| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck hits the finger roll | 30-36 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Paul King hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee State | Paul King is called for the reach on Donald Buck - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG) Paul King | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 18:46 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones makes the driving attempt in the paint | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses the runner from the left block | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Matthew Jones | 33-38 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Buck | 33-38 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee State | Joshua Wood is called for the reach on Andrew Yates - foul #2 on Joshua Wood, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Francis Lilly's pass is intercepted by Wiley O'Shey | 33-38 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ouimet - foul #3 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Austin Davidson (SF), Chad Coles (C) Joshua Wood, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), John Nelson (SG), Ronald Kelly (SF), George Ohman (PF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, Conrad Gregg, Andrew Yates, Matthew Jones, Wiley O'Shey | |
| 16:26 | Tennessee State | Jesse Augustus steals it from John Nelson | 33-38 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Augustus | 35-38 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Coles - foul #1 on Chad Coles, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Ralph Ouimet (C) Jesse Augustus, Abel Mort, Austin Davidson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg (SG) Ronald Kelly | |
| 15:52 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Ohman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Matthew Collins tips it home | 37-40 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg clanks a floater from the right side | 37-40 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Paul King is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Paul King, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Joshua Wood (SF) Paul King, Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Andrew Yates (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, Robert Owens, George Ohman | |
| 14:15 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Matthew Collins pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Conrad Gregg takes the ball from Matthew Collins | 37-40 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg banks in the layup | 37-42 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Matthew Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Abel Mort | 37-42 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Joshua Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Matthew Collins grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Abel Mort clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Andrew Yates | 37-42 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Buck | 37-45 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Joshua Wood can't finish the layup | 37-45 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee State | Ralph Ouimet picks off the pass by Matthew Jones | 37-45 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Joshua Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Francis Lilly (PF) Matthew Collins, Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SG), George Ohman (PF) Conrad Gregg, Matthew Jones | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Jesse Augustus steps in front of the Donald Buck pass in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Wiley O'Shey swats the layup by Ralph Ouimet | 37-45 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Francis Lilly snags the offensive board | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Ouimet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Ohman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wiley O'Shey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Joshua Wood drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Francis Lilly | 39-45 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Nelson | 39-47 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Francis Lilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (SG), Chad Coles (SF) Abel Mort, Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG), Ronald Kelly (SF), Robert Owens (C) Donald Buck, Andrew Yates, Wiley O'Shey | |
| 10:39 | Tennessee State | John Nelson is hacked by Francis Lilly - foul #2 on Francis Lilly, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones (PF) Robert Owens | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Matthew Collins grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Coles | 41-47 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | George Ohman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Ouimet - foul #4 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Austin Davidson (SF) Matthew Collins, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg (SG) Ronald Kelly | |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones tips it in | 41-51 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Francis Lilly scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 43-51 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Austin Davidson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 46-51 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee State | John Nelson's pass is intercepted by Jesse Augustus | 46-51 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Abel Mort can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to George Ohman | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Coles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Nelson Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Ohman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Francis Lilly - foul #3 on Francis Lilly, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Jesse Augustus, Austin Davidson, Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Andrew Yates (SF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, George Ohman | |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee State | Matthew Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Abel Mort is hacked by Wiley O'Shey - foul #3 on Wiley O'Shey, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Owens (PF) Matthew Jones | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Abel Mort is fouled on the floor by Robert Owens - foul #1 on Robert Owens, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clayton Meldrum (SG) Conrad Gregg | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee State | Ralph Ouimet takes the ball from Donald Buck | 46-52 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Abel Mort buries a jumper from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ouimet - foul #5 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (SG), Chad Coles (C) Abel Mort, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg (SG) Clayton Meldrum | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Chad Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Matthew Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Francis Lilly clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-54 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee State | Robert Owens knocks in the runner in the lane | 48-56 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Chad Coles connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul King | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chad Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Donald Buck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Conrad Gregg (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Andrew Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wiley O'Shey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Paul King is called for the reach on Donald Buck - foul #5 on Paul King, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Austin Davidson (SF) Paul King, Matthew Collins, Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Nelson (SF), Matthew Jones (PF), George Ohman (C) Andrew Yates, Robert Owens, Wiley O'Shey | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Chad Coles is hacked by George Ohman - foul #2 on George Ohman, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nelson Johnson (PG) Donald Buck | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 53-57 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF) Austin Davidson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Buck (PG), Andrew Yates (SF), Wiley O'Shey (C) Nelson Johnson, John Nelson, George Ohman | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Buck | 53-59 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Abel Mort clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Chad Coles gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Joshua Wood is fouled on the floor by Andrew Yates - foul #2 on Andrew Yates, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Conrad Gregg | 53-59 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg scores on a floater near the basket | 53-61 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-61 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits the follow up shot | 55-61 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Yates and he's fouled by Chad Coles - foul #2 on Chad Coles, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Francis Lilly comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Andrew Yates snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Chad Coles buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Jesse Augustus is called for the reach on Donald Buck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Ohman (C) Wiley O'Shey | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee State | Donald Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Chad Coles comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-66 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Francis Lilly gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Abel Mort drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chad Coles | 61-66 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | Abel Mort is called for the reach on George Ohman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abel Mort, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee State | George Ohman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey (C) George Ohman | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Chad Coles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Ohman (C) Wiley O'Shey | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg is hacked by Abel Mort in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Mort, team foul #14 | 61-68 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-70 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Coles | 61-70 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Wiley O'Shey (C) George Ohman | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Abel Mort grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-70 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg is hacked by Jesse Augustus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #15 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | George Ohman (C) Wiley O'Shey | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee State | Conrad Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-72 |