| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 26-19 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-21 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares comes up short on the shot from close range | 26-21 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam gets the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Erwin Barboza - foul #1 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the follow up shot | 28-21 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-21 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 28-21 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #3 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #2 | 28-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF) Timothy Strickland, Spencer Mena | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-21 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Jesse Pincus steals it from Lawrence Milam | 30-21 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-21 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Wiley - foul #2 on Charles Wiley, team foul #3 | 30-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), William Stokes (PF) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Bill Duckworth (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor, Gary Ketter | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Duckworth (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | William Stokes blocks the short jumper by Bill Duckworth | 32-21 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson drills a turnaround from close range | 34-21 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses short on a jumper in the lane | 34-21 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth grabs the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 34-21 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Charles Wiley, Jesse Pincus, Spencer Mena | |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Chancellor | 34-24 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 36-24 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Gary Ketter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-24 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Duckworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-24 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Gary Ketter - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Jesse Pincus (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland, Bill Duckworth | |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jesse Pincus, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (PG) Gary Ketter | |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is called for traveling | 38-24 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Alex Jackson blocks the jumper by Robert Chancellor | 38-24 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Mario Klima hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-24 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Pincus | 38-24 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-27 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Alex Jackson - foul #3 on Charles Wiley, team foul #5 | 38-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (PF) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Gary Ketter (C) William Jauregui, Charles Wiley, Robert Chancellor | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the lay-in | 38-27 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 38-27 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Gary Ketter slams it home on a nice dish by Jesse Pincus | 38-29 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares lays it in | 40-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Erwin Barboza | 40-32 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lyle Tavares and the foul's on Gary Ketter - foul #2 on Gary Ketter, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima, James Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF) Jesse Pincus, Spencer Mena | |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bill Duckworth | 43-34 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Bill Duckworth swats the short shot by Alex Jackson | 43-34 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-34 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lyle Tavares | 43-34 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is hacked by Bill Duckworth - foul #2 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #7 | 43-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), William Stokes (PF) Lyle Tavares, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (PG), Charles Wiley (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland, Gary Ketter | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Chancellor - foul #3 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Charles Wiley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jesse Pincus | 45-37 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bill Duckworth - foul #3 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #9 | 45-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG) Lawrence Milam | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) William Jauregui, Robert Chancellor, Bill Duckworth | |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Spencer Mena loses the dribble to William Stokes | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Alex Jackson (C) Michael Merrifield, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF) Charles Wiley, Jesse Pincus | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from William Stokes | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is whistled for traveling | 48-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), William Jauregui (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Bill Duckworth (C) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Boynton | 48-39 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (C) Mario Klima, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Charles Wiley, Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Jesse Pincus, Bill Duckworth | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | William Stokes is whistled for traveling | 48-39 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses the easy layup | 48-39 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Spencer Mena comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 48-39 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it in | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Erwin Barboza is called for the reach on William Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Spencer Mena | 49-44 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Timothy Strickland is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #11 | 49-44 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is hacked by Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #12 | 51-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gary Ketter | 52-47 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-47 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled in the backcourt by Erwin Barboza - foul #4 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #13 | 52-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |