| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Truelove (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jackie Stutts | 27-29 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Castillon | 30-29 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Truelove | 30-29 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell is fouled on the floor by Jackie Stutts - foul #1 on Jackie Stutts, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Mark Reynolds steals it from Matthew Sasse | 30-29 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sasse - foul #3 on Matthew Sasse, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SF) Matthew Sasse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Scott (SF), James Hogsett (PF), Mike Ford (C) Jackie Stutts, Mark Reynolds, Christopher Thomas | |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Castillon | 30-29 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gene Hughes (PG), Michael Ryckman (PF), Clifford Giles (C) Kenneth Truelove, Jeffrey Warner, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG) Paul Cabral | |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Mike Ford | 32-31 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson clanks a floater in the paint | 32-31 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | James Hogsett pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Gene Hughes steps in front of the Mike Ford pass | 32-31 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Gene Hughes lays it up and in | 34-31 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Hogsett | 34-33 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gene Hughes | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Ryckman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Hogsett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Clifford Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dennis Scott, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Jeffrey Warner (PF), Ralph Castillon (C) Christopher Crowell, Ronald Epperson, Michael Ryckman, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Paul Cabral (SG), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Shawn Taylor, Robert Hovis, James Hogsett, Mike Ford | |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Warner | 40-33 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-33 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 40-33 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jackie Stutts | 40-35 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Oliver (SG) Gene Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SG) David Oliver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 40-35 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gene Hughes (PG), Christopher Crowell (SG), Michael Ryckman (PF) Kenneth Truelove, Ronald Epperson, Jeffrey Warner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG), James Hogsett (PF), Dewey Driver (C) Jackie Stutts, Mark Reynolds, Christopher Thomas | |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Gene Hughes is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ryckman | 43-35 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Robert Hovis scores on a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Crowell - foul #2 on Christopher Crowell, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SF), Clifford Giles (C) Matthew Sasse, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Mike Ford (C) Dennis Scott, Dewey Driver | |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Robert Hovis makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Michael Ryckman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor is hacked by Clifford Giles - foul #1 on Clifford Giles, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner (PF) Michael Ryckman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (SG), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Robert Hovis, James Hogsett, Mike Ford | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Epperson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Clifford Giles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Clifford Giles blocks the short jumper by Paul Cabral | 45-38 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral tips it in | 45-40 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Gene Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Clifford Giles gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Gene Hughes comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Taylor - foul #1 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG), Matthew Sasse (SF), Ralph Castillon (C) Christopher Crowell, Ronald Epperson, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG), Dennis Scott (SF), James Hogsett (PF) Shawn Taylor, Paul Cabral, Mark Reynolds | |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Gene Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Gene Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott is hacked by Ralph Castillon - foul #3 on Ralph Castillon, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Oliver (SG), Michael Ryckman (PF) Gene Hughes, Jeffrey Warner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Mike Ford (C) Jackie Stutts, Christopher Thomas | |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Ryckman - foul #1 on Michael Ryckman, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Michael Ryckman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Mike Ford loses the dribble to Michael Ryckman | 47-42 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | David Oliver is fouled on the floor by Dennis Scott - foul #3 on Dennis Scott, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Crowell (SG), Jeffrey Warner (PF) David Oliver, Michael Ryckman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Paul Cabral (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Shawn Taylor, Dennis Scott, James Hogsett, Mike Ford | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jackie Stutts - foul #2 on Jackie Stutts, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jackie Stutts | 48-45 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon is fouled on the floor by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gene Hughes (PG) Kenneth Truelove | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Dennis Scott (SF), James Hogsett (PF) Robert Hovis, Paul Cabral, Mark Reynolds | |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott clanks a jumper in the paint | 50-45 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | James Hogsett hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jackie Stutts (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Hogsett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Crowell | 53-47 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Taylor | 53-50 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Gene Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Hogsett and the foul's on Matthew Sasse - foul #4 on Matthew Sasse, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SG), Nicholas Thomas (SF), Michael Ryckman (PF), Clifford Giles (C) Christopher Crowell, Matthew Sasse, Jeffrey Warner, Ralph Castillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Hamilton (SG), Mark Reynolds (PF), Mike Ford (C) Jackie Stutts, James Hogsett, Christopher Thomas | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | The jump hook by Nicholas Thomas is blocked by Dennis Scott | 56-53 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Thomas | 56-53 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG) Nicholas Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG), Paul Cabral (SF) Arthur Hamilton, Dennis Scott | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral can't finish the layup | 56-53 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ryckman and he's fouled by Robert Hovis - foul #1 on Robert Hovis, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Hogsett (PF) Mark Reynolds | |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | James Hogsett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Epperson - foul #1 on Ronald Epperson, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Crowell (SG), Matthew Sasse (SF) Ronald Epperson, Gene Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | James Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | James Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell misses badly on a floater from the left side | 59-55 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Mike Ford grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Shawn Taylor is blocked by Michael Ryckman | 59-55 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Clifford Giles snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse banks in the layup set up by Michael Ryckman and he's fouled by Paul Cabral - foul #1 on Paul Cabral, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gene Hughes (PG), Jeffrey Warner (PF), Ralph Castillon (C) Kenneth Truelove, Michael Ryckman, Clifford Giles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (SG), Dennis Scott (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Robert Hovis, Paul Cabral, James Hogsett, Mike Ford | |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Matthew Sasse misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Dennis Scott steps in front of the Christopher Crowell pass | 61-55 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Warner - foul #2 on Jeffrey Warner, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Hamilton (SG) Shawn Taylor | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gene Hughes (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Crowell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Sasse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Warner (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Castillon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Hamilton (fresh) SF - Dennis Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Christopher Crowell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Gene Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Gene Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-56 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Sasse - foul #5 on Matthew Sasse, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Epperson (SG), Nicholas Thomas (SF) Christopher Crowell, Matthew Sasse | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Truelove (PG), Christopher Crowell (SG) Gene Hughes, Nicholas Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cabral (SG) Arthur Hamilton | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson loses the dribble to Christopher Thomas | 61-58 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Crowell is called for the reach on Jackie Stutts - foul #3 on Christopher Crowell, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson connects on the open floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Crowell | 63-59 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Jeffrey Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson misses the shot from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Ralph Castillon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Reynolds | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds is hacked by Kenneth Truelove in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Truelove, team foul #11 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG) Dennis Scott | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ronald Epperson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-66 |