| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alba (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | David Alba misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 19:27 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Winston Smolen | 37-40 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | Evan Wojcik steals the ball from Bryan Roberts | 37-40 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Brown | 37-42 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Clarence Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Winston Smolen - foul #2 on Winston Smolen, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Clarence Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the floater from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski's floater is tipped away by Clarence Brown | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Tanner Hunter takes the ball from Winston Smolen | 37-44 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | David Alba connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Brown | 37-47 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Bryan Roberts is called for the reach on Winston Smolen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Noel Bradley (SG), Romeo Hernandez (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Perry Ikeda | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), Paul Munroe (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), David Pack (C) Bryan Roberts, David Alba, Glenn Gaskin, Clarence Brown | |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Munroe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Pack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Paul Munroe misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Danny Kramer gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (SF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Paul Munroe pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann is hacked by Romeo Hernandez - foul #3 on Romeo Hernandez, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (PF) Jonathan Gary | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG) Paul Munroe | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 14:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Noel Bradley | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Danny Kramer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez tips it in | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses the lay-in | 41-47 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Danny Kramer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Noel Bradley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | David Pimentel snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | David Pimentel connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bryan Roberts | 41-49 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Noel Bradley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Noel Bradley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Kramer and he's hacked by Joel Lindemann - foul #1 on Joel Lindemann, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Perry Ikeda (C) Danny Kramer, Romeo Hernandez, Damek Kaniewski, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), David Alba (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Bryan Roberts, Joel Lindemann, David Pimentel, Lawrence Johnson, David Pack | |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Noel Bradley makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noel Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Percy Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Alba (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | The refs have stopped play. Clarence Brown 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. | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (PF) Noel Bradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Clarence Brown | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter drills a floater from close range set up by Glenn Gaskin | 47-51 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Alba | 47-53 |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales blows the dunk | 47-53 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales can't tip it in | 47-53 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Percy Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Perry Ikeda - foul #1 on Perry Ikeda, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG) Percy Ingram | |
| 10:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski buries a jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter tips it home | 49-57 |
| 09:09 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 49-57 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Alba | 49-60 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by David Pimentel - foul #4 on David Pimentel, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Noel Bradley (SG), Charles Smith (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik, Damek Kaniewski, Perry Ikeda | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), David Pack (C) David Alba, Glenn Gaskin, David Pimentel | |
| 08:29 | Kent State | Bryan Roberts steals it from Salvador Gonzales | 49-60 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann connects on the driving attempt from close range | 49-62 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Pack - foul #3 on David Pack, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Romeo Hernandez (SF) Steven Rogers, Salvador Gonzales | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 07:52 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Pack (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Danny Kramer is called for the reach on Bryan Roberts - foul #2 on Danny Kramer, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (SF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 07:14 | Mercer | David Pack hits a shot from the left side set up by Percy Ingram | 51-64 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Charles Smith is fouled on the floor by Percy Ingram - foul #1 on Percy Ingram, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Wojcik (SG), Perry Ikeda (C) Noel Bradley, Jonathan Gary | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Alba (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Bryan Roberts, Percy Ingram, David Pack | |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Danny Kramer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-64 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Charles Smith scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Danny Kramer | 53-64 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Clarence Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG) Danny Kramer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), Tanner Hunter (PF) Joel Lindemann, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 06:05 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Winston Smolen | 55-64 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Clarence Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Clarence Brown, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Bradley (PF) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG) Percy Ingram | |
| 05:45 | Kent State | Winston Smolen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Noel Bradley | 57-64 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | David Alba is hacked by Winston Smolen - foul #3 on Winston Smolen, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Evan Wojcik, Romeo Hernandez, Noel Bradley, Perry Ikeda | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (SF) Glenn Gaskin | |
| 05:07 | Mercer | David Pimentel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 04:52 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary's pass is intercepted by David Pimentel | 57-64 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Clarence Brown scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Pimentel | 57-66 |
| 04:22 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Clarence Brown snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Clarence Brown double dribbles | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Evan Wojcik (SG), Charles Smith (SF), Perry Ikeda (C) Winston Smolen, Salvador Gonzales, Jonathan Gary | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), Paul Munroe (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF) Bryan Roberts, David Alba, Clarence Brown | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Danny Kramer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Damek Kaniewski | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Perry Ikeda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Munroe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Paul Munroe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Evan Wojcik - foul #2 on Evan Wojcik, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Romeo Hernandez (SF) Danny Kramer, Damek Kaniewski | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pack (C) David Pimentel | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Paul Munroe makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Paul Munroe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:11 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-68 |
| 03:10 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik can't tip it in | 59-68 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter knocks in the jumper from the left side | 59-70 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF) Steven Rogers, Romeo Hernandez, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG), David Alba (SG), Clarence Brown (C) Joel Lindemann, Paul Munroe, David Pack | |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Winston Smolen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-70 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Winston Smolen snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 02:15 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski's floater is tipped away by Clarence Brown | 59-70 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Gonzales | 59-70 |
| 02:08 | Kent State | Winston Smolen knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Evan Wojcik | 61-70 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Damek Kaniewski | 61-70 |
| 01:27 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda hits a shot from the left block | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Salvador Gonzales - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik's fadeaway is rejected by Tanner Hunter | 63-72 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Clarence Brown snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-72 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Winston Smolen gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent 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) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Tanner Hunter - foul #2 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Winston Smolen is called for the reach on Tanner Hunter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Winston Smolen, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), Lawrence Johnson (SF) Bryan Roberts, Glenn Gaskin | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Winston Smolen is fouled on the floor by Clarence Brown - foul #4 on Clarence Brown, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG), Glenn Gaskin (SF) Joel Lindemann, Lawrence Johnson | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Winston Smolen makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Winston Smolen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Winston Smolen - foul #5 on Winston Smolen, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG) Winston Smolen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG) Bryan Roberts | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the board | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Kramer - foul #3 on Danny Kramer, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Glenn Gaskin | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Danny Kramer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 67-74 |