| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Perry Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald May (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gerald May inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | David Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | David Nelson's layup is rejected by Joseph Brown | 25-35 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Gerald May can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Edward Anderson steals the ball from David Nelson | 25-35 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Gunnels steps in front of the Edward Anderson pass | 25-35 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Paul Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Gunnels | 25-37 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Jim Collins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Perry Whitley | 28-37 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 18:14 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Edward Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Perry Whitley | 31-37 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | David Nelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Loren Reiter can't tip it in | 31-37 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Gerald May snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Jim Collins | 31-37 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jim Collins | 33-37 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Gerald May pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Gerald May is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #1 on Joseph Brown, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Richard Frisch (SG), Robert Phares (SF) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edward Anderson - foul #3 on Edward Anderson, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Adams (SF) Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Michael McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | David Cornwell swats the short shot by Joshua Adams | 33-38 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Pedro Avila - foul #2 on Pedro Avila, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Nash (C) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Loren Reiter (C) David Cornwell | |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Avila (fresh) SG - Richard Frisch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Phares (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Nash (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown is hacked by Michael McGuire - foul #1 on Michael McGuire, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG) Pedro Avila | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG) Joseph Gunnels | |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Brian Nash is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Collins (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF) Kenneth Zhu | |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Jim Collins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McGuire | 33-43 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Robert Phares hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Perry Whitley | 35-43 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret's pass is intercepted by Brian Nash | 35-43 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jim Collins and he's fouled by Michael McGuire - foul #2 on Michael McGuire, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Adams (SF), Edward Anderson (PF) Robert Phares, Richard Frisch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), David Nelson (PF), David Cornwell (C) Paul Smith, Gerald May, Michael McGuire, Loren Reiter | |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Brian Nash snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Zhu - foul #3 on Kenneth Zhu, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Zachary Newson (SG) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF) Ernest Ehret | |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Zhu | 39-45 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | The short jumper by David Cornwell is denied by Edward Anderson | 42-45 |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Edward Anderson tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 44-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Pedro Avila (fresh) SG - Zachary Newson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Nash (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Warren (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cornwell (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Zachary Newson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG), Robert Phares (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Pedro Avila, Zachary Newson, Joshua Adams, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), Loren Reiter (C) Kenneth Zhu, Larry Warren, David Cornwell | |
| 11:02 | Mercer | David Nelson is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Nash (C) Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael McGuire (PF) David Nelson | |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Robert Phares hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Gerald May misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Brian Nash grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Michael McGuire snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels drills a jumper from the left block set up by Paul Smith | 44-49 |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Michael McGuire steals the ball from Joseph Brown | 44-49 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 44-49 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Gunnels takes the ball from Jim Collins | 44-49 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels lays it in | 44-51 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley is fouled on the floor by Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Frisch (SG), Joshua Adams (SF), Edward Anderson (C) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), David Nelson (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Michael McGuire | |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ernest Ehret | 44-51 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Loren Reiter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Nelson | 44-53 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Phares | 46-53 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Paul Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Anderson | 46-53 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Loren Reiter snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Paul Smith buries a floater in the paint set up by Gerald May and he's hacked by Richard Frisch - foul #1 on Richard Frisch, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG) Robert Phares, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (C) Ernest Ehret, Gerald May, Loren Reiter | |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Jim Collins is hacked by Kenneth Zhu - foul #4 on Kenneth Zhu, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Perry Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jim Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Frisch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses the dunk | 49-56 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | David Nelson tips it home | 49-58 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is hacked by Perry Whitley - foul #1 on Perry Whitley, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Nash (C) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Cornwell (C) David Nelson | |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 49-61 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Brian Nash pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | David Cornwell snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | David Cornwell misses the floater from the left block | 49-61 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Brian Nash pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 05:58 | East Carolina | Jim Collins makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Michael McGuire drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Ehret | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Cornwell - foul #2 on David Cornwell, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Phares (PG), Joshua Adams (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Richard Frisch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Loren Reiter loses the dribble to Robert Phares | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG) Richard Frisch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Joshua Adams is called for the reach on Loren Reiter - foul #1 on Joshua Adams, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG) Pedro Avila | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Paul Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Nelson | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | The jumper by Robert Phares is denied by Gerald May | 55-66 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown can't tip it in | 55-66 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald May - foul #2 on Gerald May, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Collins (SG) Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Michael McGuire (PF) Joseph Gunnels, David Nelson | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Perry Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jim Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Phares (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald May (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-66 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Loren Reiter pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Jim Collins grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Ehret - foul #1 on Ernest Ehret, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Anderson (C) Joshua Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SF) Gerald May | |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Michael McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Michael McGuire lays it up and in | 57-68 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Robert Phares is fouled on the floor by Michael McGuire - foul #3 on Michael McGuire, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Zachary Newson (SG), Richard Frisch (PF) Perry Whitley, Jim Collins, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF), David Cornwell (C) Paul Smith, Loren Reiter | |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Robert Phares makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Robert Phares makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Jim Collins (SG), Joshua Adams (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Brian Nash (C) Pedro Avila, Zachary Newson, Robert Phares, Richard Frisch, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, Larry Warren, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 01:40 | Mercer | David Nelson buries a jumper from the baseline | 59-70 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown blows the layup | 59-70 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Loren Reiter snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the runner from the left block | 59-70 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Nash | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jim Collins is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Pedro Avila (PG), Robert Phares (SF), Richard Frisch (PF), Edward Anderson (C) Perry Whitley, Joshua Adams, Joseph Brown, Brian Nash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SG), Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Joseph Gunnels, Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jim Collins makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Jim Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Jim Collins is called for the reach on Kenneth Zhu in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Collins, team foul #7 | 61-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Perry Whitley (PG), Joshua Adams (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Brian Nash (C) Pedro Avila, Robert Phares, Richard Frisch, Edward Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Larry Warren, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Brian Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Jim Collins hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Perry Whitley is called for the reach on Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Whitley, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Kenneth Zhu | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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 (+2) | |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Jim Collins comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #13 | 64-70 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Jim Collins makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Jim Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Gerald May is hacked by Perry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Perry Whitley, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Jim Collins drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Perry Whitley | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Jim Collins is called for the reach on Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Collins, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Michael McGuire (PF) Joseph Gunnels, David Nelson | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Perry Whitley loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 69-73 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret is hacked by Perry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Perry Whitley, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Jim Collins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Loren Reiter pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-75 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret is hacked by Perry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Perry Whitley, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Phares (PG) Perry Whitley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Jim Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael McGuire | 69-77 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), David Nelson (PF) Ernest Ehret, Michael McGuire | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels runs out the clock | 69-77 |