| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) SF - David Speck (fresh) PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) C - James Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Oscar Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) SF - Paul Blevins (fresh) PF - William Sykes (fresh) C - Derrick Ransom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Paul Blevins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's | Paul Blevins misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by David Speck - foul #1 on David Speck, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's | Paul Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | St. Joseph's | Paul Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | James Gardner can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Blevins - foul #1 on Paul Blevins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Rodriguez | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | David Speck buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Jasper | 4-5 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez misses short on a jumper from the right block | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | David Speck gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Paul Blevins picks off the pass by James Gardner | 4-5 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Hall | 4-7 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | David Speck connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Stauffer | 6-7 |
| 17:24 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall is hacked by Nathan Levine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Levine, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), William Higginson (SF), Al Hooker (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, David Speck, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski (PG), Andrew Hocking (SG), Carl James (SF), Damian Rimmer (PF), Ramiro Velasquez (C) Oscar Rodriguez, Anthony Hall, Paul Blevins, William Sykes, Derrick Ransom | |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Al Hooker and the foul's on Ivan Ciborowski - foul #1 on Ivan Ciborowski, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:31 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski's dunk attempt is rejected by Al Hooker | 9-9 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Al Hooker | 9-9 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is whistled for a carry | 9-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Al Hooker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 16:12 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Ciborowski | 9-12 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | James Rhyne knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wesley Winfield and he's hacked by Ivan Ciborowski - foul #2 on Ivan Ciborowski, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF), James Gardner (C) Wesley Winfield, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall (SG), James Sims (SF), William Sykes (PF), Kenneth Proctor (C) Ivan Ciborowski, Carl James, Damian Rimmer, Ramiro Velasquez | |
| 15:58 | Mercer | James Rhyne makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higginson (fresh) SF - David Speck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) C - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Andrew Hocking (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sims (fresh) PF - William Sykes (fresh) C - Kenneth Proctor (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes is hacked by Jesse Jasper - foul #1 on Jesse Jasper, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, William Higginson, James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez (PG) Andrew Hocking | |
| 15:30 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Proctor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | David Speck grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Speck | 15-12 |
| 14:44 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | James Sims takes the ball from David Speck | 15-12 |
| 14:11 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez travels in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SG), James Gardner (SF), Al Hooker (PF) Wesley Winfield, Nathan Levine, David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking (PG), Carl James (SG), Paul Blevins (SF), Damian Rimmer (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Oscar Rodriguez, Anthony Hall, James Sims, William Sykes, Kenneth Proctor | |
| 13:53 | Mercer | William Higginson is fouled on the floor by Derrick Ransom - foul #1 on Derrick Ransom, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Jesse Jasper (PF) James Rhyne, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:33 | Mercer | James Gardner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (SG), David Speck (SF) William Higginson, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:27 | St. Joseph's | Richard Stauffer steals it from Andrew Hocking in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | James Gardner blows the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Ransom - foul #2 on Derrick Ransom, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG), Al Hooker (PF), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, David Speck, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez (PG), William Sykes (PF), Ramiro Velasquez (C) Carl James, Damian Rimmer, Derrick Ransom | |
| 13:06 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 12:24 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:20 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stauffer - foul #1 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), William Higginson (SG), David Speck (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, Al Hooker, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall (SG), James Sims (SF) Andrew Hocking, Paul Blevins | |
| 12:11 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Sykes | 16-16 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | William Higginson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to William Sykes | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higginson (fresh) SF - David Speck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (fairly fresh) C - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Oscar Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sims (fresh) PF - William Sykes (fairly fresh) C - Ramiro Velasquez (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Oscar Rodriguez - foul #1 on Oscar Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG) James Rhyne, William Higginson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Carl James (SF), Kenneth Proctor (C) James Sims, Ramiro Velasquez | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes clanks a shot from the left side | 18-16 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | David Speck's pass is intercepted by Anthony Hall | 18-18 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Carl James hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Rodriguez | 18-21 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Nathan Levine hits the finger roll | 20-21 |
| 09:54 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | James Gardner pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Nathan Levine is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hall - foul #1 on Anthony Hall, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wesley Winfield (PG), William Higginson (SF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, David Speck, James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking (PG), James Sims (SG), Paul Blevins (SF), Damian Rimmer (PF), Ramiro Velasquez (C) Oscar Rodriguez, Anthony Hall, Carl James, William Sykes, Kenneth Proctor | |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:31 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ramiro Velasquez | 21-21 |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | James Sims hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Hocking and he's fouled by Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), David Speck (SF) Nathan Levine, William Higginson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | James Sims makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Speck | 24-24 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer hits a driving attempt in the paint | 24-26 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | David Speck connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Rhyne and the foul's on Andrew Hocking - foul #1 on Andrew Hocking, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG), James Gardner (PF) Wesley Winfield, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Sykes (PF) Ramiro Velasquez | |
| 08:21 | Mercer | David Speck misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:21 | St. Joseph's | Paul Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 08:17 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Al Hooker (PF) David Speck | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:02 | Mercer | James Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Blevins - foul #2 on Paul Blevins, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Al Hooker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall (SG) Paul Blevins | |
| 08:02 | Mercer | James Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | James Gardner can't tip it in | 27-26 |
| 07:42 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higginson (fresh) SF - James Gardner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Murphy (tiring) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Andrew Hocking (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Sykes (tiring) C - Damian Rimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Sims | 27-29 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Rhyne | 29-29 |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall is hacked by James Gardner - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), David Speck (SF), Al Hooker (PF) James Rhyne, William Higginson, James Gardner, Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez (PG), Carl James (SF), Kenneth Proctor (C) Andrew Hocking, James Sims, Damian Rimmer | |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl James and the foul's on Mark Murphy - foul #1 on Mark Murphy, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF), James Gardner (C) Al Hooker, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez (PF) William Sykes | |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 06:07 | St. Joseph's | Kenneth Proctor pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:55 | St. Joseph's | Richard Stauffer takes the ball from Anthony Hall | 29-31 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | David Speck makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wesley Winfield | 31-31 |
| 05:21 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | James Gardner gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | James Gardner grabs the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wesley Winfield | 33-31 |
| 04:27 | St. Joseph's | Carl James hits the finger roll set up by Oscar Rodriguez | 33-33 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Stauffer | 36-33 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | Anthony Hall connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Rodriguez | 36-36 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), Al Hooker (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Wesley Winfield, Jesse Jasper, James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski (PG), Andrew Hocking (SG), Paul Blevins (SF), William Sykes (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Oscar Rodriguez, Anthony Hall, Carl James, Ramiro Velasquez, Kenneth Proctor | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | David Speck clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Ransom - foul #3 on Derrick Ransom, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG) William Higginson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer (C) Derrick Ransom | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Rhyne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Speck (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Al Hooker (fresh) C - Mark Murphy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ivan Ciborowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Hocking (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sykes (fairly fresh) C - Damian Rimmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Mark Murphy denies the turnaround by Ivan Ciborowski | 38-36 |
| 03:13 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 02:59 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), James Gardner (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF) James Rhyne, David Speck, Al Hooker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Mark Murphy is hacked by Ivan Ciborowski - foul #3 on Ivan Ciborowski, team foul #11 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Sims (SG) Ivan Ciborowski | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Mark Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's | Andrew Hocking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), James Gardner (SF) William Higginson, David Speck | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | James Gardner hits a floater from the baseline | 42-36 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Jasper blocks the short jumper by James Sims | 42-36 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Gardner | 42-36 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | James Sims is called for the reach on Nathan Levine - foul #1 on James Sims, team foul #12 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (PG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, James Gardner | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Oscar Rodriguez (PG) Andrew Hocking | |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Nathan Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 01:25 | St. Joseph's | Jesse Jasper picks off the pass by Paul Blevins in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper drills a shot near the basket | 46-36 |
| 00:52 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Blevins | 46-38 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Damian Rimmer steals it from William Higginson | 46-38 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer can't finish the layup | 46-38 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Mark Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |