| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Benjamin Shelby (fresh) SF - John Humble (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Channel (fresh) 10 pts. C - Valentin Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Richard Smith inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mercer | Harry Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel jams it on a nice dish by Michael Wolfe | 30-45 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Richard Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Leonard | 32-45 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Richard Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-47 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | John Humble drills a fadeaway from close range | 32-49 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Pete Clark hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Humble | 35-52 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Michael Wolfe steals the ball from Joseph Sanborn | 35-52 |
| 17:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe lays it in | 35-54 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | Pete Clark hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Leonard and the foul's on Valentin Ferrari - foul #2 on Valentin Ferrari, team foul #1 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Thomas Row (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), John Messer (C) Joseph Sanborn, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon (PG), Kevin Noel (SG), Duane Lawrence (SF), Jaroslav Kozeliski (PF), Dominic Yazzie (C) Michael Wolfe, Benjamin Shelby, John Humble, Richard Channel, Valentin Ferrari | |
| 17:32 | Mercer | Pete Clark makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| 17:08 | Wake Forest | Duane Lawrence clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | Pete Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | John Messer scores on a jumper near the basket | 40-54 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Dominic Yazzie is hacked by Richard Hentz - foul #1 on Richard Hentz, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (SF) Pete Clark | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:12 | Wake Forest | Dominic Yazzie makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Noel | 40-56 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 15:54 | Mercer | Richard Hentz tips it home | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Row (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Messer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noel (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Duane Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Kozeliski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | Dominic Yazzie clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Richard Smith grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | John Messer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Harry Leonard (SG), Robert Lucey (SF), Mark Terrell (C) Richard Hentz, Thomas Row, Richard Smith, Douglas Mathis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), John Humble (SF), Richard Channel (PF), Valentin Ferrari (C) Christopher Gordon, Kevin Noel, Duane Lawrence, Jaroslav Kozeliski, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 15:18 | Mercer | John Messer makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | John Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | Harry Leonard steals the ball from Dikembe Araki | 44-56 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-56 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Mark Terrell can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 14:43 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Mark Terrell gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Mark Terrell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Pete Clark (PF) John Messer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | John Humble is fouled on the floor by Pete Clark - foul #2 on Pete Clark, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby (SG) Michael Wolfe | |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari's layup is rejected by Pete Clark | 44-56 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Robert Lucey hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket | 46-56 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | Harry Leonard is called for the reach on Richard Channel - foul #1 on Harry Leonard, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Joseph Sanborn, Robert Lucey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe (PG), Kevin Noel (SG), Duane Lawrence (SF) Dikembe Araki, Benjamin Shelby, John Humble | |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Harry Leonard - foul #2 on Harry Leonard, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Duane Lawrence picks off the pass by Richard Smith | 46-58 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Duane Lawrence throws it down | 46-60 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Richard Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Kevin Noel is hacked by Pete Clark - foul #3 on Pete Clark, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Thomas Row (SG), Douglas Mathis (PF) Joshua Jones, Harry Leonard, Pete Clark | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Humble (SF), Jaroslav Kozeliski (C) Duane Lawrence, Valentin Ferrari | |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 12:20 | Wake Forest | Jaroslav Kozeliski tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Thomas Row's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Messer (C) Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon (PG) Michael Wolfe | |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | John Messer snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Row (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Messer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noel (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - John Humble (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Richard Channel (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Jaroslav Kozeliski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | John Messer makes the jumper from close range | 51-62 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon makes the shot from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Thomas Row is hacked by Jaroslav Kozeliski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jaroslav Kozeliski, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG), Robert Lucey (SG) Richard Hentz, Thomas Row | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby (SG), Duane Lawrence (SF), Dominic Yazzie (C) Kevin Noel, John Humble, Richard Channel | |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jaroslav Kozeliski - foul #3 on Jaroslav Kozeliski, team foul #4 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Pete Clark (PF) Joshua Jones, John Messer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Araki (SG) Benjamin Shelby | |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Jaroslav Kozeliski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Pete Clark - foul #4 on Pete Clark, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Messer (PF), Mark Terrell (C) Pete Clark, Douglas Mathis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe (PG) Christopher Gordon | |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Jaroslav Kozeliski makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Jaroslav Kozeliski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Richard Smith comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-66 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Mark Terrell tips it back up and in | 55-66 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Robert Lucey - foul #4 on Robert Lucey, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG), Harry Leonard (SG) Joseph Sanborn, Robert Lucey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby (SG), John Humble (SF), Richard Channel (PF), Valentin Ferrari (C) Dikembe Araki, Duane Lawrence, Jaroslav Kozeliski, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Harry Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Noel (SG) Benjamin Shelby | |
| 10:15 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari misses the lay-in | 55-68 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harry Leonard | 55-68 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Michael Wolfe takes the ball from Harry Leonard in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| 09:57 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari can't finish the layup | 55-68 |
| 09:56 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Wolfe and he's hacked by John Messer - foul #2 on John Messer, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Thomas Row (SF) Joshua Jones, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby (SG) John Humble | |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Thomas Row knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Leonard | 57-71 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Wolfe | 57-73 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Richard Hentz hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-73 |
| 08:43 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 08:41 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari misses the tip | 60-73 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | John Messer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Mark Terrell knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Hentz | 62-73 |
| 08:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-75 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | John Messer hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Hentz | 64-75 |
| 07:47 | Wake Forest | Valentin Ferrari banks in the layup set up by Kevin Noel | 64-77 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Row (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Messer (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Terrell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Wolfe (tiring) 9 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Shelby (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Noel (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Richard Channel (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Valentin Ferrari (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Harry Leonard can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Channel | 64-77 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Kevin Noel clanks a turnaround near the basket | 64-77 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel can't tip it in | 64-77 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Kevin Noel tips it back up and in | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Richard Hentz loses the ball out of bounds | 64-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Pete Clark (PF), Douglas Mathis (C) Richard Hentz, Harry Leonard, Thomas Row, John Messer, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon (PG), Dikembe Araki (SG), John Humble (SF), Jaroslav Kozeliski (PF), Dominic Yazzie (C) Michael Wolfe, Benjamin Shelby, Kevin Noel, Richard Channel, Valentin Ferrari | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | John Humble lays it in | 64-81 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Robert Lucey drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Pete Clark | 67-81 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Douglas Mathis steps in front of the Christopher Gordon pass | 67-81 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Dikembe Araki takes the ball from Richard Smith in the backcourt | 67-81 |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon is called for traveling | 67-81 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG) Joseph Sanborn | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby (SG), Duane Lawrence (SF), Richard Channel (PF) Dikembe Araki, John Humble, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Pete Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-81 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jaroslav Kozeliski | 67-81 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Shelby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Benjamin Shelby, team foul #5 | 67-81 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Terrell (C) Douglas Mathis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe (PG), Kevin Noel (SG), Valentin Ferrari (C) Christopher Gordon, Benjamin Shelby, Richard Channel | |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Robert Lucey connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Pete Clark | 69-81 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Jones - foul #1 on Joshua Jones, team foul #10 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Harry Leonard (SG) Joshua Jones, Robert Lucey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Humble (SF) Duane Lawrence | |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 69-83 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Terrell (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Wolfe (tiring) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Noel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - John Humble (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Jaroslav Kozeliski (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Valentin Ferrari (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Mark Terrell misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jaroslav Kozeliski - foul #4 on Jaroslav Kozeliski, team foul #6 | 69-83 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Araki (PG), Richard Channel (PF), Dominic Yazzie (C) Michael Wolfe, Jaroslav Kozeliski, Valentin Ferrari | |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Mark Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Mark Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Channel misses the jumper from close range | 71-83 |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | John Humble hits the follow up shot | 71-85 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mark Terrell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 71-85 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Channel | 71-85 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Harry Leonard steals it from Kevin Noel | 71-85 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Harry Leonard misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-85 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Araki snags the defensive board | 71-85 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Joseph Sanborn steps in front of the Dominic Yazzie pass | 71-85 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Richard Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 71-85 |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | John Humble grabs the board | 71-85 |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | John Humble can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 71-85 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Thomas Row (SF), John Messer (PF), Douglas Mathis (C) Joseph Sanborn, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Pete Clark, Mark Terrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Gordon (PG), Jaroslav Kozeliski (PF) Dikembe Araki, Richard Channel | |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | John Humble makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | John Humble makes the 2nd free throw | 71-87 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Row misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jaroslav Kozeliski - foul #5 on Jaroslav Kozeliski, team foul #7 | 71-87 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Araki (SG), Duane Lawrence (SF) John Humble, Jaroslav Kozeliski | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 1st free throw | 72-87 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 2nd free throw | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Dominic Yazzie knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Gordon | 73-89 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Dikembe Araki is called for the reach on Thomas Row in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #8 | 73-89 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 1st free throw | 74-89 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Thomas Row makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Araki loses the dribble to John Messer | 75-89 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | John Messer misses the dunk | 75-89 |