| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Carl Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Flannigan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Randy Dunning inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby jams the wide open dunk set up by Francis Fluharty | 30-38 |
| 19:14 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Elvin Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Terry Bennett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Roy Flannigan picks off the pass by David Stott in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 18:38 | Sam Houston State | David Stott picks off the pass by Carl Holland | 30-41 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses the easy layup | 30-41 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 17:56 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher is denied on a dunk by Francis Fluharty | 32-41 |
| 17:54 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | David Stott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Thomas Dutton (SG), Victor Hayes (SF), Ernest Wolfe (PF), John Kreutzer (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker (PG), Harold Kobayashi (SG), Jeffery Seman (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (PF), Donald Thomas (C) Carl Holland, Terry Bennett, Lawrence Sims, William Fisher, Roy Flannigan | |
| 17:25 | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 17:24 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman grabs the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | Sam Houston State | Donald Thomas misses the jumper from close range | 32-43 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Victor Hayes grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdon | 34-43 |
| 16:38 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks is hacked by John Kreutzer - foul #1 on John Kreutzer, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF) John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland (PG), Justin Smart (SF), William Fisher (PF), Roy Flannigan (C) Harold Kobayashi, Jeffery Seman, Lawrence Eubanks, Donald Thomas | |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-43 |
| 16:24 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan gets the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Parker and the foul's on Dikembe Abdon - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Dikembe Abdon, Thomas Dutton, Victor Hayes, Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Bennett (SG) Martin Parker | |
| 16:04 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland misses the free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Randy Dunning buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Stott | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Carl Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Smart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Flannigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randy Dunning - foul #1 on Randy Dunning, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Kreutzer (C) Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks (PG), Harold Kobayashi (SG), Donald Doucet (SF), Lawrence Sims (PF) Carl Holland, Terry Bennett, Justin Smart, William Fisher | |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:15 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stott | 39-47 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Elvin Smith snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | David Stott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:48 | Sam Houston State | Harold Kobayashi pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | Randy Dunning is called for the reach on Donald Doucet - foul #2 on Randy Dunning, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Victor Hayes (SF), Thomas Dutton (PF), Ernest Wolfe (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker (PG), Terry Bennett (SG), Justin Smart (SF), Jeffery Seman (PF), Donald Thomas (C) Lawrence Eubanks, Harold Kobayashi, Donald Doucet, Lawrence Sims, Roy Flannigan | |
| 13:24 | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-47 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Justin Smart grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 12:52 | Sam Houston State | Justin Smart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-47 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Justin Smart is called for the reach on Richard Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Smart, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Fisher (PF) Terry Bennett | |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Donald Thomas is called for the reach on Richard Carter - foul #1 on Donald Thomas, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby (C) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland (PG), Donald Doucet (SF) Justin Smart, Donald Thomas | |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Victor Hayes scores on a shot from the left side | 41-47 |
| 12:08 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Fisher | 41-49 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon is hacked by William Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Fisher, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG) Victor Hayes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Terry Bennett (SG), Lawrence Sims (C) Martin Parker, Jeffery Seman | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Crosby | 41-49 |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Richard Carter buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Dutton | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Dutton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Carl Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Doucet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-49 |
| 11:15 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims tips it home | 44-51 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Doucet | 44-51 |
| 10:49 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Carl Holland | 44-53 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Sims - foul #1 on Lawrence Sims, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Randy Dunning (SF), Francis Fluharty (PF), Victor Hayes (C) Richard Carter, Dikembe Abdon, Ernest Wolfe, Thomas Dutton, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker (PG), Harold Kobayashi (SG), Jeffery Seman (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (PF), Donald Thomas (C) Carl Holland, Terry Bennett, Donald Doucet, William Fisher, Lawrence Sims | |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Randy Dunning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| 09:59 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks double dribbles | 44-53 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | David Stott is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | Donald Thomas misses long on a runner near the basket | 46-53 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Victor Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Victor Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 09:12 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Harold Kobayashi steals it from Francis Fluharty | 46-53 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Francis Fluharty - foul #2 on Francis Fluharty, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Kreutzer (C) Victor Hayes | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland (PG), Terry Bennett (SG), Justin Smart (SF), William Fisher (PF) Martin Parker, Harold Kobayashi, Lawrence Eubanks, Donald Thomas | |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Randy Dunning is called for 10 seconds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG) Elvin Smith | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan (C) Jeffery Seman | |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher makes the shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Terry Bennett picks off the pass by Richard Carter in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Terry Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | Richard Carter misses short on an open shot near the basket | 46-60 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | David Stott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 07:21 | Sam Houston State | Terry Bennett is fouled on the floor by David Stott - foul #1 on David Stott, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Ernest Wolfe (SF), Thomas Dutton (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Richard Carter, David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Doucet (SF), Lawrence Sims (C) Justin Smart, Roy Flannigan | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Dutton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Carl Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Doucet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Sam Houston State | Donald Doucet makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Holland | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Doucet | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland is hacked by Thomas Dutton - foul #3 on Thomas Dutton, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF) Thomas Dutton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (PF), Jeffery Seman (C) Terry Bennett, William Fisher, Lawrence Sims | |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tyrone Crosby | 46-62 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Coca (PG), Victor Hayes (PF) Elvin Smith, Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Harold Kobayashi (SG) Carl Holland | |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Randy Dunning pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Donald Doucet picks off the pass by Scott Coca in the backcourt | 46-62 |
| 05:37 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Eubanks lays it up and in set up by Donald Doucet | 46-64 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Victor Hayes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-64 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | Harold Kobayashi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Victor Hayes | 49-64 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-64 |
| 04:39 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:20 | Sam Houston State | Jeffery Seman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-64 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Victor Hayes snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Ernest Wolfe (SF), Francis Fluharty (PF), John Kreutzer (C) Scott Coca, Dikembe Abdon, Randy Dunning, Victor Hayes, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland (PG), Justin Smart (SG), Lawrence Sims (SF), William Fisher (PF), Donald Thomas (C) Martin Parker, Harold Kobayashi, Donald Doucet, Lawrence Eubanks, Jeffery Seman | |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses long on a shot from the left side | 49-64 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | David Stott gets the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | William Fisher is called for the reach on David Stott - foul #2 on William Fisher, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | David Stott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Elvin Smith | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-64 |
| 03:08 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Smart | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Kreutzer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Carl Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Smart (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Fisher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Sam Houston State | Carl Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | David Stott snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF), Victor Hayes (C) Ernest Wolfe, John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker (PG), Terry Bennett (SG), Donald Doucet (SF), Roy Flannigan (C) Carl Holland, Justin Smart, Lawrence Sims, Donald Thomas | |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 52-64 |
| 02:29 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Roy Flannigan knocks in the jumper from close range | 52-66 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Victor Hayes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 52-66 |
| 01:50 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Stott - foul #2 on David Stott, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Thomas Dutton (SG), Ernest Wolfe (PF), John Kreutzer (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Harold Kobayashi (SG), Lawrence Sims (SF), Jeffery Seman (C) Terry Bennett, Donald Doucet, Roy Flannigan | |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:32 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | John Kreutzer gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Victor Hayes's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Seman | 52-67 |
| 00:52 | Sam Houston State | William Fisher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Martin Parker | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe blows the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Kobayashi - foul #1 on Harold Kobayashi, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Thomas (C) William Fisher | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Sam Houston State | Lawrence Sims scores on a 3 from the right corner | 54-72 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Jeffery Seman is called for the reach on Victor Hayes - foul #3 on Jeffery Seman, team foul #7 | 54-72 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Martin Parker runs out the clock | 56-72 |