| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses long on a shot from the right block | 23-32 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it home | 25-32 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Orville Lange picks off the pass by Robert Thompson | 25-32 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Orville Lange lays it in | 25-34 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Robert Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Orville Lange blocks the short jumper by Gary Ketter | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Mayes and he's fouled by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Robert Thompson, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Chuck Moore | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the free throw | 25-36 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Orville Lange can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Chancellor - foul #3 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Nicola (SF) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (PF) Steven Coulter | |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Samuel Brown snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-37 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange can't tip it in | 25-37 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gus Adams | 25-37 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Samuel Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Combs | 25-37 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) SG - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Nicola (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Felix Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs clanks a jumper from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Orville Lange drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Combs | 25-39 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Gus Adams loses the dribble to Timothy Mayes | 25-39 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes hits the finger roll | 25-41 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Samuel Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gus Adams | 27-41 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs double dribbles | 27-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Gus Adams, Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Thomas Combs is called for the reach on Erwin Barboza - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-41 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is denied on a layup by Chas Reimann | 27-41 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Steven Coulter - foul #1 on Steven Coulter, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Jeffery Brannen | 29-43 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is fouled on the floor by Steven Coulter - foul #2 on Steven Coulter, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Jeffery Brannen steps in front of the Spencer Mena pass | 29-43 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Felix Cole | 29-45 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Pincus (PF) Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Timothy Mayes steals the ball from Erwin Barboza | 29-45 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the lay-in | 29-45 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann tips it back up and in | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses the dunk attempt | 29-47 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Mayes and the foul's on Robert Chancellor - foul #4 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SF), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the free throw | 29-49 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Robert Thompson steps in front of the Darrell Estes pass | 29-49 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Gus Adams travels with the ball | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Nicola (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Robert Thompson, Jesse Pincus | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Felix Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Spencer Mena clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-49 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Gus Adams hits the follow up shot | 31-49 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Spencer Mena, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG) Gus Adams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Darrell Estes | |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Samuel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Richard Nicola's fadeaway is rejected by Chas Reimann | 31-49 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Brannen | 31-49 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore is fouled on the floor by Richard Lipscomb - foul #1 on Richard Lipscomb, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Richard Nicola, Spencer Mena, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Felix Cole scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 31-51 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb loses the ball out of bounds | 31-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Orville Lange jams it on a nice dish by Chas Reimann | 31-53 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Jesse Pincus is blocked by Chas Reimann | 31-53 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Orville Lange pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chuck Moore | 31-55 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Jesse Pincus is called for the reach on Chas Reimann - foul #1 on Jesse Pincus, team foul #6 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Richard Lipscomb, Jesse Pincus, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann, Thomas Combs | |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Robert Chancellor picks off the pass by Orville Lange | 34-55 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Spencer Mena lays it in and the foul's on Steven Coulter - foul #3 on Steven Coulter, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Nicola (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange | |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Richard Nicola steals it from Chas Reimann | 37-55 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-55 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 37-55 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann banks in the layup set up by Darrell Estes | 37-57 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Darrell Estes steps in front of the Samuel Brown pass | 37-57 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Brown - foul #2 on Samuel Brown, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF) Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Steven Coulter, Chas Reimann | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-59 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 37-59 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Jesse Pincus steps in front of the Chuck Moore pass | 37-59 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Gus Adams drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-59 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Nicola (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Richard Nicola misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Samuel Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Combs - foul #3 on Samuel Brown, team foul #8 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Bill Duckworth (PF) Gus Adams, Richard Nicola | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Felix Cole | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Charles Wiley knocks in the jumper from the left side | 42-61 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the easy layup | 42-61 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-61 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-61 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Combs | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Samuel Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-63 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Orville Lange steps in front of the Charles Wiley pass | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Jesse Pincus steals the ball from Darrell Estes | 42-66 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus lays it up and in | 44-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes runs out the clock | 44-66 |