (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Peek (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Stan Leday comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 03:20 | UAB | James Peek gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:06 | UAB | John Wilbur clanks a fadeaway from close range | 51-46 |
| 03:04 | UAB | Michael Harvey can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 03:03 | UAB | James Peek snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 02:48 | UAB | George Walker lays it in on a great pass from Roscoe Dipasquale | 51-48 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | UAB | Curtis Goff (SG), Michael Fleming (SF), Alex Kratochvil (PF) John Wilbur, George Walker, James Peek | |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Tarek Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 02:11 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 01:50 | UAB | Tarek Turner steals the ball from Roscoe Dipasquale | 51-48 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Tarek Turner hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tarek Turner - foul #4 on Tarek Turner, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:27 | UAB | Roscoe Dipasquale misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Robert Clark drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stan Leday and he's hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #1 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Michael Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tarek Turner | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Tarek Turner is hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Alex Kratochvil - foul #3 on Alex Kratochvil, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by Michael Fleming - foul #2 on Michael Fleming, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | UAB | Michael Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UAB | Alex Kratochvil makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Goff | 56-51 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Tarek Turner is hacked by Roscoe Dipasquale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:31 | UAB | Michael Fleming misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Swigert | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is fouled in the backcourt by Roscoe Dipasquale - foul #4 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | UAB | Michael Harvey gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UAB | Tarek Turner steals it from Curtis Goff | 59-51 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Roscoe Dipasquale is called for the reach on Tarek Turner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roscoe Dipasquale, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UAB | John Wilbur (PG) Roscoe Dipasquale | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:15 | UAB | Curtis Goff misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Michael Swigert gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tarek Turner runs out the clock | 61-51 |