| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shipp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | William Shipp inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | William Shipp misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock tips it in | 44-40 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 44-43 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones tips it home | 46-43 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Justin Fletcher picks off the pass by Justin Grisby | 46-43 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on William Shipp - foul #2 on William Shipp, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Woods (C) William Shipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson (SF) Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Frank Clark is called for the reach on William Higgins - foul #3 on Frank Clark, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (SG) Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey | |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Charles Simpson picks off the pass by Kirk Swink | 46-45 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Simpson | 48-45 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Kirk Swink can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Frank Barnes is called for the reach on Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Frank Barnes, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Shipp (SF), Justin Grisby (PF) Bill Bullock, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF) Alexander Beech, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Frank Barnes steals the ball from Tanner Hunter | 48-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Simpson (fresh) SF - William Shipp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Grisby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Woods (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | Tanner Hunter steals the ball from William Shipp | 48-45 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | William Higgins misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis (SF), Thomas Epperson (C) Justin Grisby, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink | |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | William Shipp grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson clanks a jumper from the right block | 49-45 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder and he's hacked by William Shipp - foul #3 on William Shipp, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Gordon Jones (PF) Frank Barnes, Charles Simpson, William Shipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Justin Fletcher (C) William Higgins, Mark Wilson | |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Bailey | 49-49 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Justin Fletcher steals it from Frank Clark | 49-49 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits a 3 from straight away | 49-52 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Mark Wilson (PF) Nicholas Jones, Tanner Hunter | |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Mark Wilson loses the dribble to Frank Clark | 50-52 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 50-52 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | William Higgins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't tip it in | 50-52 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis grabs the board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Van McGinnis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock's pass is intercepted by Stephen Bailey | 50-52 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the dunk | 50-52 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ponder - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Charles Simpson (SG), William Shipp (SF), Justin Grisby (PF), Gregory Woods (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Van McGinnis, Gordon Jones, Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Charles Bacchus (PF), Jeremy Coffman (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Mark Wilson, Justin Fletcher | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Woods | 52-52 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Kirk Swink banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Bacchus | 52-54 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico State | Gregory Woods drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank Barnes | 54-54 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Grisby - foul #3 on Justin Grisby, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG) Charles Simpson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) William Higgins, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby clanks a shot from the left block | 54-55 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Kirk Swink grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Bill Bullock | 56-55 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Bill Bullock steps in front of the Alexander Beech pass | 56-55 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Charles Bacchus is called for the reach on Gregory Woods - foul #2 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Clark (SG), Van McGinnis (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Thomas Epperson (C) Frank Barnes, William Shipp, Justin Grisby, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 56-55 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis buries a jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Fletcher | 58-58 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Van McGinnis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Van McGinnis steals it from Justin Fletcher | 61-58 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Epperson | 64-58 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is whistled for a carry | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Justin Grisby (PF) Bill Bullock, Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, Tanner Hunter | |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 64-58 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 64-58 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Frank Barnes is called for the reach on Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Frank Barnes, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Shipp (SF), Gordon Jones (PF) Van McGinnis, Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Kirk Swink (SF) William Higgins, Stephen Bailey | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 64-58 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 64-58 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Frank Clark is called for the reach on Arthur Ponder - foul #4 on Frank Clark, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Van McGinnis (SF), Thomas Epperson (C) Frank Clark, Gordon Jones, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Justin Fletcher | |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes can't tip it in | 64-60 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Mark Wilson hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 64-62 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Van McGinnis | 64-62 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | William Shipp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Higgins - foul #4 on William Higgins, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson (SG), Gordon Jones (PF) Frank Barnes, Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Mark Wilson | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | William Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | William Shipp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Shipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey travels with the ball | 66-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Clark (SG), Justin Grisby (SF) Charles Simpson, William Shipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Stephen Bailey, Charles Bacchus | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Grisby | 69-62 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | William Higgins misses short on a runner from the left block | 69-62 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bill Bullock | 69-62 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Justin Grisby | 72-62 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis (SF) Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 72-62 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State 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) | |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bill Bullock | 75-62 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses short on a jumper from the right block | 75-62 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis misses the fadeaway from the right side | 75-62 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones hits the follow up shot | 77-62 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher can't connect on a floater from the right side | 77-62 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #6 | 77-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Charles Simpson (SG), William Shipp (PF), Justin Grisby (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Gordon Jones, Thomas Epperson | |
| 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 | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State 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) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | William Shipp is called for the reach on Mark Wilson - foul #4 on William Shipp, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Woods (C) Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes runs out the clock | 79-64 |