| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Louis Branch (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fresh) SF - Jack Neff (fresh) PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) C - Alfred John (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) SG - David Stott (fresh) SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Louis Branch pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Jack Neff dunks the ball | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jack Neff | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Elvin Smith steals it from Louis Branch | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Randy Dunning lays it up and in on a nice dish by Elvin Smith | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | East Carolina | Alfred John loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | David Stott loses the dribble to Jack Neff | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | James Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Everett Zaibel | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Louis Branch picks off the pass by Elvin Smith | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Jack Neff misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Randy Dunning - foul #1 on Randy Dunning, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), Jerry Budd (C) Louis Branch, Alfred John | |
| 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 | |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Jack Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Ernest Wolfe | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Jerry Budd is blocked by Ernest Wolfe | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdon | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Jack Neff lays it in on a nice dish by James Johnson | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | John Kreutzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe buries a turnaround from the right block | 9-8 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) SG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Neff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Everett Zaibel (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Budd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dutton (fresh) SF - Victor Hayes (fresh) PF - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Kreutzer (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Johnson | 11-8 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon loses the dribble to Jerry Lockhart in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Lockhart | 13-8 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 15:21 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Victor Hayes | 13-8 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Everett Zaibel is called for the reach on Ernest Wolfe - foul #1 on Everett Zaibel, team foul #1 | 13-8 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), James Royal (SG), Brad Buch (SF), Joe Eaker (PF), Alfred John (C) Jerry Lockhart, James Johnson, Jack Neff, Everett Zaibel, Jerry Budd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Randy Dunning (SF), Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Dikembe Abdon, Thomas Dutton, Victor Hayes, Ernest Wolfe, John Kreutzer | |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by James Royal - foul #1 on James Royal, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Randy Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Brad Buch misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Randy Dunning - foul #2 on Randy Dunning, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Victor Hayes (SF) Randy Dunning | |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Brad Buch misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:15 | East Carolina | Brad Buch makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Victor Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Brad Buch grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | James Royal drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Branch | 17-9 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Elvin Smith loses the dribble to Louis Branch | 17-9 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | James Royal is whistled for a carry | 17-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Neff (SF) Brad Buch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Alfred John grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Alfred John hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Louis Branch and he's hacked by Tyrone Crosby - foul #1 on Tyrone Crosby, team foul #3 | 19-9 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Cope (PF) Joe Eaker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Alfred John makes the free throw | 20-9 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Victor Hayes clanks a shot from the right side | 20-9 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby hits the follow up shot | 20-11 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | David Stott picks off the pass by Thomas Cope | 20-11 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), James Johnson (SG), Everett Zaibel (PF), Jerry Budd (C) Louis Branch, James Royal, Thomas Cope, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Thomas Dutton (SF), Ernest Wolfe (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Victor Hayes, Tyrone Crosby | |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Jack Neff comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 20-11 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the board | 20-11 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Budd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dutton (fresh) PF - Francis Fluharty (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Francis Fluharty and the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (SF) Jack Neff | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Kreutzer (C) Francis Fluharty | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Ernest Wolfe steals the ball from Jerry Lockhart | 20-13 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Richard Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Everett Zaibel | 20-13 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Brad Buch lays it up and in on a great pass from James Johnson and he's hacked by Ernest Wolfe - foul #1 on Ernest Wolfe, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Brad Buch misses the free throw | 22-13 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Jerry Budd - foul #1 on Jerry Budd, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Neff (SF) Brad Buch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG) Richard Carter, Dikembe Abdon | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | David Stott clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Everett Zaibel - foul #2 on Everett Zaibel, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), Joe Eaker (C) Jerry Lockhart, Everett Zaibel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Thomas Dutton, John Kreutzer | |
| 10:19 | Mercer | David Stott misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | David Stott misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jerry Budd | 22-13 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Louis Branch buries a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Elvin Smith - foul #1 on Elvin Smith, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Cope (PF) Jerry Budd | |
| Subs | Mercer | Victor Hayes (SF) Ernest Wolfe | |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Louis Branch makes the free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Victor Hayes misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jack Neff - foul #1 on Jack Neff, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alfred John (C) Thomas Cope | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Alfred John is denied on a layup by Tyrone Crosby | 25-15 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Victor Hayes grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | David Stott is hacked by Louis Branch - foul #1 on Louis Branch, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Royal (PG), Brad Buch (SG) Louis Branch, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:23 | Mercer | David Stott misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Alfred John | 25-15 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Jack Neff connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Royal and the foul's on Victor Hayes - foul #1 on Victor Hayes, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG) Brad Buch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Jack Neff misses the free throw | 27-15 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tyrone Crosby | 27-15 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Alfred John swats the dunk try by Francis Fluharty | 27-15 |
| 09:04 | East Carolina | James Royal grabs the board | 27-15 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Alfred John slams it home on a nice dish by Joe Eaker | 29-15 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Joe Eaker swats the short shot by Victor Hayes | 29-15 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty gets the offensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-15 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | James Royal pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Alfred John misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 29-15 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Joe Eaker tips it back up and in | 31-15 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Elvin Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-15 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Joe Eaker gets the rebound | 31-15 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Elvin Smith steals it from Jerry Lockhart | 31-15 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby banks in the layup | 31-17 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerry Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Royal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Neff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joe Eaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred John (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stott (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Fluharty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Alfred John can't finish the layup | 31-17 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Alfred John gets the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Francis Fluharty steals the ball from James Royal | 31-17 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Stott | 31-20 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Jack Neff's floater is tipped away by Tyrone Crosby | 31-20 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Lockhart - foul #1 on Jerry Lockhart, team foul #8 | 31-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG), James Johnson (SG), Brad Buch (SF), Thomas Cope (PF), Jerry Budd (C) Jerry Lockhart, James Royal, Jack Neff, Joe Eaker, Alfred John | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (SG), Ernest Wolfe (SF), Thomas Dutton (PF), John Kreutzer (C) David Stott, Victor Hayes, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Elvin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Elvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:33 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the shot from the right wing set up by Louis Branch | 33-22 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Cope - foul #1 on Thomas Cope, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG) Elvin Smith | |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Louis Branch | 35-23 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | John Kreutzer comes up short on the jumper from close range | 35-23 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Buch | 37-23 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Thomas Cope steals it from Ernest Wolfe | 37-23 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #7 | 37-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Neff (SF), Alfred John (C) Brad Buch, Thomas Cope | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Fluharty (PF) John Kreutzer | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Richard Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Branch - foul #2 on Louis Branch, team foul #10 | 38-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel (PF) Alfred John | |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF) Francis Fluharty | |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Louis Branch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Randy Dunning grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Randy Dunning comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Neff - foul #2 on Jack Neff, team foul #11 | 38-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (PG), Alfred John (C) Louis Branch, Jerry Budd | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Stott (SG), Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Dikembe Abdon, Thomas Dutton, Ernest Wolfe | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Randy Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Alfred John gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Brad Buch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Neff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Everett Zaibel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred John (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Stott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Fluharty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | James Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Stott - foul #1 on David Stott, team foul #8 | 38-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Royal (PG) Brad Buch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Coca (PG) Richard Carter | |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alfred John - foul #1 on Alfred John, team foul #12 | 39-25 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brad Buch (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Everett Zaibel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Everett Zaibel, team foul #13 | 39-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Cope (PF) Everett Zaibel | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Kreutzer (C) Tyrone Crosby | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Alfred John steps in front of the Randy Dunning pass | 39-27 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Jack Neff is whistled for a carry | 39-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Louis Branch (PG) Jack Neff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (SG) David Stott | |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Randy Dunning's pass is intercepted by James Royal | 39-27 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Louis Branch throws it down set up by Thomas Cope | 41-27 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | James Royal steals the ball from Scott Coca | 41-27 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Brad Buch double dribbles | 41-27 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Lockhart (PG), James Johnson (SG), Jack Neff (SF), Jerry Budd (PF) Louis Branch, James Royal, Brad Buch, Thomas Cope | |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), Thomas Dutton (PF), Ernest Wolfe (C) Scott Coca, Francis Fluharty, John Kreutzer | |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-27 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon tips it home | 41-29 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Jack Neff comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-29 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Jerry Budd grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Alfred John hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The clock runs out | 41-29 |