| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Williams Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Hilliard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Temple | Brandon Heldt inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Temple | Roy Hilliard buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jack Micco and he's hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #1 on Robert Dunn, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:52 | Temple | Roy Hilliard makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Hilliard | 43-32 |
| 19:34 | Temple | Brandon Heldt snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:16 | Temple | Brandon Heldt blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 19:14 | Temple | Jack Micco hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-32 |
| 18:49 | Temple | The rebound goes to Williams Norman | 45-32 |
| 18:33 | Temple | Roy Hilliard is hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Dunn, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Brandon Heldt hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Micco | 48-32 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-32 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Robert Dunn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-32 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton can't tip it in | 48-32 |
| 18:02 | Temple | Williams Norman pulls down the rebound | 48-32 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Bruce Hayden hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Micco | 50-32 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Robert Dunn buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Heriberto Yazzie | 50-34 |
| 17:18 | Temple | Roy Hilliard misses the easy layup | 50-34 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Jack Micco tips it back up and in | 52-34 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie is hacked by Brandon Heldt - foul #1 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG), Daniel Watkins (SG), Lewis Cordova (SF), Burton Turk (PF), Vernon Carballo (C) Jack Micco, Bruce Hayden, Brandon Heldt, Williams Norman, Roy Hilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Ryan Montague (SF), Bill Lee (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Ralph Washburn, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is fouled on the floor by Burton Turk - foul #2 on Burton Turk, team foul #2 | 52-34 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 52-34 |
| 16:40 | Temple | Jeffery Hill grabs the board | 52-34 |
| 16:36 | Temple | Vernon Carballo is hacked by Jackie Fischer - foul #1 on Jackie Fischer, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| 16:23 | Temple | Lewis Cordova can't finish the layup | 52-34 |
| 16:22 | Temple | Burton Turk tips it back up and in | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Bill Lee blows the layup but the foul's on Burton Turk - foul #3 on Burton Turk, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Temple | James Walla (PF) Burton Turk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG) Ryan Montague | |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Bill Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 15:55 | Temple | Daniel Watkins buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Cordova (fresh) PF - James Walla (fresh) C - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bill Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-37 |
| 15:22 | Temple | Daniel Watkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Scott Hauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-37 |
| 15:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Vernon Carballo | 57-37 |
| 14:55 | Temple | Daniel Watkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Bill Lee pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins steals it from Jackie Fischer | 57-37 |
| 14:13 | Temple | Daniel Watkins makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-37 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dikembe Banda | 59-40 |
| 13:38 | Temple | Daniel Watkins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-40 |
| 13:36 | Temple | James Walla misses the tip | 59-40 |
| 13:35 | Temple | Jeffery Hill grabs the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Daniel Watkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bill Lee - foul #2 on Bill Lee, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Jack Micco (PG), Brandon Heldt (SF), Williams Norman (PF), Roy Hilliard (C) Jeffery Hill, Lewis Cordova, James Walla, Vernon Carballo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Ryan Montague (SG), Ralph Washburn (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Mario Ortiz, Dikembe Banda, Bill Lee, Jackie Fischer | |
| 13:19 | Temple | Daniel Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 13:19 | Temple | Daniel Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | The short jumper by Andrew Clayton is denied by Brandon Heldt | 61-40 |
| 13:01 | Temple | Brandon Heldt pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| 12:48 | Temple | Brandon Heldt is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brandon Heldt, team foul #4 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Hayden (SG) Daniel Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-40 |
| 12:40 | Temple | Jack Micco snags the defensive board | 61-40 |
| 12:24 | Temple | Brandon Heldt drills a jumper from close range set up by Bruce Hayden | 63-40 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 12:10 | Temple | The rebound goes to Bruce Hayden | 63-40 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Williams Norman misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #2 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (SG) Ryan Montague | |
| 11:53 | Temple | Williams Norman misses the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 11:53 | Temple | Williams Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jack Micco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Hayden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Williams Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-40 |
| 11:38 | Temple | Williams Norman snags the defensive board | 64-40 |
| 11:33 | Temple | Brandon Heldt knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Ralph Washburn - foul #3 on Ralph Washburn, team foul #6 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG), Joseph Drost (SF) Scott Hauer, Ralph Washburn | |
| 11:33 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the free throw | 67-40 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Robert Dunn scores on a runner in the lane | 67-42 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Andrew Clayton is called for the reach on Williams Norman - foul #3 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #7 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Temple | Lewis Cordova (SF) Brandon Heldt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Montague (SF), Peter Linder (PF) Joseph Drost, Andrew Clayton | |
| 11:08 | Temple | Williams Norman makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 11:08 | Temple | Williams Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Ryan Montague can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-42 |
| 10:56 | Temple | Williams Norman gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| 10:42 | Temple | Williams Norman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 69-42 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Lewis Cordova grabs the offensive board | 69-42 |
| 10:26 | Temple | Bruce Hayden makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Micco | 71-42 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Robert Dunn drills a floater from the right wing | 71-44 |
| 09:56 | Temple | Williams Norman buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Roy Hilliard | 73-44 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses long on a shot from the right side | 73-44 |
| 09:43 | Temple | Lewis Cordova pulls down the rebound | 73-44 |
| 09:24 | Temple | Bruce Hayden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-44 |
| 09:22 | Temple | Williams Norman tips it but misses | 73-44 |
| 09:21 | Temple | Jack Micco misses the tip | 73-44 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Robert Dunn grabs the board | 73-44 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Ryan Montague makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Heriberto Yazzie | 73-47 |
| 09:06 | Temple | Heriberto Yazzie steps in front of the Williams Norman pass | 73-47 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits the finger roll set up by Heriberto Yazzie | 73-49 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Williams Norman drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jack Micco | 75-49 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Robert Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-49 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz tips it in | 75-51 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Jack Micco buries a jumper from the right block set up by Bruce Hayden and he's hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #3 on Robert Dunn, team foul #8 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Watkins (SG), Brandon Heldt (SF), Burton Turk (PF), Vernon Carballo (C) Bruce Hayden, Lewis Cordova, Williams Norman, Roy Hilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Ralph Washburn (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Bill Lee (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Ryan Montague, Peter Linder, Robert Dunn | |
| 08:28 | Temple | Jack Micco makes the free throw | 78-51 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Bill Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-51 |
| 08:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Vernon Carballo | 78-51 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Burton Turk misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #4 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #9 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG) Jack Micco | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Fischer (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| 08:03 | Temple | Burton Turk makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 08:03 | Temple | Burton Turk makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Hauer | 80-53 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Heldt (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Burton Turk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Carballo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Temple | Brandon Heldt misses the 3 from the left corner | 80-53 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Scott Hauer grabs the defensive rebound | 80-53 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer travels with the ball | 80-53 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF) Jackie Fischer | |
| 07:19 | Temple | Daniel Watkins knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffery Hill | 82-53 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Ralph Washburn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-53 |
| 07:10 | Temple | Vernon Carballo gets the rebound | 82-53 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Brandon Heldt is hacked by Ralph Washburn - foul #4 on Ralph Washburn, team foul #10 | 82-53 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG) Dikembe Banda | |
| 06:55 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 1st free throw | 83-53 |
| 06:55 | Temple | Brandon Heldt makes the 2nd free throw | 84-53 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint | 84-55 |
| 06:35 | Temple | Brandon Heldt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-55 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 84-55 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Scott Hauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (SG), Lewis Cordova (SF), James Walla (PF), Roy Hilliard (C) Daniel Watkins, Brandon Heldt, Burton Turk, Vernon Carballo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Drost (SF), Jackie Fischer (C) Ralph Washburn, Bill Lee | |
| 06:10 | Temple | Lewis Cordova connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Drost - foul #1 on Joseph Drost, team foul #11 | 86-55 |
| Subs | Temple | Burton Turk (PF) Roy Hilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SG), Peter Linder (C) Mario Ortiz, Andrew Clayton | |
| 06:10 | Temple | Lewis Cordova makes the free throw | 87-55 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Scott Hauer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 87-58 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Burton Turk can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 87-58 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jackie Fischer | 87-58 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Joseph Drost is called for traveling | 87-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Watkins (SG), Vernon Carballo (C) Jeffery Hill, Burton Turk | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:25 | Temple | Vernon Carballo misses the shot from the left block | 87-58 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Scott Hauer pulls down the rebound | 87-58 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Peter Linder misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-58 |
| 05:09 | Temple | James Walla pulls down the rebound | 87-58 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Daniel Watkins buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Gustin | 89-58 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Carballo | 89-58 |
| 04:38 | Temple | James Walla grabs the board | 89-58 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Daniel Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 89-58 |
| 04:25 | Mercer | Peter Linder snags the defensive board | 89-58 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda is hacked by James Walla - foul #1 on James Walla, team foul #5 | 89-58 |
| Subs | Temple | Jeffery Hill (PG), Burton Turk (PF) Gary Gustin, James Walla | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Montague (PG), Bill Lee (PF) Joseph Drost, Jackie Fischer | |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Bill Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 89-58 |
| 04:09 | Temple | Vernon Carballo grabs the defensive rebound | 89-58 |
| 03:56 | Temple | Daniel Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 89-58 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Lewis Cordova tips it in | 91-58 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Ryan Montague is hacked by Jeffery Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Hill, team foul #6 | 91-58 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Fischer (C) Peter Linder | |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Burton Turk is called for the reach on Scott Hauer - foul #4 on Burton Turk, team foul #7 | 91-58 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 91-59 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 91-60 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Jeffery Hill (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Watkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Cordova (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Burton Turk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Vernon Carballo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Montague (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bill Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jackie Fischer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Temple | Daniel Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 91-60 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Bill Lee gets the rebound | 91-60 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer connects on the jumper in the lane | 91-62 |
| 02:44 | Temple | Lewis Cordova scores on a jumper from the left block | 93-62 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Jeffery Hill is called for the reach on Scott Hauer - foul #3 on Jeffery Hill, team foul #8 | 93-62 |
| Subs | Temple | Gary Gustin (SG), James Walla (SF) Daniel Watkins, Lewis Cordova | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Drost (SF), Peter Linder (PF) Dikembe Banda, Jackie Fischer | |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 93-63 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 93-64 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Vernon Carballo misses the jumper from the right wing | 93-64 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Bill Lee grabs the board | 93-64 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Scott Hauer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 93-64 |
| Subs | Temple | Daniel Watkins (SG), Lewis Cordova (SF) Gary Gustin, James Walla | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SG), Jackie Fischer (C) Joseph Drost, Peter Linder | |
| 01:39 | Temple | Daniel Watkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 93-64 |
| 01:37 | Temple | Vernon Carballo gets the offensive rebound | 93-64 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Daniel Watkins comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 93-64 |
| 01:07 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Carballo | 93-64 |
| 00:47 | Temple | Daniel Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 93-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Bill Lee comes up short on the shot near the basket | 93-64 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Daniel Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 93-64 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Burton Turk clanks a floater from the right wing | 93-64 |
| 00:07 | Temple | Burton Turk tips it home | 95-64 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer drills a turnaround from the left block | 95-66 |
| 00:00 | Temple | Jeffery Hill runs out the clock | 95-66 |