| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Allan Ickes (fresh) SG - Robert Whitmore (fresh) SF - David Allis (fresh) PF - Paul Olson (fresh) C - Ernest Bivona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) SG - Rick Brakebill (fresh) SF - Sean Joseph (fresh) PF - Danny Cadle (fresh) C - Joseph Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercyhurst | Ernest Bivona wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Mercyhurst | Rick Brakebill is called for the reach on Robert Whitmore - foul #1 on Rick Brakebill, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore is hacked by Rick Brakebill - foul #2 on Rick Brakebill, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen (SG) Rick Brakebill | |
| 18:40 | Mercyhurst | David Allis hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Mercyhurst | Norman Reed picks off the pass by Allan Ickes in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norman Reed | 3-7 |
| 17:42 | Mercyhurst | David Allis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:35 | Mercyhurst | David Allis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| 17:11 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Bivona - foul #1 on Ernest Bivona, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 16:54 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 16:52 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 16:30 | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore misses the fadeaway from the right side | 3-9 |
| 16:29 | Mercyhurst | David Allis tips it in | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 15:55 | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-12 |
| 15:54 | Mercyhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Bivona | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Allan Ickes (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Whitmore (fairly fresh) SF - David Allis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Olson (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Bivona (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Norman Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Joseph (fresh) PF - Danny Cadle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Allis | 8-12 |
| 15:15 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle scores on a jumper from the left side | 8-14 |
| 15:09 | Mercyhurst | David Allis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 15:07 | Mercyhurst | Ernest Bivona tips it home | 10-14 |
| 14:51 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Olson - foul #1 on Paul Olson, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight (PG), Richard Sours (SG), Rafael Conner (SF), Steven Lawson (PF), Floyd Hickman (C) Allan Ickes, Robert Whitmore, David Allis, Paul Olson, Ernest Bivona | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon (SG), Stanley Smith (SF), Troy Brown (PF), William Pyron (C) Jeremy Christensen, Sean Joseph, Danny Cadle, Joseph Anderson | |
| 14:51 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:51 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:25 | Mercyhurst | Steven Lawson lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Sours | 12-15 |
| 14:11 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 14:10 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Brown | 12-15 |
| 13:50 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron clanks a shot from the left side | 12-15 |
| 13:48 | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:43 | Mercyhurst | Richard Sours misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:41 | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 13:37 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 13:36 | Mercyhurst | Floyd Hickman gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:31 | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 13:30 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:24 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Harmon | 12-17 |
| 13:18 | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-17 |
| 13:17 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:53 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Harmon | 12-19 |
| 12:34 | Mercyhurst | Steven Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes (PG), Robert Whitmore (SG) Richard Sours, Floyd Hickman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen (PG), Sean Joseph (SF), Danny Cadle (PF), Joseph Anderson (C) Norman Reed, Stanley Smith, Troy Brown, William Pyron | |
| 12:14 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 12:12 | Mercyhurst | Steven Lawson snags the defensive board | 12-19 |
| 12:02 | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-19 |
| 12:00 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 11:45 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Joseph, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Allis (SF), Paul Olson (PF), Ernest Bivona (C) Ben Knight, Rafael Conner, Steven Lawson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Pyron (SG) Joseph Harmon | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Allan Ickes (fresh) SG - Robert Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Olson (fresh) C - Ernest Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jeremy Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pyron (fresh) SF - Sean Joseph (fresh) PF - Danny Cadle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 11:20 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-21 |
| 11:07 | Mercyhurst | David Allis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 11:05 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:50 | Abilene Christian | Allan Ickes is called for the reach on Jeremy Christensen - foul #1 on Allan Ickes, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Donald McKinsey (PG) Allan Ickes | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed (PG), Stanley Smith (SF), Troy Brown (PF) Sean Joseph, Danny Cadle, Joseph Anderson | |
| 10:33 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 10:31 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 10:24 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 10:23 | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown grabs the board | 14-21 |
| 09:54 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed is fouled on the floor by David Allis - foul #1 on David Allis, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight (PG), Richard Sours (SG), Rafael Conner (PF), Steven Lawson (C) Donald McKinsey, Robert Whitmore, Paul Olson, Ernest Bivona | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon (SG), Sean Joseph (SF) Jeremy Christensen, William Pyron | |
| 09:41 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes (PG), Floyd Hickman (C) Richard Sours, David Allis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson (C) Troy Brown | |
| 09:34 | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes is called for a charge - foul #2 on Allan Ickes, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Richard Sours (SG) Allan Ickes | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 09:13 | Abilene Christian | The jumper by Joseph Anderson is denied by Floyd Hickman | 14-21 |
| 09:12 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Floyd Hickman | 14-21 |
| 09:05 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Smith - foul #1 on Stanley Smith, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle (PF) Stanley Smith | |
| 09:05 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:05 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:49 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 08:47 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Richard Sours | 16-21 |
| 08:40 | Mercyhurst | Joseph Anderson is called for the reach on Rafael Conner - foul #1 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore (SG), Ernest Bivona (C) Richard Sours, Floyd Hickman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown (SF) Sean Joseph | |
| 08:29 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner slams it home set up by Ben Knight | 18-21 |
| 08:10 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Allis (SF), Paul Olson (PF) Rafael Conner, Steven Lawson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen (SG), Stanley Smith (SF), William Pyron (C) Joseph Harmon, Troy Brown, Joseph Anderson | |
| 07:52 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson hits the finger roll | 20-21 |
| 07:45 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Stanley Smith | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Ben Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Norman Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Smith (fresh) PF - Danny Cadle (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Pyron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson travels with the ball | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph (SF), Troy Brown (PF) Norman Reed, Danny Cadle | |
| 07:12 | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen is fouled on the floor by Ben Knight - foul #1 on Ben Knight, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Donald McKinsey (PG), Steven Lawson (C) Ben Knight, Ernest Bivona | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:53 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron loses the dribble to Donald McKinsey | 20-23 |
| 06:34 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Christensen - foul #1 on Jeremy Christensen, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Richard Sours (SG) Robert Whitmore | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon (SG), Joseph Anderson (C) William Pyron, Troy Brown | |
| 06:34 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:34 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:34 | Abilene Christian | Stanley Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:20 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald McKinsey - foul #1 on Donald McKinsey, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner (SF), Floyd Hickman (C) David Allis, Paul Olson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed (PG), Troy Brown (PF) Jeremy Christensen, Stanley Smith | |
| 06:20 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:20 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:20 | Mercyhurst | Steven Lawson pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:04 | Mercyhurst | Floyd Hickman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:03 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:58 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Steven Lawson - foul #1 on Steven Lawson, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight (PG), Ernest Bivona (C) Donald McKinsey, Floyd Hickman | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle (PF) Sean Joseph | |
| 05:58 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:58 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:58 | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed makes the 3rd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:39 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner's pass is intercepted by Troy Brown | 21-26 |
| 05:19 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Robert Whitmore (SG), Floyd Hickman (PF) Richard Sours, Steven Lawson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Pyron (SF) Troy Brown | |
| 05:00 | Mercyhurst | William Pyron steals the ball from Robert Whitmore | 21-26 |
| 04:40 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Reed | 21-29 |
| 04:27 | Mercyhurst | Floyd Hickman makes the jumper from the left side set up by Rafael Conner | 23-29 |
| 04:16 | Abilene Christian | Ben Knight is called for the reach on Danny Cadle - foul #2 on Ben Knight, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Donald McKinsey (PG), David Allis (SF), Paul Olson (PF), Steven Lawson (C) Ben Knight, Rafael Conner, Floyd Hickman, Ernest Bivona | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Jeremy Christensen (PG), Sean Joseph (SF), Stanley Smith (C) Norman Reed, Joseph Harmon, Joseph Anderson | |
| 04:16 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:16 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 03:57 | Mercyhurst | Steven Lawson hits a jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 03:44 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Lawson - foul #2 on Steven Lawson, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes (PG) Donald McKinsey | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill (SG) Danny Cadle | |
| 03:44 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:44 | Abilene Christian | William Pyron misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:44 | Mercyhurst | David Allis pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Allan Ickes (fresh) SG - Robert Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Allis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Jeremy Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rick Brakebill (fresh) SF - Sean Joseph (fresh) PF - Stanley Smith (fresh) C - William Pyron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Mercyhurst | Sean Joseph steals the ball from Allan Ickes | 25-32 |
| 02:58 | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 02:56 | Mercyhurst | Paul Olson gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:50 | Mercyhurst | Jeremy Christensen steps in front of the Steven Lawson pass | 25-32 |
| 02:46 | Abilene Christian | Sean Joseph hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Christensen | 25-34 |
| 02:27 | Mercyhurst | David Allis buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Robert Whitmore | 27-34 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Steven Lawson - foul #3 on Steven Lawson, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Ben Knight (SG), Rafael Conner (PF), Ernest Bivona (C) Robert Whitmore, Paul Olson, Steven Lawson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Joseph Harmon (PG), Troy Brown (PF), Joseph Anderson (C) Jeremy Christensen, Sean Joseph, William Pyron | |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:51 | Mercyhurst | David Allis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 01:49 | Mercyhurst | Ernest Bivona gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 01:30 | Mercyhurst | Allan Ickes's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Anderson | 27-35 |
| 01:28 | Abilene Christian | Rick Brakebill snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 01:11 | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Rafael Conner - foul #1 on Rafael Conner, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Richard Sours (SG), Floyd Hickman (PF) Allan Ickes, David Allis | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Norman Reed (PG), Danny Cadle (PF) Joseph Harmon, Stanley Smith | |
| 01:11 | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:11 | Abilene Christian | Troy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:52 | Mercyhurst | Richard Sours can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 00:51 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:31 | Abilene Christian | Joseph Anderson hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Norman Reed | 27-39 |
| 00:10 | Mercyhurst | Rafael Conner lays it in | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Abilene Christian | Danny Cadle can't finish the layup | 29-39 |