| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Terrence Dewall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Stoner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Shellman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Haglund inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | James Archer loses the dribble to Frederick Shellman | 39-41 |
| 19:31 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall loses the dribble to Chad Chaney | 39-41 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Hung Wen is fouled on the floor by Frederick Shellman - foul #3 on Frederick Shellman, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels (SF) Frederick Shellman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Chad Chaney buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Haglund | 39-43 |
| 18:41 | UNC Wilmington | Hung Wen picks off the pass by Scott Daniels | 39-43 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | James Archer lays it in set up by Hung Wen | 39-45 |
| 18:15 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason William | 41-45 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | William Haglund misses long on a jump hook from close range | 41-45 |
| 18:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jason William grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 17:35 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | William Haglund clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 17:21 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:11 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | David Thompson gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Hung Wen knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by William Haglund | 44-47 |
| 16:43 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels can't throw it down but the foul's on William Haglund - foul #3 on William Haglund, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg (PG), James Miller (C) Terrence Dewall, Jason William | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, James Archer, William Haglund, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| 16:43 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 16:43 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Scott Daniels is called for the reach on Jon Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Daniels, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Mark Mickle (SF) Scott Daniels | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Mike Jones is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Randy Smith (SG) Aaron Stoner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Richard Berg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Mickle (fresh) PF - Ralph Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UNC Wilmington | Randy Smith lays it in on a great pass from Richard Berg | 47-47 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | James Licata hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 15:07 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Mickle makes the floater from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | James Licata clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 14:56 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ralph Wright | 49-49 |
| 14:43 | UNC Wilmington | James Miller drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Berg | 52-49 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart drills a jumper from the right wing set up by James Licata | 52-51 |
| 14:18 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Mickle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Mike Jones snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | James Licata's pass is intercepted by Richard Berg in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 13:57 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Mickle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 13:56 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Randy Smith steps in front of the Jon Johnson pass | 54-51 |
| 13:34 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg misses the easy layup | 54-51 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Mike Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart tips it home | 54-53 |
| 12:45 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | James Licata misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Berg - foul #2 on Richard Berg, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall (PG), Aaron Stoner (SG), Frederick Shellman (SF), Jason William (PF), Joseph Guardado (C) Richard Berg, Randy Smith, Mark Mickle, Ralph Wright, James Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Archer (SG), William Haglund (SF), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 12:39 | Mercer | James Licata makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | James Licata makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:17 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Shellman | 56-55 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 56-55 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Terrence Dewall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Stoner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Shellman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason William (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | James Licata is whistled for traveling | 56-55 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG) James Licata | |
| 11:06 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Frederick Shellman - foul #4 on Frederick Shellman, team foul #4 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels (SF) Frederick Shellman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:36 | Mercer | David Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:35 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:33 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-55 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Chad Chaney lays it in on a great pass from William Haglund | 56-57 |
| 09:49 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner is hacked by David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #2 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg (PG) Terrence Dewall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SF) William Haglund | |
| 09:37 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Berg, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Miller (PF) Jason William | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF) James Archer | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | David Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | David Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hung Wen | 56-59 |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Berg | 58-59 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Aaron Stoner takes the ball from Bratumil Zwigart | 58-59 |
| 08:22 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels clanks a floater from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Jon Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 08:15 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 08:06 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels knocks in the floater from the left block | 60-59 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Jon Johnson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 60-59 |
| 07:40 | UNC Wilmington | James Miller grabs the board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Richard Berg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Stoner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Guardado (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Chaney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bratumil Zwigart - foul #1 on Bratumil Zwigart, team foul #3 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall (PG), Frederick Shellman (SF), Ralph Wright (PF), Jason William (C) Richard Berg, Scott Daniels, James Miller, Joseph Guardado | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), James Archer (SG), William Haglund (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| 07:24 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:24 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | James Archer is fouled on the floor by Terrence Dewall - foul #2 on Terrence Dewall, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Randy Smith (SG) Aaron Stoner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Ralph Wright - foul #1 on Ralph Wright, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg (SG) Randy Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:35 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | James Archer is hacked by Frederick Shellman - foul #5 on Frederick Shellman, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Miller (SF) Frederick Shellman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | James Archer makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | James Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:17 | UNC Wilmington | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 06:00 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Mike Jones grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | James Licata knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by James Miller - foul #1 on James Miller, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | James Licata makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:29 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg is fouled on the floor by James Archer - foul #2 on James Archer, team foul #4 | 65-66 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner (SG), Scott Daniels (SF) Richard Berg, Ralph Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 05:14 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall lays it in set up by Scott Daniels | 67-66 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | David Thompson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Archer | 67-68 |
| 04:34 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-68 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | David Thompson grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | The short jumper by David Thompson is denied by Scott Daniels | 67-68 |
| 04:15 | UNC Wilmington | James Miller grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 04:09 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Stoner and the foul's on William Haglund - foul #4 on William Haglund, team foul #5 | 69-68 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Richard Berg (PG), Joseph Guardado (C) Terrence Dewall, Jason William | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), Bratumil Zwigart (SF) James Archer, William Haglund | |
| 04:09 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Daniels misses the free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Daniels - foul #2 on Scott Daniels, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright (PF) Scott Daniels | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:54 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 03:38 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Mark Mickle (SF) James Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | Merrill Leonard (C) David Thompson | |
| 03:38 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:38 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Richard Berg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Stoner (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Guardado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Licata (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Ralph Wright steals the ball from Merrill Leonard | 70-69 |
| 03:06 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-69 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Archer (SG), Mike Jones (C) James Licata, Chad Chaney | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Joseph Guardado blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Archer | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall (PG), Scott Daniels (SF) Richard Berg, Mark Mickle | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) Bratumil Zwigart, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 02:36 | UNC Wilmington | Chad Chaney is called for the reach on Aaron Stoner - foul #2 on Chad Chaney, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 02:36 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:36 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | David Thompson lays it in on a great pass from Hung Wen | 72-71 |
| 01:55 | UNC Wilmington | Aaron Stoner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright grabs the offensive board | 72-71 |
| 01:49 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado is whistled for traveling | 72-71 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-71 |
| 01:35 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by David Thompson - foul #3 on David Thompson, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 01:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:21 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | William Haglund clanks a jumper near the basket | 74-71 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Chad Chaney tips it in | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Guardado's floater is tipped away by David Thompson | 74-73 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | William Haglund pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:15 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall is hacked by Hung Wen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hung Wen, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:14 | UNC Wilmington | Terrence Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Hung Wen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Wright runs out the clock | 76-73 |