| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Yuhas (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ruben Guercio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spitler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Carver (fresh) SF - Dan Host (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dan Host inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Mercer | David Carver buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dan Host | 35-38 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | James Yuhas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 19:31 | Kent State | John Spitler grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Richard Smith swats the layup by John Spitler | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Robin Henderson snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Richard Smith knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dan Host and the foul's on Stephen Cambell - foul #1 on Stephen Cambell, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | John Spitler snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Galles - foul #2 on Gary Galles, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Robin Henderson misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Yuhas - foul #1 on James Yuhas, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Robin Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Robin Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | Edward Gadd is denied on a dunk by David Carver | 37-42 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Richard Smith grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the finger roll set up by David Carver | 37-44 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF), Troy Marasco (PF), Dan Campbell (C) James Yuhas, Edward Gadd, Ruben Guercio, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Nguyen (C) Robin Henderson | |
| 17:11 | Mercer | Dan Host comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dan Campbell | 37-44 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Dan Campbell is fouled on the floor by Scott Nguyen - foul #2 on Scott Nguyen, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Roy Loar (SF) David Carver, Dan Host | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Troy Marasco can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Skaggs (SF) Stephen Cambell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (C) Richard Smith | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Troy Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Chris Grieve grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Roy Loar drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Galles | 38-46 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Dan Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 38-46 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the tip | 38-46 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | David Curry gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses the floater from close range | 38-46 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Troy Marasco pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Skaggs (fresh) PF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Curry (fresh) SF - Roy Loar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Scott Nguyen | 38-46 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | David Curry misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Troy Marasco pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-46 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Loar | 38-46 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Gerald Milligan steps in front of the Gary Galles pass in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Dan Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Nguyen | 38-46 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | David Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 38-46 |
| 14:51 | Kent State | William Skaggs gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Troy Marasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), James Yuhas (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), John Spitler (C) Gerald Milligan, Josh Klingensmith, William Skaggs, Troy Marasco, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Robin Henderson (C) Gary Galles, David Curry, Roy Loar, Scott Nguyen, Chris Grieve | |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Dan Host comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 38-46 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-46 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dan Host | 38-46 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | James Yuhas picks off the pass by David Carver | 38-46 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Edward Gadd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Cambell | 41-46 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the finger roll set up by Richard Smith | 41-48 |
| 13:02 | Kent State | The short jumper by Ruben Guercio is denied by Richard Smith | 41-48 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 41-48 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Robin Henderson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Robin Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF), Troy Marasco (PF) Edward Gadd, Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), Scott Nguyen (C) Freddy Rambert, Robin Henderson | |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Troy Marasco lays it in on a great pass from James Yuhas | 43-48 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Gary Galles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | John Spitler grabs the board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Yuhas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Spitler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Scott Nguyen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Troy Marasco hits the finger roll set up by James Yuhas | 45-48 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), Edward Gadd (SF), Dan Campbell (C) Stephen Cambell, James Yuhas, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (SG), Roy Loar (SF), Robin Henderson (C) David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Edward Gadd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | David Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Josh Klingensmith steals it from Roy Loar | 45-48 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Edward Gadd gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:07 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Guercio (PF) Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Roy Loar is hacked by Ruben Guercio - foul #2 on Ruben Guercio, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG) Gerald Milligan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (PF) Scott Nguyen | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Robin Henderson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Marasco - foul #1 on Troy Marasco, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (SG), Dan Host (SF) David Curry, Roy Loar | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Robin Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Robin Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Stephen Cambell steps in front of the David Carver pass | 48-49 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio's floater is knocked away by Richard Smith | 48-49 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Edward Gadd tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Gary Galles scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robin Henderson | 50-52 |
| 08:05 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses short on a shot from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Troy Marasco snags the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio makes the floater from the left block | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Dan Host misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Klingensmith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Gadd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ruben Guercio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Marasco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Carver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Robin Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Josh Klingensmith | 54-52 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 54-52 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Josh Klingensmith | 56-52 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Gary Galles is hacked by Stephen Cambell - foul #2 on Stephen Cambell, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), James Yuhas (SG), William Skaggs (SF), Dan Campbell (PF), John Spitler (C) Stephen Cambell, Josh Klingensmith, Edward Gadd, Ruben Guercio, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG), David Curry (SG), Roy Loar (SF), Scott Nguyen (PF), Chris Grieve (C) Gary Galles, David Carver, Dan Host, Richard Smith, Robin Henderson | |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Chris Grieve banks in the layup on a nice dish by Freddy Rambert | 56-54 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | James Yuhas scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Gerald Milligan and he's fouled by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 05:49 | Kent State | James Yuhas misses the free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Roy Loar pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | James Yuhas is called for the reach on David Curry - foul #2 on James Yuhas, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Dan Campbell is called for the reach on Scott Nguyen - foul #1 on Dan Campbell, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Dan Campbell clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 58-56 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | John Spitler tips it home | 60-56 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Freddy Rambert buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | James Yuhas is fouled on the floor by David Curry - foul #2 on David Curry, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF) William Skaggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:17 | Kent State | John Spitler knocks in the runner from close range | 62-59 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | David Curry knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Freddy Rambert and the foul's on Dan Campbell - foul #2 on Dan Campbell, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), Ruben Guercio (PF) Gerald Milligan, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Galles (PG), Dan Host (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Freddy Rambert, Roy Loar, Chris Grieve | |
| 03:58 | Mercer | David Curry makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dan Host - foul #1 on Dan Host, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (SG) David Curry | |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Galles and he's fouled by John Spitler - foul #3 on John Spitler, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Skaggs (SF) James Yuhas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Skaggs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ruben Guercio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Spitler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Carver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Scott Nguyen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith buries a floater from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Scott Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (SG), Troy Marasco (PF) William Skaggs, Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Grieve (C) Scott Nguyen | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Yuhas (SG), Edward Gadd (SF) Gerald Milligan, Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robin Henderson (C) Chris Grieve | |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 66-65 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Robin Henderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 02:21 | Kent State | John Spitler gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Edward Gadd is hacked by Richard Smith - foul #4 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Campbell (C) John Spitler | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Dan Host knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Troy Marasco - foul #2 on Troy Marasco, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ruben Guercio (PF), John Spitler (C) Troy Marasco, Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:54 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | John Spitler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Galles | 68-67 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Dan Host can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 68-67 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Edward Gadd gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | James Yuhas knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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 (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Richard Smith scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Ruben Guercio - foul #3 on Ruben Guercio, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Edward Gadd is fouled in the backcourt by David Carver - foul #2 on David Carver, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Host | 73-70 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Gary Galles loses the dribble to Ruben Guercio | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell is hacked by Gary Galles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Galles, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | John Spitler takes the ball from David Carver | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | John Spitler runs out the clock | 75-70 |