| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kyle Dollinger (fresh) SG - James Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Yonker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Speck (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) C - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Dennis Lanier inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | VMI | Jason Edmondson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:26 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Barkman | 24-26 |
| 19:22 | VMI | David Fox is fouled in the backcourt by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:04 | VMI | Dennis Lanier misses the 3 from straight away | 24-26 |
| 19:03 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Andrew Barkman is called for the reach on Kyle Dollinger - foul #3 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) Andrew Barkman | |
| 18:46 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 24-26 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | David Speck pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the lay-in | 24-26 |
| 18:32 | VMI | Dennis Lanier gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:23 | VMI | Dennis Lanier connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Kyle Dollinger is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer - foul #1 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Houston Roberts (SF), Frederick Peeler (C) Dennis Lanier, David Fox | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF) David Speck | |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper is hacked by Xing-Fu Chiou - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chiou, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Mack Westerman (SF), Michael Foster (C) Kyle Dollinger, James Pennington, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:50 | Mercer | William Higginson knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Jesse Jasper and the foul's on Michael Foster - foul #1 on Michael Foster, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:30 | VMI | Louis Miner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | James Gardner drills a turnaround near the basket | 26-31 |
| 17:02 | VMI | Frederick Peeler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | James Gardner pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | William Higginson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Yonker | 26-33 |
| 16:17 | VMI | Michael Foster blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | James Gardner knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jesse Jasper | 26-35 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Louis Miner (fairly fresh) SG - Houston Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mack Westerman (fairly fresh) PF - Frederick Peeler (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Higginson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 3 reb. C - James Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | VMI | Michael Foster hits a floater from close range and the foul's on James Gardner - foul #3 on James Gardner, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Dollinger (PG), James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Jason Edmondson (C) Louis Miner, Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), David Speck (SF), Collin Richart (PF), Herman Harris (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| 15:51 | VMI | Michael Foster makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman's pass is intercepted by Kyle Dollinger in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Jason Edmondson buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:13 | VMI | Dennis Lanier hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 15:12 | VMI | Dennis Lanier tips it home | 34-38 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:02 | VMI | James Pennington gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Collin Richart can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | David Speck snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | David Speck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (SF), David Fox (PF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Dennis Lanier, Michael Foster, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Barr (PF) Collin Richart | |
| 13:56 | VMI | James Pennington makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Barkman | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Herman Harris gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | David Speck hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian Barr | 37-42 |
| 12:50 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger buries a floater from the left side | 39-42 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman clanks a turnaround from the right block | 39-42 |
| 12:34 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:28 | VMI | David Fox misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:26 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chiou | 39-42 |
| 12:13 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Fox | 41-42 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Brian Barr is fouled on the floor by David Fox - foul #2 on David Fox, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) Kyle Dollinger, James Pennington, Louis Miner, David Fox, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SG), Collin Richart (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), James Gardner (C) Andrew Barkman, Michael Yonker, David Speck, Brian Barr, Herman Harris | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Schock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Houston Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) SG - William Higginson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Collin Richart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 11:23 | VMI | Houston Roberts knocks in the shot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Michael Schock is called for the reach on Collin Richart - foul #1 on Michael Schock, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Michael Schock takes the ball from James Gardner | 43-44 |
| 10:52 | VMI | Michael Schock hits the finger roll | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Collin Richart misses badly on a runner from the right block | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | VMI | Jason Edmondson gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | VMI | Jesse Jasper steps in front of the Houston Roberts pass in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | James Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Peeler | 45-44 |
| 10:12 | VMI | Houston Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:05 | VMI | Dennis Lanier misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Jasper | 45-44 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper banks in the layup | 45-46 |
| 09:35 | VMI | James Gardner steals the ball from Dennis Lanier | 45-46 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Jason Edmondson blocks the short jumper by James Gardner | 45-46 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Collin Richart tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 08:52 | VMI | The short jumper by Dennis Lanier is denied by Jesse Jasper | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | VMI | Dennis Lanier tips it in | 47-48 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's floater is tipped away by Frederick Peeler | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | VMI | Jason Edmondson grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:17 | VMI | Michael Schock clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | William Higginson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper buries a floater from the left wing | 47-50 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Schock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Lanier (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frederick Peeler (tiring) 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jason Edmondson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (tiring) SG - William Higginson (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Collin Richart (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gardner (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | VMI | Dennis Lanier is whistled for a carry | 47-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Dollinger (PG), James Pennington (SG), Louis Miner (SF), David Fox (PF), Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Michael Schock, Houston Roberts, Dennis Lanier, Frederick Peeler, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), Michael Yonker (SG), David Speck (SF), Brian Barr (PF), Herman Harris (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Collin Richart, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Louis Miner is called for the reach on Andrew Barkman - foul #2 on Louis Miner, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:15 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:54 | VMI | David Fox lays it in set up by Kyle Dollinger and the foul's on Michael Yonker - foul #2 on Michael Yonker, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| 06:54 | VMI | David Fox makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman hits a turnaround from close range set up by Michael Yonker and the foul's on Xing-Fu Chiou - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chiou, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Louis Miner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Barkman - foul #4 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Louis Miner makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Louis Miner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Michael Yonker snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Herman Harris misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 05:58 | VMI | David Fox grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 05:38 | VMI | David Fox lays it in on a nice dish by James Pennington | 53-54 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Xing-Fu Chiou steps in front of the Andrew Barkman pass | 53-54 |
| 05:18 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou travels in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Mack Westerman (SF), Michael Foster (C) Louis Miner, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Brian Barr, Herman Harris | |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman hits a floater from the right block set up by David Speck | 53-56 |
| 04:58 | VMI | David Fox misses the lay-in | 53-56 |
| 04:57 | VMI | David Fox grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:41 | VMI | Michael Foster lays it in set up by James Pennington | 55-56 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 04:27 | VMI | The rebound goes to Michael Foster | 55-56 |
| 04:25 | VMI | James Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Jasper - foul #3 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Jason Edmondson (C) David Fox | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:16 | VMI | The short jumper by Michael Foster is denied by Mark Murphy | 55-56 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Jasper | 55-56 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Michael Foster - foul #2 on Michael Foster, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG), David Fox (PF) Kyle Dollinger, Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (C) Mark Murphy | |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | VMI | Michael Schock is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Dennis Lanier (SF) Mack Westerman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Schock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Edmondson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Yonker (tiring) 3 ast. SF - David Speck (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Herman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Edmondson - foul #4 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | David Speck misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:34 | VMI | David Fox gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:09 | VMI | Jason Edmondson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF) Michael Schock, James Pennington, David Fox | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 02:56 | VMI | Jason Edmondson snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:50 | VMI | Houston Roberts is hacked by Michael Yonker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Yonker, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Mack Westerman (SF) Dennis Lanier | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:50 | VMI | Houston Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:50 | VMI | Houston Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 02:38 | VMI | The rebound goes to Mack Westerman | 57-59 |
| 02:38 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Dennis Lanier (SF), Frederick Peeler (C) Mack Westerman, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF), Brian Barr (PF) David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| 02:11 | VMI | Dennis Lanier comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Higginson - foul #1 on William Higginson, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Kyle Dollinger (PG) Louis Miner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG) Andrew Barkman | |
| 02:11 | VMI | Dennis Lanier misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:11 | VMI | Dennis Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG), David Fox (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) Houston Roberts, Xing-Fu Chiou, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Collin Richart (SF), James Gardner (PF) Michael Yonker, Brian Barr | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | James Gardner hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Collin Richart | 58-61 |
| 01:50 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger is hacked by Collin Richart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Collin Richart, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), Michael Yonker (SG), David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Collin Richart, Herman Harris | |
| 01:50 | VMI | Kyle Dollinger misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | James Gardner gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | James Pennington steals the ball from Jesse Jasper | 58-61 |
| 01:31 | VMI | James Pennington jams it | 60-61 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Lanier | 60-61 |
| 01:03 | VMI | Jason Edmondson grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 01:00 | VMI | Jesse Jasper takes the ball from Kyle Dollinger in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Edmondson | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | VMI | Jason Edmondson snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 00:33 | VMI | Andrew Barkman picks off the pass by James Pennington in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Michael Yonker is fouled on the floor by Kyle Dollinger - foul #2 on Kyle Dollinger, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Michael Yonker makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Michael Yonker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:32 | VMI | David Fox pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:15 | VMI | James Pennington scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Fox | 63-62 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Speck is hacked by Dennis Lanier - foul #1 on Dennis Lanier, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:09 | VMI | VMI calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | VMI | David Fox is fouled on the floor by Michael Yonker - foul #4 on Michael Yonker, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | VMI | David Fox makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:04 | VMI | David Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Michael Yonker hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-64 |