| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) SG - David Stott (fresh) SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Cyr (fresh) SG - Basil Payne (fresh) SF - Duane Gallagher (fresh) PF - Ryan Roling (fresh) C - Sam Brinn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Sam Brinn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | IPFW | Robert Cyr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sam Brinn - foul #1 on Sam Brinn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:21 | IPFW | Sam Brinn snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Dunning - foul #1 on Randy Dunning, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:54 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty blows the layup | 1-4 |
| 18:39 | IPFW | Sam Brinn grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:20 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher misses the dunk attempt | 1-4 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | David Stott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-4 |
| 18:04 | IPFW | Robert Cyr pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | IPFW | Ryan Roling comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tyrone Crosby | 1-4 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Randy Dunning comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:06 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-4 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Elvin Smith pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Randy Dunning can't finish the layup | 1-4 |
| 16:46 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Duane Gallagher | 1-4 |
| 16:33 | IPFW | Sam Brinn's pass is intercepted by Elvin Smith | 1-4 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Elvin Smith blows the layup | 1-4 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | David Stott tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 16:19 | IPFW | Tyrone Crosby denies the turnaround by Robert Cyr | 3-4 |
| 16:18 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Basil Payne | 3-4 |
| 16:00 | IPFW | Basil Payne misses the fadeaway from the left side | 3-4 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) SG - David Stott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) C - Tyrone Crosby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Cyr (fairly fresh) SG - Basil Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Duane Gallagher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Roling (fairly fresh) C - Sam Brinn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Randy Dunning is hacked by Basil Payne - foul #1 on Basil Payne, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Thomas Dutton (SG), Victor Hayes (PF), Ernest Wolfe (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bryan Symons (PG), Richard Horne (SG), John Karr (SF), Charles Kilby (PF), Andrew Dishman (C) Robert Cyr, Basil Payne, Duane Gallagher, Ryan Roling, Sam Brinn | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Victor Hayes scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dikembe Abdon | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | IPFW | Bryan Symons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | IPFW | Charles Kilby gets the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:53 | IPFW | Ernest Wolfe is called for the reach on Andrew Dishman - foul #1 on Ernest Wolfe, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Stott (SG), John Kreutzer (C) Thomas Dutton, Randy Dunning | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 14:42 | IPFW | Richard Horne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdon - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), Francis Fluharty (PF) Dikembe Abdon, John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 14:42 | IPFW | Richard Horne makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 14:42 | IPFW | Richard Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Victor Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Basil Payne (SG) Richard Horne | |
| 14:10 | IPFW | Charles Kilby lays it in set up by Bryan Symons and he's hacked by Francis Fluharty - foul #1 on Francis Fluharty, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Ryan Roling (PF) Andrew Dishman | |
| 14:10 | IPFW | Charles Kilby makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | David Stott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Victor Hayes, Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | IPFW | Sam Brinn (C) Bryan Symons | |
| 13:30 | IPFW | Sam Brinn misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 13:29 | IPFW | Ryan Roling misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Randy Dunning pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Ryan Roling steals it from Tyrone Crosby | 5-9 |
| 12:50 | IPFW | Ryan Roling scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Karr | 5-11 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Randy Dunning drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on John Karr - foul #1 on John Karr, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG), Thomas Dutton (SG), Victor Hayes (PF) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Francis Fluharty | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Cyr (PG), Richard Horne (SG), Duane Gallagher (SF) John Karr, Basil Payne, Charles Kilby | |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:39 | IPFW | Sam Brinn snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:30 | IPFW | Robert Cyr misses long on a floater from close range | 7-11 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton loses the ball out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe (C) Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | IPFW | Andrew Dishman (PF), Robert Eisner (C) Ryan Roling, Sam Brinn | |
| 11:51 | IPFW | Richard Horne misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 11:49 | IPFW | Robert Eisner snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dutton (fresh) SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Cyr (fresh) SG - Richard Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dishman (fresh) C - Robert Eisner (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cyr | 7-14 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Randy Dunning buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Dutton | 9-14 |
| 10:56 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Horne | 9-16 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Hayes | 11-16 |
| 10:32 | IPFW | Richard Horne hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Wolfe - foul #2 on Ernest Wolfe, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Dikembe Abdon, Randy Dunning, Victor Hayes, Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | IPFW | Ryan Roling (PF), Sam Brinn (C) Andrew Dishman, Robert Eisner | |
| 10:32 | IPFW | Richard Horne makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:32 | IPFW | Richard Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | David Stott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Elvin Smith | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | IPFW | Richard Horne's layup is rejected by Francis Fluharty | 14-18 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | David Stott gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty buries a jumpshot from the left side | 16-18 |
| 09:28 | IPFW | Thomas Dutton steals it from Duane Gallagher | 16-18 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Cyr - foul #1 on Robert Cyr, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF), Victor Hayes (C) David Stott, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Karr (PG), Basil Payne (SG), Charles Kilby (SF) Robert Cyr, Richard Horne, Duane Gallagher | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:48 | IPFW | Charles Kilby knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Basil Payne | 18-20 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Ryan Roling swats the shot by Thomas Dutton | 18-20 |
| 08:28 | IPFW | Charles Kilby grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:11 | IPFW | Basil Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Stott (SG) Thomas Dutton | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bryan Symons (PG), Andrew Dishman (C) Ryan Roling, Sam Brinn | |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Elvin Smith is fouled on the floor by Bryan Symons - foul #1 on Bryan Symons, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bryan Symons - foul #2 on Bryan Symons, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby (C) Victor Hayes | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Horne (SF) Bryan Symons | |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Elvin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - John Karr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Basil Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Horne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Kilby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Dishman (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | IPFW | Basil Payne is fouled on the floor by Elvin Smith - foul #1 on Elvin Smith, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG) Elvin Smith | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 07:13 | IPFW | Basil Payne knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Andrew Dishman | 19-22 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Francis Fluharty | 21-22 |
| 06:44 | IPFW | John Karr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Richard Horne steals the ball from Dikembe Abdon | 21-22 |
| 05:58 | IPFW | Charles Kilby connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Karr | 21-25 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 05:28 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Charles Kilby | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | IPFW | Basil Payne hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Dishman and he's hacked by Tyrone Crosby - foul #1 on Tyrone Crosby, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), Victor Hayes (SF), Thomas Dutton (PF), John Kreutzer (C) Dikembe Abdon, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Cyr (PG), Duane Gallagher (SF), Ryan Roling (PF), Sam Brinn (C) John Karr, Richard Horne, Charles Kilby, Andrew Dishman | |
| 05:24 | IPFW | Basil Payne makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Victor Hayes drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Stott | 23-28 |
| 04:50 | IPFW | Sam Brinn clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Victor Hayes gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Victor Hayes misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Roling - foul #1 on Ryan Roling, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (SG) David Stott | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Victor Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:23 | IPFW | Robert Cyr clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by John Kreutzer - foul #1 on John Kreutzer, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| 04:23 | IPFW | Robert Cyr misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:23 | IPFW | Robert Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:23 | IPFW | Robert Cyr makes the 3rd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 04:06 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Duane Gallagher | 25-30 |
| 03:48 | IPFW | Robert Cyr misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Elvin Smith - foul #2 on Elvin Smith, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF), Ernest Wolfe (C) Thomas Dutton, John Kreutzer | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Horne (SG) Basil Payne | |
| 03:48 | IPFW | Robert Cyr makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:48 | IPFW | Robert Cyr makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Robert Cyr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Horne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Duane Gallagher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Roling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Brinn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 03:15 | IPFW | Ernest Wolfe picks off the pass by Richard Horne | 28-32 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Duane Gallagher steals it from Victor Hayes | 28-32 |
| 02:53 | IPFW | Ryan Roling is whistled for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Stott (SG), Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Dikembe Abdon, Victor Hayes, Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | IPFW | Bryan Symons (PG), John Karr (SF), Andrew Dishman (C) Robert Cyr, Duane Gallagher, Sam Brinn | |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Randy Dunning knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Elvin Smith | 30-32 |
| 02:17 | IPFW | John Karr makes the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Francis Fluharty - foul #2 on Francis Fluharty, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon (PG) Elvin Smith | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Kilby (PF) Ryan Roling | |
| 02:17 | IPFW | John Karr makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Randy Dunning is hacked by Richard Horne - foul #1 on Richard Horne, team foul #8 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Duane Gallagher (SF) Richard Horne | |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:03 | IPFW | John Karr grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:34 | IPFW | John Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Robert Cyr (PG), Basil Payne (SG), Sam Brinn (C) Bryan Symons, John Karr, Andrew Dishman | |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Randy Dunning grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 30-35 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Sam Brinn swats the short shot by Randy Dunning | 30-35 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:31 | IPFW | Duane Gallagher is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Duane Gallagher, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), Victor Hayes (SF), Ernest Wolfe (PF), John Kreutzer (C) David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | IPFW | John Karr (SF), Ryan Roling (PF) Duane Gallagher, Charles Kilby | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Victor Hayes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdon | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Elvin Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |