| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Samford | Branko Lakowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 19:29 | Samford | Branko Lakowski tips it home | 37-23 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Branko Lakowski - foul #1 on Branko Lakowski, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Jeremy Peck (PG), Harold Pierce (PF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 19:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Harold Pierce | 37-24 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charlie Marra - foul #1 on Charlie Marra, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-24 |
| 18:13 | Samford | Harold Pierce snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Harold Pierce's pass is intercepted by Robert Lathrop | 39-24 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Charlie Marra misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-24 |
| 17:56 | Samford | Harold Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 42-24 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charlie Marra | 42-26 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Michael Walker misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 42-26 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Michael Walker tips it but misses | 42-26 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Harold Pierce is called for the reach on Nicholas Guse - foul #2 on Harold Pierce, team foul #3 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Charlie Marra, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 16:52 | Samford | Michael Walker grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Jeremy Peck comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 42-26 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Nicholas Guse is called for the reach on Robert Wheeler - foul #1 on Nicholas Guse, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Branko Lakowski (PF) Robert Wheeler, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kendrick Bishop (PG), Jessie O'Bryan (SG) Nicholas Guse, Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| 15:58 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeremy Peck | 45-29 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kendrick Bishop (fresh) SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Lino Zarrineh - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (PF) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Chester Seddon, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 15:26 | Samford | Mark Jackson travels with the ball | 45-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kendrick Bishop, Jessie O'Bryan, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Walker (C) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:45 | Samford | Donald Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Donald Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 48-32 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lathrop | 48-35 |
| 13:34 | Samford | Jeremy Peck hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Jackson | 50-35 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Chester Seddon (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Charlie Marra, Stephen Bailey, Mark Wilson | |
| 13:07 | Samford | Branko Lakowski comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Robert Lathrop | |
| 13:07 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:07 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie O'Bryan | 50-38 |
| 12:28 | Samford | Robert Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Branko Lakowski steals it from Justin Fletcher | 50-38 |
| 12:02 | Samford | Branko Lakowski lays it in | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Wheeler (fresh) SG - Jeremy Peck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse loses the dribble to Jeremy Peck | 52-38 |
| 11:30 | Samford | Jeremy Peck blows the layup | 52-38 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Harold Pierce snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jessie O'Bryan - foul #3 on Jessie O'Bryan, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (SF), Michael Walker (C) Robert Wheeler, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Nicholas Guse, Jessie O'Bryan, Chester Seddon, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| 11:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 11:10 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Pinegar | 54-40 |
| 10:39 | Samford | Mark Jackson jams it on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 56-40 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Charlie Marra can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-40 |
| 10:08 | Samford | Mark Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-40 |
| 10:05 | Samford | Charlie Marra is called for the reach on Jeremy Peck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Marra, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:36 | Samford | Branko Lakowski is hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #4 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Justin Fletcher (PF) Charlie Marra, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:36 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Walker (C) Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| 08:57 | Samford | Michael Walker loses the dribble to Chester Seddon | 56-40 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar banks in the layup on a great pass from Chester Seddon and he's fouled by Michael Walker - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Branko Lakowski (SG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Mark Wilson | |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jeremy Coffman - foul #1 on Jeremy Coffman, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG) Chester Seddon | |
| 08:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Mark Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| 07:40 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the floater from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-43 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Samford | Mark Jackson knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Peck | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Charlie Marra, Nathaniel Pinegar, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:22 | Samford | Robert Wheeler drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Peck | 61-45 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan comes up short on the shot from the left block | 61-45 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the tip | 61-45 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Michael Walker grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Mark Jackson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Wheeler | 63-45 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Branko Lakowski grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jessie O'Bryan - foul #4 on Jessie O'Bryan, team foul #10 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF), Harold Pierce (PF) Robert Wheeler, Branko Lakowski, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Nicholas Guse | |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 05:22 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Lathrop | 65-48 |
| 04:39 | Samford | Jeremy Peck makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Lino Zarrineh | 67-48 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan makes the shot from the right side set up by Robert Lathrop | 67-50 |
| 03:50 | Samford | The jump hook by Mark Jackson is blocked by Robert Lathrop | 67-50 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Mark Wilson snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 67-50 |
| 03:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lino Zarrineh | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jeremy Peck (tired) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Jackson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jessie O'Bryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lathrop (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Mark Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Jeremy Peck misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-50 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-50 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar tips it in | 67-52 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Jeremy Peck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG), Branko Lakowski (SF), Michael Walker (C) Donald Williams, Lino Zarrineh, Harold Pierce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kendrick Bishop (PG), Nicholas Guse (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Jessie O'Bryan, Nathaniel Pinegar, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Branko Lakowski swats the shot by Justin Fletcher | 67-52 |
| 02:22 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michael Walker | 67-52 |
| 01:58 | Samford | The jump hook by Jeremy Peck is blocked by Justin Fletcher | 67-52 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the follow up shot | 69-52 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-52 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Michael Walker grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Branko Lakowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Wheeler | 71-52 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher banks in the layup set up by Kendrick Bishop | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wheeler | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Coffman | 73-56 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Michael Walker drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Branko Lakowski | 75-56 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | The jump hook by Kendrick Bishop is blocked by Michael Walker | 75-56 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Robert Wheeler runs out the clock | 75-58 |