| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno inbounds the ball | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Paul Arno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-29 |
| 19:23 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey is hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| 19:05 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sammie Farrell | 49-29 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-29 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 49-29 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Shorter | 49-32 |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Ward Winburn lays it in and the foul's on Denny Ainsworth - foul #3 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| 18:12 | Marshall | Ward Winburn makes the free throw | 52-32 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Delmar Graham comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 52-32 |
| 17:56 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 52-32 |
| 17:48 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-32 |
| 17:47 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | Allan Reese is whistled for a carry | 52-32 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (PG), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Aldo Mancini (C) Delmar Graham | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 17:26 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 17:10 | Marshall | Ward Winburn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-32 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Brad Moodie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Aldo Mancini | 54-35 |
| 16:45 | Marshall | Ward Winburn is denied on a layup by Henry Stoneking | 54-35 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Baisley denies the turnaround by Paul Arno | 54-35 |
| 16:22 | Marshall | Kenneth Hammer grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 16:05 | Marshall | Henry Stoneking steals it from Jeffrey Bracey | 54-35 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-35 |
| 15:44 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aldo Mancini (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 15:16 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley tips it back up and in | 56-35 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Brad Moodie knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Arno | 56-38 |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-38 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Michael Smith (SG), John Moore (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF), Allan Reese (C) Merlin Drewes, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Kenneth Baisley, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Henry Stoneking, Aldo Mancini | |
| 14:20 | Marshall | Michael Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-38 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the offensive board | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is called for traveling | 56-38 |
| 13:27 | Marshall | Michael Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sammie Farrell | 59-38 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:57 | Marshall | Sammie Farrell makes the jumpshot from the left side | 61-41 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Delmar Graham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:36 | Marshall | Michael Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the board | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Delmar Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Troy Tinney grabs the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Troy Tinney is hacked by Sammie Farrell - foul #2 on Sammie Farrell, team foul #1 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Marshall | Merlin Drewes (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Luis Machado (PF), Kenneth Baisley (C) Sammie Farrell, Michael Smith, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Troy Tinney, Delmar Graham | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-47 |
| 11:42 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - John Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merlin Drewes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Machado (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Baisley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julius Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is hacked by Merlin Drewes - foul #1 on Merlin Drewes, team foul #2 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Ward Winburn (SG), Kenneth Hammer (C) John Moore, Luis Machado | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 11:05 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 11:00 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #3 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | Allan Reese (C) Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG) Steven Poe | |
| 10:48 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ward Winburn | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brad Moodie | 65-50 |
| 10:05 | Marshall | Thomas Shorter picks off the pass by Ward Winburn | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 09:46 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 09:39 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey lays it in | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ward Winburn - foul #1 on Ward Winburn, team foul #3 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Richard Jarboe (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Merlin Drewes, Kenneth Baisley, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Paul Arno, Aldo Mancini | |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 09:30 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Richard Jarboe | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:02 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey drills a jumper from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Stoneking | 69-53 |
| 08:27 | Marshall | The short jumper by Ward Winburn is denied by Denny Ainsworth | 69-53 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Brad Moodie loses the dribble to Ward Winburn | 69-53 |
| 08:03 | Marshall | Ward Winburn banks in the layup | 71-53 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Delmar Graham drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-55 |
| 07:26 | Marshall | Ward Winburn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Henry Stoneking (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Jeffrey Bracey steals it from Henry Stoneking | 74-55 |
| 06:52 | Marshall | Delmar Graham is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bracey - foul #1 on Delmar Graham, team foul #4 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Luis Machado (SF), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Allan Reese (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Jeffrey Bracey, Richard Jarboe, Kenneth Hammer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Henry Stoneking, Delmar Graham | |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Aldo Mancini - foul #2 on Aldo Mancini, team foul #5 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:40 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Julius Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Denver Sieberg | 75-58 |
| 05:59 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 05:58 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:36 | Marshall | John Moore misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 05:13 | Marshall | John Moore snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 04:50 | Marshall | Denver Sieberg steals it from Kenneth Baisley | 75-58 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses the tip | 75-58 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Julius Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sammie Farrell (PG), Ward Winburn (SG), Jeffrey Bracey (SF), Richard Jarboe (PF) John Moore, Merlin Drewes, Luis Machado, Kenneth Baisley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Aldo Mancini, Denver Sieberg | |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Delmar Graham connects on the turnaround in the lane | 75-60 |
| 04:04 | Marshall | Paul Arno denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Bracey | 75-60 |
| 04:03 | Marshall | Ward Winburn misses the tip | 75-60 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Delmar Graham pulls down the rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-60 |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Allan Reese snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Marshall | Allan Reese is fouled on the floor by Denny Ainsworth - foul #4 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #6 | 75-60 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Sammie Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ward Winburn (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bracey (fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Jarboe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Arno - foul #1 on Paul Arno, team foul #7 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Marshall | John Moore (PG), Merlin Drewes (SG), Kenneth Baisley (PF), Kenneth Hammer (C) Sammie Farrell, Ward Winburn, Richard Jarboe, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 02:44 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey snags the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 02:15 | Marshall | John Moore knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Hammer | 78-60 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Claude Hetherington | 78-63 |
| 01:43 | Marshall | Jeffrey Bracey misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 78-63 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 01:09 | Marshall | Claude Hetherington picks off the pass by John Moore | 78-66 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington lays it in | 78-68 |
| 00:48 | Marshall | John Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | Kenneth Baisley tips it home | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Claude Hetherington | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Marshall | Luis Machado (SF) Jeffrey Bracey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:17 | Marshall | Merlin Drewes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 00:07 | Marshall | Luis Machado snags the defensive board | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | John Moore runs out the clock | 82-70 |