| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Haglund inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the shot from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 19:52 | Mercer | William Haglund tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Lester Crum misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Archer - foul #3 on James Archer, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG) James Archer | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:30 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by James Licata | 32-39 |
| 18:58 | Ball State | Michael Barber is whistled for traveling | 32-39 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | William Haglund buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | William Haglund makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Lester Crum misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on William Haglund - foul #2 on William Haglund, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | David Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to James Licata | 35-41 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:46 | Ball State | Michael Barber's floater is knocked away by David Thompson | 38-41 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | David Thompson gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | James Licata's pass is intercepted by Michael Mitchell | 38-41 |
| 17:08 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Michael Barber | 38-43 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | James Licata misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Barber - foul #2 on Michael Barber, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (C) William Haglund, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Jack Samuels (C) Stewart Hawkins, Lester Crum, Michael Mitchell | |
| 16:51 | Mercer | James Licata misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | James Licata makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:37 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Esteban Rodriguez | 39-45 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | James Licata knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Jack Samuels misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Merrill Leonard - foul #1 on Merrill Leonard, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Chad Chaney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Michael Barber, John Allen | |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Jack Samuels misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:59 | Ball State | Jack Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Archer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SG - Leonard Edelman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zarek Tarnowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Zarek Tarnowski - foul #2 on Zarek Tarnowski, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Lester Crum (SF) Leonard Edelman, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:22 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins buries a shot from the right block set up by Jack Samuels | 43-48 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Jon Johnson connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Archer | 45-48 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins hits a shot from the right side and the foul's on Jon Johnson - foul #1 on Jon Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Michael Mitchell (C) Ricardo Martin, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jack Samuels - foul #1 on Jack Samuels, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Allen (PF) Jack Samuels | |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | William Haglund is called for the reach on Stewart Hawkins - foul #3 on William Haglund, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (PF) Merrill Leonard | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:13 | Ball State | Lester Crum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Jones (C) David Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SG) Stewart Hawkins | |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Chad Chaney clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-51 |
| 14:00 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 13:47 | Ball State | John Allen comes up short on the shot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Mike Jones snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 13:25 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Mike Jones swats the short shot by Michael Barber | 47-51 |
| 13:19 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:14 | Ball State | Lester Crum makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Chad Chaney drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hung Wen | 49-54 |
| 12:38 | Ball State | Michael Barber scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Edelman | 49-56 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Hung Wen buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | John Allen lays it up and in set up by Lester Crum | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Archer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Haglund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leonard Edelman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Crum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | William Haglund is fouled on the floor by Lester Crum - foul #1 on Lester Crum, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), David Thompson (C) Hung Wen, James Archer, William Haglund, Chad Chaney, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), Esteban Rodriguez (SF), Jack Samuels (PF), Zarek Tarnowski (C) Michael Barber, Leonard Edelman, Lester Crum, John Allen, Michael Mitchell | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | James Licata is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Licata, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 11:02 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski loses the ball out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Jon Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 10:44 | Ball State | Zarek Tarnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:38 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez's pass is intercepted by Jon Johnson | 52-58 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | David Thompson's floater is tipped away by Zarek Tarnowski | 52-58 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | David Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Jon Johnson double dribbles | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (PF) Merrill Leonard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Leonard Edelman (SF), John Allen (PF) Ricardo Martin, Esteban Rodriguez, Zarek Tarnowski | |
| 09:47 | Ball State | John Allen misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 52-58 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jon Johnson | 52-58 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Chad Chaney is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), William Haglund (SF) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 09:01 | Mercer | James Archer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Hung Wen | 55-58 |
| 08:45 | Ball State | James Archer steals the ball from John Allen | 55-58 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Chad Chaney hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Hung Wen | 57-58 |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by William Haglund - foul #4 on William Haglund, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SF), Merrill Leonard (C) William Haglund, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Lester Crum (SF), Esteban Rodriguez (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Michael Barber, Stewart Hawkins, John Allen, Jack Samuels | |
| 08:05 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Chad Chaney hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Archer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SG - Leonard Edelman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lester Crum (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Esteban Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez is whistled for a carry | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Bratumil Zwigart | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Rohrer (SG) Leonard Edelman | |
| 07:01 | Mercer | James Archer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:38 | Ball State | Ricardo Martin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | James Archer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Michael Mitchell steals the ball from James Archer | 59-61 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | James Rohrer misses the driving attempt from the left block | 59-61 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | William Haglund pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | James Archer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), David Thompson (C) Hung Wen, James Archer, Chad Chaney | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), Stewart Hawkins (SG), John Allen (PF), Jack Samuels (C) Ricardo Martin, James Rohrer, Esteban Rodriguez, Michael Mitchell | |
| 05:25 | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | Ball State | Jack Samuels hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | David Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | William Haglund can't finish the layup | 59-63 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard tips it in | 61-63 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | John Allen is hacked by James Licata - foul #3 on James Licata, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF), Mike Jones (PF) William Haglund, Merrill Leonard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SF) Lester Crum | |
| 04:39 | Ball State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Mike Jones is whistled for a carry | 61-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF) James Licata, Jon Johnson, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Mitchell (C) Jack Samuels | |
| 03:58 | Ball State | John Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 03:56 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell tips it home | 61-67 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | John Allen swats the short shot by Bratumil Zwigart | 61-67 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Archer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Michael Barber (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stewart Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Edelman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Bratumil Zwigart is called for the reach on Leonard Edelman - foul #1 on Bratumil Zwigart, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Bratumil Zwigart | |
| Subs | Ball State | Lester Crum (SF) Stewart Hawkins | |
| 03:17 | Ball State | Leonard Edelman misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Chad Chaney pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | David Thompson scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Archer | 65-67 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | John Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Barber and the foul's on Hung Wen - foul #4 on Hung Wen, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG) James Archer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Stewart Hawkins (SG), Jack Samuels (C) Leonard Edelman, Michael Mitchell | |
| 02:37 | Ball State | John Allen makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses the shot from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Chad Chaney snags the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | William Haglund is fouled on the floor by Michael Barber - foul #3 on Michael Barber, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ricardo Martin (PG), Esteban Rodriguez (C) Michael Barber, John Allen | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Lester Crum grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 02:05 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 01:44 | Ball State | Esteban Rodriguez hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Crum | 65-73 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Barber (PG), John Allen (PF), Michael Mitchell (C) Ricardo Martin, Jack Samuels, Esteban Rodriguez | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Stewart Hawkins picks off the pass by William Haglund | 65-73 |
| 01:16 | Ball State | Michael Barber hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stewart Hawkins | 65-75 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | John Allen swats the short shot by William Haglund | 65-75 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Chad Chaney hits the follow up shot | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Ball State | Michael Barber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell tips it but misses | 67-75 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the board | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Hung Wen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:27 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell is hacked by Hung Wen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hung Wen, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG) Hung Wen | |
| Subs | Ball State | Leonard Edelman (SF) Lester Crum | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | James Archer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-77 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Michael Barber runs out the clock | 67-77 |