| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) SG - David Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Clyde Rose inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Timothy Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 19:14 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin's floater is tipped away by Michael Collins | 29-35 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Jerry Green snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Scott Hollis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 19:03 | Ball State | Robert Pauly grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Timothy Parks steals it from David Anderson | 29-35 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Michael Collins can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-35 |
| 18:39 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses the lay-in | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Scott Hollis snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Jerry Green comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Wilfred Austin - foul #3 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Pichardo (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:17 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:57 | Ball State | David Pichardo misses long on a shot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 17:56 | Ball State | David Pichardo gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:44 | Ball State | David Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Todd Defazio (PF) Scott Hollis | |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Clyde Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-36 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Jerry Green tips it home | 29-38 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Frank Redfern misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Green - foul #2 on Jerry Green, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Cherry (SF), Robert Lee (PF) Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (PF) Timothy Parks, Michael Collins | |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Frank Redfern makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 16:49 | Ball State | Robert Cherry comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Todd Defazio grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Jerry Green clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 16:25 | Ball State | Frank Redfern gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:08 | Ball State | Frank Redfern is fouled on the floor by Todd Defazio - foul #1 on Todd Defazio, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Scott Hollis (PF), Michael Collins (C) Jerry Green, Clyde Rose, Todd Defazio | |
| 15:49 | Ball State | David Pichardo connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Cherry | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cherry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pichardo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses the dunk | 33-38 |
| 15:24 | Ball State | The rebound goes to David Pichardo | 33-38 |
| 15:02 | Ball State | The jump hook by Robert Cherry is blocked by Michael Collins | 33-38 |
| 15:01 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson snags the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:48 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson buries a shot in the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Robert Cherry takes the ball from Gabriel Colombo | 35-38 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Cherry | 37-38 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Colombo and he's hacked by Jeffrey Stevenson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stevenson, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), David Anderson (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Nick Jones (PF), Wilfred Austin (C) James Harris, Robert Cherry, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson, David Pichardo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis, Michael Collins | |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:41 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Nick Jones | 37-40 |
| 13:26 | Ball State | Frank Redfern hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Anderson | 39-40 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Clyde Rose knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 39-42 |
| 12:42 | Ball State | Frank Redfern hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 12:40 | Ball State | David Anderson tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Clyde Rose clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Clyde Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ball State | Robert Pauly (SF) Nick Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Collins (C) Todd Defazio | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:47 | Ball State | Robert Lee misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 41-44 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Robert Pauly is called for the reach on Clyde Rose - foul #2 on Robert Pauly, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Todd Defazio (PF) Ken Pendarvis, Albert Partridge | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Jerry Green knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Rose | 41-47 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Robert Pauly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Defazio - foul #2 on Todd Defazio, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Jones (C) Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Scott Hollis (PF) Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Todd Defazio | |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Robert Pauly makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:54 | Ball State | Robert Pauly misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Green | 42-50 |
| 10:04 | Ball State | Robert Pauly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frank Redfern | 45-50 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Frank Redfern is called for the reach on Jerry Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Redfern, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), David Pichardo (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Nick Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Todd Defazio (C) Michael Collins | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 45-50 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Todd Defazio grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Jerry Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Defazio | 45-53 |
| 08:59 | Ball State | David Pichardo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Harris and he's hacked by Todd Defazio - foul #3 on Todd Defazio, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG), Wilfred Austin (C) Robert Cherry, Jeffrey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis | |
| 08:59 | Ball State | David Pichardo makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:46 | Mercer | Albert Partridge makes the jumper from the left block | 48-55 |
| 08:27 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Wilfred Austin, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF) James Harris, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Collins (C) Todd Defazio | |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Timothy Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:10 | Ball State | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | David Pichardo misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Green - foul #3 on Jerry Green, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Wilfred Austin (C) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG) Jerry Green | |
| 07:44 | Ball State | David Pichardo makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:44 | Ball State | David Pichardo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Pichardo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo is whistled for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | Nick Jones (PF) David Pichardo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:14 | Ball State | David Anderson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Redfern | 52-55 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Nick Jones - foul #2 on Nick Jones, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Jeffrey Stevenson (PF) David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Nick Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Scott Hollis (PF) Timothy Parks, Albert Partridge | |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:22 | Ball State | Frank Redfern connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Scott Hollis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-57 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Michael Collins tips it home | 55-59 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Robert Lee comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Clyde Rose - foul #1 on Clyde Rose, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Ball State | David Anderson (SG) Frank Redfern | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:44 | Ball State | Robert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Jerry Green scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Jones | 57-61 |
| 05:04 | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson loses the dribble to Jerry Green | 57-61 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses the lay-in | 57-61 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Todd Defazio tips it home | 57-63 |
| 04:41 | Ball State | Todd Defazio steals it from Jeffrey Stevenson | 57-63 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Green and he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Ball State | Frank Redfern (PG), Robert Pauly (SF), David Pichardo (PF), Nick Jones (C) James Harris, Robert Lee, Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Albert Partridge (PF) Jerry Green, Gabriel Colombo, Scott Hollis | |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:00 | Ball State | Frank Redfern drills a fadeaway from the right side | 59-66 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Albert Partridge misses the lay-in | 59-66 |
| 03:44 | Ball State | Nick Jones grabs the board | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Frank Redfern (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pauly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Pichardo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Ball State | Nick Jones blows the layup | 59-66 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Albert Partridge snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Defazio | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Ball State | Frank Redfern knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Ball State | Jeffrey Stevenson (PF), Wilfred Austin (C) David Pichardo, Nick Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Clyde Rose (SF), Scott Hollis (PF), Michael Collins (C) Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones, Albert Partridge, Todd Defazio | |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Timothy Parks makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Green | 62-70 |
| 02:17 | Ball State | David Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Hollis | 62-70 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin misses the tip | 62-70 |
| 02:14 | Ball State | David Anderson tips it back up and in | 64-70 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Clyde Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 01:46 | Ball State | Robert Pauly grabs the board | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Ball State | David Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Clyde Rose | 64-70 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Scott Hollis buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jerry Green and he's hacked by Jeffrey Stevenson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Stevenson, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Scott Hollis makes the free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Ball State | Wilfred Austin's floater is tipped away by Michael Collins | 64-73 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Clyde Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Michael Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Hollis | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Ball State | Clyde Rose picks off the pass by Jeffrey Stevenson | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Clyde Rose is called for traveling | 64-76 |
| Subs | Ball State | James Harris (PG), Robert Cherry (SG), Robert Lee (SF), David Pichardo (PF), Nick Jones (C) Frank Redfern, David Anderson, Robert Pauly, Jeffrey Stevenson, Wilfred Austin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Gabriel Colombo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Scott Hollis, Michael Collins | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Todd Defazio is called for the reach on Nick Jones - foul #4 on Todd Defazio, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Nick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | Nick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis runs out the clock | 66-76 |