| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Noel Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Thompson (fresh) SF - George Petersen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Nadler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Bradwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Williams Trombly inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Mercer | William Smoot is fouled on the floor by George Petersen - foul #1 on George Petersen, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Driver (PG), John Ward (SG), Ivan Zeitler (SF), Dean Behr (PF) Noel Mitchell, Todd Thompson, George Petersen, Arthur Nadler | |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 19:14 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:47 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr is whistled for a carry | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Noel Mitchell (PG), Todd Thompson (SG), George Petersen (SF), Arthur Nadler (PF) James Driver, John Ward, Ivan Zeitler, Dean Behr | |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 18:32 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Noel Mitchell | 23-28 |
| 18:11 | Oral Roberts | Todd Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr (PF) Arthur Nadler | |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 17:50 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 17:24 | Oral Roberts | Jesse Bradwell slams it home and he's hacked by Thomas Cowan - foul #2 on Thomas Cowan, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | John Ward (SG), Ivan Zeitler (SF), Arthur Nadler (PF) Todd Thompson, George Petersen, Dean Behr | |
| 17:24 | Oral Roberts | Jesse Bradwell makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Arthur Nadler is called for the reach on Timothy Ryan - foul #3 on Arthur Nadler, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | George Petersen (SF), Dean Behr (PF), Donald Reeves (C) Ivan Zeitler, Arthur Nadler, Jesse Bradwell | |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Williams Trombly misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 23-31 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | William Smoot can't tip it in | 23-31 |
| 16:53 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 16:25 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| 16:24 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves tips it home | 23-33 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan's pass is intercepted by George Petersen | 23-33 |
| 15:37 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Noel Mitchell | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Williams Trombly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smoot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Cowan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Noel Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Ward (fresh) SF - George Petersen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Behr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Williams Trombly misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 15:28 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 15:10 | Oral Roberts | William Smoot blocks the short jumper by Dean Behr | 23-36 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-36 |
| 15:03 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 14:57 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves's floater is knocked away by Thomas Cowan | 23-36 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | William Smoot snags the defensive board | 23-36 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Williams Trombly is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thomas Cowan | 26-36 |
| 14:08 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 14:06 | Oral Roberts | Noel Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 13:49 | Oral Roberts | The short jumper by Dean Behr is denied by Thomas Cowan | 26-36 |
| 13:47 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen tips it back up and in | 26-38 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-38 |
| 13:28 | Oral Roberts | The rebound goes to Donald Reeves | 26-38 |
| 13:11 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves misses long on a shot near the basket | 26-38 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | William Smoot grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 12:52 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 12:33 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 26-38 |
| 12:31 | Mercer | William Smoot grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Williams Trombly and the foul's on John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Hugh Naylor (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Timothy Ryan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Driver (PG), Todd Thompson (SG), Ivan Zeitler (SF), Arthur Nadler (PF), Jesse Bradwell (C) Noel Mitchell, John Ward, George Petersen, Dean Behr, Donald Reeves | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:48 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 29-38 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Raymond Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Raymond Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-38 |
| 11:26 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Naylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Parks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Driver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Thompson (fresh) SF - Ivan Zeitler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Nadler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Bradwell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Duncan - foul #1 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Leroy Labrador (SG) Christopher Duncan | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 11:12 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:12 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Raymond Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 10:17 | Oral Roberts | Jesse Bradwell clanks a shot from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Larry Parks grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Bradwell | 32-39 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Larry Parks snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Nadler - foul #4 on Arthur Nadler, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Noel Mitchell (PG), George Petersen (SF), Dean Behr (PF) James Driver, Ivan Zeitler, Arthur Nadler | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Larry Parks makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:43 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:14 | Oral Roberts | Larry Parks picks off the pass by George Petersen | 33-39 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Smoot (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Larry Parks, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 08:38 | Oral Roberts | Jesse Bradwell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Todd Thompson is called for the reach on Leroy Labrador - foul #2 on Todd Thompson, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Williams Trombly (SF) Joseph Gunnels, Hugh Naylor | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | William Smoot is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (SG), Raymond Parker (C) Leroy Labrador, Thomas Cowan | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Richard Carter (PF) Dean Behr | |
| 07:44 | Oral Roberts | Todd Thompson buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Noel Mitchell | 33-42 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Williams Trombly clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 07:29 | Oral Roberts | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Link (fresh) SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smoot (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Parker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - Noel Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Petersen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jesse Bradwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Oral Roberts | Todd Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-42 |
| 07:21 | Oral Roberts | Richard Carter tips it in | 33-44 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Andrew Link clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 07:04 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 06:58 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 06:57 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 06:34 | Oral Roberts | George Petersen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:28 | Mercer | William Smoot comes up short on the shot from the right block | 33-47 |
| 06:27 | Oral Roberts | Jesse Bradwell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 05:58 | Oral Roberts | Todd Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Noel Mitchell | 33-50 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Duncan (SG), Thomas Cowan (C) Andrew Link, Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | Arthur Nadler (PF), Donald Reeves (C) Richard Carter, Jesse Bradwell | |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Hugh Naylor (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Timothy Ryan, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | James Driver (PG), John Ward (SG), Ivan Zeitler (SF), Dean Behr (PF) Noel Mitchell, Todd Thompson, George Petersen, Arthur Nadler | |
| 05:17 | Oral Roberts | James Driver is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Driver, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Reeves | 33-50 |
| 05:00 | Oral Roberts | Donald Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 04:39 | Oral Roberts | John Ward hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Dean Behr steals it from Joseph Gunnels | 33-53 |
| 03:56 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Driver | 33-55 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Larry Parks is called for traveling | 33-55 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:13 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Parker - foul #3 on Raymond Parker, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Martindale (SF) Raymond Parker | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 03:13 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:13 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Labrador (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mike Martindale (fresh) PF - Larry Parks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Hugh Naylor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oral Roberts | PG - James Driver (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Zeitler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dean Behr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Gunnels | 36-57 |
| 02:40 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Mike Martindale - foul #1 on Mike Martindale, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (SG), Raymond Parker (C) Leroy Labrador, Larry Parks | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 02:40 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 02:40 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Raymond Parker buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Gunnels | 38-58 |
| 02:01 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr drills a shot from the left block | 38-60 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Mike Martindale misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-60 |
| 01:49 | Oral Roberts | Ivan Zeitler snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 01:30 | Oral Roberts | Andrew Link takes the ball from Dean Behr | 38-60 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Andrew Link banks in the layup | 40-60 |
| 00:58 | Oral Roberts | James Driver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Leroy Labrador (SG), Larry Parks (C) Andrew Link, Mike Martindale | |
| Subs | Oral Roberts | | |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Oral Roberts | John Ward drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ivan Zeitler | 42-62 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Larry Parks is hacked by James Driver - foul #2 on James Driver, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Larry Parks makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 00:21 | Oral Roberts | Dean Behr pulls down the rebound | 43-62 |
| 00:00 | Oral Roberts | James Driver runs out the clock | 43-62 |