| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Clarence Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Cameron Butterfield - foul #2 on Cameron Butterfield, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 19:41 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield is hacked by Joel Lindemann - foul #2 on Joel Lindemann, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 19:01 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield is hacked by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 18:56 | Central Michigan | Bryan Roberts is called for the reach on Edward Tate - foul #2 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Tanner Hunter picks off the pass by Vule Kopinski | 39-31 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is open and scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Roberts | 41-31 |
| 18:17 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jackie Bearce | 41-33 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Roberts - foul #3 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), Paul Munroe (SG), David Pimentel (SF), David Pack (C) Bryan Roberts, Joel Lindemann, Glenn Gaskin, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:44 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tanner Hunter | 41-33 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | David Pimentel hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Percy Ingram | 43-33 |
| 17:18 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jerry Burrell | 43-36 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | David Pack misses the tip | 43-36 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Percy Ingram makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 16:30 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 16:29 | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tanner Hunter - foul #1 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Percy Ingram, David Pimentel, David Pack | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Terry Lang (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:22 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Terry Lang picks off the pass by Joel Lindemann | 45-37 |
| 15:51 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-37 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Clarence Brown snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Munroe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Marko Zeimetz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Browne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vule Kopinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Lang (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Paul Munroe misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG), David Alba (SG), David Pimentel (PF) Joel Lindemann, Paul Munroe, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Edward Tate (SG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Ray Whisenant (C) Marko Zeimetz, Robert Browne, Jackie Bearce, Vule Kopinski | |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 14:53 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson is fouled on the floor by Glenn Gaskin - foul #2 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson (PF), David Pack (C) Glenn Gaskin, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield (C) Ray Whisenant | |
| 14:17 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 45-37 |
| 14:16 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell and the foul's on David Alba - foul #4 on David Alba, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF) David Alba, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:03 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Robertson | 45-39 |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | David Pimentel steals it from Shaun Robertson | 45-39 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | David Pimentel is fouled on the floor by Edward Tate - foul #1 on Edward Tate, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Radomil Kowaleski (PF) Terry Lang | |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Burrell | 47-42 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 12:55 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Burrell | 47-42 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Burrell | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Pimentel | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Burrell | 50-47 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Jerry Burrell picks off the pass by David Pimentel | 50-47 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Lindemann (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Pimentel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - David Pack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Radomil Kowaleski (fresh) C - Cameron Butterfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), Paul Munroe (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Bryan Roberts, Joel Lindemann, David Pimentel, Tanner Hunter, David Pack | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Robert Browne (SG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Terry Lang (C) Jerry Burrell, Edward Tate, Shaun Robertson, Radomil Kowaleski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang throws it down | 50-51 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Robert Browne picks off the pass by Paul Munroe | 50-51 |
| 10:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Browne lays it up and in | 50-53 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Percy Ingram | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Clarence Brown steals it from Jackie Bearce | 52-53 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Paul Munroe is fouled on the floor by Jackie Bearce - foul #1 on Jackie Bearce, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SF) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Robert Browne takes the ball from Clarence Brown after a doubleteam | 52-53 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell is fouled on the floor by Percy Ingram - foul #1 on Percy Ingram, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG) Percy Ingram | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG), Cameron Butterfield (C) Robert Browne, Terry Lang | |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:46 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG) Bryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:19 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:01 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate's pass is intercepted by Joel Lindemann | 52-55 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses the easy layup | 52-55 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin tips it back up and in | 54-55 |
| 08:34 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Clarence Brown scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joel Lindemann | 56-55 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), David Pimentel (SF), David Pack (C) Paul Munroe, Glenn Gaskin, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Edward Tate picks off the pass by Joel Lindemann | 56-55 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Tate | 56-57 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-57 |
| 07:26 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Percy Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Lindemann (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Pimentel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - David Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Edward Tate (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jackie Bearce (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Whisenant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate is fouled on the floor by David Pimentel - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG), David Alba (SG) Percy Ingram, Joel Lindemann | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:07 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | David Pack comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 56-58 |
| 06:55 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:37 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses the lay-in | 56-58 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:13 | Central Michigan | Edward Tate loses the dribble to Tanner Hunter | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | David Alba hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Terry Lang grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin (SF), Clarence Brown (C) David Pimentel, David Pack | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Shaun Robertson | 56-60 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is whistled for traveling | 56-60 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Tate and he's fouled by Clarence Brown - foul #3 on Clarence Brown, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Browne (SG) Edward Tate | |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | David Alba is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on David Alba, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (SG) David Alba | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 56-65 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Jerry Burrell steals the ball from Joel Lindemann | 56-65 |
| 03:52 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson misses the dunk attempt | 56-65 |
| 03:50 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski buries a jumper near the basket set up by Jerry Burrell and the foul's on Tanner Hunter - foul #2 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #13 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (SF), David Pack (C) Glenn Gaskin, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edward Tate (SG) Robert Browne | |
| 03:34 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the free throw | 56-67 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Roberts | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Pimentel (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - David Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jerry Burrell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Tate (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shaun Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vule Kopinski (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Cameron Butterfield (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield lays it up and in set up by Edward Tate | 58-69 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Shaun Robertson is called for the reach on Bryan Roberts - foul #4 on Shaun Robertson, team foul #4 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), Paul Munroe (SG), Lawrence Johnson (PF) Bryan Roberts, Joel Lindemann, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Marko Zeimetz (PG), Jackie Bearce (SF), Terry Lang (PF), Ray Whisenant (C) Jerry Burrell, Shaun Robertson, Vule Kopinski, Cameron Butterfield | |
| 02:29 | Mercer | David Pimentel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-69 |
| 02:27 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (PG), Joel Lindemann (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Percy Ingram, Paul Munroe, David Pimentel, Lawrence Johnson, David Pack | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell (PG), Shaun Robertson (SF), Vule Kopinski (PF), Cameron Butterfield (C) Marko Zeimetz, Jackie Bearce, Terry Lang, Ray Whisenant | |
| 02:15 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the jump hook from the baseline | 58-69 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski hits the follow up shot | 58-71 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-71 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Shaun Robertson grabs the board | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Burrell | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski is fouled on the floor by Bryan Roberts - foul #5 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #14 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Munroe (SG), David Pimentel (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), David Pack (C) Bryan Roberts, Glenn Gaskin, Tanner Hunter, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | David Pack pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Cameron Butterfield | 61-74 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson grabs the offensive board | 61-74 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | David Pimentel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Cameron Butterfield grabs the board | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Tate | 61-76 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Paul Munroe misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Vule Kopinski pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jerry Burrell runs out the clock | 61-76 |