| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Price (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Mercer | Scott Hauer buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Cooper | 33-41 |
| 19:46 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-41 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-41 |
| 19:35 | South Carolina | Robert Price snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 19:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Hinton | 33-43 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff McGoey and he's hacked by Aaron Barnhill - foul #2 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Scott Hauer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule's pass is intercepted by Joseph Matthews | 35-43 |
| 18:11 | South Carolina | Thomas Carrera steps in front of the Louis Craft pass | 35-43 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Scott Hauer hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff McGoey | 37-43 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina | Louis Craft connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Barnhill | 37-46 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 39-46 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Carrera - foul #1 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:31 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:11 | South Carolina | Andrew Clayton steals the ball from Robert Price | 39-47 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton hits a jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Hampton (fresh) PF - John Thibault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lucas Mannings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cipriani (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses long on a floater from close range | 41-47 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Marcus Hampton | 41-47 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 43-47 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani is fouled on the floor by Marcus Hampton - foul #1 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF), Curtis Vue (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani, Robert Price | |
| 15:11 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Lee Carignan | |
| 14:35 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill's fadeaway is rejected by John Thibault | 43-47 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is hacked by Aaron Barnhill - foul #3 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Thomas Carrera (C) Marcus Hampton, John Thibault | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is fouled on the floor by Henry Hinton - foul #1 on Henry Hinton, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG) Scott Hauer | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera travels with the ball | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF) Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 13:17 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff McGoey | 46-47 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is denied on a layup by Joseph Matthews | 46-50 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:58 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Louis Craft | 46-52 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey tips it in | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Curtis Vue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews drills a jump hook from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #2 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Michael Ellington (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), John Thibault (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Andrew Clayton, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Curtis Vue | |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:48 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Scott Hauer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 10:24 | South Carolina | Robert Price grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Robert Price hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 48-57 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Michael Ellington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Thibault | 48-57 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | A charge is called on Scott Hauer - foul #3 on Scott Hauer, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Michael Ellington | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Robert Price blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #3 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Marcus Hampton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:18 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lee Carignan - foul #1 on Lee Carignan, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:51 | South Carolina | Robert Price scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Cipriani | 50-61 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | John Thibault misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Price | 50-61 |
| 08:03 | South Carolina | Robert Price is denied on a layup by Bernard Cooper | 50-61 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 50-61 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Marcus Hampton (C) Scott Hauer, Bernard Cooper, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Robert Cipriani | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeff McGoey | 50-61 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mario Ortiz | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thibault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Lee Carignan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff McGoey - foul #2 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Jeffrey Gurule, John Thibault | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Lee Carignan, Robert Price | |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Curtis Vue | 53-63 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Mario Ortiz is called for the reach on Aaron Barnhill - foul #1 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG) Mario Ortiz | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cipriani (SF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 06:17 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Aaron Barnhill - foul #4 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews (PF) Henry Hinton | |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Marcus Hampton | 55-65 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton double dribbles | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), John Thibault (PF) Marcus Hampton, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lee Carignan (PF) Joseph Matthews | |
| 05:19 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | John Thibault grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera drills a jump hook from close range set up by Jeff McGoey | 57-65 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Cipriani and the foul's on Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Jeff McGoey, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Henry Hinton (SF) Louis Craft, Robert Cipriani | |
| 04:39 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 04:07 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Carignan | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-70 |
| 03:28 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:00 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill loses the dribble to John Thibault | 57-70 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Marcus Hampton, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Joseph Matthews (PF), Robert Price (C) Aaron Barnhill, Lucas Mannings, Lee Carignan, Curtis Vue | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Price (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses the easy layup | 57-70 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Henry Hinton | 57-70 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Robert Price is fouled on the floor by Thomas Carrera - foul #2 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #10 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Marcus Hampton (SG), Michael Ellington (SF), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG), Robert Cipriani (SF), Lee Carignan (PF) Louis Craft, Henry Hinton, Joseph Matthews | |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 02:22 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-72 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ellington | 57-72 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Price - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Curtis Vue (C) Robert Price | |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:46 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 01:42 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lucas Mannings | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 58-74 |
| 01:27 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 01:05 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-74 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mario Ortiz | 58-74 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Michael Ellington comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-74 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is fouled on the floor by Michael Metcalf - foul #1 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf buries a shot from the right side | 58-76 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-76 |
| 00:30 | South Carolina | Lee Carignan grabs the board | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf runs out the clock | 58-76 |