| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Grubb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Sweitzer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | John Young grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer is called for 3 seconds | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | John Young gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | Martin Olds is called for the reach on Albert Laird - foul #1 on Martin Olds, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-33 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | John Young's floater is tipped away by Billy Inglis | 35-33 |
| 17:42 | Central Florida | Paul Miller snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis buries a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Christopher Wallace - foul #2 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | John Young misses the dunk | 38-33 |
| 17:21 | Central Florida | Albert Laird gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:57 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 16:56 | Central Florida | Albert Laird tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | John Young grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 16:35 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:14 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Albert Laird tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 16:10 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jim Chumbley | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Inglis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Grubb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Jim Chumbley | 40-33 |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | Paul Miller is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Miller, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), He-ping Chu (SF), Glen Thurber (PF), Mickey Payne (C) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Easter (PG), James Driscoll (SG), Bryon Zysk (SF), Claude Stevens (PF), Bernard Davis (C) William Grubb, Martin Olds, Christopher Wallace, John Young, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Bernard Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:34 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Stevens | 40-33 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Mickey Payne is called for the reach on Bernard Davis - foul #1 on Mickey Payne, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Glen Thurber is called for the reach on Claude Stevens - foul #1 on Glen Thurber, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Bernard Davis buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Claude Stevens and the foul's on Mickey Payne - foul #2 on Mickey Payne, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Miller (SG) Ernesto Alaniz | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Wallace (SF) Bryon Zysk | |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Bernard Davis misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is hacked by David Easter - foul #4 on David Easter, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG) Mark Petrie | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG), Eric Sweitzer (C) David Easter, Bernard Davis | |
| 13:04 | Central Florida | Glen Thurber's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Sweitzer | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Glen Thurber is called for the reach on Claude Stevens - foul #2 on Glen Thurber, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt (PF), Miguel Olivares (C) Glen Thurber, Mickey Payne | |
| Subs | Mercer | Martin Olds (SG), John Young (PF) James Driscoll, Claude Stevens | |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Albert Laird steals it from Christopher Wallace | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt's fadeaway is rejected by John Young | 40-35 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Martin Olds is hacked by Craig Oswalt - foul #2 on Craig Oswalt, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Young | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Grubb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Albert Laird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG) Albert Laird, Paul Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Driscoll (SF), Claude Stevens (C) Christopher Wallace, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Jim Chumbley is called for the reach on James Driscoll - foul #3 on Jim Chumbley, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Kollman (PG) William Grubb | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | James Driscoll makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | James Driscoll makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Petrie and the foul's on John Young - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Ernesto Alaniz picks off the pass by John Young | 43-40 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Petrie | 45-40 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Miguel Olivares steals the ball from James Driscoll | 45-40 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz is fouled on the floor by Claude Stevens - foul #1 on Claude Stevens, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Glen Thurber (C) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG), Christopher Wallace (SF), Eric Sweitzer (C) Gregory Kollman, Martin Olds, John Young | |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Wallace - foul #3 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Driscoll | 45-40 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | William Grubb misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-40 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace tips it in | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis's pass is intercepted by William Grubb | 45-42 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | William Grubb hits the finger roll | 45-44 |
| 08:48 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Albert Laird | 47-44 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Claude Stevens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 08:27 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Billy Inglis, Jim Chumbley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Kollman (PG), Martin Olds (SG), John Young (PF) William Grubb, James Driscoll, Claude Stevens | |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 07:51 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 47-44 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Miguel Olivares steals it from Martin Olds | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - He-ping Chu (fresh) PF - Glen Thurber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Miguel Olivares (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gregory Kollman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Young (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | Paul Miller knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 49-44 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | John Young tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wallace - foul #4 on Christopher Wallace, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Ernesto Alaniz (SG), Craig Oswalt (PF) Albert Laird, Paul Miller, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Easter (PG), Bryon Zysk (SF), Claude Stevens (C) Gregory Kollman, Christopher Wallace, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | He-ping Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Claude Stevens pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Bryon Zysk misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-46 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie's pass is intercepted by Martin Olds | 50-46 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | David Easter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-46 |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Craig Oswalt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares scores on a shot in the lane set up by Craig Oswalt | 52-46 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Martin Olds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Ernesto Alaniz snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 04:51 | Central Florida | Claude Stevens steps in front of the Miguel Olivares pass | 52-46 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | David Easter comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | John Young tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 04:44 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Paul Miller (SG), Billy Inglis (SF), Jim Chumbley (PF) Mark Petrie, Ernesto Alaniz, He-ping Chu, Craig Oswalt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Wallace (SF), Eric Sweitzer (C) Bryon Zysk, John Young | |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Claude Stevens - foul #2 on Claude Stevens, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Martin Olds misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:06 | Central Florida | Miguel Olivares grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Paul Miller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Martin Olds is fouled on the floor by Miguel Olivares - foul #2 on Miguel Olivares, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Glen Thurber (C) Miguel Olivares | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Young (PF) Claude Stevens | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Martin Olds makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Martin Olds makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Paul Miller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Albert Laird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Inglis (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jim Chumbley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Glen Thurber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Easter (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Olds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Young (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Sweitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mercer | David Easter scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Central Florida | Albert Laird comes up short on the floater from close range | 54-53 |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | David Easter is hacked by Albert Laird - foul #2 on Albert Laird, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Driscoll (SG) Martin Olds | |
| 02:45 | Mercer | David Easter makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | David Easter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:26 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis scores on a runner in the paint set up by Paul Miller | 58-55 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 02:13 | Central Florida | Paul Miller grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley drills a runner in the lane set up by Paul Miller and the foul's on James Driscoll - foul #1 on James Driscoll, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), He-ping Chu (SF) Albert Laird, Billy Inglis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Stevens (PF), Bernard Davis (C) John Young, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley misses the free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Stevens | 60-55 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace makes the runner near the basket | 60-57 |
| 01:51 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Albert Laird (PG), Billy Inglis (SF), Miguel Olivares (C) Mark Petrie, He-ping Chu, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Mercer | Martin Olds (SG), John Young (PF), Eric Sweitzer (C) James Driscoll, Claude Stevens, Bernard Davis | |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Albert Laird | 62-57 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Jim Chumbley steps in front of the David Easter pass | 62-57 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | David Easter picks off the pass by Paul Miller | 62-57 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | John Young slams it home on a nice dish by David Easter | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Jim Chumbley double dribbles | 62-59 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Chumbley - foul #4 on Jim Chumbley, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | John Young comes up short on the floater from close range | 62-60 |
| 00:13 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis is hacked by David Easter in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Easter, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG) David Easter | |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Billy Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | William Grubb is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Grubb, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mark Petrie (PG), Glen Thurber (PF) Albert Laird, Jim Chumbley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie is hacked by William Grubb in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Grubb, team foul #12 | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Mark Petrie picks off the pass by William Grubb in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | He-ping Chu (SF), Craig Oswalt (PF) Billy Inglis, Glen Thurber | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Mark Petrie runs out the clock | 65-60 |