| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) SG - Thomas Ide (fresh) SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) PF - Norman Mahr (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Spencer Mena wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Gary Ketter loses the dribble to Shen Chiu | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Akron | Chad Zajicek can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Akron | Norman Mahr's layup is rejected by Spencer Mena | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Akron | Chad Zajicek snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Akron | Shen Chiu can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Mena | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | Gary Ketter's floater is tipped away by Ryan Washington | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Akron | Chad Zajicek snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Norman Mahr comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SF) Raymond Epperly | |
| 17:27 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Akron | Norman Mahr misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Montemayor | 0-4 |
| 16:43 | Akron | Gary Ketter denies the turnaround by Thomas Ide | 0-4 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano's pass is intercepted by Shen Chiu | 0-4 |
| 16:32 | Akron | Thomas Ide banks in the layup set up by Shen Chiu | 2-4 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), William Jauregui (SG), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Claude Montemayor, Anthony Quijano, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 16:14 | Akron | Chad Zajicek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:13 | Akron | Ryan Washington tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Akron | Norman Mahr tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:58 | Akron | The rebound goes to Ryan Washington | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Washington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brett Boynton (fresh) SG - William Jauregui (fresh) SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) C - Lonnie Lee (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:51 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Shen Chiu clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brett Boynton - foul #1 on Brett Boynton, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (SG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF), Mike Stephens (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Gary Ketter (C) William Jauregui, Lonnie Lee | |
| 15:38 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Akron | Shen Chiu misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Donald Swanson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Stephens - foul #1 on Mike Stephens, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG) Shen Chiu | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Donald Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Donald Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:56 | Akron | George Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Donald Swanson gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ketter | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | Akron | Mike Stephens loses the dribble to Donald Swanson | 4-8 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is fouled on the floor by Carl Becker - foul #1 on Carl Becker, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SG), Chad Zajicek (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) James Jaramillo, George Anderson, Mike Stephens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Anthony Quijano (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Brett Boynton, Timothy Strickland, Donald Swanson, Gary Ketter | |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 13:47 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Harold Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Lonnie Lee - foul #1 on Lonnie Lee, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (SF) Raymond Epperly | |
| 13:32 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:32 | Akron | Harold Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:00 | Akron | Norman Mahr knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Ide | 8-11 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #1 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), Mike Stephens (PF) Harold Jenkins, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Bill Duckworth, Lonnie Lee | |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:22 | Akron | Mike Stephens's floater is tipped away by Spencer Mena | 8-13 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-13 |
| 11:56 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mike Stephens (fresh) C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Claude Montemayor - foul #1 on Claude Montemayor, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PF) Mike Stephens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (PG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Donald Swanson (PF) Claude Montemayor, Timothy Strickland, Spencer Mena | |
| 11:52 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Chad Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Epperly | 10-15 |
| 11:25 | Akron | Raymond Epperly steps in front of the Shen Chiu pass | 10-15 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Quijano | 10-17 |
| 11:06 | Akron | A charge is called on Shen Chiu - foul #1 on Shen Chiu, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | George Anderson (SF), Norman Mahr (PF), Harold Jenkins (C) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG) Anthony Quijano | |
| 10:40 | Mercer | George Anderson is called for the reach on Brett Boynton - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Spencer Mena (PF) Raymond Epperly, Donald Swanson | |
| 10:26 | Mercer | George Anderson is called for the reach on Timothy Strickland - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Claude Montemayor | 10-19 |
| 09:59 | Akron | Chad Zajicek comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Shen Chiu is called for the reach on Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Shen Chiu, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SG), Mike Stephens (C) Shen Chiu, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Swanson (C) Gary Ketter | |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:41 | Akron | The rebound goes to Norman Mahr | 10-20 |
| 09:28 | Akron | Norman Mahr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Montemayor | 10-20 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-20 |
| 09:20 | Akron | Norman Mahr snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 09:14 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chad Zajicek, team foul #8 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Akron | Ryan Washington (C) Mike Stephens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Lonnie Lee (C) Claude Montemayor, Brett Boynton, Spencer Mena | |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Norman Mahr blocks the short jumper by Lonnie Lee | 10-20 |
| 09:02 | Akron | Chad Zajicek grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 08:40 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Thomas Ide picks off the pass by Lonnie Lee | 10-20 |
| 07:53 | Akron | James Jaramillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Donald Swanson pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - James Jaramillo (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Ide (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Zajicek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Mahr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-20 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly tips it home | 10-22 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anthony Quijano - foul #1 on Anthony Quijano, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Akron | Carl Becker (PG), Harold Jenkins (PF), Mike Stephens (C) James Jaramillo, Norman Mahr, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), Bill Duckworth (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Timothy Strickland, Anthony Quijano, Raymond Epperly, Donald Swanson, Lonnie Lee | |
| 07:37 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 07:37 | Akron | Thomas Ide makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the offensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gary Ketter | 12-24 |
| 06:46 | Akron | Mike Stephens travels with the ball | 12-24 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth can't finish the layup | 12-24 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth tips it in | 12-26 |
| 06:11 | Akron | Carl Becker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brett Boynton | 15-29 |
| 05:32 | Akron | Carl Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Norman Mahr (PF), Ryan Washington (C) Chad Zajicek, Mike Stephens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (PG), Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Donald Swanson (PF) Claude Montemayor, Brett Boynton, Bill Duckworth, Spencer Mena | |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano is hacked by Harold Jenkins - foul #2 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #9 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 05:09 | Akron | Ryan Washington grabs the board | 15-30 |
| 04:53 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is fouled on the floor by Timothy Strickland - foul #1 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #6 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (PG) Carl Becker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lonnie Lee (C) Gary Ketter | |
| 04:37 | Akron | Thomas Ide misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-30 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Donald Swanson | 15-30 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-30 |
| 04:25 | Akron | Ryan Washington pulls down the rebound | 15-30 |
| 04:06 | Akron | Norman Mahr hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Jaramillo | 17-30 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Donald Swanson lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Strickland and the foul's on Norman Mahr - foul #1 on Norman Mahr, team foul #10 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Shen Chiu (PG), George Anderson (SF), Harold Jenkins (PF) Thomas Ide, Chad Zajicek, Norman Mahr | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Montemayor (PG), Gary Ketter (C) Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee | |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Donald Swanson misses the free throw | 17-32 |
| 03:58 | Akron | George Anderson grabs the board | 17-32 |
| 03:53 | Akron | Shen Chiu hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Washington | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Shen Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jaramillo (fresh) SF - George Anderson (fresh) PF - Harold Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Washington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Montemayor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor is fouled on the floor by Harold Jenkins - foul #3 on Harold Jenkins, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SG), Mike Stephens (PF) James Jaramillo, Harold Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF) Donald Swanson | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Claude Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:29 | Akron | Mike Stephens misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-34 |
| 03:28 | Akron | Mike Stephens snags the offensive board | 19-34 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Mike Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Ketter - foul #1 on Gary Ketter, team foul #7 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG), Bill Duckworth (SF) Anthony Quijano, Timothy Strickland | |
| 03:13 | Akron | Mike Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:13 | Akron | Mike Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Gary Ketter gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Claude Montemayor | 21-36 |
| 02:35 | Akron | Thomas Ide can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 21-36 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Gary Ketter gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Brett Boynton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-36 |
| 02:15 | Akron | Ryan Washington gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Shen Chiu is hacked by Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Spencer Mena, team foul #8 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Akron | James Jaramillo (SG), Carl Becker (SF), Norman Mahr (PF) Thomas Ide, George Anderson, Ryan Washington | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Claude Montemayor, Bill Duckworth, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 01:59 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:59 | Akron | Shen Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Chad Zajicek (SF) Shen Chiu | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:05 | Akron | Carl Becker's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Swanson | 23-36 |
| 01:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Zajicek | 23-36 |
| 00:43 | Akron | Chad Zajicek is hacked by Anthony Quijano - foul #2 on Anthony Quijano, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Akron | Thomas Ide (SG), Ryan Washington (C) Carl Becker, Mike Stephens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (PG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Brett Boynton, Donald Swanson, Lonnie Lee | |
| 00:43 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 00:26 | Akron | The rebound goes to James Jaramillo | 23-36 |
| 00:04 | Akron | Chad Zajicek misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-36 |
| 00:03 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Washington | 23-36 |
| 00:01 | Akron | James Jaramillo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-36 |