| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Russell Amador (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Weston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dan Host inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Danny Hayden scores on a shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:41 | Centenary | Samuel Weston jams it on a nice dish by Russell Amador | 38-43 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Russell Amador - foul #1 on Russell Amador, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland (PG), Nicholas Quesinberry (SF), Damion Bailey (PF) Russell Amador, Samuel Weston, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:00 | Centenary | Danny Hayden swats the layup by James Johnson | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Ken Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Eric Burcham lays it up and in and the foul's on Damion Bailey - foul #1 on Damion Bailey, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Samuel Weston (SF), Richard Thomas (PF) Eric Castle, Nicholas Quesinberry, Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 18:21 | Centenary | Russell Amador misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 18:20 | Centenary | Richard Thomas misses the tip | 38-47 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Dan Host grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Joshua Kirkland picks off the pass by Danny Hayden | 38-47 |
| 18:09 | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland lays it up and in | 40-47 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 17:41 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 40-47 |
| 17:19 | Centenary | Richard Thomas scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Russell Amador and he's hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #3 on Fred Bruner, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Centenary | Luke Regina (PG), Eric Castle (SG) Russell Amador, Joshua Kirkland | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), Brian Helle (SF), Edward Smiley (PF), David Curry (C) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Dan Host, Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| 17:19 | Centenary | Richard Thomas misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Curry | 42-47 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Eric Castle picks off the pass by David Carver | 42-47 |
| 16:53 | Centenary | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 42-47 |
| 16:51 | Centenary | Richard Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 16:37 | Centenary | Richard Thomas hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Castle | 44-47 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Brian Helle tips it home | 44-49 |
| 15:59 | Centenary | Samuel Weston is fouled on the floor by Brian Helle - foul #1 on Brian Helle, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Joshua Kirkland (SG), Nicholas Quesinberry (SF), Damion Bailey (PF) Luke Regina, Eric Castle, Samuel Weston, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Eric Burcham (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) David Carver, Phillip Leland, David Curry | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Russell Amador (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Kirkland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Quesinberry (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Damion Bailey (fresh) C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Centenary | Edward Smiley denies the turnaround by Russell Amador | 44-49 |
| 15:44 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Damion Bailey | 44-49 |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Russell Amador misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Metzler - foul #4 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Centenary | Eric Castle (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Danny Hayden (C) Christopher Metzler, Edward Smiley | |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Russell Amador makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:33 | Centenary | Russell Amador makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 46-49 |
| 15:23 | Centenary | Nicholas Quesinberry snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 15:00 | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Russell Amador | 48-49 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Danny Hayden connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ken Craft | 48-51 |
| 14:21 | Centenary | Brian Helle takes the ball from Joshua Kirkland | 48-51 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Ken Craft drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Burcham | 48-54 |
| 14:13 | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland lays it in set up by Eric Castle | 50-54 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Danny Hayden scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Helle and he's hacked by Russell Amador - foul #2 on Russell Amador, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Samuel Weston (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), James Johnson (C) Joshua Kirkland, Nicholas Quesinberry, Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG), Phillip Leland (SG), Dan Host (SF), Edward Smiley (PF) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft, Brian Helle, Fred Bruner | |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 13:57 | Centenary | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:41 | Centenary | Eric Castle travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Luke Regina (PG) Russell Amador | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Curry (C) Danny Hayden | |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Phillip Leland loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Joshua Kirkland (SG) Luke Regina, Eric Castle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:03 | Centenary | Russell Amador connects on the shot from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Edward Smiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | David Carver is fouled on the floor by Russell Amador - foul #3 on Russell Amador, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Luke Regina (PG), Eric Castle (SG) Russell Amador, Joshua Kirkland | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG) Phillip Leland | |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Eric Castle takes the ball from David Carver | 52-56 |
| 11:54 | Centenary | Richard Thomas is hacked by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG) Luke Regina | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Phillip Leland (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) David Carver, Dan Host, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Russell Amador (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Weston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Leland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Centenary | Russell Amador buries a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Phillip Leland misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 11:18 | Centenary | Richard Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 11:05 | Centenary | Richard Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Castle | 57-56 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Richard Thomas is called for the reach on Phillip Leland - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland (SG), Damion Bailey (C) Eric Castle, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF) Ken Craft | |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Phillip Leland misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Kirkland - foul #1 on Joshua Kirkland, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Centenary | Eric Castle (SG), Nicholas Quesinberry (SF), James Johnson (C) Russell Amador, Samuel Weston, Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Phillip Leland makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Phillip Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:19 | Centenary | Richard Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Johnson | 59-58 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Fred Bruner slams it home | 59-60 |
| 09:47 | Centenary | Nicholas Quesinberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Samuel Weston (SF), Damion Bailey (PF) Eric Castle, Nicholas Quesinberry, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Carver (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Edward Smiley (C) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Samuel Weston is called for the reach on Dan Host - foul #1 on Samuel Weston, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Centenary | Eric Castle (SG), Richard Thomas (PF) Joshua Kirkland, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Dan Host makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:31 | Centenary | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 09:09 | Centenary | Samuel Weston connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Castle | 61-61 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Edward Smiley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Damion Bailey - foul #2 on Damion Bailey, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland (SG), James Johnson (C) Eric Castle, Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:55 | Centenary | Richard Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 08:42 | Centenary | Russell Amador knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Kirkland | 63-62 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Craft | 63-64 |
| 07:56 | Centenary | Russell Amador hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Kirkland | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Russell Amador (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kirkland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Weston (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Carver (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ken Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan Host (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Helle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | James Johnson denies the turnaround by Edward Smiley | 65-64 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 07:31 | Centenary | Samuel Weston comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-64 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Edward Smiley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 65-64 |
| 07:09 | Centenary | Russell Amador grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 06:55 | Centenary | Richard Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Brian Helle can't tip it in | 65-64 |
| 06:31 | Centenary | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 06:12 | Centenary | Samuel Weston connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Amador | 67-64 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Ken Craft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Centenary | Luke Regina (PG), Eric Castle (SG), Nicholas Quesinberry (SF), Damion Bailey (PF) Russell Amador, Joshua Kirkland, Samuel Weston, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Eric Burcham (SG), Phillip Leland (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) David Carver, Ken Craft, Dan Host, Edward Smiley, Brian Helle | |
| 05:33 | Centenary | Eric Castle can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Burcham - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Centenary | Richard Thomas (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:33 | Centenary | Eric Castle makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:33 | Centenary | Eric Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 05:17 | Centenary | Damion Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:12 | Centenary | Luke Regina misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Hayden | 69-67 |
| 04:32 | Centenary | Richard Thomas is denied on a layup by Fred Bruner | 69-67 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Eric Burcham travels with the ball | 69-67 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Samuel Weston (SF), James Johnson (C) Luke Regina, Nicholas Quesinberry, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:14 | Centenary | Russell Amador is hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #4 on Fred Bruner, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 03:59 | Centenary | Russell Amador can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Burcham and he's hacked by Damion Bailey - foul #3 on Damion Bailey, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland (PG), Richard Thomas (PF) Russell Amador, Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), David Curry (C) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Danny Hayden | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Joshua Kirkland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Castle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Weston (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Richard Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ken Craft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan Host (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Curry (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Centenary | Samuel Weston is hacked by Christopher Metzler - foul #5 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG) Joshua Kirkland | |
| Subs | Mercer | Freddy Rambert (PG) Christopher Metzler | |
| 03:26 | Centenary | Samuel Weston makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 03:26 | Centenary | Samuel Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Dan Host clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-70 |
| 02:59 | Centenary | Richard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 02:42 | Centenary | Russell Amador lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Castle | 73-70 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Centenary | Joshua Kirkland (PG), Nicholas Quesinberry (SF) Russell Amador, Samuel Weston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Brian Helle (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Freddy Rambert, Dan Host, David Curry | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 73-70 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Danny Hayden hits the follow up shot | 73-72 |
| 02:22 | Centenary | Richard Thomas buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-72 |
| Subs | Centenary | Russell Amador (PG), Samuel Weston (SF), Damion Bailey (PF) Joshua Kirkland, Nicholas Quesinberry, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG), Edward Smiley (PF) Ken Craft, Fred Bruner | |
| 01:56 | Centenary | Eric Burcham takes the ball from Russell Amador | 75-72 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Centenary | Richard Thomas (PF) Damion Bailey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Phillip Leland, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Dan Host tips it but misses | 75-72 |
| 01:31 | Centenary | Eric Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:10 | Centenary | Samuel Weston misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 75-72 |
| 01:09 | Centenary | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 77-72 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Ken Craft comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 77-72 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Eric Burcham tips it but misses | 77-72 |
| 00:53 | Centenary | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Centenary | A charge is called on Richard Thomas - foul #4 on Richard Thomas, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Eric Burcham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the offensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Ken Craft is hacked by Eric Castle - foul #2 on Eric Castle, team foul #11 | 77-72 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Centenary | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Craft - foul #2 on Ken Craft, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | Centenary | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Richard Thomas steals it from Fred Bruner | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Centenary | Eric Burcham is called for the reach on Russell Amador in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| 00:05 | Centenary | Russell Amador makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:05 | Centenary | Russell Amador makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Eric Burcham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-74 |