| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Whiten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tinker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Nance (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Yuan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Tellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Braggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 7 pts. C - Bruce Wallner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Navy | Tommy Davis inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Navy | Donald Woods clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Roger Nance pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Roger Nance scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Tinker | 36-25 |
| 19:13 | Navy | James Moore is hacked by Andrew Tellis - foul #2 on Andrew Tellis, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:55 | Navy | Tommy Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:54 | Navy | Tommy Davis misses the tip | 36-25 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Roger Nance loses the ball out of bounds | 36-25 |
| 18:23 | Navy | Tommy Davis is hacked by Roger Nance - foul #2 on Roger Nance, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:08 | Navy | The short jumper by Donald Woods is denied by William Yuan | 36-25 |
| 18:06 | Navy | James Moore tips it home | 36-27 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | James Whiten can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 17:49 | Navy | The rebound goes to James Moore | 36-27 |
| 17:36 | Navy | Tommy Davis hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Moore | 36-30 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | William Yuan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:22 | Navy | Donald Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:04 | Navy | James Moore misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:03 | Navy | Bruce Wallner grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | Navy | Tommy Davis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Andrew Tellis - foul #3 on Andrew Tellis, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), William Shapiro (SG), Thomas Monaco (SF), Sean Zaiser (PF), Robert Donovan (C) James Whiten, Gary Tinker, Roger Nance, William Yuan, Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Navy | Rodney McKibben (PG), Jess Reynolds (SG), Mark Merchant (PF), Sylvester Evans (C) James Moore, Richard Braggs, Donald Woods, Bruce Wallner | |
| 16:43 | Navy | Tommy Davis makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Sylvester Evans steps in front of the Robert Donovan pass | 36-33 |
| 16:13 | Navy | Rodney McKibben's pass is intercepted by Herbert West in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Herbert West lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 15:48 | Navy | Tommy Davis's floater is tipped away by Robert Donovan | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Robert Donovan pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Monaco (fresh) PF - Sean Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Donovan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Rodney McKibben (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jess Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Evans (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Herbert West is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Navy | Donald Woods (PF) Tommy Davis | |
| 15:25 | Navy | Donald Woods makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney McKibben | 38-35 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Robert Donovan travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Tinker (SG), Roger Nance (SF), Andrew Tellis (C) Herbert West, Thomas Monaco, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Navy | James Moore (PG) Rodney McKibben | |
| 14:54 | Navy | Donald Woods can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Roger Nance can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Roger Nance hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 38-35 |
| 14:13 | Navy | The rebound goes to Jess Reynolds | 38-35 |
| 13:52 | Navy | Jess Reynolds is hacked by Sean Zaiser - foul #2 on Sean Zaiser, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG), William Yuan (PF) William Shapiro, Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Braggs (SG), Tommy Davis (SF), Bruce Wallner (C) Jess Reynolds, Mark Merchant, Sylvester Evans | |
| 13:39 | Navy | Bruce Wallner is hacked by Andrew Tellis - foul #4 on Andrew Tellis, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Donovan (C) Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 13:28 | Navy | James Whiten picks off the pass by Tommy Davis | 38-35 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | William Yuan lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Whiten | 40-35 |
| 13:01 | Navy | Donald Woods hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Donovan | 40-35 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Roger Nance misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 12:35 | Navy | Richard Braggs pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:27 | Navy | Richard Braggs hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Tommy Davis | 40-37 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | William Yuan loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Shapiro (SG), Thomas Monaco (SF), Sean Zaiser (PF) Gary Tinker, Roger Nance, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Navy | Rodney McKibben (PG), Arthur Tompkins (SG), Mark Merchant (SF), Sylvester Evans (PF) James Moore, Richard Braggs, Tommy Davis, Donald Woods | |
| 12:01 | Navy | Rodney McKibben is hacked by James Whiten - foul #2 on James Whiten, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG) James Whiten | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 11:47 | Navy | Mark Merchant knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Monaco (fresh) PF - Sean Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Donovan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Rodney McKibben (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Evans (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Wallner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Robert Donovan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 11:26 | Navy | Bruce Wallner snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:06 | Navy | Bruce Wallner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney McKibben | 40-42 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Robert Donovan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bruce Wallner - foul #2 on Bruce Wallner, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG) Herbert West | |
| Subs | Navy | James Moore (PG), Jess Reynolds (SG), Donald Woods (PF) Rodney McKibben, Arthur Tompkins, Bruce Wallner | |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Robert Donovan makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Navy | James Whiten is called for the reach on Donald Woods - foul #3 on James Whiten, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Tinker (SG), William Yuan (PF) William Shapiro, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Braggs (SG) Jess Reynolds | |
| 10:32 | Navy | Donald Woods makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:32 | Navy | Donald Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | William Yuan hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Tinker | 45-44 |
| 09:50 | Navy | Mark Merchant hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Braggs | 45-47 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | James Whiten clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Nance (SF), Raymond Dennis (C) Thomas Monaco, Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Davis (SF), Jess Reynolds (C) Mark Merchant, Sylvester Evans | |
| 09:25 | Mercer | James Whiten makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | James Whiten makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:23 | Navy | James Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Shapiro (PG) James Whiten | |
| Subs | Navy | | |
| 09:12 | Mercer | William Shapiro knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Nance | 49-47 |
| 08:54 | Navy | Jess Reynolds misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 08:53 | Navy | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Davis | 49-47 |
| 08:41 | Navy | Jess Reynolds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), Robert Donovan (PF) Gary Tinker, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Navy | Rodney McKibben (PG), Bruce Wallner (C) James Moore, Richard Braggs | |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis misses long on a runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 08:27 | Navy | Bruce Wallner snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:21 | Navy | Jess Reynolds lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Woods | 49-49 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-49 |
| 08:10 | Navy | Jess Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:00 | Navy | Tommy Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Robert Donovan grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Herbert West buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by William Shapiro and the foul's on Rodney McKibben - foul #2 on Rodney McKibben, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Sean Zaiser (PF), Andrew Tellis (C) Robert Donovan, Raymond Dennis | |
| Subs | Navy | Sylvester Evans (PF) Donald Woods | |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Herbert West makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Zaiser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - Rodney McKibben (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jess Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sylvester Evans (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Wallner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Navy | Rodney McKibben buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jess Reynolds | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Sylvester Evans - foul #1 on Sylvester Evans, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG), Gary Tinker (SG) Herbert West, William Shapiro | |
| Subs | Navy | James Moore (PG), Arthur Tompkins (SG), Mark Merchant (PF) Rodney McKibben, Jess Reynolds, Bruce Wallner | |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:51 | Navy | James Moore connects on the 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Merchant - foul #2 on Mark Merchant, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Monaco (SF), William Yuan (PF) Roger Nance, Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Braggs (SG), Donald Woods (PF) Arthur Tompkins, Tommy Davis | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | Navy | James Moore misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Yuan - foul #1 on William Yuan, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Navy | Bruce Wallner (C) Sylvester Evans | |
| 06:18 | Navy | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:18 | Navy | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Gary Tinker scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Monaco | 57-56 |
| 05:49 | Navy | Bruce Wallner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Monaco - foul #1 on Thomas Monaco, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 05:49 | Navy | Bruce Wallner makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:49 | Navy | Bruce Wallner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | William Yuan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Gary Tinker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:31 | Navy | The rebound goes to Bruce Wallner | 57-57 |
| 05:27 | Navy | Mark Merchant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 05:26 | Navy | Donald Woods gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:18 | Navy | Mark Merchant misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Monaco - foul #2 on Thomas Monaco, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Shapiro (SG), Sean Zaiser (C) Gary Tinker, Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Navy | Sylvester Evans (PF), Jess Reynolds (C) Donald Woods, Bruce Wallner | |
| 05:18 | Navy | Mark Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:18 | Navy | Mark Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | James Whiten hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 04:52 | Navy | Sylvester Evans drills a floater from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | William Yuan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-61 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser grabs the offensive board | 60-61 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | William Yuan hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Whiten | 63-61 |
| 03:55 | Navy | Sylvester Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Braggs | 63-64 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-64 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Tinker (SG), Roger Nance (SF), Andrew Tellis (C) James Whiten, Thomas Monaco, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Navy | Tommy Davis (SF), Donald Woods (PF), Bruce Wallner (C) Richard Braggs, Mark Merchant, Sylvester Evans | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Shapiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Tinker (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roger Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Zaiser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tellis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Navy | PG - James Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tommy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Woods (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Wallner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Gary Tinker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 63-64 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Roger Nance gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Tommy Davis swats the shot by Sean Zaiser | 63-64 |
| 03:03 | Navy | James Moore pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:46 | Navy | Bruce Wallner connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Tommy Davis | 63-66 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG), William Yuan (PF) William Shapiro, Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Navy | Richard Braggs (SG) Jess Reynolds | |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Gary Tinker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 02:27 | Navy | Donald Woods grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 02:21 | Navy | James Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Roger Nance grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | James Whiten knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Roger Nance | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | Navy | Tommy Davis is whistled for traveling | 65-66 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Roger Nance clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-66 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis hits the follow up shot | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Navy | Roger Nance swats the layup by Bruce Wallner | 67-66 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | James Whiten double dribbles | 67-66 |
| 00:48 | Navy | James Whiten picks off the pass by Richard Braggs | 67-66 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | James Whiten hits the finger roll | 69-66 |
| 00:33 | Navy | Donald Woods misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | Navy | Tommy Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Navy | Richard Braggs blows the layup but he's fouled by William Yuan - foul #2 on William Yuan, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Navy | Richard Braggs makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:15 | Navy | Richard Braggs misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Richard Braggs is called for the reach on Andrew Tellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Braggs, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Richard Braggs is called for the reach on Gary Tinker - foul #3 on Richard Braggs, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Gary Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Gary Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Navy | Navy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Navy | Tommy Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Braggs | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Gary Tinker is fouled in the backcourt by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Gary Tinker makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Gary Tinker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | Navy | James Moore misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 73-70 |