| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Paul Biehl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Manuel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Spencer Bergdorf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Ruhland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Eric Burcham travels in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 19:28 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland double dribbles | 30-32 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Ken Craft is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 19:18 | Oral Roberts | Eric Burcham is called for the reach on Spencer Bergdorf - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:07 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Spencer Bergdorf | 30-35 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Dan Host travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| 18:37 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 18:36 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses short on a floater from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 18:11 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 17:47 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Ken Craft snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 32-37 |
| 17:15 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Burcham | 32-37 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Dan Host misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Danny Hayden tips it home | 34-37 |
| 16:40 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by Spencer Bergdorf - foul #2 on Spencer Bergdorf, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Carver (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Chris Grieve (PF), Roy Loar (C) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Dan Host, Scott Nguyen, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler (PG), James Roy (SG), Abraham Davis (SF), Ronald Porter (PF), Donald Carpenter (C) Paul Biehl, Benjamin Manuel, Spencer Bergdorf, Elmer Ruhland, Stephen Smith | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Roy Loar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Abraham Davis | 34-37 |
| 16:17 | Oral Roberts | Richard Smith is called for the reach on James Roy - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 16:04 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 34-37 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is called for 10 seconds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | William Bradford (SG) James Roy | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chris Grieve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Loar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Peter Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Abraham Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Porter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:36 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | William Bradford steps in front of the Chris Grieve pass | 34-37 |
| 15:15 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter jams it on a great pass from William Bradford | 34-39 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Roy Loar misses the jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 14:53 | Oral Roberts | Donald Carpenter snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:34 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter's pass is intercepted by Roy Loar | 34-39 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Peter Wheeler is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Wheeler, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Freddy Rambert (SG), David Curry (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, David Carver, Richard Smith, Chris Grieve, Roy Loar | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eugene Coldwell (PG), Spencer Bergdorf (SF), Elmer Ruhland (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Peter Wheeler, Abraham Davis, Ronald Porter, Donald Carpenter | |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Danny Hayden hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Burcham | 36-39 |
| 14:08 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland misses the runner from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | David Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) Freddy Rambert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Roy (SG) William Bradford | |
| 13:43 | Oral Roberts | Danny Hayden denies the turnaround by Spencer Bergdorf | 36-39 |
| 13:42 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham blows the layup but he's fouled by Eugene Coldwell - foul #2 on Eugene Coldwell, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:56 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 12:55 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Ken Craft can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Coldwell - foul #3 on Eugene Coldwell, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Dan Host (SF), Chris Grieve (PF), Richard Smith (C) Eric Burcham, David Curry, Scott Nguyen, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), William Bradford (SG), Peter Wheeler (SF) Eugene Coldwell, James Roy, Spencer Bergdorf | |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:11 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Dan Host gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Peter Wheeler steps in front of the Ken Craft pass in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 12:06 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler hits the finger roll | 39-45 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 11:47 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Grieve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Paul Biehl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Elmer Ruhland (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 11:30 | Oral Roberts | The offensive rebound goes to William Bradford | 39-45 |
| 11:06 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-45 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Chris Grieve dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Metzler and he's fouled by Elmer Ruhland - foul #1 on Elmer Ruhland, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), David Carver (SF), Roy Loar (C) Ken Craft, Dan Host, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Benjamin Manuel (PG), James Roy (SG), Abraham Davis (SF), Ronald Porter (PF), Donald Carpenter (C) Paul Biehl, William Bradford, Peter Wheeler, Elmer Ruhland, Stephen Smith | |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Chris Grieve misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:46 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:39 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter clanks a jump hook from close range | 41-45 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Roy Loar snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Chris Grieve's floater is tipped away by Ronald Porter | 41-45 |
| 10:30 | Oral Roberts | Abraham Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:20 | Oral Roberts | Benjamin Manuel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | David Carver connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 10:00 | Oral Roberts | David Carver takes the ball from Donald Carpenter | 43-47 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Abraham Davis is called for the reach on David Carver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abraham Davis, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Chris Grieve | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | David Carver is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Danny Hayden tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 09:27 | Oral Roberts | James Roy misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Danny Hayden | 45-47 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Roy - foul #1 on James Roy, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (SG), Scott Nguyen (PF) David Carver, Roy Loar | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), William Bradford (SG), Spencer Bergdorf (SF), Elmer Ruhland (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Benjamin Manuel, James Roy, Abraham Davis, Ronald Porter, Donald Carpenter | |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Danny Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:55 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf is fouled on the floor by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler (SF) Spencer Bergdorf | |
| 08:40 | Oral Roberts | David Curry is called for the reach on Peter Wheeler - foul #2 on David Curry, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) Eric Burcham | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 08:22 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Biehl | 46-50 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by David Curry is blocked by Elmer Ruhland | 46-50 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Danny Hayden tips it but misses | 46-50 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | David Curry drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Freddy Rambert | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Paul Biehl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bradford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Elmer Ruhland (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Peter Wheeler | 48-52 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Elmer Ruhland is called for the reach on Freddy Rambert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Ruhland, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Roy Loar (PF), Richard Smith (C) Christopher Metzler, David Curry, Scott Nguyen, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Eugene Coldwell (PG), Benjamin Manuel (SG), Abraham Davis (SF), Donald Carpenter (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Paul Biehl, William Bradford, Peter Wheeler, Elmer Ruhland, Stephen Smith | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:27 | Oral Roberts | Donald Carpenter grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 07:13 | Oral Roberts | Ronald Porter travels with the ball | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG) Freddy Rambert | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Roy Loar buries a jump hook from the right block | 50-52 |
| 06:28 | Oral Roberts | Benjamin Manuel is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Benjamin Manuel, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Christopher Metzler (SG), Chris Grieve (PF) David Carver, Ken Craft, Roy Loar | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Roy (SG), Spencer Bergdorf (SF), Stephen Smith (C) Benjamin Manuel, Abraham Davis, Donald Carpenter | |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Richard Smith loses the dribble to James Roy in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | William Bradford (SG), Elmer Ruhland (PF) James Roy, Ronald Porter | |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:18 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:07 | Oral Roberts | Eugene Coldwell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-54 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 05:43 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Stephen Smith | 50-54 |
| 05:24 | Oral Roberts | Eugene Coldwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Spencer Bergdorf and he's hacked by Chris Grieve - foul #2 on Chris Grieve, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), David Carver (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Dan Host, Chris Grieve, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), Peter Wheeler (SF) Spencer Bergdorf, Elmer Ruhland | |
| 05:24 | Oral Roberts | Eugene Coldwell makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | David Carver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 52-57 |
| 05:01 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Hayden | 52-57 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | David Carver drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Burcham | 55-57 |
| 04:23 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Curry (SF), Roy Loar (PF) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Benjamin Manuel (PG), James Roy (SG), Abraham Davis (SF), Donald Carpenter (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Paul Biehl, William Bradford, Peter Wheeler, Eugene Coldwell, Stephen Smith | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Danny Hayden buries a fadeaway from the left side | 57-57 |
| 03:50 | Oral Roberts | Abraham Davis hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Roy | 57-59 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Danny Hayden is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 03:08 | Oral Roberts | Abraham Davis's pass is intercepted by Roy Loar | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Carver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Curry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Loar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Hayden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Benjamin Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Roy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abraham Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Carpenter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Porter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | David Curry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 02:46 | Oral Roberts | Donald Carpenter grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 02:46 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Chris Grieve (PF), Richard Smith (C) Christopher Metzler, David Carver, David Curry, Roy Loar, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), William Bradford (SG), Spencer Bergdorf (SF) Benjamin Manuel, James Roy, Ronald Porter | |
| 02:22 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 02:21 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:11 | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chris Grieve | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Chris Grieve misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Richard Smith tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 01:50 | Oral Roberts | Donald Carpenter gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:50 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Nguyen (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Chris Grieve, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Donald Carpenter, Abraham Davis | |
| 01:36 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Burcham - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Eric Burcham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 01:19 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford is whistled for a carry | 59-59 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:06 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Eric Burcham - foul #4 on Eric Burcham, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:48 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Eric Burcham connects on the floater from the right side | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the fadeaway near the basket | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Nguyen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Paul Biehl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bradford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Spencer Bergdorf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Ruhland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:43 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Paul Biehl | 61-63 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-63 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Dan Host grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Eric Burcham drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dan Host | 63-63 |
| 03:55 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Dan Host's pass is intercepted by Paul Biehl in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| 03:52 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl blows the layup | 63-66 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Eric Burcham grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 03:37 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 03:31 | Oral Roberts | Dan Host steps in front of the Stephen Smith pass | 63-66 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 63-66 |
| 03:11 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 03:07 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 63-68 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a shot from the left side | 63-68 |
| 02:48 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 02:32 | Oral Roberts | Elmer Ruhland makes the 3 from straight away | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Ken Craft is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Carver (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Chris Grieve (PF), Roy Loar (C) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Dan Host, Scott Nguyen, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Benjamin Manuel (PG), Peter Wheeler (SG), Abraham Davis (SF), Ronald Porter (PF), Donald Carpenter (C) Paul Biehl, William Bradford, Spencer Bergdorf, Elmer Ruhland, Stephen Smith | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Oral Roberts | Donald Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Roy Loar pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG) Roy Loar | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | William Bradford (SG) Peter Wheeler | |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Eric Burcham buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Grieve | 65-71 |
| 01:52 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, David Carver, Chris Grieve, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG), Spencer Bergdorf (SF), Elmer Ruhland (PF), Stephen Smith (C) Benjamin Manuel, Abraham Davis, Ronald Porter, Donald Carpenter | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 65-74 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Paul Biehl steals the ball from Danny Hayden | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford loses the dribble to Ken Craft | 65-74 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Host (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Nguyen (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Paul Biehl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bradford (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Spencer Bergdorf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Ruhland (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Eric Burcham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl is hacked by Eric Burcham in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Burcham, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) Eric Burcham | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler (SF) Spencer Bergdorf | |
| 00:52 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Danny Hayden gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Dan Host is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Hayden | 70-74 |
| 00:47 | Oral Roberts | Ken Craft is called for the reach on Peter Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Craft, team foul #10 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Spencer Bergdorf (SF) Paul Biehl | |
| 00:47 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:47 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 00:41 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Metzler - foul #1 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl (PG) Spencer Bergdorf | |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:39 | Oral Roberts | William Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-77 |
| 00:31 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith is hacked by Christopher Metzler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #12 | 70-77 |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Scott Nguyen | 73-78 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler is hacked by Christopher Metzler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #13 | 73-78 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:20 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Ken Craft pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Mercer | William Bradford takes the ball from Christopher Metzler in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl is hacked by Danny Hayden - foul #2 on Danny Hayden, team foul #14 | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:15 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-81 |
| 00:10 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Peter Wheeler | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Metzler - foul #4 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #15 | 73-81 |
| 00:08 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:08 | Oral Roberts | Peter Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | Paul Biehl runs out the clock | 75-83 |