| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moises Cisneros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | David White pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua McIndoe | 34-34 |
| 19:08 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-34 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joe Roberts | 34-34 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | The refs have stopped play. Wendell McWhirt is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG) Wendell McWhirt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Michael Ireland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 34-34 |
| 18:49 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Todd Eggers | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King is hacked by Michael Ireland - foul #3 on Michael Ireland, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Aust (PG), James Hefley (SG) Michael Ireland, Joshua McIndoe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), Timothy Murchison (PF), Harry Jorgensen (C) Moises Cisneros, Joe Roberts, David White | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely (SF) John Laurel | |
| 17:12 | Mercer | John Aust clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 34-34 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson's floater is tipped away by Harry Jorgensen | 34-34 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Wellman - foul #2 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG) John Aust | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde (SG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Brian Thompson (C) Derrick King, Vincent Wellman, Todd Eggers, Robert Johnson | |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Moises Cisneros (SF), Joe Roberts (PF), David White (C) Joshua McIndoe, Timothy Murchison, Harry Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:54 | Louisiana Tech | Moises Cisneros swats the short shot by Brian Thompson | 36-34 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Joe Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hefley (fresh) SF - Moises Cisneros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allan Kiely (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Joe Roberts is hacked by John Laurel - foul #1 on John Laurel, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (SG) James Hefley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:33 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:17 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ireland is called for the reach on Harold Plourde - foul #4 on Michael Ireland, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Aust (SG) Michael Ireland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG) Allan Kiely | |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Thompson | 36-36 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Brian Thompson steals the ball from Moises Cisneros | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Plourde | 36-38 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), James Hefley (SF), Timothy Murchison (PF), Harry Jorgensen (C) Wendell McWhirt, Moises Cisneros, Joe Roberts, David White | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Harold Plourde, John Laurel, Dobromil Dominowski, Brian Thompson | |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 13:17 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Todd Eggers | 38-38 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers loses the dribble to Harry Jorgensen | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Murchison is blocked by Allan Kiely | 38-38 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 12:20 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick King | 38-40 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-40 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 11:47 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Derrick King | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Aust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hefley (fresh) PF - Timothy Murchison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Kiely (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers's pass is intercepted by Harry Jorgensen | 38-40 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | James Hefley connects on the shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick King | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | James Hefley makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Murchison | 42-43 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in | 42-43 |
| 10:35 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Timothy Murchison | 42-43 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Aust | 45-43 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allan Kiely | 45-45 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | John Aust comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | James Hefley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:17 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | James Hefley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | John Aust misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Allan Kiely steals the ball from James Hefley | 45-45 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers hits a runner in the lane set up by Robert Johnson and he's hacked by John Aust - foul #2 on John Aust, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG), Moises Cisneros (SF), Joe Roberts (PF), David White (C) John Aust, James Hefley, Timothy Murchison, Harry Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (PG), Harold Plourde (SG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Derrick King, Vincent Wellman, Allan Kiely, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joshua McIndoe | 47-48 |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Moises Cisneros (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Duane Smith (fresh) SG - Harold Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Eggers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Eggers - foul #3 on Todd Eggers, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (SG) Joshua McIndoe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson (C) Todd Eggers | |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Joe Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Joe Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Ireland picks off the pass by John Laurel | 49-48 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | The jump hook by Moises Cisneros is blocked by Brian Thompson | 49-48 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Moises Cisneros - foul #3 on Moises Cisneros, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Michael Ireland is called for 5 seconds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb (PF) Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Moises Cisneros steals the ball from Duane Smith | 49-49 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 05:18 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel misses long on a jumper from close range | 49-49 |
| 05:16 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:10 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Joe Roberts buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wendell McWhirt | 52-52 |
| 04:41 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Plourde is hacked by Wendell McWhirt - foul #2 on Wendell McWhirt, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hefley (SF), Harry Jorgensen (PF), Alex Linthicum (C) Moises Cisneros, Joe Roberts, David White | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), Allan Kiely (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Duane Smith, Harold Plourde, John Laurel, John Gottlieb, Brian Thompson | |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Derrick King and the foul's on Alex Linthicum - foul #1 on Alex Linthicum, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), Timothy Murchison (PF) Michael Ireland, Alex Linthicum | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:28 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Harry Jorgensen denies the turnaround by Dobromil Dominowski | 52-55 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | James Hefley pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Derrick King takes the ball from Timothy Murchison | 52-55 |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King lays it in | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hefley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Murchison (fresh) 6 reb. C - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Derrick King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Kiely (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dobromil Dominowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Dobromil Dominowski denies the turnaround by Joshua McIndoe | 52-57 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King is fouled on the floor by Wendell McWhirt - foul #3 on Wendell McWhirt, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Aust (PG), Michael Ireland (SG), Alex Linthicum (PF), David White (C) Wendell McWhirt, Joshua McIndoe, Timothy Murchison, Harry Jorgensen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel (SF), Todd Eggers (PF) Allan Kiely, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Moises Cisneros (SF), Joe Roberts (PF) John Aust, Alex Linthicum | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Joe Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 52-59 |
| 02:42 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | David White blocks the jumper by Todd Eggers | 52-59 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG) James Hefley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David White | 54-59 |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Wellman and the foul's on Moises Cisneros - foul #4 on Moises Cisneros, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG) Michael Ireland | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:34 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Mercer | John Laurel is called for the reach on Moises Cisneros - foul #2 on John Laurel, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua McIndoe | 56-62 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Roberts takes the ball from Vincent Wellman | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | David White can't finish the layup | 56-62 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Wendell McWhirt is called for the reach on Todd Eggers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wendell McWhirt, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Kiely (SF) John Laurel | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Joe Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King is fouled in the backcourt by Wendell McWhirt - foul #5 on Wendell McWhirt, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG) Wendell McWhirt | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Robert Johnson steals the ball from Moises Cisneros | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick King runs out the clock | 56-66 |