| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | John Lewis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Marx | 28-43 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Tracy Wilson steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 28-43 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Stevens | 28-45 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Marx | 28-48 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-48 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Derrick Anderson | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels hits a turnaround from the left block | 30-50 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson is fouled on the floor by Gerald May - foul #3 on Gerald May, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) John Lewis, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Charlie Leiter | 30-52 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the floater from the left side | 30-52 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter hits the follow up shot | 30-54 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Gunnels | 32-54 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Loren Reiter - foul #3 on Loren Reiter, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), David Nelson (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF) Eugene Stevens, Merrill Wilson | |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens misses the free throw | 32-56 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Michael McGuire snags the defensive board | 32-56 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-56 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Leiter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-56 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | David Nelson grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Gerald May (SF) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), Dennis Marx (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 32-56 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Tracy Wilson is called for the reach on Michael McGuire - foul #1 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #1 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Cornwell (PF), Loren Reiter (C) David Nelson, Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG) Wei-Quo Huang | |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-58 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson misses the easy layup | 32-58 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson grabs the offensive board | 32-58 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Loren Reiter - foul #4 on Loren Reiter, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), David Nelson (PF) Paul Smith, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Charles Stephens (PF) John Lewis, Dennis Marx | |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | David Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | David Cornwell can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Wilson - foul #2 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #2 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF) Derrick Anderson, Tracy Wilson | |
| 13:27 | Mercer | David Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | David Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Curtis Wilson | 34-62 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | David Nelson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Wilson - foul #1 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #3 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SG), Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (C) Joseph Gunnels, Gerald May, David Cornwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Eugene Stevens | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Marx | 36-64 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-64 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | David Nelson snags the offensive board | 36-64 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | David Nelson is called for traveling | 36-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), David Cornwell (C) Larry Warren, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG) Merrill Wilson | |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stephens | 36-66 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-66 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the defensive rebound | 36-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Cornwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charlie Leiter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Lewis and he's fouled by David Cornwell - foul #3 on David Cornwell, team foul #5 | 36-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Gerald May (SF) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Tracy Wilson (C) Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx makes the free throw | 36-69 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Gerald May misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-69 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens snags the defensive board | 36-69 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | John Lewis drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Anderson | 36-71 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Michael McGuire's fadeaway is rejected by Tracy Wilson | 36-71 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | David Cornwell tips it back up and in | 38-71 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | John Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-71 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson tips it home | 38-73 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-73 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx snags the defensive board | 38-73 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Gunnels is called for the reach on Eugene Stevens - foul #2 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #6 | 38-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), David Nelson (PF) Paul Smith, David Cornwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Charles Stephens (PF) John Lewis, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charlie Leiter | 38-75 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | David Nelson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-75 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-75 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-75 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens hits the follow up shot | 38-77 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | The jumper by Ernest Ehret is denied by Charles Stephens | 38-77 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the defensive board | 38-77 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Ehret - foul #1 on Ernest Ehret, team foul #7 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SG), Larry Warren (SF), David Cornwell (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Curtis Wilson (PF) Merrill Wilson, Tracy Wilson | |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-79 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 38-79 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens blows the layup | 38-79 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter gets the offensive rebound | 38-79 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-79 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | David Cornwell pulls down the rebound | 38-79 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-79 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-79 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Zhu | 40-79 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Larry Warren misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-79 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-79 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Warren (fresh) PF - David Cornwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael McGuire (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charlie Leiter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-79 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson misses the tip | 40-79 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Michael McGuire snags the defensive board | 40-79 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-79 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens snags the defensive board | 40-79 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | John Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Deavers (PG) Larry Warren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), Merrill Wilson (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Dennis Marx (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Eugene Stevens, John Lewis, Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Merrill Wilson steals the ball from Michael McGuire | 40-79 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-79 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Anderson | 40-79 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang is hacked by Kenneth Zhu - foul #3 on Kenneth Zhu, team foul #8 | 40-79 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang makes the 1st free throw | 40-80 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 40-81 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | John Deavers is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Huang - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Huang, team foul #4 | 40-81 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Dennis Marx blocks the short jumper by David Cornwell | 40-81 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson grabs the board | 40-81 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Tracy Wilson | 40-83 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Dennis Marx swats the layup by David Cornwell | 40-83 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson snags the defensive board | 40-83 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx hits the finger roll set up by Merrill Wilson | 40-85 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Tracy Wilson steals the ball from Michael McGuire | 40-85 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Merrill Wilson | 40-87 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | John Deavers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-87 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx pulls down the rebound | 40-87 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson knocks in the jumper in the lane | 40-89 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | David Cornwell knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 42-89 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Deavers (fairly fresh) SG - Ernest Ehret (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael McGuire (tiring) 6 reb. C - David Cornwell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Wei-Quo Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Tracy Wilson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses long on a runner near the basket | 42-89 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael McGuire | 42-89 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-89 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF) Kenneth Zhu | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), John Lewis (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) Wei-Quo Huang, Merrill Wilson, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-89 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Larry Warren pulls down the rebound | 42-89 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Michael McGuire can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Wilson - foul #2 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #5 | 42-89 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 42-89 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 42-89 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens pulls down the rebound | 42-89 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | John Lewis clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Deavers - foul #1 on John Deavers, team foul #9 | 42-89 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 42-90 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-91 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Charlie Leiter steals it from David Cornwell | 42-91 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens misses the shot from the right wing | 42-91 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson grabs the offensive board | 42-91 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Larry Warren steps in front of the Charlie Leiter pass | 42-91 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Charles Stephens swats the layup by Michael McGuire | 42-91 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens pulls down the rebound | 42-91 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-91 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | David Cornwell snags the defensive board | 42-91 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Michael McGuire is fouled on the floor by Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #6 | 42-91 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SG) John Deavers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson (SF), Dennis Marx (PF), Tracy Wilson (C) Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson, Charles Stephens | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Larry Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-91 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Michael McGuire grabs the offensive board | 42-91 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Michael McGuire hits a shot from the left side | 44-91 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson jams it set up by Dennis Marx | 44-93 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | David Cornwell connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael McGuire | 46-93 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens runs out the clock | 46-93 |