| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Haglund inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Hung Wen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Elmer Allen | 34-31 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 36-31 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | James Archer travels with the ball | 36-31 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chad Chaney | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Elmer Allen - foul #2 on Elmer Allen, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen loses the dribble to William Haglund | 36-32 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | William Haglund hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hung Wen and he's fouled by William Barber - foul #1 on William Barber, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:50 | Mercer | William Haglund makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Hung Wen | 36-35 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Hung Wen buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Chaney | 36-37 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten's pass is intercepted by James Archer | 36-37 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Hung Wen can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the turnaround near the basket | 36-37 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Hung Wen | 36-37 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | James Archer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes lays it up and in | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gail Tuten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Archer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haglund (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Chad Chaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mercer | David Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | William Haglund tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby's layup is rejected by David Thompson | 38-39 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | William Haglund grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | David Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | William Barber drills a shot near the basket set up by Gail Tuten | 40-39 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Chad Chaney is hacked by Leif Polinski - foul #2 on Leif Polinski, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF), Domingo Salas (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Leif Polinski, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 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 | |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Jon Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Lester Dietrich steps in front of the Bratumil Zwigart pass | 43-39 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich is called for 3 seconds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SG) Jeremy Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:20 | Mercer | James Licata hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | James Licata misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Jon Johnson can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Merrill Leonard swats the short shot by Domingo Salas | 45-42 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Jon Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Jon Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brad Green, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (SG), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich, Domingo Salas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, Jon Johnson, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| 11:50 | Mercer | David Thompson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 7 pts. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bratumil Zwigart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore scores on a jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | David Thompson grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Chad Chaney dunks the ball set up by Hung Wen | 47-44 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Hung Wen pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | David Thompson lays it up and in set up by Hung Wen and he's hacked by Leif Polinski - foul #3 on Leif Polinski, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Brad Green, Jeremy Moore, Leif Polinski, Louis Eichenberger, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Alberto Martinez (SG), William Haglund (SF) Hung Wen, James Archer, Bratumil Zwigart | |
| 10:33 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich can't finish the layup | 47-47 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | David Thompson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | William Haglund misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Lester Dietrich - foul #1 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Mike Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | William Haglund can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Barber | 47-47 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | William Barber's fadeaway is rejected by Merrill Leonard | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Gail Tuten - foul #1 on Gail Tuten, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF) James Licata, Alberto Martinez, Mike Jones | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Chaney | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | James Archer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-48 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Chad Chaney hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Merrill Leonard steals it from Steven Hughes | 47-50 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | James Archer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gail Tuten | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gail Tuten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haglund (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Hung Wen loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Domingo Salas (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SF), David Thompson (C) William Haglund, Merrill Leonard | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Goolsby | 52-50 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Louis Eichenberger swats the short shot by Chad Chaney | 52-50 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Louis Eichenberger | 52-50 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas banks in the layup set up by Louis Eichenberger | 54-50 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Hung Wen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Archer | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | James Archer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hung Wen | 56-56 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas, Louis Eichenberger, Travis Goolsby | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Bratumil Zwigart | |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Dietrich | 58-56 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | William Haglund can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 58-56 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | David Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:25 | Mercer | David Thompson blows the layup | 58-56 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | William Haglund steals the ball from Elmer Allen | 58-56 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | William Haglund slams it home | 58-58 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | William Barber is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Barber, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby (C) Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF) Hung Wen, James Archer, Chad Chaney | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | David Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to William Haglund | 58-58 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | David Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Goolsby | 58-58 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Hughes | 61-58 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | William Haglund drills a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is hacked by William Haglund - foul #2 on William Haglund, team foul #1 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SF) Steven Hughes, Elmer Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF) James Licata, William Haglund, Merrill Leonard | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green is hacked by Chad Chaney - foul #2 on Chad Chaney, team foul #2 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| Subs | Mercer | Merrill Leonard (C) David Thompson | |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Domingo Salas, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF), David Thompson (C) Bratumil Zwigart, Merrill Leonard | |
| 01:58 | Mercer | David Thompson scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Archer | 64-63 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is hacked by William Haglund - foul #3 on William Haglund, team foul #3 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF) Leif Polinski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes's floater is knocked away by David Thompson | 64-63 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Hung Wen hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Chad Chaney and he's hacked by Travis Goolsby - foul #2 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | William Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Archer is hacked by Steven Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hughes, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Archer makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen's fadeaway is rejected by David Thompson | 64-67 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | David Thompson grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | David Thompson is hacked by Steven Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Hughes, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SF), Jon Johnson (PF) William Haglund, Chad Chaney | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Hung Wen gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Chad Chaney (PF), Merrill Leonard (C) Hung Wen, Bratumil Zwigart, David Thompson | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Chad Chaney is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hughes - foul #5 on Steven Hughes, team foul #12 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG) Steven Hughes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Barber | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Licata runs out the clock | 67-70 |