| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) SG - John Littlefield (fresh) SF - Morris Millman (fresh) PF - Don Hancock (fresh) C - Steven Clemons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) SG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) SF - Charles Winkle (fresh) PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Steven Clemons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Morris Millman | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck loses the dribble to Phillip Bartel | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Vermont | John Littlefield misses long on a jumper in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Vermont | Don Hancock tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Ware | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Vermont | Morris Millman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Phillip Bartel | 8-2 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-2 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Francis Lilly tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 18:07 | Vermont | Don Hancock connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Morris Millman | 10-4 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Phillip Bartel steals it from Kenneth Reck | 10-4 |
| 17:46 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel slams it home | 12-4 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Francis Lilly is hacked by Morris Millman - foul #1 on Morris Millman, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Brent Patrick (SF), Ivan Paulson (C) Phillip Bartel, Morris Millman, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus loses the ball out of bounds | 12-4 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jason Jowers (SG), Michael White (SF) John Littlefield, Don Hancock | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:55 | Vermont | Michael White misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Ware - foul #1 on Thomas Ware, team foul #1 | 12-4 |
| 16:55 | Vermont | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:55 | Vermont | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck can't finish the layup | 14-4 |
| 16:30 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 16:25 | Vermont | Michael White hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ivan Paulson | 16-4 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck misses the lay-in | 16-4 |
| 16:03 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Michael White | 16-4 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kris Pierce (fresh) SG - Jason Jowers (fresh) SF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brent Patrick (fresh) C - Ivan Paulson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ware (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Augustus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Winkle (fairly fresh) PF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Reck (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Vermont | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ware - foul #2 on Thomas Ware, team foul #2 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), John Littlefield (SG), Morris Millman (SF), Don Hancock (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Kris Pierce, Jason Jowers, Michael White, Brent Patrick, Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (PG), Austin Davidson (SG), James Gaines (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF), William Gulley (C) Thomas Ware, Jesse Augustus, Charles Winkle, Francis Lilly, Kenneth Reck | |
| 15:37 | Vermont | The jump hook by John Littlefield is blocked by William Gulley | 16-4 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | William Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 16-4 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-6 |
| 15:02 | Vermont | Morris Millman is hacked by James Gaines - foul #1 on James Gaines, team foul #3 | 16-6 |
| 14:49 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Morris Millman | 19-6 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet can't throw it down | 19-6 |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Morris Millman grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 14:13 | Vermont | Steven Clemons misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 19-6 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | William Gulley snags the defensive board | 19-6 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Phillip Bartel is called for the reach on Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Phillip Bartel, team foul #2 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), Brent Patrick (PF), Ivan Paulson (C) Phillip Bartel, Don Hancock, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (SG), Charles Winkle (SF), Francis Lilly (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Austin Davidson, James Gaines, Ralph Ouimet, William Gulley | |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charles Freeman and the foul's on Ivan Paulson - foul #1 on Ivan Paulson, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jason Jowers (SG) John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck misses the free throw | 19-8 |
| 13:53 | Vermont | Jason Jowers grabs the board | 19-8 |
| 13:37 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-8 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 19-8 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Francis Lilly | 19-10 |
| 13:12 | Vermont | Kris Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (SF) Morris Millman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Austin Davidson (PG) Charles Freeman | |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Austin Davidson grabs the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Charles Winkle makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Jesse Augustus | 19-12 |
| 12:30 | Vermont | Michael White travels with the ball | 19-12 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), John Littlefield (SG), Don Hancock (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Kris Pierce, Jason Jowers, Michael White, Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet (PF), William Gulley (C) Francis Lilly, Kenneth Reck | |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus lays it up and in set up by William Gulley | 19-14 |
| 11:59 | Vermont | Brent Patrick misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-14 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Augustus | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Littlefield (fresh) SF - Brent Patrick (fresh) PF - Don Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Austin Davidson (fresh) SG - Jesse Augustus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Winkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Gulley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Austin Davidson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | William Gulley tips it in | 19-16 |
| 11:30 | Vermont | Ralph Ouimet takes the ball from John Littlefield | 19-16 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-16 |
| 11:17 | Vermont | The rebound goes to John Littlefield | 19-16 |
| 11:13 | Vermont | Brent Patrick can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Winkle - foul #1 on Charles Winkle, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Vermont | Morris Millman (SF), Ivan Paulson (C) John Littlefield, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (PG), Francis Lilly (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Jesse Augustus, Charles Winkle, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 11:13 | Vermont | Brent Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:13 | Vermont | Brent Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Brent Patrick steals it from Francis Lilly | 21-16 |
| 10:51 | Vermont | Morris Millman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 10:49 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 10:43 | Vermont | Brent Patrick misses the jump hook in the paint | 21-16 |
| 10:41 | Vermont | Morris Millman gets the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:23 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Morris Millman | 23-16 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Austin Davidson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 23-16 |
| 10:10 | Vermont | Morris Millman pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:53 | Vermont | Brent Patrick scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Paulson | 25-16 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Austin Davidson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brent Patrick - foul #1 on Brent Patrick, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), John Littlefield (SG), Steven Clemons (C) Phillip Bartel, Brent Patrick, Don Hancock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF) William Gulley, Francis Lilly | |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Austin Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Austin Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:18 | Vermont | Kris Pierce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Charles Freeman's layup is rejected by Morris Millman | 25-18 |
| 08:52 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:44 | Vermont | Steven Clemons is denied on a layup by Ralph Ouimet | 25-18 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charles Winkle | 25-18 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-18 |
| 08:32 | Vermont | Steven Clemons snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 08:26 | Vermont | John Littlefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 08:25 | Vermont | Steven Clemons tips it home | 27-18 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Charles Winkle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet snags the offensive board | 27-18 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Charles Winkle makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Ouimet | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Kris Pierce (fresh) SG - John Littlefield (fresh) SF - Morris Millman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Paulson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Austin Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Freeman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Winkle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Reck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Morris Millman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Winkle - foul #2 on Charles Winkle, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Vermont | Brent Patrick (PF) Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis Lynch (PG), Jesse Augustus (SG), William Gulley (SF), Francis Lilly (PF) Austin Davidson, Charles Freeman, Charles Winkle, Kenneth Reck | |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Morris Millman makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:52 | Vermont | Morris Millman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Clemons - foul #1 on Steven Clemons, team foul #5 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Vermont | Don Hancock (PF) Morris Millman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:31 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Steven Clemons | 29-22 |
| 07:04 | Vermont | John Littlefield is hacked by Travis Lynch - foul #1 on Travis Lynch, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), Michael White (SF) Kris Pierce, John Littlefield | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gaines (SF) Ralph Ouimet | |
| 06:49 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | William Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Travis Lynch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 06:42 | Vermont | Steven Clemons gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 06:37 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-22 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Gulley | 29-24 |
| 05:58 | Vermont | Jesse Augustus picks off the pass by Don Hancock | 29-24 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Travis Lynch lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Augustus | 29-26 |
| 05:49 | Vermont | Michael White is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG), John Littlefield (SG) Phillip Bartel, Brent Patrick | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (PG), Ralph Ouimet (PF) Travis Lynch, Francis Lilly | |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet's pass is intercepted by Steven Clemons | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Vermont | Don Hancock dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kris Pierce | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Littlefield - foul #1 on John Littlefield, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Vermont | Morris Millman (SF), Brent Patrick (PF), Ivan Paulson (C) Michael White, Don Hancock, Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | Mercer | Austin Davidson (PG), Kenneth Reck (C) James Gaines, William Gulley | |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:38 | Vermont | Kris Pierce misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Ouimet | 31-27 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Brent Patrick steps in front of the Kenneth Reck pass | 31-27 |
| 04:06 | Vermont | Kris Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG) Kris Pierce | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis Lynch (PG), Francis Lilly (PF) Jesse Augustus, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Charles Freeman's pass is intercepted by Morris Millman | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Phillip Bartel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Littlefield (fairly fresh) SF - Morris Millman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ivan Paulson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Travis Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Austin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Freeman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Vermont | Charles Freeman is called for the reach on Morris Millman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Vermont | Jason Jowers (SG), Steven Clemons (C) John Littlefield, Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ware (PG), Charles Winkle (SF), William Gulley (C) Travis Lynch, Charles Freeman, Kenneth Reck | |
| 03:26 | Vermont | Morris Millman misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | William Gulley pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Thomas Ware misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-27 |
| 03:05 | Vermont | Morris Millman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 02:59 | Vermont | Brent Patrick double dribbles | 31-27 |
| Subs | Vermont | Michael White (SF), Don Hancock (PF) Morris Millman, Brent Patrick | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Austin Davidson is fouled on the floor by Don Hancock - foul #1 on Don Hancock, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Austin Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Austin Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:46 | Vermont | Don Hancock snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:27 | Vermont | Steven Clemons double dribbles | 31-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | Kris Pierce (PG) Phillip Bartel | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Gaines (SG), Ralph Ouimet (PF) Austin Davidson, Francis Lilly | |
| 02:11 | Mercer | James Gaines can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Jowers - foul #1 on Jason Jowers, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Vermont | Ivan Paulson (C) Steven Clemons | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Reck (C) William Gulley | |
| 02:11 | Mercer | James Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | James Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:56 | Vermont | Ivan Paulson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Jowers | 33-29 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Vermont | John Littlefield (SG), Brent Patrick (PF) Jason Jowers, Don Hancock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (SG) James Gaines | |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:26 | Vermont | Brent Patrick hits a shot in the lane set up by Ivan Paulson | 35-31 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Brent Patrick - foul #2 on Brent Patrick, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Vermont | Phillip Bartel (PG), Morris Millman (SF), Steven Clemons (C) Kris Pierce, Michael White, Ivan Paulson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SF) Charles Winkle | |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:02 | Vermont | Steven Clemons gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:48 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Charles Freeman tips it home | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Vermont | Phillip Bartel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-34 |