| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Easter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Sweitzer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Anthony Bryant | 26-41 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Martin Olds can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-41 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Sweitzer - foul #1 on Eric Sweitzer, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Lawrence - foul #1 on Justin Lawrence, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gregory Probst | 30-43 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace is hacked by Anthony Bryant - foul #1 on Anthony Bryant, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer tips it but misses | 30-43 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer grabs the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | John Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | John Young pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | David Easter makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Wallace | 30-45 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eric Sweitzer - foul #2 on Eric Sweitzer, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF) Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG), James Driscoll (SG), Bryon Zysk (SF), Claude Stevens (PF), Bernard Davis (C) David Easter, Martin Olds, Christopher Wallace, John Young, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | William Grubb lays it in set up by James Driscoll | 31-47 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Claude Stevens - foul #1 on Claude Stevens, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards (SG), Kevin Thacker (C) Gregory Probst, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | The jump hook by Bryon Zysk is blocked by Kevin Thacker | 33-47 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Davis | 33-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Edwards (fresh) SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) C - Kevin Thacker (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Grubb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Driscoll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bryon Zysk (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Claude Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Davis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Claude Stevens scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Grubb | 33-50 |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw is denied on a layup by Claude Stevens | 33-50 |
| 15:36 | Mercer | James Driscoll snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | James Driscoll is hacked by Matthew Costner - foul #1 on Matthew Costner, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Garf Zirbel (SG), Thomas Lansford (PF) Aaron Shaw, Brandon Edwards, Matthew Costner | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Easter (PG), Martin Olds (SG), Christopher Wallace (SF), John Young (PF), Eric Sweitzer (C) William Grubb, James Driscoll, Bryon Zysk, Claude Stevens, Bernard Davis | |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Thomas Lansford takes the ball from David Easter | 33-50 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Probst | 36-50 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace hits a shot from the left block set up by David Easter | 36-52 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-52 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford can't tip it in | 36-52 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Martin Olds gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace clanks a runner from the baseline | 36-52 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | John Young tips it in | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Thacker, team foul #4 | 36-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant (SF), Justin Lawrence (C) Michael Hollie, Kevin Thacker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Stevens (PF) John Young | |
| 13:43 | Mercer | David Easter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-54 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence comes up short on the runner from the left block | 36-54 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Probst | 39-54 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Martin Olds misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-54 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Probst | 42-54 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | David Easter misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Probst - foul #2 on Gregory Probst, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Matthew Costner (PF) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Thomas Lansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Driscoll (SG), Bernard Davis (C) Martin Olds, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 12:52 | Mercer | David Easter makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | David Easter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Claude Stevens gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | David Easter misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-56 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Bernard Davis can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | David Easter grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Justin Lawrence | 42-56 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | David Easter takes the ball from Matthew Costner | 42-56 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | David Easter banks in the layup | 42-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Edwards (fresh) SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) C - Justin Lawrence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Easter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Driscoll (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Davis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence is hacked by Claude Stevens - foul #2 on Claude Stevens, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Garf Zirbel (SG), Kevin Thacker (C) Aaron Shaw, Brandon Edwards, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG), Martin Olds (SG), John Young (PF), Eric Sweitzer (C) David Easter, Christopher Wallace, Claude Stevens, Bernard Davis | |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gregory Probst | 45-58 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | James Driscoll hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | William Grubb is called for the reach on Kevin Thacker - foul #1 on William Grubb, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie (SF), Thomas Lansford (PF) Anthony Bryant, Matthew Costner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst makes the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on James Driscoll - foul #1 on James Driscoll, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | James Driscoll is denied on a layup by Kevin Thacker | 48-61 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:59 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Gregory Probst steals it from Martin Olds | 50-61 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Probst | 52-61 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | James Driscoll misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | James Driscoll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Lansford | 55-61 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | John Young lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Sweitzer | 55-63 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Martin Olds snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | John Young comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Lansford - foul #2 on Thomas Lansford, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Anthony Bryant (SF), Matthew Costner (PF), Justin Lawrence (C) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Michael Hollie, Thomas Lansford, Kevin Thacker | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Easter (PG), Gregory Kollman (SG), Christopher Wallace (SF), Claude Stevens (C) William Grubb, Martin Olds, James Driscoll, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Edwards (fresh) SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Easter (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Kollman (fresh) SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Claude Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Davis (C) John Young | |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Bernard Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace tips it in | 55-67 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bernard Davis - foul #2 on Bernard Davis, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Bernard Davis grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Gregory Kollman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-67 |
| 06:17 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Easter - foul #2 on David Easter, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG) Brandon Edwards | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Claude Stevens can't finish the layup | 58-67 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Claude Stevens misses the tip | 58-67 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | David Easter blocks the jumper by Gregory Probst | 58-67 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Claude Stevens snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Claude Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Costner | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | David Easter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Kollman | 60-70 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel (SG), Thomas Lansford (PF) Aaron Shaw, Matthew Costner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Martin Olds (SG), John Young (PF), Eric Sweitzer (C) Gregory Kollman, Claude Stevens, Bernard Davis | |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Christopher Wallace gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Gregory Probst is called for the reach on Eric Sweitzer - foul #3 on Gregory Probst, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie (SF) Anthony Bryant | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Martin Olds steps in front of the Thomas Lansford pass | 60-72 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Easter (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Martin Olds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Wallace (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Young (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Sweitzer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Mercer | John Young's floater is tipped away by Thomas Lansford | 60-72 |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | John Young is fouled on the floor by Justin Lawrence - foul #2 on Justin Lawrence, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant (SF), Kevin Thacker (C) Michael Hollie, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:30 | Mercer | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | John Young makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-74 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | David Easter pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Martin Olds drills a fadeaway from close range | 60-76 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | John Young denies the turnaround by Anthony Bryant | 60-76 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer gets the rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Eric Sweitzer clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-76 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | John Young grabs the offensive board | 60-76 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Anthony Bryant steals it from John Young | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Probst | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Garf Zirbel picks off the pass by Eric Sweitzer | 62-76 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst is whistled for traveling | 62-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Grubb (PG), James Driscoll (SG), Bryon Zysk (SF), Claude Stevens (PF), Bernard Davis (C) David Easter, Martin Olds, Christopher Wallace, John Young, Eric Sweitzer | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | William Grubb runs out the clock | 62-76 |