| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Coles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Yuri Suleski - foul #3 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ian Olson (C) Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson clanks a floater from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Chad Coles pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Abel Mort knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Coles | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Joshua Wood snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ian Olson - foul #2 on Ian Olson, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:12 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank McHan | 32-36 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Chad Coles scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul King | 32-38 |
| 17:30 | Cleveland State | Chad Coles swats the shot by Mark Sapp | 32-38 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Chad Coles snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Joshua Wood scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Coles | 34-40 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Paul King hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Frank McHan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Sapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ian Olson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Coles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Ouimet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Ralph Ouimet denies the turnaround by Richard Walck | 37-42 |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Abel Mort lays it up and in set up by Ralph Ouimet | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 15:01 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby is fouled on the floor by Chad Coles - foul #2 on Chad Coles, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Kevin Brooks (PF), Yuri Suleski (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Joe Willoughby, Richard Walck, Ian Olson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Austin Davidson (SF), Francis Lilly (PF) Paul King, Abel Mort, Joshua Wood, Chad Coles | |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Collins - foul #2 on Matthew Collins, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | James Enos misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:49 | Cleveland State | James Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Kevin Brooks steals it from Matthew Collins | 40-44 |
| 14:10 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-44 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus is fouled on the floor by Andrew Robertson - foul #1 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Augustus | 40-46 |
| 13:15 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks misses the runner from the right block | 40-46 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Francis Lilly snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Austin Davidson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 13:08 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:03 | Cleveland State | James Enos travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG) James Enos | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Chad Coles (SF) Matthew Collins, Austin Davidson | |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses short on a floater near the basket | 40-46 |
| 12:48 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby (SF) Richard Clough | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ware (PG) Jesse Augustus | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Thomas Ware can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Robertson - foul #2 on Andrew Robertson, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng (PG), Richard Walck (PF) Andrew Robertson, Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Thomas Ware misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Thomas Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby hits a turnaround from the left block | 42-47 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Thomas Ware hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Abel Mort | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Glen Cheng (fresh) SG - Mark Sapp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yuri Suleski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Ware - foul #1 on Thomas Ware, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF) Thomas Ware, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Glen Cheng is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), James Enos (SG), Ian Olson (PF), Richard Clough (C) Glen Cheng, Mark Sapp, Richard Walck, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Abel Mort loses the dribble to Joe Willoughby | 43-50 |
| 11:17 | Cleveland State | James Enos lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joe Willoughby | 45-50 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Enos - foul #3 on James Enos, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks (C) Richard Clough | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:36 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Abel Mort | 45-52 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Frank McHan is called for the reach on Paul King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank McHan, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp (SG) Joe Willoughby | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Paul King can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ian Olson - foul #3 on Ian Olson, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Clough (C) Ian Olson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet (C) Chad Coles | |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Paul King misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Joshua Wood is hacked by Frank McHan - foul #2 on Frank McHan, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Walck (PF) James Enos | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Chad Coles (C) Paul King, Abel Mort, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 47-55 |
| 08:46 | Mercer | Joshua Wood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan is fouled on the floor by Jesse Augustus - foul #1 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), Glen Cheng (SG), Joe Willoughby (SF), Yuri Suleski (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Richard Clough, Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet (C) Joshua Wood | |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Ouimet - foul #3 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG) Matthew Collins | |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Ouimet | 48-58 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Abel Mort drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jesse Augustus | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson is whistled for a carry | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG) Francis Lilly | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Coles and he's hacked by Yuri Suleski - foul #4 on Yuri Suleski, team foul #9 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (PF) Chad Coles | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Cheng (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joe Willoughby (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Walck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Walck is hacked by Jesse Augustus - foul #2 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Frank McHan (PG), Mark Sapp (SG) Andrew Robertson, Glen Cheng | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Mark Sapp misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Francis Lilly | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Paul King scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 48-66 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby is whistled for traveling | 48-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ian Olson (PF), Kevin Brooks (C) Richard Walck, Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF), Chad Coles (PF) Jesse Augustus, Francis Lilly | |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul King | 48-68 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ware (PG), Matthew Collins (SG) Paul King, Abel Mort | |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 06:02 | Cleveland State | Frank McHan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Matthew Collins buries a shot from the right wing set up by Chad Coles | 50-70 |
| 05:37 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-70 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson tips it home | 52-70 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Joshua Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 04:57 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-70 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Thomas Ware misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-70 |
| 04:26 | Cleveland State | Joe Willoughby snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Thomas Ware - foul #2 on Thomas Ware, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson (PG), James Enos (SG), Richard Clough (SF), Yuri Suleski (C) Frank McHan, Mark Sapp, Joe Willoughby, Kevin Brooks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Jesse Augustus (SF), Francis Lilly (PF) Thomas Ware, Matthew Collins, Joshua Wood, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 04:20 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson misses the free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Chad Coles grabs the board | 54-70 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Abel Mort comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Paul King gets the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 03:32 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Enos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Clough (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Olson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Yuri Suleski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Coles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Chad Coles denies the turnaround by James Enos | 54-70 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Abel Mort grabs the defensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Paul King connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 54-72 |
| 02:29 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Robertson | 57-72 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | Yuri Suleski gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough is fouled on the floor by Francis Lilly - foul #4 on Francis Lilly, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks (C) Yuri Suleski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (SG), Austin Davidson (SF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Paul King, Abel Mort, Francis Lilly | |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Austin Davidson grabs the offensive board | 57-72 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Kevin Brooks picks off the pass by Austin Davidson | 57-72 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 57-72 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks snags the offensive board | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Cleveland State | Richard Clough's pass is intercepted by Jesse Augustus | 57-72 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus banks in the layup | 57-74 |
| 00:36 | Cleveland State | Kevin Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-74 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Ian Olson hits the follow up shot | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Kevin Brooks picks off the pass by Austin Davidson | 59-74 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson is hacked by Jesse Augustus - foul #3 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Andrew Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus runs out the clock | 60-74 |