| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) PF - William Nau (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - August Hansford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Bobby Burke inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Troy Weber is fouled on the floor by Royal Kuhn - foul #1 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Troy Weber clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Alfred Fair grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Bobby Burke comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 24-29 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | August Hansford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Archie Luciani is whistled for a carry | 24-29 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | William Nau grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Alfred Fair steals the ball from William Nau | 24-29 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Alfred Fair hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-29 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | James Bourbeau tips it in | 24-31 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Archie Luciani | 27-31 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 27-33 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Troy Weber takes the ball from Royal Kuhn | 27-33 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | William Nau is called for the reach on Alfred Fair - foul #2 on William Nau, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Austin Sharer (SG), Harold Proctor (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Gus Allen (C) Carl Delrio, Royal Kuhn, Archie Luciani, William Nau, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Jack McElvy (PF), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randy Wright - foul #1 on Randy Wright, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Austin Sharer makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts is fouled on the floor by Randy Wright - foul #2 on Randy Wright, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG) Austin Sharer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alfred Fair (PF) Jack McElvy | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Robert Almeida drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Bulluck | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) SF - Harold Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gus Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gregory Ricketts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Bush (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Almeida (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Harold Proctor loses the dribble to Robert Almeida | 29-38 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck is hacked by Carl Delrio - foul #3 on Carl Delrio, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF), William Nau (PF), August Hansford (C) Harold Proctor, Randy Wright, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Troy Weber (SG), Bobby Burke (SF) Gregory Ricketts, Rodney Bulluck, Floyd Bush | |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Troy Weber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-38 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Bobby Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Bobby Burke comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Atwood | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Alfred Fair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Nau - foul #3 on William Nau, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG) Carl Delrio, Nicholas Atwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard (C) Robert Almeida | |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Alfred Fair makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Alfred Fair snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Archie Luciani is called for the reach on Bobby Burke - foul #3 on Archie Luciani, team foul #7 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (PF) William Nau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack McElvy (PF) Alfred Fair | |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | August Hansford drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Randy Wright | 34-41 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | James Bourbeau hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Weber | 34-44 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 34-44 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Jack McElvy pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Randy Wright gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Randy Wright | 37-44 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Austin Sharer steals it from James Bourbeau | 37-44 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | James Bourbeau steals the ball from Austin Sharer | 37-44 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | James Bourbeau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | August Hansford pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Royal Kuhn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Luciani (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Randy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - August Hansford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack McElvy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Lillard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Randy Wright loses the dribble to James Bourbeau | 37-44 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Jack McElvy loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Nicholas Atwood (SG), Harold Proctor (SF), William Nau (PF), Gus Allen (C) Austin Sharer, Royal Kuhn, Archie Luciani, Randy Wright, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Alfred Fair (PF), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Jack McElvy, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | William Nau makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Carl Delrio | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck is fouled on the floor by Harold Proctor - foul #1 on Harold Proctor, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Gus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Harold Proctor tips it in | 41-45 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses the jumper from the left block | 41-45 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Ricketts | 41-45 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Alfred Fair makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Bulluck | 41-48 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Carl Delrio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Robert Almeida clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Gus Allen - foul #3 on Gus Allen, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (SF) Harold Proctor | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG) Floyd Bush | |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Robert Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Robert Almeida is called for the reach on Randy Wright - foul #2 on Robert Almeida, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Bourbeau | 41-49 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Robert Almeida knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | James Bourbeau is called for the reach on Carl Delrio in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bourbeau, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), Archie Luciani (SF), Harold Proctor (C) Carl Delrio, Nicholas Atwood, William Nau, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Jeffery Lillard (C) Gregory Ricketts, Rodney Bulluck, Robert Almeida | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Randy Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-51 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Archie Luciani can't tip it in | 41-51 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Archie Luciani grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Harold Proctor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randy Wright | 44-51 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Floyd Bush knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Austin Sharer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Proctor (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Floyd Bush (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Fair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Archie Luciani misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Troy Weber pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | James Bourbeau scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Fair | 44-56 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Harold Proctor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | James Bourbeau pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Austin Sharer picks off the pass by James Bourbeau | 44-56 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Archie Luciani scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-56 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Troy Weber hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Bourbeau | 46-58 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), William Nau (PF), August Hansford (C) Austin Sharer, Randy Wright, Harold Proctor | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Burke (SF), Robert Almeida (PF) Floyd Bush, Alfred Fair | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Lillard is called for the reach on Royal Kuhn - foul #2 on Jeffery Lillard, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | William Nau hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Weber - foul #1 on Troy Weber, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard is called for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Jack McElvy (PF) James Bourbeau, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Carl Delrio is whistled for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SF) Archie Luciani | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (SG), Alfred Fair (PF) Troy Weber, Jack McElvy | |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Bobby Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (SG) Royal Kuhn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:28 | Louisville | August Hansford's layup is rejected by Alfred Fair | 48-58 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Harold Proctor tips it in | 50-58 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | William Nau pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | August Hansford is fouled on the floor by Robert Almeida - foul #3 on Robert Almeida, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randy Wright (SF) Harold Proctor | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Jeffery Lillard (C) Rodney Bulluck, Robert Almeida | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Nau is whistled for a carry | 50-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF) Randy Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG) Gregory Ricketts | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Bobby Burke blows the layup | 50-58 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to August Hansford | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Carl Delrio connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Atwood | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | William Nau steals it from Jeffery Lillard | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Nau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - August Hansford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Burke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Carl Delrio buries a shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Bobby Burke buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 55-60 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Archie Luciani and he's hacked by James Bourbeau - foul #3 on James Bourbeau, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Royal Kuhn (SG), Harold Proctor (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Gus Allen (C) Carl Delrio, Archie Luciani, William Nau, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (SG), Rodney Bulluck (SF), Robert Almeida (PF), Floyd Bush (C) Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Archie Luciani (SF) Nicholas Atwood, Harold Proctor | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Alfred Fair (PF) Gregory Ricketts, Floyd Bush | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Robert Almeida comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Gus Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Nau (PF), August Hansford (C) Randy Wright, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Burke (SF), Jeffery Lillard (C) Rodney Bulluck, Robert Almeida | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Troy Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | William Nau gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Archie Luciani | 60-60 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Alfred Fair connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 60-62 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Archie Luciani can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | August Hansford misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bobby Burke | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Carl Delrio steps in front of the Troy Weber pass | 60-62 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Carl Delrio slams it home | 62-62 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Bobby Burke hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Nau grabs the board | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Nau (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - August Hansford (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Alfred Fair wins the tip | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Troy Weber is fouled on the floor by Royal Kuhn - foul #2 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Troy Weber makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Troy Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | August Hansford can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 62-64 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Bobby Burke pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | James Bourbeau makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Bobby Burke | 62-66 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Jeffery Lillard steals it from Carl Delrio | 62-66 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | James Bourbeau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-66 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | August Hansford gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Delrio - foul #4 on Carl Delrio, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Carl Delrio takes the ball from Alfred Fair | 64-68 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses the easy layup | 64-68 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Bobby Burke pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Troy Weber drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Bourbeau | 64-71 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Troy Weber - foul #2 on Troy Weber, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Harold Proctor (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Gus Allen (C) Carl Delrio, Archie Luciani, William Nau, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Jack McElvy (PF), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the free throw | 66-71 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Jack McElvy grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Jack McElvy is fouled on the floor by Royal Kuhn - foul #3 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Archie Luciani (SF), William Nau (PF), August Hansford (C) Nicholas Atwood, Harold Proctor, Randy Wright, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Troy Weber (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), Jeffery Lillard (C) Gregory Ricketts, Rodney Bulluck, Floyd Bush, Robert Almeida | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Jack McElvy misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Jack McElvy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Nau | 66-71 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Carl Delrio | 69-71 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | James Bourbeau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | August Hansford grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Lillard - foul #3 on Jeffery Lillard, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alfred Fair (PF) Jack McElvy | |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Bobby Burke jams it on a nice dish by James Bourbeau and he's fouled by Archie Luciani - foul #4 on Archie Luciani, team foul #13 | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Royal Kuhn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Nau (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - August Hansford (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 15 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Troy Weber - foul #3 on Troy Weber, team foul #9 | 71-74 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | James Bourbeau is hacked by Carl Delrio in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Delrio, team foul #14 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG) Carl Delrio | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | James Bourbeau misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | James Bourbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood clanks a turnaround from close range | 73-75 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bobby Burke | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Bobby Burke is hacked by Royal Kuhn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #15 | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Bobby Burke misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-76 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Nau | 73-76 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Bourbeau misses the fullcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Nau (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - August Hansford (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Alfred Fair wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Mercer | James Bourbeau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | August Hansford is whistled for traveling | 76-76 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Troy Weber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-76 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Alfred Fair gets the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jeffery Lillard is denied by William Nau | 76-76 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | August Hansford gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-76 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Luciani | 76-76 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | August Hansford drills a floater from the right block set up by Nicholas Atwood | 78-76 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Alfred Fair can't finish the layup | 78-76 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Alfred Fair tips it but misses | 78-76 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Lillard | 78-76 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-76 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 78-76 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Royal Kuhn | 80-76 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | William Nau misses short on a 3 from straight away | 80-76 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard grabs the board | 80-76 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Bobby Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG), Harold Proctor (SF), Randy Wright (PF), Gus Allen (C) Nicholas Atwood, Archie Luciani, William Nau, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Jack McElvy (PF), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF) Royal Kuhn | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Troy Weber (SG), Alfred Fair (PF) Gregory Ricketts, Floyd Bush, Jack McElvy | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Troy Weber - foul #4 on Troy Weber, team foul #10 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Royal Kuhn (SG), William Nau (PF), August Hansford (C) Harold Proctor, Randy Wright, Gus Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Burke (SF), Jeffery Lillard (C) Rodney Bulluck, Robert Almeida | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Austin Sharer makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Austin Sharer misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Archie Luciani gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | The short jumper by Royal Kuhn is denied by James Bourbeau | 81-76 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Archie Luciani grabs the offensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | William Nau hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from August Hansford | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Troy Weber misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Archie Luciani - foul #5 on Archie Luciani, team foul #16 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Randy Wright (SF) Austin Sharer, Archie Luciani | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Troy Weber makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Troy Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 84-78 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Randy Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-78 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Randy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Nau (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - August Hansford (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 16 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffery Lillard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Bobby Burke is called for the reach on Randy Wright - foul #1 on Bobby Burke, team foul #11 | 84-78 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Randy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Randy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | James Bourbeau drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Fair | 86-81 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | William Nau is hacked by Troy Weber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Troy Weber, team foul #12 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG) Nicholas Atwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (SG) Troy Weber | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | James Bourbeau clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-81 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard snags the offensive board | 88-81 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | James Bourbeau comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 88-81 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG) Austin Sharer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood is hacked by James Bourbeau in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Bourbeau, team foul #13 | 88-81 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood misses the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alfred Fair | 88-81 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Lillard | 88-81 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | James Bourbeau scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Fair | 88-84 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 88-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Austin Sharer (PG) Nicholas Atwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn is hacked by James Bourbeau in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bourbeau, team foul #14 | 88-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (SG) James Bourbeau | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 88-84 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard pulls down the rebound | 88-84 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-84 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Randy Wright is called for the reach on Rodney Bulluck - foul #3 on Randy Wright, team foul #17 | 88-84 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG) Austin Sharer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Nau grabs the board | 88-85 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Nau runs out the clock | 88-85 |