| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder loses the dribble to Robert Williams | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 27-29 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | William Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-29 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Stewart | 30-29 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SF) Lynn Wagner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:06 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Hui - foul #1 on Jonathan Hui, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 30-33 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | William Lott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Higgins | 30-36 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Ponder - foul #1 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk (SG), Lynn Wagner (SF), Thomas Cox (PF) Micheal Dubois, Richard Stewart, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-36 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Loudermilk (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Lott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Mark Wilson is hacked by Lloyd Loudermilk - foul #2 on Lloyd Loudermilk, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Banker (C) William Lott | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-36 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 14:52 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Nicholas Jones | 30-38 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Beech | 30-40 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-40 |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Kirk Swink buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alexander Beech | 32-43 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), Richard Stewart (SG), Robert Williams (PF), William Lott (C) Jonathan Hui, Lloyd Loudermilk, Lynn Wagner, Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder and he's fouled by William Lott - foul #1 on William Lott, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 13:07 | UC Irvine | John Banker grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Banker | 34-46 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | John Banker grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Justin Fletcher takes the ball from Richard Stewart | 34-46 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-46 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey tips it in | 34-48 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | John Banker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | William Higgins gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Banker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Robert Williams swats the layup by Tanner Hunter | 34-48 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | William Lott snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois lays it up and in set up by William Lott and he's fouled by Arthur Ponder - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SG), Lynn Wagner (SF), Thomas Cox (C) Richard Stewart, John Banker, William Lott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| 11:06 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 10:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Micheal Dubois | 37-48 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is hacked by Lynn Wagner - foul #3 on Lynn Wagner, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk (SG), William Lott (C) Micheal Dubois, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF), Charles Bacchus (C) William Higgins, Justin Fletcher | |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Lynn Wagner - foul #4 on Lynn Wagner, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts (SF) Lynn Wagner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech | |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | William Lott comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG), Richard Stewart (SG) Lloyd Loudermilk, Johnny Roberts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Stewart | 37-50 |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Lott | 39-50 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Justin Fletcher swats the short shot by Richard Stewart | 39-50 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox snags the offensive board | 39-50 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | William Lott loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner (SF), Robert Williams (PF), John Banker (C) Jonathan Hui, Thomas Cox, William Lott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), William Higgins (SG), Alexander Beech (SF) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lynn Wagner (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Banker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Dubois | 41-50 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Alexander Beech clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-50 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:25 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Micheal Dubois | 44-50 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 44-52 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Kirk Swink loses the ball out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (PG), Lloyd Loudermilk (SG), William Lott (C) Micheal Dubois, Richard Stewart, John Banker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Lott | 47-52 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the fadeaway from close range | 47-54 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner is fouled on the floor by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Johnny Roberts (SF) Lynn Wagner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:05 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Loudermilk buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Lott | 49-54 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Banker (SF), Thomas Cox (PF) Johnny Roberts, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois (PG) Lloyd Loudermilk | |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder double dribbles | 51-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Micheal Dubois (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Hui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Banker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cox (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart (SG) John Banker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Mark Wilson | |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cox gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lynn Wagner (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Jonathan Hui, Thomas Cox | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart is whistled for traveling | 51-56 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | William Higgins's pass is intercepted by William Lott | 51-56 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Richard Stewart is hacked by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Lynn Wagner is called for the reach on Arthur Ponder - foul #5 on Lynn Wagner, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui (SF) Lynn Wagner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Richard Stewart is denied by Justin Fletcher | 51-58 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | William Lott snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Hui buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Dubois | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Richard Stewart is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Stewart, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Stewart | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Richard Stewart is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stewart, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is fouled on the floor by Robert Williams - foul #4 on Robert Williams, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Robert Williams grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | William Lott grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Micheal Dubois connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-61 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Micheal Dubois is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Dubois, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Justin Fletcher steals it from Micheal Dubois | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher runs out the clock | 60-63 |