| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rogelio Lopez (fresh) SG - Louis McMurdie (fresh) SF - Kevin Macomber (fresh) PF - Daryl Zaremski (fresh) C - James Berthelot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Terry Legros (fresh) SG - James Archer (fresh) SF - Dean Goudy (fresh) PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) C - James Najar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Daryl Zaremski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Bruce Johnson steals it from Kevin Macomber | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Dean Goudy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Bruce Johnson tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Bruce Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Daryl Zaremski - foul #1 on Daryl Zaremski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Bruce Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Bruce Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Daryl Zaremski gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Macomber | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Terry Legros comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Daryl Zaremski - foul #2 on Daryl Zaremski, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien (PF) Daryl Zaremski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Terry Legros misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Terry Legros misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber clanks a jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | James Archer grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Dean Goudy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Legros | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber is hacked by James Archer - foul #1 on James Archer, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Najar - foul #1 on James Najar, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel (C) James Berthelot | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Schlegel | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rogelio Lopez | 6-6 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Dean Goudy hits a shot from the baseline set up by James Archer | 6-8 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Johnson takes the ball from Rogelio Lopez | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Jessie Parisien is called for the reach on Bruce Johnson - foul #1 on Jessie Parisien, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (PG), Nigel Butler (SG), John Hannah (SF) Rogelio Lopez, Louis McMurdie, Kevin Macomber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hai Wen (SG) James Archer | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Terry Legros misses long on a jumper in the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Berthelot (C) Jessie Parisien | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), Chad Chaney (PF), Merrill Leonard (C) Terry Legros, Bruce Johnson, James Najar | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Hai Wen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Dean Goudy hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) SG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SF - John Hannah (fresh) PF - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) C - James Berthelot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hai Wen (fresh) SG - James Licata (fresh) SF - Dean Goudy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Dean Goudy grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | John Hannah steals the ball from Dean Goudy | 6-10 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Merrill Leonard is called for the reach on Thomas Harrington - foul #1 on Merrill Leonard, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez (PG), Louis McMurdie (SG), Jessie Parisien (PF) Thomas Harrington, Nigel Butler, Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Legros (PG), James Archer (SG), Bruce Johnson (PF), James Najar (C) Hai Wen, James Licata, Dean Goudy, Merrill Leonard | |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | John Hannah misses the driving attempt in the lane | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | James Berthelot can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | James Najar grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Bruce Johnson drills a fadeaway near the basket | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Chad Chaney snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Terry Legros connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-15 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie is fouled on the floor by James Archer - foul #2 on James Archer, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber (SF) John Hannah | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hai Wen (SG), Dean Goudy (SF) James Archer, Chad Chaney | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 6-15 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber can't tip it in | 6-15 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Hai Wen pulls down the rebound | 6-15 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Dean Goudy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Macomber - foul #1 on Kevin Macomber, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nigel Butler (SG), Stephen Schlegel (C) Louis McMurdie, James Berthelot | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF), David Thompson (C) Terry Legros, Bruce Johnson, James Najar | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Dean Goudy misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Dean Goudy makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-16 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | David Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (PG) Rogelio Lopez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (PF) David Thompson | |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Hai Wen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Chad Chaney tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SF - Kevin Macomber (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jessie Parisien (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Schlegel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hai Wen (fresh) SG - James Licata (fresh) SF - Dean Goudy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-18 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | James Licata buries a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Nigel Butler - foul #1 on Nigel Butler, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez (PG), Louis McMurdie (SG), John Hannah (PF), James Berthelot (C) Thomas Harrington, Nigel Butler, Jessie Parisien, Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Legros (PG), Bruce Johnson (PF), James Najar (C) Hai Wen, Chad Chaney, Merrill Leonard | |
| 11:02 | Mercer | James Licata makes the free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Berthelot | 14-21 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Rogelio Lopez takes the ball from Dean Goudy | 14-21 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | John Hannah comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 14-21 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | James Licata's 3 pointer is rejected by James Berthelot | 16-21 |
| 09:46 | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Terry Legros is called for the reach on Rogelio Lopez - foul #1 on Terry Legros, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Baker (SF), Stephen Schlegel (PF) Kevin Macomber, John Hannah | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hai Wen (SG), Chad Chaney (SF) James Licata, Dean Goudy | |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | David Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Terry Legros is fouled on the floor by Louis McMurdie - foul #1 on Louis McMurdie, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | James Najar is hacked by Stephen Schlegel - foul #1 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien (PF) James Berthelot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Merrill Leonard (PF) Bruce Johnson | |
| 08:43 | Mercer | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | James Najar misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Merrill Leonard swats the layup by Jessie Parisien | 16-22 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | David Baker snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Stephen Schlegel drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Baker | 18-22 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | James Najar misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Schlegel - foul #2 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (PG), Nigel Butler (SG), John Hannah (PF), James Berthelot (C) Rogelio Lopez, Louis McMurdie, Jessie Parisien, Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), Dean Goudy (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF) Terry Legros, Chad Chaney, Merrill Leonard | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | James Najar makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | James Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nigel Butler (fresh) SF - David Baker (fresh) PF - John Hannah (fresh) C - James Berthelot (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hai Wen (fresh) SG - James Licata (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dean Goudy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - James Najar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Harrington | 21-24 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | James Najar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber (SF) David Baker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Merrill Leonard (C) Hai Wen, James Najar | |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | James Berthelot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (C) Merrill Leonard | |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Chad Chaney can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Harrington - foul #1 on Thomas Harrington, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez (PG), Louis McMurdie (SG) Thomas Harrington, Nigel Butler | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | James Berthelot grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | James Berthelot's layup is rejected by Chad Chaney | 21-24 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bratumil Zwigart | 21-24 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Dean Goudy blows the layup | 21-24 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-24 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Johnson | 21-24 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Chad Chaney's fadeaway is rejected by James Berthelot | 21-24 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | James Berthelot pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Macomber | 24-24 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | James Licata drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Chaney | 24-26 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie's layup is rejected by Dean Goudy | 24-26 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | John Hannah grabs the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez is hacked by Bratumil Zwigart - foul #1 on Bratumil Zwigart, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Harrington (PG), Nigel Butler (SG), David Baker (SF), Jessie Parisien (PF) Rogelio Lopez, Louis McMurdie, Kevin Macomber, John Hannah | |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Legros (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Kereenyaga Acri (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), James Najar (C) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Dean Goudy, Bruce Johnson, Chad Chaney | |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Harrington and the foul's on Merrill Leonard - foul #2 on Merrill Leonard, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Thompson (PF) Merrill Leonard | |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kereenyaga Acri | 26-26 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Hai Wen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Legros and the foul's on Nigel Butler - foul #2 on Nigel Butler, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Zaremski (PF) James Berthelot | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Archer (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF) Terry Legros, David Thompson | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Hai Wen makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Legros (PG) Hai Wen | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nigel Butler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Baker (fresh) PF - Daryl Zaremski (fresh) C - Jessie Parisien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Terry Legros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kereenyaga Acri (fresh) PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) C - James Najar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Mercer | James Archer drills a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Legros | 26-32 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler dunks the ball set up by Thomas Harrington | 28-32 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Terry Legros misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Kereenyaga Acri gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | James Najar hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Nigel Butler hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Harrington | 30-34 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Kereenyaga Acri clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Jessie Parisien loses the dribble to James Najar | 30-34 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | James Najar loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rogelio Lopez (PG), Louis McMurdie (SG), Kevin Macomber (SF), Stephen Schlegel (C) Thomas Harrington, Nigel Butler, David Baker, Jessie Parisien | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hai Wen (SG), Dean Goudy (SF), Bruce Johnson (PF), Chad Chaney (C) James Archer, Kereenyaga Acri, Merrill Leonard, James Najar | |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Daryl Zaremski lays it up and in set up by Rogelio Lopez | 32-34 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Dean Goudy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Schlegel - foul #3 on Stephen Schlegel, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Hannah (PF), James Berthelot (C) Daryl Zaremski, Stephen Schlegel | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG) Terry Legros | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Dean Goudy makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Dean Goudy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Kevin Macomber scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rogelio Lopez | 34-36 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Kevin Macomber is called for the reach on Hai Wen - foul #2 on Kevin Macomber, team foul #12 | 34-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Archer (SG), James Najar (C) James Licata, Chad Chaney | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Hai Wen makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Hai Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Louis McMurdie misses the halfcourt shot | 34-38 |