| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Filipski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ron Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Zam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 19:43 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gary Mitchell | 45-35 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Mitchell - foul #2 on Gary Mitchell, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Thompson | 45-37 |
| 19:14 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Spencer Mena | 45-37 |
| 19:12 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Robert Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it but misses | 47-37 |
| 18:50 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Douglas Zam | 47-37 |
| 18:44 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 47-37 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Carr - foul #2 on George Carr, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Hansen (PG), Thomas Wing (SG), Cecil Noel (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Donald York (C) Gary Mitchell, David Filipski, Ron Freeman, George Carr, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Gary Ketter | |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 18:16 | Holy Cross | John Hansen is whistled for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF) Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena | |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Richard Nicola connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Samuel Brown | 47-41 |
| 17:41 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Richard Nicola pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Richard Nicola is hacked by Cecil Noel - foul #1 on Cecil Noel, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), David Filipski (SG), Ron Freeman (SF), Douglas Zam (C) Thomas Wing, Cecil Noel, Jeffrey Venuti, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Robert Thompson (SG) Gus Adams, Samuel Brown | |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Robert Thompson hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 16:55 | Holy Cross | John Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 47-43 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Robert Thompson buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Pincus | 47-45 |
| 16:28 | Holy Cross | Erwin Barboza steals the ball from John Hansen | 47-45 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 16:07 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:51 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam is hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), George Carr (PF), Jeffrey Venuti (C) Gary Mitchell, John Hansen, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Erwin Barboza, Richard Lipscomb, Jesse Pincus, Richard Nicola | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Patrick Hagood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Filipski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ron Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Venuti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Holy Cross | George Carr is hacked by Bill Duckworth - foul #1 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing (SG) David Filipski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:28 | Holy Cross | George Carr misses the jumper from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bill Duckworth | 47-45 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Gus Adams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 14:46 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Chancellor - foul #2 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG), Donald York (C) Thomas Wing, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF) Bill Duckworth | |
| 14:46 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:46 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Robert Thompson is whistled for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (PG), Cecil Noel (SF) Patrick Hagood, Ron Freeman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samuel Brown (C) Gary Ketter | |
| 14:10 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 14:08 | Holy Cross | David Filipski misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | Gus Adams gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Gus Adams is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Queener - foul #4 on Nicholas Queener, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), John Hansen (SG), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Douglas Zam (C) Nicholas Queener, David Filipski, George Carr, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF) Gus Adams, Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena | |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG) Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:16 | Holy Cross | John Hansen misses the jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Richard Nicola snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Samuel Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 12:51 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to John Hansen | 49-48 |
| 12:36 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Mitchell | 51-48 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | David Filipski picks off the pass by Jesse Pincus in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 12:30 | Holy Cross | John Hansen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Filipski | 53-48 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Douglas Zam steals it from Erwin Barboza in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 12:11 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Erwin Barboza | 53-48 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Samuel Brown can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 12:02 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:42 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Mitchell | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Filipski (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Hansen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Venuti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Zam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Lipscomb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Nicola (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Pincus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Samuel Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is hacked by Jeffrey Venuti - foul #1 on Jeffrey Venuti, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), Thomas Wing (SG), Cecil Noel (SF), George Carr (PF), Donald York (C) Gary Mitchell, David Filipski, John Hansen, Jeffrey Venuti, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Erwin Barboza, Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Robert Thompson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Gus Adams | 55-50 |
| 10:44 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman (SF) Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:44 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:44 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is open but misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Gus Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Gus Adams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Ketter and he's fouled by Patrick Hagood - foul #4 on Patrick Hagood, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), John Hansen (SG), Douglas Zam (C) Patrick Hagood, Thomas Wing, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (PF) Spencer Mena | |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Gus Adams misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:13 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:57 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam can't connect on a shot in the lane | 57-52 |
| 09:55 | Holy Cross | John Hansen grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 09:42 | Holy Cross | Bill Duckworth steps in front of the Gary Mitchell pass | 57-52 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | George Carr is called for the reach on Bill Duckworth in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Carr, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel (SF) Ron Freeman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:22 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti (PF) George Carr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG) Gus Adams | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Charles Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Hansen and he's fouled by Bill Duckworth - foul #2 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing (SG) John Hansen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF) Robert Chancellor, Bill Duckworth | |
| 09:06 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Ketter | 59-54 |
| 08:46 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus is called for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman (SF) Cecil Noel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:26 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 08:24 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 08:09 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gary Mitchell | 61-54 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the jumper from the right side | 61-54 |
| 08:02 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Lipscomb - foul #2 on Richard Lipscomb, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood (PG), John Hansen (SG), Donald York (C) Gary Mitchell, Thomas Wing, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Charles Wiley, Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus | |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:46 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is fouled on the floor by Ron Freeman - foul #1 on Ron Freeman, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | George Carr (PF) Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samuel Brown (C) Gary Ketter | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:33 | Holy Cross | John Hansen pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Patrick Hagood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. SF - Ron Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Carr (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald York (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Holy Cross | Patrick Hagood comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Samuel Brown gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is hacked by Patrick Hagood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Hagood, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Nicholas Queener (PG), David Filipski (SG), Cecil Noel (SF) Patrick Hagood, Ron Freeman, George Carr | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:00 | Holy Cross | John Hansen grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 06:49 | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:48 | Holy Cross | John Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:30 | Holy Cross | Donald York comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Queener - foul #5 on Nicholas Queener, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman (SF), George Carr (PF), Jeffrey Venuti (C) Nicholas Queener, Cecil Noel, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Richard Nicola (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Samuel Brown | |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:46 | Holy Cross | David Filipski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Lipscomb | 63-56 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Jeffrey Venuti is called for the reach on Richard Nicola - foul #2 on Jeffrey Venuti, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), Douglas Zam (C) John Hansen, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Robert Thompson | |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Richard Nicola makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Richard Nicola makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:18 | Holy Cross | David Filipski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | David Filipski steps in front of the Richard Nicola pass in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 04:53 | Holy Cross | David Filipski lays it up and in set up by George Carr and he's hacked by Jesse Pincus - foul #2 on Jesse Pincus, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF) Ron Freeman, George Carr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF) Richard Nicola | |
| 04:53 | Holy Cross | David Filipski misses the free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Gary Ketter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Zam - foul #1 on Douglas Zam, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Hansen (PG), Ron Freeman (SF) Gary Mitchell, David Filipski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Bill Duckworth (PF) Richard Lipscomb, Jesse Pincus | |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:11 | Holy Cross | John Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 04:10 | Holy Cross | Douglas Zam tips it back up and in | 67-60 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is hacked by Thomas Wing in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Wing, team foul #13 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), George Carr (PF) Thomas Wing, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Samuel Brown (C) Gus Adams, Gary Ketter | |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:08 | Holy Cross | Jeffrey Venuti grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:51 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ron Freeman | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Robert Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Cecil Noel (SF) Ron Freeman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Nicola (C) Samuel Brown | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Venuti | 72-61 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Gary Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Hansen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. SF - Cecil Noel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Carr (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Venuti (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Chancellor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Nicola (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Cecil Noel is called for the reach on Robert Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Noel, team foul #14 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG), Donald York (C) Gary Mitchell, George Carr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SF) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:57 | Holy Cross | Richard Nicola swats the layup by Cecil Noel | 72-63 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing (SG) David Filipski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Spencer Mena (PF) Charles Wiley, Bill Duckworth | |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Richard Nicola hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Spencer Mena | 72-65 |
| 02:35 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell (PG), Ron Freeman (SF) Cecil Noel, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF), Samuel Brown (C) Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Holy Cross | Donald York hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ron Freeman | 75-65 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses long on an open shot in the lane | 75-65 |
| 02:06 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG) Thomas Wing | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Samuel Brown | |
| 01:40 | Holy Cross | Gary Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-65 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Robert Thompson pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ron Freeman - foul #2 on Ron Freeman, team foul #15 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF) David Filipski, Ron Freeman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:21 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG), Ron Freeman (SF), George Carr (PF), Douglas Zam (C) John Hansen, Thomas Wing, Jeffrey Venuti, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 01:02 | Holy Cross | George Carr is whistled for traveling | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Robert Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-67 |
| 00:55 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman is hacked by Robert Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Thompson, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Ron Freeman is called for the reach on Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Freeman, team foul #16 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Hansen (SG), Thomas Wing (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Donald York (C) David Filipski, Ron Freeman, George Carr, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | Erwin Barboza is called for the reach on Thomas Wing in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman (SF), George Carr (PF), Douglas Zam (C) John Hansen, Jeffrey Venuti, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | Thomas Wing misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:47 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to George Carr | 78-68 |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | George Carr is hacked by Erwin Barboza - foul #3 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #10 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Hansen (SG), Cecil Noel (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (C) Thomas Wing, Ron Freeman, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | George Carr makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:46 | Holy Cross | George Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Samuel Brown | 79-68 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Samuel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Richard Nicola is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Gus Adams | 79-70 |
| 00:35 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG), Ron Freeman (SF), Douglas Zam (C) John Hansen, Cecil Noel, Jeffrey Venuti | |
| 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 | |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Ron Freeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Thompson, team foul #11 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:32 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Chancellor | 81-72 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Erwin Barboza - foul #4 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:26 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Spencer Mena throws it down | 83-74 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman is hacked by Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #5 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #13 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG) Erwin Barboza | |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:17 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is hacked by George Carr - foul #4 on George Carr, team foul #17 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | John Hansen (SG), Thomas Wing (SF), Jeffrey Venuti (PF), Donald York (C) David Filipski, Ron Freeman, George Carr, Douglas Zam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | Richard Lipscomb is called for the reach on John Hansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Lipscomb, team foul #14 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | David Filipski (SG), Ron Freeman (SF), George Carr (PF), Douglas Zam (C) Gary Mitchell, Thomas Wing, Jeffrey Venuti, Donald York | |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | John Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:09 | Holy Cross | John Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 86-76 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Gus Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 86-76 |
| 00:01 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman grabs the board | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Ron Freeman runs out the clock | 86-76 |