| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Bustamante (fresh) SG - Scott Patt (fresh) SF - William Haney (fresh) PF - Matt Lenz (fresh) C - David Merryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) C - John Messer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Toledo | David Merryman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Toledo | Toledo is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Toledo | Matt Lenz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harry Leonard | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | John Messer lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Toledo | William Haney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy blows the dunk | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Toledo | William Haney is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Leonard | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Toledo | David Merryman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | John Messer gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy is hacked by Matt Lenz - foul #1 on Matt Lenz, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Richard Smith knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Hentz | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | Toledo | David Merryman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | John Messer pulls down the rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Matt Lenz is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Matt Lenz, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Bradley (PG), Jeff Walton (SG), Anthony Victory (SF), Jon Yeates (PF), Gary Pearson (C) Robert Bustamante, Scott Patt, William Haney, Matt Lenz, David Merryman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Harry Leonard knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Messer | 0-8 |
| 17:10 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-8 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | John Messer pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 16:44 | Toledo | Gary Pearson snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 16:39 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-8 |
| 16:38 | Toledo | Gary Pearson tips it back up and in | 2-8 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Timothy Bradley steps in front of the John Messer pass | 2-8 |
| 16:19 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley banks in the layup | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Harry Leonard buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Smith | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Timothy Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Walton (fresh) SF - Anthony Victory (fresh) PF - Jon Yeates (fresh) C - Gary Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Messer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Toledo | Jon Yeates banks in the layup | 6-11 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Jon Yeates is called for the reach on Harry Leonard - foul #1 on Jon Yeates, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Scott Patt (SG), William Haney (SF), Royce Lebeau (PF), David Merryman (C) Timothy Bradley, Jeff Walton, Anthony Victory, Jon Yeates, Gary Pearson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Row (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Robert Lucey (SF), Douglas Mathis (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Richard Hentz, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Alexander Clancy, John Messer | |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-11 |
| 14:59 | Toledo | David Merryman snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:54 | Toledo | William Haney hits the finger roll | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses the dunk but he's hacked by William Haney - foul #1 on William Haney, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Toledo | The rebound goes to William Haney | 8-11 |
| 14:27 | Toledo | Scott Patt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Row - foul #1 on Thomas Row, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| 14:27 | Toledo | Scott Patt misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:27 | Toledo | Scott Patt makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Joshua Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Robert Lucey blows the layup | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Toledo | William Haney snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Anthony Victory (PG), Jon Yeates (PF), Gary Pearson (C) Robert Bustamante, Royce Lebeau, David Merryman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Leonard (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Joshua Jones, Robert Lucey | |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Thomas Row can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:21 | Toledo | William Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:13 | Toledo | Calvin Morehead is called for the reach on Jon Yeates - foul #1 on Calvin Morehead, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Bradley (PG) William Haney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Clancy (PF), John Messer (C) Douglas Mathis, Calvin Morehead | |
| 12:56 | Toledo | Gary Pearson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Messer - foul #1 on John Messer, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 12:56 | Toledo | Gary Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:56 | Toledo | Gary Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Jon Yeates steals it from Alexander Clancy | 10-11 |
| 12:19 | Toledo | Scott Patt is denied on a layup by John Messer | 10-11 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Harry Leonard pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | John Messer tips it home | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Timothy Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Patt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Victory (fresh) PF - Jon Yeates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Row (fairly fresh) SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Messer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Toledo | Anthony Victory makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Yeates | 13-13 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 11:18 | Toledo | Gary Pearson pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:12 | Toledo | The jump hook by Jon Yeates is blocked by John Messer | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Timothy Bradley steals it from Thomas Row | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | Toledo | Anthony Victory misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | John Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | John Messer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Yeates - foul #2 on Jon Yeates, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Jeff Walton (SG), William Haney (SF), Royce Lebeau (PF), David Merryman (C) Timothy Bradley, Scott Patt, Anthony Victory, Jon Yeates, Gary Pearson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Robert Lucey (SF), Douglas Mathis (PF) Thomas Row, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Alexander Clancy | |
| 10:13 | Mercer | John Messer makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | John Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:53 | Toledo | Jeff Walton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Hentz | 13-15 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Richard Hentz knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Messer | 13-17 |
| 09:25 | Toledo | William Haney clanks a shot from the right side | 13-17 |
| 09:23 | Toledo | Jeff Walton tips it but misses | 13-17 |
| 09:22 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:02 | Toledo | Royce Lebeau is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Leonard (SG), Calvin Morehead (C) Joshua Jones, John Messer | |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Richard Hentz misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bustamante - foul #1 on Robert Bustamante, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Bradley (SG) Jeff Walton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Richard Hentz misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:34 | Toledo | David Merryman snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:24 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Bradley | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Robert Lucey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (SF) Robert Lucey | |
| 07:47 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Bradley | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Robert Bustamante (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Royce Lebeau (fairly fresh) C - David Merryman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) C - Calvin Morehead (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead loses the dribble to William Haney | 18-18 |
| 07:25 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante lays it in on a great pass from William Haney | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Harry Leonard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:48 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Mathis - foul #1 on Douglas Mathis, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Toledo | Scott Patt (SG), Anthony Victory (SF), Gary Pearson (PF) Timothy Bradley, William Haney, Royce Lebeau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Row (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Alexander Clancy (PF), John Messer (C) Richard Hentz, Harry Leonard, Douglas Mathis, Calvin Morehead | |
| 06:48 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:48 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses the 3rd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | John Messer gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Robert Lucey misses long on a runner from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Robert Lucey hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 06:08 | Toledo | Anthony Victory comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy is hacked by David Merryman - foul #1 on David Merryman, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Bradley (PG) Robert Bustamante | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Leonard (SG), Calvin Morehead (C) Richard Smith, John Messer | |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:18 | Toledo | Scott Patt connects on the floater from the right block set up by Timothy Bradley and the foul's on Thomas Row - foul #2 on Thomas Row, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG) Thomas Row | |
| 05:18 | Toledo | Scott Patt makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Scott Patt steals the ball from Calvin Morehead | 25-25 |
| 04:42 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Robert Lucey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 04:31 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:25 | Toledo | Gary Pearson's layup is rejected by Alexander Clancy | 25-25 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alexander Clancy | 25-25 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Joshua Jones is hacked by Scott Patt - foul #1 on Scott Patt, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Toledo | William Haney (SF), Royce Lebeau (PF) Anthony Victory, Gary Pearson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (SF), Douglas Mathis (PF), John Messer (C) Robert Lucey, Alexander Clancy, Calvin Morehead | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Joshua Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Joshua Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:02 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley makes the 3 from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis is fouled on the floor by Royce Lebeau - foul #1 on Royce Lebeau, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeff Walton (PG), Matt Lenz (PF) Timothy Bradley, David Merryman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Thomas Row (SG) Joshua Jones, Harry Leonard | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Toledo | PG - Jeff Walton (fresh) SG - Scott Patt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Lenz (fresh) C - Royce Lebeau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Row (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Messer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Toledo | Jeff Walton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Thomas Row clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Patt - foul #2 on Scott Patt, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Jon Yeates (C) Scott Patt, Royce Lebeau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Leonard (SG), Alexander Clancy (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Richard Hentz, Douglas Mathis, John Messer | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:32 | Toledo | Robert Bustamante misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 02:31 | Toledo | Matt Lenz grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 02:18 | Toledo | Calvin Morehead is called for the reach on Robert Bustamante - foul #2 on Calvin Morehead, team foul #6 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | Anthony Victory (SG) Jeff Walton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Robert Lucey (SF) Thomas Row, Richard Smith | |
| 02:06 | Toledo | William Haney comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Calvin Morehead - foul #3 on Calvin Morehead, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Douglas Mathis (C) Calvin Morehead | |
| 02:06 | Toledo | William Haney makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:06 | Toledo | William Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Harry Leonard is fouled on the floor by Anthony Victory - foul #1 on Anthony Victory, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Toledo | Timothy Bradley (SG), Royce Lebeau (C) Robert Bustamante, William Haney | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Harry Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Harry Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | Toledo | Alexander Clancy is called for the reach on Anthony Victory - foul #1 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Toledo | Jeff Walton (SG) Matt Lenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:30 | Toledo | Anthony Victory misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Robert Lucey buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Hentz | 32-35 |
| 00:51 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 00:49 | Toledo | Timothy Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:28 | Toledo | Jeff Walton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Harry Leonard pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Lucey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Victory - foul #2 on Anthony Victory, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Toledo | Robert Bustamante (PG), Scott Patt (SG), William Haney (SF), Matt Lenz (PF), Gary Pearson (C) Timothy Bradley, Jeff Walton, Anthony Victory, Jon Yeates, Royce Lebeau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Row (PG), Richard Smith (SF), John Messer (C) Richard Hentz, Harry Leonard, Alexander Clancy | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Lucey misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Toledo | Scott Patt clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-36 |