| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Bobby Burke inbounds the ball | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Mercer | David Gibson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Gibson, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| 19:34 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Karl Edwards | 27-45 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the turnaround in the lane | 27-47 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Bobby Burke denies the turnaround by Herbert Thomas | 27-47 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | David Gibson is fouled on the floor by Karl Edwards - foul #1 on Karl Edwards, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-47 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill tips it back up and in | 29-47 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Bobby Burke grabs the offensive board | 29-47 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Bobby Burke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 17:37 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lillard - foul #3 on Jeffery Lillard, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG), Eric Oakes (SG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (C) David Gibson, Rodney Bulluck, Bobby Burke, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Kraus (C) Alfred Fair | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Leroy | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards snags the offensive board | 29-49 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | James Hatchett is hacked by Eric Oakes - foul #1 on Eric Oakes, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Karl Edwards, Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG) Timothy Kraus | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Almeida - foul #1 on Robert Almeida, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), Alfred Fair (PF) James Leroy, Eric Oakes, Robert Blakemore | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | David Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Merrill (C) Mark Roy | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 31-49 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bobby Burke | 31-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Almeida (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Alfred Fair is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Alfred Fair, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG) Willis Arviso | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard (C) Robert Almeida | |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Justin Siu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-49 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Justin Siu's pass is intercepted by David Gibson | 31-49 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | David Gibson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Alfred Fair gets the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Burke | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | James Hatchett loses the dribble to David Gibson in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Merrill - foul #2 on Steven Merrill, team foul #2 | 31-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Donald Ayers (C) James Hatchett, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (PF) David Gibson, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair | |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Edwards | 34-54 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Karl Edwards is called for the reach on James Leroy - foul #2 on Karl Edwards, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Oakes (SG), Timothy Kraus (C) Rodney Bulluck, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Willis Arviso picks off the pass by James Leroy | 34-54 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso can't throw it down | 34-54 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Mark Roy pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Robert Almeida steals it from Thomas Hayes | 34-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Roy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Leroy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Oakes (fresh) SF - Robert Almeida (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Blakemore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | James Leroy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Leroy, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Willis Arviso, Thomas Hayes, Mark Roy, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG), Bobby Burke (SF), Alfred Fair (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) James Leroy, Robert Almeida, Robert Blakemore, Timothy Kraus | |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas double dribbles | 34-54 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Alfred Fair buries a floater from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses long on a floater from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Eric Oakes pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Eric Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | David Gibson grabs the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Eric Oakes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-56 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Alfred Fair grabs the offensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Bobby Burke hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 34-56 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #4 | 34-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (C) Karl Edwards, Justin Siu, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (SG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (C) Eric Oakes, Bobby Burke, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Hayes - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #5 | 34-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ayers (C) Joseph Cannon | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG) David Gibson | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Robert Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Rodney Bulluck takes the ball from James Hatchett | 34-57 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | Alfred Fair banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Bulluck | 34-59 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes is fouled on the floor by Robert Almeida - foul #2 on Robert Almeida, team foul #7 | 34-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard (C) Alfred Fair | |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore grabs the board | 35-59 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Almeida and he's fouled by Thomas Hayes - foul #2 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Kraus (C) Jeffery Lillard | |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the free throw | 35-62 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore grabs the offensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Donald Ayers is called for the reach on Robert Blakemore - foul #3 on Donald Ayers, team foul #7 | 35-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Francisco (SG) Rodney Bulluck | |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Mark Roy pulls down the rebound | 35-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Roy (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Leroy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Francisco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Almeida (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Blakemore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Arviso | 37-62 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Thomas Hayes steals the ball from Robert Blakemore | 37-62 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | James Leroy takes the ball from Mark Roy | 37-62 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Tom Francisco comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-62 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-62 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore gets the rebound | 37-62 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-62 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Hayes | 39-62 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Almeida | 39-64 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers is hacked by Tom Francisco - foul #1 on Tom Francisco, team foul #8 | 39-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin (PG), Paul Wilkinson (SF) Willis Arviso, Thomas Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Oakes (PG), William Bailey (PF) Tom Francisco, Timothy Kraus | |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Eric Oakes misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-64 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | James Hatchett scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Blakemore - foul #2 on Robert Blakemore, team foul #9 | 42-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (SG) Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:50 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Robert Almeida is fouled on the floor by Mark Roy - foul #1 on Mark Roy, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Francisco (SF) Robert Blakemore | |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Robert Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Robert Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | William Bailey denies the turnaround by Paul Wilkinson | 43-66 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Tom Francisco grabs the defensive rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Eric Oakes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Mark Roy pulls down the rebound | 43-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Hatchett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Pepin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Roy (tiring) 7 reb. C - Paul Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Oakes (fresh) SG - James Leroy (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Francisco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bailey (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Almeida (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | James Hatchett drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Arviso | 46-66 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Tom Francisco misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | William Bailey grabs the offensive board | 46-66 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Tom Francisco misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Willis Arviso - foul #1 on Willis Arviso, team foul #9 | 46-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (SF) Kevin Pepin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Kraus (C) William Bailey | |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Tom Francisco makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Tom Francisco makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hatchett | 49-68 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Robert Almeida is denied on a layup by Paul Wilkinson | 49-68 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Eric Oakes gets the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | James Leroy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Tom Francisco tips it but misses | 49-68 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Mark Roy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-68 |
| 01:59 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso snags the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Paul Wilkinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hatchett | 51-68 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Tom Francisco is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tom Francisco, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ayers (C) Paul Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Blakemore (PF) Tom Francisco | |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | James Hatchett steps in front of the James Leroy pass | 51-68 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Ayers | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Hatchett - foul #2 on James Hatchett, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Robert Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Roy is hacked by Robert Almeida - foul #3 on Robert Almeida, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Mark Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Leroy runs out the clock | 55-69 |