| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Desmond Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roosevelt Bragg (fresh) 7 pts. C - Myron Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Tarek Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Robert Clark tips it in | 40-43 |
| 19:27 | Oral Roberts | Roosevelt Bragg misses short on a floater from the left block | 40-43 |
| 19:26 | Oral Roberts | James Miller can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 19:04 | Oral Roberts | Roosevelt Bragg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 19:03 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:57 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Bills | 40-46 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | John Leland misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz (SG), Elmer Melchior (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Eric Black (C) Desmond Coburn, James Miller, Roosevelt Bragg, Myron Clemons | |
| 18:39 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 18:19 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black connects on the turnaround from the left block | 42-48 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Elmer Melchior - foul #2 on Elmer Melchior, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Gerald Schrom (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Robert Homer, Edmund Hayes, John Leland | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston (SG) Rodney Bills | |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 17:49 | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| 17:49 | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:49 | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Larry Schultz steals the ball from Jimmy Cowley in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 17:27 | Oral Roberts | Jimmy Cowley steals the ball from Larry Schultz | 44-49 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Bruce Tack | 47-49 |
| 16:54 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Bruce Tack can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 16:37 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 16:21 | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Bruce Tack can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 16:02 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Waldo Villeneuve (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Schrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Larry Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Preston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Melchior (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Black (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-49 |
| 15:42 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 15:32 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 15:30 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-49 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley tips it in | 49-49 |
| 14:54 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 14:33 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:07 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior's floater is tipped away by Gerald Schrom | 49-49 |
| 14:05 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Bruce Tack pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled on the floor by Larry Schultz - foul #1 on Larry Schultz, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve, Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Desmond Coburn (SG), James Miller (SF), Mark Caraway (PF), Myron Clemons (C) Larry Schultz, Robert Preston, Elmer Melchior, Joseph Scott, Eric Black | |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Stan Leday is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Tarek Turner | 51-49 |
| 13:25 | Oral Roberts | James Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 13:23 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Clemons | 51-49 |
| 13:09 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway slams it home set up by Rodney Bills | 51-51 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes double dribbles | 51-51 |
| 12:40 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Tarek Turner is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:59 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway loses the dribble to Tarek Turner | 54-51 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Tarek Turner slams it home | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Desmond Coburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Caraway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Clemons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Oral Roberts | James Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 11:38 | Oral Roberts | James Miller tips it home | 56-53 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Stan Leday loses the dribble to Rodney Bills in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| 11:19 | Oral Roberts | James Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Norman Searcy (SG) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG), Roosevelt Bragg (C) Rodney Bills, Myron Clemons | |
| 11:19 | Oral Roberts | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:19 | Oral Roberts | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Robert Homer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 11:02 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:50 | Oral Roberts | James Miller is hacked by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| 10:40 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Robert Homer grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 10:18 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Roosevelt Bragg | 56-55 |
| 09:55 | Oral Roberts | James Miller buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Caraway | 56-57 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Robert Clark buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Norman Searcy | 58-57 |
| 09:24 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Homer | 58-57 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Gerald Schrom (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Robert Homer, Norman Searcy, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Elmer Melchior (SG), Larry Schultz (SF), Myron Clemons (C) Aaron Cerda, Desmond Coburn, James Miller, Mark Caraway | |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the easy layup | 58-57 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the tip | 58-57 |
| 09:01 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 08:45 | Oral Roberts | Roosevelt Bragg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Roosevelt Bragg, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Stan Leday connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 60-57 |
| 08:00 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF), Robert Clark (PF) Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston (SG), Mark Caraway (PF) Elmer Melchior, Roosevelt Bragg | |
| 08:00 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 08:00 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 07:33 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Schrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Rodney Bills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Caraway (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Myron Clemons (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Schrom - foul #1 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), John Leland (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG), James Miller (SF) Rodney Bills, Larry Schultz | |
| 07:19 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:19 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Clark | 60-60 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Robert Clark is hacked by James Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Robert Preston, Mark Caraway | |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Robert Clark tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 06:42 | Oral Roberts | James Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Cerda | 62-62 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is hacked by James Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Melchior (SF) James Miller | |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:40 | Oral Roberts | Myron Clemons pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:16 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda is fouled on the floor by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Michael Swigert (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, John Leland | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Mark Caraway (PF), Roosevelt Bragg (C) Aaron Cerda, Joseph Scott, Myron Clemons | |
| 06:04 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills hits a floater from the left side set up by Elmer Melchior | 63-64 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Roosevelt Bragg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roosevelt Bragg, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG) Robert Homer | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston (SG) Desmond Coburn | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:44 | Oral Roberts | Robert Preston knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Mark Caraway | 65-66 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 05:30 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Robert Preston | 65-66 |
| 05:25 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills misses short on a jumper in the paint | 65-66 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Stan Leday buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Edmund Hayes | 68-66 |
| 04:46 | Oral Roberts | Michael Swigert is called for the reach on Roosevelt Bragg - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), Robert Clark (PF), Gerald Schrom (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda (PG), Larry Schultz (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Eric Black (C) Rodney Bills, Robert Preston, Elmer Melchior, Mark Caraway | |
| 04:46 | Oral Roberts | Roosevelt Bragg makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:46 | Oral Roberts | Roosevelt Bragg misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 04:26 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 04:09 | Oral Roberts | Aaron Cerda is called for traveling | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Leland (C) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Miller (SF) Roosevelt Bragg | |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Aaron Cerda is called for the reach on Robert Homer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Cerda, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:44 | Oral Roberts | Eric Black misses the easy layup | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Gerald Schrom | 73-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Leland (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Aaron Cerda (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Miller (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Oral Roberts | Bruce Tack picks off the pass by Larry Schultz | 73-67 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Bruce Tack drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Homer and the foul's on Eric Black - foul #2 on Eric Black, team foul #10 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Robert Homer, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Desmond Coburn (SG), Mark Caraway (PF), Myron Clemons (C) Aaron Cerda, Larry Schultz, Joseph Scott, Eric Black | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 02:51 | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills snags the offensive board | 76-67 |
| 02:35 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rodney Bills | 76-70 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 76-70 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Robert Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Caraway | 76-70 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley tips it home | 78-70 |
| 01:49 | Oral Roberts | Mark Caraway comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 78-70 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Robert Clark snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Stan Leday dunks the ball | 80-70 |
| 00:57 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Miller and he's hacked by John Leland - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #8 | 80-72 |
| 00:57 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn makes the free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Bills - foul #2 on Rodney Bills, team foul #11 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn clanks a 3 from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Desmond Coburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Desmond Coburn, team foul #12 | 82-73 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | Desmond Coburn is whistled for traveling | 84-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (SF), Gerald Schrom (PF) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz (PG), Elmer Melchior (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Roosevelt Bragg (PF), Eric Black (C) Rodney Bills, Desmond Coburn, James Miller, Mark Caraway, Myron Clemons | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 84-73 |
| 00:10 | Oral Roberts | Larry Schultz snags the defensive board | 84-73 |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from Elmer Melchior and he's fouled by Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #9 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve, Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Rodney Bills (PG), Desmond Coburn (SG), James Miller (SF), Myron Clemons (C) Larry Schultz, Elmer Melchior, Roosevelt Bragg, Eric Black | |
| 00:04 | Oral Roberts | Joseph Scott makes the free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tarek Turner runs out the clock | 84-76 |