| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (fresh) SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) SF - Richard Cuellar (fresh) PF - Jesse Pepin (fresh) C - Terry Zyla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | John Leland hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | John Leland knocks in the floater in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Terry Zyla can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Leland - foul #1 on John Leland, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Terry Zyla misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Purdue | Terry Zyla makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is called for traveling | 1-4 |
| 18:27 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 1-4 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | John Leland gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Perkoski - foul #1 on Jack Perkoski, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | John Leland buries a runner from close range | 1-6 |
| 17:59 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ezekiel Brittain | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Bruce Tack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 17:32 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Zyla | 6-8 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is whistled for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Kenneth Barr (SF), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Perkoski, Richard Cuellar, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), William Jackson (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Richard Perry (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| 17:08 | Purdue | Ronald Keel comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 6-8 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | William Jackson pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Richardson - foul #1 on Sean Richardson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG) Ezekiel Brittain | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Terry Zyla grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:49 | Purdue | Richard England misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Richard Perry hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 6-8 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Anthony Brown tips it in | 6-10 |
| 16:03 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:02 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 15:52 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:51 | Purdue | Terry Zyla pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fairly fresh) SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Kenneth Barr (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Zyla (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Keel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (tiring) SG - Anthony Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fairly fresh) C - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Purdue | Sean Richardson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Keel | 9-10 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | William Jackson misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard England - foul #1 on Richard England, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Cuellar (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Sean Richardson, Richard England, Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Anthony Brown, Michael Swigert, Richard Perry | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:24 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Thomas Rife | 9-11 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain is called for a backcourt violation | 9-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), John Leland (C) William Jackson, Ralph Serafin | |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Paul Adams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Thomas Rife hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | John Leland misses the shot from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Thomas Rife buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ezekiel Brittain and he's fouled by Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Ralph Serafin (PF) Bruce Tack, Paul Adams | |
| 14:19 | Purdue | Thomas Rife misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | John Leland misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Terry Zyla - foul #1 on Terry Zyla, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jesse Pepin (PF) Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:03 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:42 | Purdue | Terry Zyla is fouled on the floor by John Leland - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG), Edward Conti (SF) Ezekiel Brittain, Richard Cuellar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF) John Leland | |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Zyla | 17-13 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Brown and he's fouled by Terry Zyla - foul #2 on Terry Zyla, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ronald Keel (C) Terry Zyla | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Michael Swigert (PF) Anthony Brown, Paul Adams | |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Ronald Keel gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenneth Barr (SF) Edward Conti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (SF) Gerald Schrom | |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:46 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Perry | 19-18 |
| 12:19 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski is hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Richard Cuellar (SF), Thomas Rife (C) Richard England, Kenneth Barr, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Bruce Tack, Michael Swigert, Ralph Serafin | |
| 12:01 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 12:00 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 11:44 | Purdue | Paul Adams denies the turnaround by Jesse Pepin | 19-18 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Cuellar (fresh) PF - Jesse Pepin (tiring) 4 pts. C - Thomas Rife (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Ezekiel Brittain picks off the pass by William Jackson in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 11:37 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar banks in the layup set up by Ezekiel Brittain | 21-18 |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Pepin - foul #1 on Jesse Pepin, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Ronald Keel (C) Jack Perkoski, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Anthony Brown (SG) William Jackson, Jimmy Cowley | |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Bruce Tack buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Schrom | 21-21 |
| 10:45 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin lays it in on a great pass from Sean Richardson | 23-21 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Richard Perry knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 23-23 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Richardson | 25-23 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Anthony Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Ronald Keel snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Anthony Brown is called for the reach on Ezekiel Brittain - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Edward Conti (SF), Thomas Rife (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Sean Richardson, Richard Cuellar, Jesse Pepin, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), William Jackson (SF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Gerald Schrom, Richard Perry | |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | William Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Conti - foul #1 on Edward Conti, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard England (SG) Ezekiel Brittain | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:09 | Mercer | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Thomas Rife banks in the layup and he's hacked by Paul Adams - foul #1 on Paul Adams, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| 08:52 | Purdue | Thomas Rife makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | William Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Ralph Serafin steals the ball from Jack Perkoski | 30-25 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Kenneth Barr denies the turnaround by William Jackson | 30-25 |
| 08:14 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 08:01 | Purdue | Richard England is whistled for traveling | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF), Ronald Keel (C) Edward Conti, Thomas Rife, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF), Richard Perry (C) Bruce Tack, Ralph Serafin | |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Richard England steps in front of the William Jackson pass in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin is hacked by William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain (SG) Richard England | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG) William Jackson | |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 07:49 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom loses the ball out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jack Perkoski (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Ezekiel Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Cuellar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Pepin (tired) 10 pts. C - Ronald Keel (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Adams (tiring) C - Richard Perry (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 32-25 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Ezekiel Brittain takes the ball from Jimmy Cowley | 32-25 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Ronald Keel hits the finger roll set up by Richard Cuellar | 34-25 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Richard Cuellar takes the ball from Anthony Brown in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 06:53 | Purdue | Richard Cuellar throws it down | 36-25 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-25 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #10 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Kenneth Barr (C) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ralph Serafin (C) Anthony Brown, Jimmy Cowley, Richard Perry | |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Ronald Keel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 36-27 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Paul Adams clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Sean Richardson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | William Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard England - foul #2 on Richard England, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Thomas Rife (PF) Sean Richardson, Richard England, Richard Cuellar, Ronald Keel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG) Gerald Schrom | |
| 05:12 | Mercer | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | William Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | William Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Thomas Rife can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Kenneth Barr grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Edward Conti and the foul's on Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #11 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Cuellar (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF) Edward Conti, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF), Richard Perry (C) Bruce Tack, Ralph Serafin | |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Jack Perkoski makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Richard Perry connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Jesse Pepin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Terry Zyla (PF) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Jesse Pepin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), John Leland (C) William Jackson, Anthony Brown, Paul Adams, Richard Perry | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Sean Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard England (fresh) SF - Richard Cuellar (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Zyla (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Rife (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Michael Swigert clanks a runner from close range | 44-30 |
| 03:05 | Purdue | Sean Richardson snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 02:45 | Purdue | Jimmy Cowley steps in front of the Richard Cuellar pass | 44-30 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 44-32 |
| 02:24 | Purdue | Sean Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Michael Swigert snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Zyla - foul #3 on Terry Zyla, team foul #9 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jack Perkoski (PG), Ezekiel Brittain (SG), Edward Conti (SF), Ronald Keel (PF), Kenneth Barr (C) Sean Richardson, Richard England, Richard Cuellar, Terry Zyla, Thomas Rife | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SF) Gerald Schrom | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Ronald Keel buries a floater in the lane set up by Edward Conti | 46-34 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Edward Conti takes the ball from Jimmy Cowley in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 01:24 | Purdue | John Leland picks off the pass by Ronald Keel | 46-34 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Bruce Tack connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Ezekiel Brittain scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Perkoski | 49-37 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is hacked by Ronald Keel - foul #1 on Ronald Keel, team foul #10 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sean Richardson (PG), Richard England (SG), Richard Cuellar (SF), Jesse Pepin (PF) Jack Perkoski, Ezekiel Brittain, Edward Conti, Kenneth Barr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Jimmy Cowley, William Jackson | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Ronald Keel grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 00:13 | Purdue | Sean Richardson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-37 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | John Leland misses the open dunk | 49-37 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Richard Cuellar | 49-37 |