| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) SG - William Ball (fresh) SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) PF - Darrell Erickson (fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) SG - James Archer (fresh) SF - William Haglund (fresh) PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) C - David Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Larry Torrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman is fouled in the backcourt by James Archer - foul #1 on James Archer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Memphis | William Ball scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Gilbert Sellman | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | James Archer loses the dribble to Larry Torrence | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Memphis | William Ball can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Memphis | Hung Wen steals it from Larry Torrence | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Hung Wen dunks the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Memphis | William Ball hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gilbert Sellman | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | David Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | James Archer tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin is hacked by James Archer - foul #2 on James Archer, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Memphis | Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Lee Stull (PF), Danial Kingery (C) William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Darrell Erickson, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG) James Archer | |
| 17:26 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Memphis | Danial Kingery tips it home | 7-4 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | James Licata makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Hung Wen and the foul's on Kenneth Revis - foul #1 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG) Gilbert Sellman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:17 | Mercer | James Licata makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Memphis | David Jackson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chad Chaney | 7-8 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Robert McSpedon is called for the reach on William Haglund - foul #1 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG) David Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SF) William Haglund | |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Lee Stull - foul #1 on Lee Stull, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Kenneth Revis, Robert McSpedon, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (C) Hung Wen, David Thompson | |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:19 | Memphis | Lee Stull grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | Memphis | A charge is called on Larry Torrence - foul #1 on Larry Torrence, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Jones (C) Chad Chaney | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Larry Torrence blocks the short jumper by Mike Jones | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Baldwin (fresh) PF - Lee Stull (fairly fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) C - Mike Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard is open and lays it up and in | 7-11 |
| 15:13 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Jon Johnson pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Jon Johnson loses the dribble to William Ball in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | William Ball is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Ball, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Lee Stull, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), William Haglund (SF), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Jon Johnson, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Martinez (SG) Bratumil Zwigart | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:17 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Jackson | 9-13 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Revis | 9-13 |
| 13:56 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis's fadeaway is rejected by David Thompson | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Chad Chaney pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Hung Wen is hacked by Kenneth Revis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Revis, team foul #7 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Memphis | Terry Frederick (SF) Kenneth Revis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | Terry Frederick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-15 |
| 13:23 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson tips it home | 11-15 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | David Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Danial Kingery - foul #1 on Danial Kingery, team foul #8 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), William Ball (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Robert McSpedon, Darrell Erickson, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF) Hung Wen, Alberto Martinez, William Haglund, Chad Chaney | |
| 12:56 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Larry Torrence gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by William Ball | 13-15 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Henry Baldwin picks off the pass by Bratumil Zwigart in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 12:09 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Baldwin | 16-15 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Lee Stull (PF) Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Jones (C) David Thompson | |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Henry Baldwin | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Baldwin (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Stull (fresh) C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard loses the dribble to Lee Stull | 19-15 |
| 11:06 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Jon Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jon Johnson, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Lee Stull, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), Alberto Martinez (SG), William Haglund (SF), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 10:22 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | William Haglund can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:57 | Memphis | Danial Kingery grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Memphis | David Jackson double dribbles | 22-15 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), William Ball (SG) David Jackson, Henry Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Chad Chaney loses the dribble to William Ball | 22-15 |
| 09:23 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Thompson | 25-17 |
| 08:49 | Memphis | Alberto Martinez is called for the reach on William Ball - foul #1 on Alberto Martinez, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), David Jackson (SG), Lee Stull (SF), Terry Frederick (PF), Larry Torrence (C) Harold Denny, William Ball, Robert McSpedon, Darrell Erickson, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (C) Alberto Martinez, William Haglund, David Thompson | |
| 08:35 | Memphis | David Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Jon Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Terry Frederick - foul #1 on Terry Frederick, team foul #9 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, Chad Chaney | |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Jon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Jon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:54 | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman is hacked by Jon Johnson - foul #2 on Jon Johnson, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Henry Baldwin (SF) David Jackson, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG) Jon Johnson | |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Lee Stull hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Hung Wen - foul #1 on Hung Wen, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF), Chad Chaney (PF) Bratumil Zwigart, Merrill Leonard | |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 07:34 | Memphis | Lee Stull makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ball (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Baldwin (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Stull (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Licata (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Haglund (fresh) PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Hung Wen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Jones | 27-22 |
| 06:58 | Memphis | Lee Stull loses the dribble to Hung Wen | 27-22 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | William Haglund can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 06:30 | Memphis | The rebound goes to William Ball | 27-22 |
| 06:04 | Memphis | Mike Jones denies the turnaround by William Ball | 27-22 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Mike Jones grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | James Licata is fouled in the backcourt by William Ball - foul #2 on William Ball, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Robert McSpedon (SG), Terry Frederick (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Gilbert Sellman, William Ball, Henry Baldwin, Lee Stull, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Martinez (SG), Bratumil Zwigart (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), David Thompson (C) Hung Wen, William Haglund, Chad Chaney, Mike Jones | |
| 05:59 | Mercer | James Licata misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | James Licata misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:59 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 05:43 | Memphis | Terry Frederick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:22 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Danial Kingery | 30-22 |
| 05:17 | Memphis | David Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard can't tip it in | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | Memphis | Danial Kingery pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:59 | Memphis | David Jackson drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Terry Frederick | 33-22 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | David Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Memphis | Harold Denny (PG), Henry Baldwin (SF) David Jackson, Terry Frederick | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), Chad Chaney (PF) James Licata, Merrill Leonard | |
| 04:36 | Memphis | Chad Chaney takes the ball from Darrell Erickson | 33-22 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses the 3 from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Chad Chaney tips it back up and in | 33-24 |
| 04:13 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Thompson | 33-24 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Robert McSpedon is called for the reach on David Thompson - foul #2 on Robert McSpedon, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Kenneth Revis (SG), Lee Stull (SF), Larry Torrence (C) Harold Denny, Robert McSpedon, Henry Baldwin, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Archer (SG), William Haglund (SF), Jon Johnson (PF) Alberto Martinez, Bratumil Zwigart, Chad Chaney | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:30 | Memphis | David Thompson is called for the reach on Larry Torrence - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Merrill Leonard (C) David Thompson | |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:30 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gilbert Sellman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Revis (fresh) SF - Lee Stull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Erickson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Torrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Archer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Haglund (fresh) PF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | William Haglund hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Larry Torrence - foul #2 on Larry Torrence, team foul #12 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Henry Baldwin (SF) Darrell Erickson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 03:12 | Memphis | Lee Stull gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Larry Torrence misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Merrill Leonard - foul #1 on Merrill Leonard, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | Larry Torrence makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Jon Johnson clanks a shot from the baseline | 36-25 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Henry Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:43 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis drills a 3 from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Hung Wen is fouled in the backcourt by Gilbert Sellman - foul #1 on Gilbert Sellman, team foul #13 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | David Jackson (PG), Terry Frederick (PF) Gilbert Sellman, Lee Stull | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) Jon Johnson, Merrill Leonard | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:17 | Memphis | David Thompson steps in front of the Kenneth Revis pass | 39-26 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | William Haglund is open and scores on a runner from close range set up by David Thompson | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | Memphis | Kenneth Revis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Frederick | 42-28 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | David Jackson is called for the reach on Hung Wen in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #14 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Memphis | William Ball (SG), Robert McSpedon (SF), Darrell Erickson (PF), Danial Kingery (C) Kenneth Revis, Henry Baldwin, Terry Frederick, Larry Torrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) James Archer, William Haglund, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:26 | Memphis | The jumper by William Ball is denied by Mike Jones | 42-30 |
| 01:25 | Memphis | Danial Kingery grabs the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 01:02 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson lays it in on a great pass from David Jackson | 44-30 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-30 |
| 00:42 | Memphis | The rebound goes to David Jackson | 44-30 |
| 00:36 | Memphis | Robert McSpedon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 00:35 | Memphis | Darrell Erickson grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 00:26 | Memphis | David Jackson double dribbles | 44-30 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gilbert Sellman (PG), Lee Stull (PF), Larry Torrence (C) David Jackson, Darrell Erickson, Danial Kingery | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF), Alberto Martinez (C) Hung Wen, Bratumil Zwigart, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Jon Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jon Johnson grabs the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | James Archer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 00:01 | Memphis | Lee Stull grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Lee Stull clanks a fullcourt shot | 44-30 |