| Lineup | VMI | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Yonker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Speck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Dennis Lanier inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | VMI | Herman Harris is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #1 on Herman Harris, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| 19:21 | VMI | Troy Boulton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Troy Boulton - foul #2 on Troy Boulton, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:57 | VMI | Dennis Lanier throws it down on a nice dish by James Pennington and he's hacked by David Speck - foul #1 on David Speck, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:57 | VMI | Dennis Lanier makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Barkman | 34-40 |
| 18:23 | VMI | David Fox is hacked by Herman Harris - foul #2 on Herman Harris, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 18:10 | VMI | Andrew Barkman steals the ball from James Pennington | 34-40 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Michael Yonker is hacked by Dennis Lanier - foul #2 on Dennis Lanier, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Mack Westerman (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Troy Boulton, James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, David Fox, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Collin Richart (SF), Jesse Jasper (C) David Speck, Herman Harris | |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Louis Miner is called for the reach on Andrew Barkman - foul #3 on Louis Miner, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG) Louis Miner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the runner from the left block | 34-42 |
| 16:51 | VMI | Houston Roberts knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Frederick Peeler blocks the short jumper by James Gardner | 37-42 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman tips it in | 37-44 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Mack Westerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG), Jason Edmondson (C) Mack Westerman, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (C) Jesse Jasper | |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman is fouled on the floor by Michael Schock - foul #1 on Michael Schock, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | VMI | Dennis Lanier (SF) Houston Roberts | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), Gary Topolski (PF) Collin Richart, James Gardner | |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman comes up short on the floater in the paint | 37-44 |
| 15:49 | VMI | Frederick Peeler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Schock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Speck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Topolski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | VMI | Dennis Lanier misses the easy layup | 37-44 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Herman Harris grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman is whistled for a carry | 37-44 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG), David Fox (PF) Michael Schock, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), Jesse Jasper (PF) Andrew Barkman, Gary Topolski | |
| 14:50 | VMI | James Pennington drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Lanier | 40-44 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Kris Coen connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Speck | 40-46 |
| 14:22 | VMI | Jason Edmondson is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Houston Roberts (SG), Louis Miner (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (SF), James Gardner (PF) David Speck, Herman Harris | |
| 14:11 | Mercer | James Gardner can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 14:10 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:04 | VMI | Andrew Barkman steps in front of the Xing-Fu Chiou pass | 40-46 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Houston Roberts is called for the reach on Jesse Jasper - foul #3 on Houston Roberts, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Mack Westerman (SF) Troy Boulton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:44 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the jumper in the paint | 40-46 |
| 13:43 | VMI | Mack Westerman gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Mack Westerman is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper travels with the ball | 43-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Frederick Peeler (PF) David Fox | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), Gary Topolski (PF), Herman Harris (C) Michael Yonker, James Gardner, Jesse Jasper | |
| 12:54 | VMI | Houston Roberts is hacked by David Speck - foul #2 on David Speck, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Jason Edmondson (C) Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:42 | VMI | Frederick Peeler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 12:41 | VMI | Louis Miner grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:28 | VMI | Dennis Lanier knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Louis Miner | 45-46 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Kris Coen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:16 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jason Edmondson | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | VMI | Frederick Peeler misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-46 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Gary Topolski snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Kris Coen hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David Speck | 45-48 |
| 11:37 | VMI | Jason Edmondson lays it up and in and he's hacked by Herman Harris - foul #3 on Herman Harris, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF) Louis Miner, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG), Collin Richart (SF), James Gardner (PF), Jesse Jasper (C) Andrew Barkman, David Speck, Gary Topolski, Herman Harris | |
| 11:37 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Xing-Fu Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Collin Richart (fresh) PF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Mercer | James Gardner hits the finger roll set up by Kris Coen | 47-50 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kris Coen - foul #4 on Kris Coen, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Houston Roberts (SG), Mack Westerman (SF), David Fox (PF) James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG) Kris Coen | |
| 10:58 | VMI | Troy Boulton makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Mack Westerman - foul #1 on Mack Westerman, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (C) James Gardner | |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:20 | VMI | Houston Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), Gary Topolski (PF) Collin Richart, Jesse Jasper | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Gary Topolski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:58 | VMI | David Fox gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:40 | VMI | Houston Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Michael Yonker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | David Fox picks off the pass by David Speck | 48-51 |
| 09:16 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou clanks a runner from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Herman Harris snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Michael Yonker buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Speck | 48-53 |
| 08:55 | VMI | Houston Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Michael Yonker snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | David Speck hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Mack Westerman - foul #2 on Mack Westerman, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) Troy Boulton, Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, David Fox, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), Collin Richart (SG), James Gardner (PF), Jesse Jasper (C) Duncan Borel, Michael Yonker, Gary Topolski, Herman Harris | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:33 | VMI | A charge is called on Jason Edmondson - foul #2 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG) David Speck | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Louis Miner is called for the reach on Andrew Barkman - foul #4 on Louis Miner, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG) Louis Miner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | VMI | Michael Yonker steals it from Michael Schock | 48-57 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:30 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Schock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Yonker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Collin Richart (fresh) PF - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:06 | VMI | James Pennington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Yonker | 48-57 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | James Gardner lays it in and he's hacked by Frederick Peeler - foul #2 on Frederick Peeler, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SF), David Fox (PF) Michael Schock, Dennis Lanier, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), David Speck (SF), Herman Harris (C) Michael Yonker, Collin Richart, Jesse Jasper | |
| 06:40 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:40 | VMI | Jason Edmondson grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 06:28 | VMI | Houston Roberts is hacked by Kris Coen - foul #5 on Kris Coen, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Mack Westerman (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) James Pennington, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG), Gary Topolski (PF) Kris Coen, James Gardner | |
| 06:28 | VMI | Houston Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:28 | VMI | Houston Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | David Speck grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | David Speck tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Mack Westerman is hacked by Andrew Barkman - foul #1 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG) Louis Miner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG) Andrew Barkman | |
| 05:35 | VMI | Mack Westerman makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Mack Westerman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Michael Yonker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Speck | 52-63 |
| 05:08 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Houston Roberts | 55-63 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | David Speck knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Yonker | 55-65 |
| 04:42 | VMI | Houston Roberts travels with the ball | 55-65 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, David Fox, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | Collin Richart (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) David Speck, Gary Topolski | |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is fouled on the floor by Troy Boulton - foul #3 on Troy Boulton, team foul #11 | 55-65 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG) Troy Boulton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), James Gardner (PF) Duncan Borel, Herman Harris | |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | VMI | James Pennington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Collin Richart | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Michael Yonker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Collin Richart | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | VMI | Louis Miner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Pennington | 57-70 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Dennis Lanier picks off the pass by Collin Richart | 57-70 |
| 03:14 | VMI | Dennis Lanier banks in the layup | 59-70 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Louis Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Pennington (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Peeler (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Yonker (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Collin Richart (fairly fresh) PF - James Gardner (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-70 |
| 02:57 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:57 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG), David Fox (PF) Louis Miner, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG), David Speck (SF), Herman Harris (C) Michael Yonker, Collin Richart, Jesse Jasper | |
| 02:44 | VMI | Troy Boulton is fouled on the floor by Duncan Borel - foul #1 on Duncan Borel, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| 02:44 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | James Gardner blows the layup but he's hacked by Troy Boulton - foul #4 on Troy Boulton, team foul #12 | 59-70 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Yonker (SG) Duncan Borel | |
| 02:23 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:56 | VMI | Dennis Lanier misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 59-72 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Speck | 59-72 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | James Gardner misses long on a runner from the baseline | 59-72 |
| 01:30 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Pennington | 59-72 |
| 01:28 | VMI | Troy Boulton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-72 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Mack Westerman (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Troy Boulton, James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, David Fox, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Duncan Borel (PG), Collin Richart (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), Gary Topolski (C) Michael Yonker, David Speck, James Gardner, Herman Harris | |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Louis Miner takes the ball from Jesse Jasper | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | VMI | Louis Miner is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-72 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Gary Topolski pulls down the rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Collin Richart lays it in | 59-74 |
| 00:25 | VMI | Louis Miner misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-74 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Topolski | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Duncan Borel runs out the clock | 59-74 |