| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Stodola (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerard Kahn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Venne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones inbounds the ball | 41-20 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn drills a 3 from straight away set up by Edwin Jones | 44-20 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Charles Williams drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Christopher Metzler | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gerard Kahn | 47-22 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-22 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne blows the layup but he's fouled by Noel Freeman - foul #2 on Noel Freeman, team foul #1 | 47-22 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne makes the 1st free throw | 48-22 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne misses the 2nd free throw | 48-22 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the rebound | 48-22 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Noel Freeman loses the dribble to George Sweeney | 48-22 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 48-22 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 48-22 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Brian Helle can't finish the layup | 48-22 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones snags the defensive board | 48-22 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne lays it in | 50-22 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Charles Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-22 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Stodola | 52-22 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (SF) Edwin Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SF), Edward Smiley (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner, Brian Helle | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 52-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) John Stodola, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG), Phillip Leland (SF) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams | |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | James Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew (SG) Gerard Kahn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:20 | Mercer | David Whitney drills a shot from the left wing | 52-24 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-24 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones (SF), George Sweeney (PF) Jessie Wiggins, Marcus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Phillip Leland, Edward Smiley, Danny Hayden | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Fred Bruner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Whitney | 52-27 |
| 15:19 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney loses the ball out of bounds | 52-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), Gerard Kahn (SG), Ryan Venne (C) James Gravely, Jonathan Askew, James Hooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Charles Williams (SG) David Whitney, Eric Burcham | |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Noel Freeman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Williams | 52-30 |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ryan Venne | 54-30 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Williams | 54-33 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 54-33 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Charles Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerard Kahn | 56-36 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Charles Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Metzler | 56-39 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney tips it home | 58-39 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Fred Bruner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Lawrence | 58-39 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-39 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the follow up shot | 58-41 |
| 12:56 | UC Irvine | Charles Williams takes the ball from John Stodola | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | John Stodola connects on the shot from the left side | 60-43 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Fred Bruner is fouled on the floor by John Stodola - foul #1 on John Stodola, team foul #1 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Gravely (PG), Jonathan Askew (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), James Hooks (PF), Marcus Allen (C) John Stodola, Gerard Kahn, Edwin Jones, George Sweeney, Ryan Venne | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Eric Burcham (SG), Phillip Leland (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Edward Smiley is hacked by Jessie Wiggins - foul #1 on Jessie Wiggins, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Marcus Allen swats the shot by Eric Burcham | 60-43 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Marcus Allen | 60-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Gravely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jessie Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Leland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | James Hooks can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Leland - foul #1 on Phillip Leland, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | James Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | James Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | David Whitney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Burcham | 62-46 |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen is fouled on the floor by Edward Smiley - foul #2 on Edward Smiley, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | James Gravely buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | James Gravely makes the free throw | 65-46 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | James Gravely steps in front of the Brian Helle pass | 65-46 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew hits the finger roll set up by James Gravely | 67-46 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-46 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the offensive board | 67-46 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jessie Wiggins - foul #2 on Jessie Wiggins, team foul #3 | 67-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn (SG), Ryan Venne (C) Jonathan Askew, Marcus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Edward Smiley | |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 10:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Hooks | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerard Kahn | 69-47 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Brian Helle is whistled for a carry | 69-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), George Sweeney (PF) Jessie Wiggins, James Hooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Brian Helle | |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-47 |
| 09:23 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney grabs the offensive board | 69-47 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | John Stodola connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerard Kahn | 72-47 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | James Gravely is called for the reach on Christopher Metzler - foul #1 on James Gravely, team foul #4 | 72-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones (SF), James Hooks (C) James Gravely, Ryan Venne | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG) Christopher Metzler | |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Charles Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Noel Freeman | 72-50 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG), Phillip Leland (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Edward Smiley knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Phillip Leland and the foul's on George Sweeney - foul #1 on George Sweeney, team foul #5 | 72-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew (PG) John Stodola | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | James Hooks lays it in on a great pass from Gerard Kahn | 74-53 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Kahn (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Edwin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Sweeney (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Leland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Edward Smiley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 74-55 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Edwin Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-55 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Phillip Leland | 74-55 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | David Whitney clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-55 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Phillip Leland misses the tip | 74-55 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Phillip Leland grabs the offensive board | 74-55 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Edward Smiley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 74-55 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Gerard Kahn snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | George Sweeney is hacked by Edward Smiley - foul #3 on Edward Smiley, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Stodola (PG), James Gravely (SG), Jessie Wiggins (SF), Marcus Allen (PF), Ryan Venne (C) Jonathan Askew, Gerard Kahn, Edwin Jones, George Sweeney, James Hooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Edward Smiley, Brian Helle | |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronnie Lawrence - foul #4 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Ryan Venne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Noel Freeman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 76-55 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen grabs the board | 76-55 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | James Gravely connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Stodola | 78-55 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Fred Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew (SG), Edward Scaggs (C) John Stodola, Ryan Venne | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Eric Burcham (SG), Phillip Leland (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-55 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Edward Smiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-55 |
| 03:49 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | James Gravely is called for traveling | 78-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor (SF), James Hooks (PF) Jessie Wiggins, Marcus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Gravely (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Askew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Taylor (fresh) PF - James Hooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scaggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Leland (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Mercer | David Whitney misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Askew - foul #2 on Jonathan Askew, team foul #6 | 78-55 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 78-56 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-57 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew snags the offensive board | 78-57 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Askew hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Hooks | 81-57 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | David Whitney drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Brian Helle | 81-59 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Donald Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-59 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | David Whitney lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Gravely - foul #2 on James Gravely, team foul #7 | 84-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jessie Wiggins (SF), Marcus Allen (C) Donald Taylor, Edward Scaggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:19 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the free throw | 84-62 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | James Hooks misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 84-62 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Phillip Leland snags the defensive board | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Phillip Leland misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 84-62 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 84-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen is fouled on the floor by Edward Smiley - foul #4 on Edward Smiley, team foul #8 | 84-62 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen makes the 1st free throw | 85-62 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Marcus Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 85-62 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Brian Helle pulls down the rebound | 85-62 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Phillip Leland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 85-62 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | James Hooks grabs the board | 85-62 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | James Gravely runs out the clock | 85-62 |