| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Kyle Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Scheller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kromer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Espinosa (fresh) C - Nathaniel Turbeville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | David Kromer inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller misses the 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Dunn | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:02 | Virginia | Kyle Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 19:01 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Washburn | 27-31 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Robert Dunn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Turbeville - foul #2 on Nathaniel Turbeville, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Robert Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | Robert Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 18:22 | Virginia | Kyle Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:20 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Espinosa | 28-31 |
| 17:57 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville loses the dribble to Mario Ortiz | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton blows the layup | 28-31 |
| 17:36 | Virginia | David Kromer gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:15 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kyle Smith | 28-34 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Ralph Washburn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Robert Dunn is called for traveling | 28-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Ryan Montague (SF), Bill Lee (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Ralph Washburn, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Bazan (PG), Dale Zamarripa (SF), Herbert Carter (PF) Kyle Smith, David Kromer, Derek Espinosa | |
| 15:58 | Virginia | Herbert Carter is denied on a layup by Jackie Fischer | 28-34 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Banda (fresh) SF - Ryan Montague (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - William Bazan (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scheller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Zamarripa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Turbeville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Ryan Montague connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Banda | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG) Ryan Montague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kyle Smith (PG) Nicholas Scheller | |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda is hacked by Dale Zamarripa - foul #1 on Dale Zamarripa, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Bill Lee, Jackie Fischer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Derek Espinosa (PF) Nathaniel Turbeville | |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Robert Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:35 | Virginia | Dale Zamarripa grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:17 | Virginia | Kyle Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Robert Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz is fouled on the floor by Dale Zamarripa - foul #2 on Dale Zamarripa, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Kromer (SF) Dale Zamarripa | |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Robert Dunn tips it in | 33-34 |
| 13:18 | Virginia | Kyle Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Kromer | 33-37 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 12:54 | Virginia | David Kromer snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 12:29 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa knocks in the floater in the lane | 33-39 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | David Kromer steals the ball from Heriberto Yazzie | 33-39 |
| 11:57 | Virginia | Kyle Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 11:55 | Virginia | Herbert Carter tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | William Bazan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Banda (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Kyle Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bazan (fairly fresh) SF - David Kromer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derek Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Virginia | Kyle Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Ryan Montague (SG), Ralph Washburn (SF), Bill Lee (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Dikembe Banda, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller (SG), Dale Zamarripa (PF), Nathaniel Turbeville (C) William Bazan, Derek Espinosa, Herbert Carter | |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer is hacked by Nathaniel Turbeville - foul #3 on Nathaniel Turbeville, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Ryan Montague is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| 10:41 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville's pass is intercepted by Jackie Fischer | 33-39 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Ralph Washburn connects on the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on David Kromer - foul #1 on David Kromer, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG) Ryan Montague | |
| Subs | Virginia | Derek Espinosa (PF) David Kromer | |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Ralph Washburn misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Lee | 35-39 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Dale Zamarripa - foul #3 on Dale Zamarripa, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 09:49 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa is hacked by Bill Lee - foul #1 on Bill Lee, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Bazan (PG) Kyle Smith | |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller is fouled on the floor by Mario Ortiz - foul #2 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Jackie Fischer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:17 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #1 on Robert Dunn, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Herbert Carter (PF) Derek Espinosa | |
| 09:17 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:17 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Robert Dunn gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Nathaniel Turbeville - foul #4 on Nathaniel Turbeville, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Montague (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF) Ralph Washburn, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Kromer (SF) Nathaniel Turbeville | |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:01 | Virginia | Herbert Carter pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:32 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller blows the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Clayton - foul #1 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (SG) Mario Ortiz | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:32 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:32 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Robert Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Ryan Montague can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 08:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Dale Zamarripa | 38-41 |
| 07:54 | Virginia | Herbert Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 38-41 |
| 07:52 | Virginia | Herbert Carter tips it in | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Montague (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - William Bazan (fresh) SG - Nicholas Scheller (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Kromer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Zamarripa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Scott Hauer comes up short on the shot in the lane | 38-43 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Robert Dunn tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 07:42 | Virginia | Dale Zamarripa pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:17 | Virginia | David Kromer blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Robert Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses short on a floater in the lane | 38-43 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Robert Dunn snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Scott Hauer travels with the ball | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SG), Ralph Washburn (SF), Bill Lee (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Ryan Montague, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kyle Smith (PG), Derek Espinosa (PF), Nathaniel Turbeville (C) William Bazan, Dale Zamarripa, Herbert Carter | |
| 06:36 | Virginia | Kyle Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Kromer | 38-46 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Derek Espinosa denies the turnaround by Bill Lee | 38-46 |
| 06:18 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 05:51 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-46 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 05:29 | Virginia | Derek Espinosa loses the dribble to Bill Lee | 38-46 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Nathaniel Turbeville denies the turnaround by Mario Ortiz | 38-46 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Bill Lee connects on the runner in the paint | 40-49 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville misses long on a runner in the lane | 40-49 |
| 04:18 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 03:51 | Virginia | Kyle Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Kromer | 40-52 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Bill Lee, Jackie Fischer | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Bazan (SG), Herbert Carter (SF) Nicholas Scheller, David Kromer | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ralph Washburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Kyle Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bazan (fresh) SF - Herbert Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Derek Espinosa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Turbeville (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Ryan Montague (SF), Peter Linder (PF), Bill Lee (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Ralph Washburn, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:14 | Virginia | Kyle Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Peter Linder gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Ryan Montague misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Peter Linder tips it in | 42-52 |
| 03:00 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Mario Ortiz (SG), Ralph Washburn (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Dikembe Banda, Ryan Montague, Peter Linder, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller (SG) William Bazan | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Herbert Carter misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Washburn - foul #1 on Ralph Washburn, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Ryan Montague (SF), Bill Lee (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Mario Ortiz, Ralph Washburn, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Herbert Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Herbert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda is fouled on the floor by Derek Espinosa - foul #3 on Derek Espinosa, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-54 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Scott Hauer | 46-54 |
| 00:59 | Virginia | Kyle Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nicholas Scheller | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Bill Lee's layup is rejected by Herbert Carter | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Nathaniel Turbeville snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia | Herbert Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Kromer (SF) Herbert Carter | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Ryan Montague can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 00:24 | Virginia | Nicholas Scheller pulls down the rebound | 46-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Kyle Smith runs out the clock | 46-57 |