| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Shapiro (fresh) SG - Thomas Monaco (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roger Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Yuan (fresh) C - Andrew Tellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Munos inbounds the ball | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Michael Munos connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Alvey | 22-46 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | William Yuan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-46 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | William Yuan grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Antonio Baskett is called for the reach on Roger Nance - foul #2 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #1 | 25-46 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Brett Alvey steals it from Andrew Tellis | 25-46 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Michael Munos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg misses the tip | 25-46 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Andrew Tellis | 25-46 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | William Shapiro scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-46 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Michael Munos clanks a runner in the lane | 27-46 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Scott Abney tips it in | 27-48 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from William Shapiro | 29-48 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Scott Abney | 29-50 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | William Yuan is hacked by Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), Raymond Dennis (SF), Sean Zaiser (PF), Robert Donovan (C) Thomas Monaco, Roger Nance, William Yuan, Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Brett Alvey, Antonio Baskett | |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Robert Donovan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-50 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is hacked by William Shapiro - foul #3 on William Shapiro, team foul #1 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Monaco (SG) William Shapiro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Bryan Cook (C) Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Dominick Theobald | 29-52 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-52 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 29-52 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-52 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Robert Donovan snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Stanley Rogers picks off the pass by Sean Zaiser | 29-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fresh) SG - Thomas Monaco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Dennis (fresh) PF - Sean Zaiser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Donovan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tom Dingler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Raymond Dennis is called for the reach on Scott Abney - foul #1 on Raymond Dennis, team foul #2 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG), Gary Tinker (SG), Roger Nance (SF), Andrew Tellis (C) Herbert West, Thomas Monaco, Raymond Dennis, Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF), John Ginsburg (PF), Antonio Baskett (C) Dominick Theobald, Tom Dingler, Bryan Cook | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Munos | 29-54 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Roger Nance knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on John Ginsburg - foul #1 on John Ginsburg, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Roger Nance makes the free throw | 32-54 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg can't connect on a floater near the basket | 32-54 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | James Whiten is fouled on the floor by Stanley Rogers - foul #1 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #4 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Yuan (PF) Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG) Scott Abney, Stanley Rogers | |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Gary Tinker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett snags the defensive board | 32-54 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Ginsburg | 32-56 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Gary Tinker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-56 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis misses the tip | 32-56 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brett Alvey | 32-56 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Brett Alvey and he's fouled by William Yuan - foul #2 on William Yuan, team foul #3 | 32-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Monaco (SF), Sean Zaiser (C) Roger Nance, Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg makes the free throw | 32-59 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-59 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey gets the rebound | 32-59 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), William Shapiro (SG), Robert Donovan (C) James Whiten, Gary Tinker, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), Stanley Rogers (SF), Bryan Cook (C) Brett Alvey, Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Tom Dingler blocks the short jumper by Robert Donovan | 32-59 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Robert Donovan grabs the offensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Rogers | 32-61 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | William Shapiro is fouled on the floor by Dominick Theobald - foul #1 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #5 | 32-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Tinker (SG), Roger Nance (SF), Andrew Tellis (C) Herbert West, Thomas Monaco, Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF), John Ginsburg (PF), Antonio Baskett (C) Dominick Theobald, Tom Dingler, Bryan Cook | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Shapiro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Tinker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Tellis (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | William Shapiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Yuan (PF) Robert Donovan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (SG) Stanley Rogers | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is hacked by Gary Tinker - foul #4 on Gary Tinker, team foul #4 | 32-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG) Gary Tinker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Scott Abney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-61 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg gets the offensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Munos and he's hacked by William Shapiro - foul #4 on William Shapiro, team foul #5 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Monaco (SG) William Shapiro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the free throw | 32-64 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Roger Nance connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Whiten | 35-64 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Scott Abney is fouled in the backcourt by James Whiten - foul #4 on James Whiten, team foul #6 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), Sean Zaiser (PF) James Whiten, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Brett Alvey | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-64 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Roger Nance knocks in the floater from the right side | 37-64 |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Scott Abney misses the dunk | 37-64 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Andrew Tellis pulls down the rebound | 37-64 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Antonio Baskett swats the short shot by Herbert West | 37-64 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the board | 37-64 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Michael Munos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-64 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Michael Munos snags the offensive board | 37-64 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett is hacked by Herbert West - foul #3 on Herbert West, team foul #7 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Dennis (SF), Robert Donovan (C) Roger Nance, Andrew Tellis | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (PF) Scott Abney, Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 37-64 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser grabs the defensive rebound | 37-64 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Robert Donovan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett's layup is rejected by Sean Zaiser | 40-64 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers snags the offensive board | 40-64 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Donovan - foul #1 on Robert Donovan, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Yuan (PF) Sean Zaiser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF), John Ginsburg (PF) Stanley Rogers, Tom Dingler | |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Robert Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis's floater is knocked away by Antonio Baskett | 40-65 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Monaco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Dennis (fresh) PF - William Yuan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Dennis - foul #2 on Raymond Dennis, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Whiten (PG), Gary Tinker (SG) Herbert West, Thomas Monaco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Robert Donovan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-67 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald scores on a 3 from straight away set up by John Ginsburg | 40-70 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-70 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey pulls down the rebound | 40-70 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Michael Munos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Donovan - foul #2 on Robert Donovan, team foul #10 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert West (PG), William Shapiro (SG), Thomas Monaco (SF), Sean Zaiser (PF) James Whiten, Gary Tinker, Raymond Dennis, William Yuan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SF), Bryan Cook (C) Brett Alvey, John Ginsburg | |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Michael Munos makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Michael Munos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-72 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Herbert West misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-72 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | William Shapiro tips it home | 42-72 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers is denied on a layup by Robert Donovan | 42-72 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler tips it home | 42-74 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Robert Donovan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-74 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Monaco | 42-74 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-74 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Herbert West grabs the offensive rebound | 42-74 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco's pass is intercepted by Michael Munos | 42-74 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Michael Munos knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Cook | 42-76 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | William Shapiro makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Munos | 44-79 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bryan Cook - foul #2 on Bryan Cook, team foul #6 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Dennis (SF) Thomas Monaco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Michael Munos | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser misses the free throw | 46-79 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler gets the rebound | 46-79 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Scott Abney is fouled on the floor by William Shapiro - foul #5 on William Shapiro, team foul #11 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Monaco (SG) William Shapiro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Scott Abney misses the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-80 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Herbert West (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Monaco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Dennis (fresh) PF - Sean Zaiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Donovan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tom Dingler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Cook (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Bryan Cook swats the short shot by Sean Zaiser | 46-80 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis snags the offensive board | 46-80 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Scott Abney takes the ball from Herbert West | 46-80 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Scott Abney hits the finger roll | 46-82 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Robert Donovan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tom Dingler - foul #1 on Tom Dingler, team foul #7 | 46-82 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Robert Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 47-82 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Robert Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-82 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Scott Abney | 48-84 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Herbert West's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Cook | 48-84 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Scott Abney grabs the board | 48-84 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook is whistled for a carry | 48-84 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Raymond Dennis clanks a shot from the right side | 48-84 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook pulls down the rebound | 48-84 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Abney | 48-86 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Robert Donovan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 50-86 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tom Dingler | 50-88 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser can't throw it down | 50-88 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco gets the offensive rebound | 50-88 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Thomas Monaco clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-88 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook grabs the board | 50-88 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Dingler | 50-91 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Sean Zaiser clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 50-91 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Scott Abney gets the rebound | 50-91 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Scott Abney runs out the clock | 50-91 |