| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Willis | 24-22 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses long on a shot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ivan Phillips | 24-22 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Scott Hauer clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Rees - foul #1 on Samuel Rees, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski tips it in | 25-27 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Bill Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Bill Lee tips it in | 27-27 |
| 17:47 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Bill Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 29-27 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | Scott Hauer steals it from Joseph Abernathy | 29-27 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Scott Hauer lays it in | 31-27 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jeff McGoey - foul #1 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Bill Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), William Vickers (SG) Samuel Rees, Gary Willis | |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeff McGoey | 33-29 |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | David Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Hauer and the foul's on William Vickers - foul #1 on William Vickers, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), Robert Nash (PF), Cory Miller (C) Ivan Phillips, Joseph Abernathy, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | David Hill is fouled on the floor by Jeff McGoey - foul #2 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Jeff McGoey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG) William Vickers | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Dunn, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SF) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG) Joseph Burchett | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) C - Robert Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dunn | 35-34 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-34 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | David Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees travels with the ball | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Heriberto Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Gary Willis, Robert Nash | |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Bill Lee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips (SF) Cory Miller | |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Bill Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Bill Lee gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Jonathon Samborski swats the short shot by Bernard Cooper | 36-34 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Abernathy | 36-34 |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips is fouled on the floor by Scott Hauer - foul #1 on Scott Hauer, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), Gary Willis (SG) Samuel Rees, David Hill | |
| 13:24 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Willis | 36-37 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Scott Hauer knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Lee | 38-37 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 38-37 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff McGoey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Bill Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Joseph Abernathy is called for the reach on Scott Hauer - foul #3 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Mario Ortiz (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), David Hill (SG), Cory Miller (SF), Robert Nash (PF) Joseph Burchett, Gary Willis, Ivan Phillips, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dunn | 43-37 |
| 10:53 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Robert Dunn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 09:51 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees drills a 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Robert Dunn is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeffrey Gurule | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Cory Miller, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Willis | 43-45 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mario Ortiz - foul #2 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF) Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips (SF) Samuel Rees | |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeff McGoey - foul #3 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Fischer (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is denied on a layup by Joseph Abernathy | 46-45 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Scott Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-45 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | David Hill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Andrew Clayton (SF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey, Jackie Fischer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Cory Miller (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) David Hill, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Samuel Rees | 46-47 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton tips it in | 48-47 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Bill Lee denies the turnaround by Jonathon Samborski | 48-47 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 48-47 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-47 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Ivan Phillips is denied by Bernard Cooper | 48-47 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bill Lee | 48-47 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Scott Hauer | 51-47 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 51-47 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule travels with the ball | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Robert Dunn (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Scott Hauer, Andrew Clayton, Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), William Vickers (SG), David Hill (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Samuel Rees, Gary Willis, Ivan Phillips, Cory Miller | |
| 03:45 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski double dribbles | 51-47 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Jonathon Samborski swats the short shot by Jackie Fischer | 51-47 |
| 03:24 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Burchett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Vickers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hill (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Samborski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | William Vickers steps in front of the Mario Ortiz pass | 51-50 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits the finger roll | 51-52 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Robert Dunn, Jackie Fischer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Cory Miller (SF) Joseph Burchett, William Vickers | |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-52 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Scott Hauer snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Ivan Phillips (SF) David Hill, Cory Miller | |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Willis - foul #2 on Gary Willis, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Abernathy | 52-52 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips is hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Scott Hauer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule | 55-52 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Willis | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is hacked by Samuel Rees in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Rees, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is hacked by Samuel Rees - foul #3 on Samuel Rees, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Samuel Rees is called for the reach on Bernard Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Rees, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 57-54 |