| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Ryder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Charles Amerson inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Charles Amerson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 19:44 | Utah | Bennie Mager pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:20 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Bryan Jackson - foul #3 on Bryan Jackson, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG) Bryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 19:12 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 19:11 | Utah | Donald Atkinson snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | Utah | Donald Atkinson slams it home | 42-37 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield makes the floater from the left block | 44-37 |
| 18:20 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Fairfield | 44-37 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bennie Mager - foul #1 on Bennie Mager, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:45 | Utah | Donald Atkinson banks in the layup | 45-39 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder is hacked by Bennie Mager - foul #2 on Bennie Mager, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Robeson (PF) Daniel Cash | |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Michael Tracy (SF) Elmer Sturgeon, Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders | |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Daniel Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 17:20 | Utah | Donald Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:54 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Daniel Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Mason - foul #2 on Dustin Mason, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arnold Thomas (SG), Joshua Jones (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Joseph Ryder, Charles Amerson, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:31 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses the floater from the left side | 47-39 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff lays it in and he's fouled by Dustin Mason - foul #3 on Dustin Mason, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Jackson (PG), Daniel Cash (PF) Daniel Williams, Gerald Robeson | |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Dustin Mason, Henry Cardona, Evan Hennessey | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Thomas (fresh) SF - Joshua Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Cash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Copp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Utah | Joshua Jones is called for the reach on Kenneth Sanders - foul #1 on Joshua Jones, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| 15:38 | Utah | Michael Tracy makes the jumper in the paint set up by Kenneth Sanders | 50-41 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Thomas | 53-41 |
| 15:11 | Utah | Donald Copp misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Abraham Steinhoff - foul #1 on Abraham Steinhoff, team foul #3 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Ryder (SG), Charles Amerson (SF), Willie Fairfield (C) Arnold Thomas, Joshua Jones, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Kenneth Sanders, Michael Tracy | |
| 15:11 | Utah | Donald Copp makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:11 | Utah | Donald Copp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 14:51 | Utah | Donald Copp grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:41 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez makes the driving attempt in the lane | 53-45 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Luis Gutierrez denies the turnaround by Charles Amerson | 53-45 |
| 14:12 | Utah | Donald Atkinson snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 13:53 | Utah | Bennie Mager is hacked by Joseph Ryder - foul #3 on Joseph Ryder, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Robeson (PF) Daniel Cash | |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Elmer Sturgeon, Bennie Mager, Donald Copp | |
| 13:33 | Utah | Willie Fairfield steals the ball from Donald Atkinson | 53-45 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Charles Amerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Tracy (C) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 13:02 | Utah | Michael Tracy clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Willie Fairfield - foul #2 on Willie Fairfield, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff (C) Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Hennessey (C) Donald Atkinson | |
| 13:02 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:02 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:02 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:41 | Utah | Abraham Steinhoff is called for the reach on Evan Hennessey - foul #2 on Abraham Steinhoff, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (SG), Joshua Jones (SF) Joseph Ryder, Charles Amerson | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Copp (C) Evan Hennessey | |
| 12:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Robeson - foul #2 on Gerald Robeson, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arnold Thomas (SG) Bryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG) Dustin Mason | |
| 12:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:26 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Fairfield (C) Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Michael Tracy, Donald Copp | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Robeson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Utah | The jump hook by Kenneth Sanders is blocked by Willie Fairfield | 53-47 |
| 11:32 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders tips it home | 53-49 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Thomas | 53-49 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson is hacked by Donald Atkinson - foul #1 on Donald Atkinson, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Jackson (PG), Joseph Ryder (SG), Charles Amerson (SF), Daniel Cash (PF) Daniel Williams, Arnold Thomas, Joshua Jones, Gerald Robeson | |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Michael Tracy (SF) Elmer Sturgeon, Henry Cardona, Kenneth Sanders | |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Daniel Cash misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bennie Mager - foul #3 on Bennie Mager, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Daniel Cash misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Daniel Cash misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Charles Amerson snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Ryder | 56-49 |
| 09:57 | Utah | Donald Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Cash - foul #2 on Daniel Cash, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff (C) Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Copp (C) Luis Gutierrez | |
| 09:57 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:57 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Daniel Cash snags the defensive board | 56-49 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Daniel Cash makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Jackson | 58-49 |
| 09:27 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Copp - foul #1 on Donald Copp, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Robeson (C) Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Dustin Mason, Donald Atkinson | |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Michael Tracy connects on the runner from the right block | 60-51 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Charles Amerson is fouled on the floor by Bennie Mager - foul #4 on Bennie Mager, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Fairfield (C) Gerald Robeson | |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG), Luis Gutierrez (C) Bennie Mager, Donald Copp | |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Charles Amerson makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Charles Amerson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:21 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez lays it up and in set up by Elmer Sturgeon | 62-53 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Ryder | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Ryder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Cash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 07:37 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders tips it home | 65-55 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Jackson | 67-55 |
| 07:11 | Utah | Joseph Ryder picks off the pass by Henry Cardona | 67-55 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder blows the layup | 67-55 |
| 07:06 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 07:00 | Utah | Michael Tracy's layup is rejected by Willie Fairfield | 67-55 |
| 06:59 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 06:43 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon is whistled for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Arnold Thomas (SG), Joshua Jones (SF), Gerald Robeson (PF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Bryan Jackson, Joseph Ryder, Charles Amerson, Daniel Cash, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Donald Copp (SF), Donald Atkinson (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Henry Cardona, Kenneth Sanders, Michael Tracy, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Arnold Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Atkinson | 67-55 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:06 | Utah | Daniel Williams steps in front of the Bennie Mager pass | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Joshua Jones double dribbles | 69-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Jackson (PG) Arnold Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Tracy (SF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| 05:21 | Utah | Joshua Jones takes the ball from Luis Gutierrez | 69-55 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Joshua Jones clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-55 |
| 05:06 | Utah | The rebound goes to Luis Gutierrez | 69-55 |
| 04:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Bennie Mager | 69-57 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Luis Gutierrez is called for the reach on Daniel Williams - foul #2 on Luis Gutierrez, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Ryder (SG), Charles Amerson (SF), Willie Fairfield (C) Bryan Jackson, Joshua Jones, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Dustin Mason, Bennie Mager, Michael Tracy | |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Daniel Williams makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Daniel Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:09 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders connects on the runner near the basket | 71-59 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | The jump hook by Willie Fairfield is blocked by Donald Atkinson | 71-59 |
| 03:46 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez grabs the board | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Ryder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gerald Robeson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Luis Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ryder - foul #4 on Joseph Ryder, team foul #9 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Jackson (PG), Daniel Cash (PF) Daniel Williams, Gerald Robeson | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Tracy (PF) Donald Atkinson | |
| 03:35 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 03:35 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-61 |
| 03:19 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 03:15 | Utah | The pull-up jumper by Elmer Sturgeon is blocked by Willie Fairfield | 71-61 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Fairfield | 71-61 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Jackson | 74-61 |
| 02:54 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Utah | Bennie Mager (SG), Donald Atkinson (PF) Henry Cardona, Michael Tracy | |
| 02:40 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 74-61 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 02:17 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| 01:57 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 74-61 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Daniel Cash snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Arnold Thomas (SG), Joshua Jones (SF), Gerald Robeson (PF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Bryan Jackson, Joseph Ryder, Charles Amerson, Daniel Cash, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Michael Tracy (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 01:47 | Utah | Henry Cardona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-61 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joshua Jones | 76-61 |
| 01:13 | Utah | Michael Tracy's layup is rejected by Joshua Jones | 76-61 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Utah | Evan Hennessey pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Utah | Henry Cardona is fouled on the floor by Arnold Thomas - foul #1 on Arnold Thomas, team foul #10 | 76-61 |
| 00:50 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:50 | Utah | Henry Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff misses the floater from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:25 | Utah | Donald Copp grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Michael Tracy knocks in the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Daniel Williams - foul #2 on Daniel Williams, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Michael Tracy makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Daniel Williams runs out the clock | 76-65 |