| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) C - David Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) PF - Willie Langley (fresh) C - David Juhl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Willie Langley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Douglas Allen is called for the reach on Roy Atherton - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Lester - foul #1 on Thomas Lester, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | David Juhl lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Reeves | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Robert Reeves is called for the reach on Orville Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Reeves, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Roy Atherton takes the ball from Lloyd Watson | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Roy Atherton lays it in | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | David Blankenship grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson is denied on a layup by David Juhl | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson is fouled on the floor by Willie Langley - foul #1 on Willie Langley, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to David Blankenship | 0-4 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Atherton | 0-4 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Roy Atherton - foul #1 on Roy Atherton, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Willie Langley - foul #2 on Willie Langley, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | David Juhl clanks a jumper in the lane | 3-4 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Julian Railey (fresh) C - David Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | James Wright is whistled for a carry | 3-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SG), Bryan Scholl (C) Christopher Matheney, David Juhl | |
| 14:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl is fouled on the floor by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Robert Reeves (SF) Roy Atherton, James Wright | |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-7 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins comes up short on the runner near the basket | 3-7 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Julian Railey snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott clanks a jumper near the basket | 3-7 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | William Knight snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 13:27 | Rutgers | William Knight is hacked by Julian Railey - foul #1 on Julian Railey, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Lloyd Watson (PF) Douglas Allen, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, Bryan Scholl | |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Matheney - foul #1 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #6 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) William Knight, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | David Juhl tips it back up and in | 4-9 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Orville Johnson | 7-9 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 7-9 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Brown | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) PF - Julian Railey (fairly fresh) C - David Juhl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Julian Railey clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Byron Anderson - foul #1 on Byron Anderson, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), William Knight (SG), Lloyd Watson (PF) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF) Robert Reeves | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Julian Railey makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Julian Railey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (C) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Scholl (PF) Julian Railey | |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | James Wright steps in front of the Douglas Allen pass | 10-14 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | William Knight picks off the pass by David Juhl | 10-14 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins's layup is rejected by Bryan Scholl | 10-14 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | David Juhl snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled on the floor by William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), David Blankenship (C) Orville Johnson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF) James Wright | |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 09:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-17 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Roy Atherton gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Robert Reeves knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Roy Atherton | 10-19 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Reeves - foul #2 on Robert Reeves, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, David Juhl | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | The jump hook by James Wright is blocked by Lloyd Watson | 12-19 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | William Knight drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lester | 14-19 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | William Knight gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Lester | 17-19 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Douglas Allen, William Knight, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, Bryan Scholl | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Juhl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 20-19 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Leon Brown takes the ball from Julian Railey | 20-19 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson banks in the layup set up by Leon Brown | 22-19 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | James Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-19 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | David Juhl gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | James Wright makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roy Atherton | 22-22 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), William Knight (SG), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SG), Bryan Scholl (PF) Christopher Matheney, Julian Railey | |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Watson | 23-22 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Juhl - foul #1 on David Juhl, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Busick (SG) James Wright | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | David Juhl can't tip it in | 25-22 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | David Juhl pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | David Juhl comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Douglas Allen, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Byron Anderson (C) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG) Larry Busick | |
| 04:28 | Mercer | David Juhl misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Brown | 27-23 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Timothy Wilkins (C) Leon Brown, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), Julian Railey (C) Roy Atherton, Vincent Piggott, Bryan Scholl, David Juhl | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) C - Julian Railey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Willie Langley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Julian Railey - foul #2 on Julian Railey, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Blankenship (C) Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Tom Sprague hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 29-26 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Robert Reeves snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Douglas Allen takes the ball from Robert Reeves | 29-26 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen lays it in set up by Thomas Lester | 31-26 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Byron Anderson - foul #2 on Byron Anderson, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF) William Knight, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG) Tom Sprague, Christopher Matheney | |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Willie Langley makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Roy Atherton - foul #2 on Roy Atherton, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Roy Atherton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Allen - foul #3 on Douglas Allen, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Douglas Allen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Leon Brown knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 35-29 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Roy Atherton steals it from Thomas Lester | 35-29 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Willie Langley hits the finger roll set up by Roy Atherton | 35-31 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson clanks a jumper near the basket | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Leon Brown misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-31 |