| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) SG - David Carver (fresh) SF - Dan Host (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - Danny Hayden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) SG - Silas Burnam (fresh) SF - James Morrison (fresh) PF - John Regis (fresh) C - Mike Umstead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Mike Umstead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | TCU | John Regis is hacked by Danny Hayden - foul #1 on Danny Hayden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | TCU | James Morrison is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Mike Umstead is called for the reach on Danny Hayden - foul #1 on Mike Umstead, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Dan Host's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | TCU | James Morrison is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Morrison, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Dan Host drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | TCU | Joseph Covington is hacked by David Carver - foul #1 on David Carver, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | TCU | James Morrison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Danny Hayden scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Galles | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | TCU | John Regis misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | TCU | John Regis makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | TCU | John Regis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Richard Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Carver | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | TCU | John Regis's floater is tipped away by Danny Hayden | 7-5 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Danny Hayden | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | David Carver clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:38 | TCU | John Regis pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | TCU | James Morrison misses badly on a runner in the paint | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | TCU | John Regis gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | David Carver misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:44 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Regis | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Carver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) SG - Silas Burnam (fairly fresh) SF - James Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Umstead (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:18 | TCU | John Regis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Carver | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Gary Galles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Regis | 7-5 |
| 14:27 | TCU | Joseph Covington can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:26 | TCU | Silas Burnam gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:15 | TCU | Joseph Covington buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Regis | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Gary Galles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Dan Host tips it in | 9-7 |
| 13:41 | TCU | John Regis blows the dunk | 9-7 |
| 13:40 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to John Regis | 9-7 |
| 13:32 | TCU | Danny Hayden swats the short shot by James Morrison | 9-7 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Gary Galles is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Ken Craft (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), William Bailey (SG), Travis Holley (SF), Terry Maxfield (PF), Hal Lofton (C) Joseph Covington, Silas Burnam, James Morrison, John Regis, Mike Umstead | |
| 13:01 | TCU | Hal Lofton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:00 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Maxfield | 9-7 |
| 12:46 | TCU | Willie Cowart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | David Curry misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Hal Lofton - foul #1 on Hal Lofton, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | David Curry misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | David Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:08 | TCU | Willie Cowart makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 11:43 | TCU | Hal Lofton pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) SG - David Curry (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) C - Chris Grieve (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Willie Cowart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Bailey (fresh) SF - Travis Holley (fresh) PF - Terry Maxfield (fresh) C - Hal Lofton (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | TCU | Willie Cowart clanks a fadeaway from close range | 10-10 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Ken Craft snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen is hacked by Willie Cowart - foul #1 on Willie Cowart, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SF) Willie Cowart, Travis Holley | |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Dan Host's pass is intercepted by William Bailey | 10-10 |
| 10:56 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Bailey | 10-12 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Gary Galles clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 10:39 | TCU | Hal Lofton grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 10:29 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Hayden - foul #2 on Danny Hayden, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Nguyen (C) Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | TCU | Silas Burnam (SG), John Regis (PF), Mike Umstead (C) William Bailey, Terry Maxfield, Hal Lofton | |
| 10:29 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:29 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Morrison - foul #2 on James Morrison, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Holley (SF) James Morrison | |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:05 | TCU | Mike Umstead pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:57 | TCU | John Regis is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:47 | TCU | Gary Galles steps in front of the Joseph Covington pass | 11-14 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Chris Grieve knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Galles | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Travis Holley connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Covington | 13-16 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen is called for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), Ken Craft (SF) Gary Galles, Dan Host | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:52 | TCU | John Regis is called for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Roy Loar (C) David Carver, Scott Nguyen | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | David Curry tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 08:29 | TCU | John Regis gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:24 | TCU | Silas Burnam buries a fadeaway in the lane | 13-18 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Ken Craft misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 08:07 | TCU | Mike Umstead snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:00 | TCU | Joseph Covington buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Travis Holley | 13-21 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | David Curry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-21 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Chris Grieve grabs the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | David Curry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 07:32 | TCU | Travis Holley snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) SG - David Curry (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) PF - Chris Grieve (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Loar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Silas Burnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Holley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mike Umstead (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Freddy Rambert - foul #1 on Freddy Rambert, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF) Freddy Rambert, David Curry, Ken Craft, Roy Loar | |
| Subs | TCU | William Bailey (SG), Willie Cowart (SF), Terry Maxfield (PF), Hal Lofton (C) Silas Burnam, Travis Holley, John Regis, Mike Umstead | |
| 07:25 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:25 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | William Bailey takes the ball from Chris Grieve | 13-23 |
| 07:07 | TCU | William Bailey lays it in | 13-25 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Joseph Covington is called for the reach on Gary Galles - foul #1 on Joseph Covington, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Loar (C) Chris Grieve | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Holley (SF) Joseph Covington | |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Travis Holley denies the turnaround by Roy Loar | 13-25 |
| 06:27 | TCU | Terry Maxfield grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:14 | TCU | Dan Host steps in front of the Willie Cowart pass | 13-25 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Gary Galles scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Nguyen and the foul's on Willie Cowart - foul #2 on Willie Cowart, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), Silas Burnam (SG), James Morrison (SF), John Regis (PF) Willie Cowart, William Bailey, Travis Holley, Terry Maxfield | |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Gary Galles makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:48 | TCU | Hal Lofton is denied on a layup by Roy Loar | 16-25 |
| 05:47 | TCU | John Regis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:42 | TCU | James Morrison connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Covington | 16-28 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the lay-in | 16-28 |
| 05:24 | TCU | James Morrison pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 05:19 | TCU | Joseph Covington is fouled on the floor by Roy Loar - foul #1 on Roy Loar, team foul #7 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| Subs | TCU | Mike Umstead (C) Hal Lofton | |
| 05:19 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:19 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Chris Grieve grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Dan Host is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dan Host, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Ken Craft (SF) David Carver, Dan Host | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:47 | TCU | James Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | David Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | John Regis picks off the pass by Ken Craft | 16-29 |
| 04:26 | TCU | James Morrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Covington and he's fouled by Ken Craft - foul #1 on Ken Craft, team foul #9 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), Scott Nguyen (C) Gary Galles, Roy Loar | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:26 | TCU | James Morrison misses the free throw | 16-31 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 04:02 | TCU | The refs have stopped play. John Regis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 16-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (SG) David Curry | |
| Subs | TCU | Terry Maxfield (PF) John Regis | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 16-31 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Mike Umstead snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 03:36 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the jump hook in the paint | 16-31 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen gets the rebound | 16-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Freddy Rambert (fresh) SG - David Carver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ken Craft (fresh) PF - Chris Grieve (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Nguyen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Silas Burnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Maxfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Umstead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Ken Craft buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-31 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Scott Nguyen picks off the pass by Silas Burnam | 19-31 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | David Carver misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Umstead - foul #2 on Mike Umstead, team foul #8 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, Ken Craft, Chris Grieve, Scott Nguyen | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), William Bailey (SG), Hal Lofton (C) Joseph Covington, Silas Burnam, Mike Umstead | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | David Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Hal Lofton clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Gary Galles - foul #1 on Gary Galles, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) David Carver | |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Holley (SF) James Morrison | |
| 02:16 | TCU | Hal Lofton misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Hal Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Gary Galles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-32 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 21-32 |
| 02:02 | TCU | Willie Cowart pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 01:42 | TCU | Hal Lofton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 01:40 | TCU | Hal Lofton tips it but misses | 21-32 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 21-32 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Gary Galles is hacked by Willie Cowart - foul #3 on Willie Cowart, team foul #9 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SF), John Regis (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Willie Cowart, Travis Holley, Terry Maxfield, Hal Lofton | |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Gary Galles misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:18 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Regis | 21-32 |
| 01:12 | TCU | Joseph Covington knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Regis | 21-34 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Dan Host clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the offensive board | 21-34 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Ken Craft is whistled for traveling | 21-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (SG) Ken Craft | |
| Subs | TCU | Silas Burnam (SG) William Bailey | |
| 00:37 | TCU | David Carver is called for the reach on James Morrison - foul #2 on David Carver, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| 00:37 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:37 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Danny Hayden clanks a 3 from the left corner | 21-36 |
| 00:13 | TCU | Mike Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Joseph Covington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Umstead | 21-39 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Danny Hayden's floater is tipped away by Mike Umstead | 21-39 |
| 00:02 | TCU | The rebound goes to Joseph Covington | 21-39 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 21-39 |