| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Casey Carter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Boris Zellers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 1 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Troy | Curtis Tavera inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Troy | John Koenig makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Johnson | 40-35 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Paul Arno can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Paul Arno is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:57 | Troy | Boris Zellers drills a shot near the basket set up by John Koenig | 42-35 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Brad Moodie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 18:40 | Troy | Curtis Tavera grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 18:23 | Troy | John Koenig connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is hacked by Casey Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Carter, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Edward Gilliard (C) John Koenig, Daniel Johnson, Curtis Tavera, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Henry Stoneking (PF) Brad Moodie, Delmar Graham | |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Denny Ainsworth and he's fouled by John Buchanan - foul #3 on John Buchanan, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG) John Buchanan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:51 | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 17:34 | Troy | Edward Gilliard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 17:32 | Troy | Telek Zavacky tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG) Viktor Kuligowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg | |
| 16:57 | Troy | John Koenig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bryan Aliff - foul #2 on Bryan Aliff, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Johnson (SG), Curtis Tavera (SF), Boris Zellers (C) Telek Zavacky, Yul Huang, Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Delmar Graham (PF) Claude Hetherington, Henry Stoneking | |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:38 | Troy | John Koenig is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Troy | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Aldo Mancini | |
| 16:17 | Troy | Bryan Aliff lays it in set up by John Koenig | 49-39 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Arno | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zellers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 1 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Troy | Daniel Johnson double dribbles | 49-42 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Casey Carter (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) John Koenig, Bryan Aliff, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Henry Stoneking (C) Brad Moodie, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Delmar Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Troy | Yul Huang (SF) Curtis Tavera | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Paul Arno, Delmar Graham | |
| 14:57 | Troy | Casey Carter misses short on a floater from the left block | 49-42 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-42 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking tips it home | 49-44 |
| 14:10 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Troy Tinney | 49-44 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Troy Tinney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 13:44 | Troy | Yul Huang pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:24 | Troy | Yul Huang knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Buchanan and the foul's on Troy Tinney - foul #1 on Troy Tinney, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Curtis Tavera (SF), Boris Zellers (C) John Buchanan, Daniel Johnson, Casey Carter, Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Henry Stoneking, Denver Sieberg | |
| 13:24 | Troy | Yul Huang misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Telek Zavacky steals it from Denny Ainsworth in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 13:20 | Troy | John Koenig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Telek Zavacky | 53-44 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Paul Arno double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Edward Gilliard (PF) Yul Huang | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:59 | Troy | Denny Ainsworth is called for the reach on John Koenig - foul #3 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 12:49 | Troy | Boris Zellers knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Curtis Tavera | 55-44 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Curtis Tavera takes the ball from Julius Bryant in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 12:41 | Troy | Curtis Tavera lays it in | 57-44 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Paul Arno is whistled for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Bryan Aliff (PF) Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:17 | Troy | Curtis Tavera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Brad Moodie grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Curtis Tavera picks off the pass by Denny Ainsworth | 57-44 |
| 11:51 | Troy | John Koenig misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Brad Moodie, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Troy | Daniel Johnson (SG), Edward Gilliard (C) Telek Zavacky, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SG), Henry Stoneking (PF) Brad Moodie, Delmar Graham | |
| 11:51 | Troy | John Koenig misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 11:51 | Troy | John Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryan Aliff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilliard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Poe (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Steven Poe is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 58-44 |
| 11:35 | Troy | The rebound goes to Edward Gilliard | 58-44 |
| 11:27 | Troy | John Koenig scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Tavera | 60-44 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Steven Poe is hacked by John Koenig in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Koenig, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Casey Carter (PF) John Koenig, Bryan Aliff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Julius Bryant, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Steven Poe | 60-46 |
| 11:01 | Troy | Curtis Tavera drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Gilliard | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is hacked by John Buchanan in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Buchanan, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Boris Zellers (C) John Buchanan, Curtis Tavera, Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Viktor Kuligowski is called for the reach on Claude Hetherington - foul #1 on Viktor Kuligowski, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Troy | Yul Huang (SF) Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Hetherington | 63-48 |
| 10:31 | Troy | Boris Zellers misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #7 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (SG) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Delmar Graham (PF) Steven Poe, Denver Sieberg | |
| 10:31 | Troy | Boris Zellers makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 10:31 | Troy | Boris Zellers makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-48 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Delmar Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is open but comes up short on the runner in the lane | 65-48 |
| 10:03 | Troy | Boris Zellers grabs the board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Troy | Boris Zellers lays it in on a nice dish by Telek Zavacky | 67-48 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Brad Moodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Troy | John Koenig (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Brian Reynolds (SF), Bryan Aliff (PF), Edward Gilliard (C) Viktor Kuligowski, Telek Zavacky, Yul Huang, Casey Carter, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Claude Hetherington, Henry Stoneking, Delmar Graham, Aldo Mancini | |
| 09:03 | Troy | Daniel Johnson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Gilliard | 70-48 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the shot from close range | 70-50 |
| 08:23 | Troy | John Koenig loses the ball out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Curtis Tavera (SF) Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Troy | Telek Zavacky (SG), Boris Zellers (C) Daniel Johnson, Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Delmar Graham (PF) Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg | |
| 07:36 | Troy | Boris Zellers makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Tavera | 72-50 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Koenig (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Telek Zavacky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Tavera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryan Aliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Zellers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter's floater is tipped away by Curtis Tavera | 72-50 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 72-50 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Telek Zavacky steals it from Denny Ainsworth | 72-50 |
| 07:08 | Troy | John Koenig hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Telek Zavacky | 74-50 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Bryan Aliff blocks the short jumper by Delmar Graham | 74-50 |
| 06:50 | Troy | Bryan Aliff grabs the defensive rebound | 74-50 |
| 06:43 | Troy | Denny Ainsworth takes the ball from Curtis Tavera | 74-50 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Brad Moodie buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Shorter | 74-52 |
| 06:14 | Troy | Curtis Tavera misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-52 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Delmar Graham pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-52 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Delmar Graham hits the follow up shot | 74-54 |
| 05:44 | Troy | Curtis Tavera misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-54 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Paul Arno snags the defensive board | 74-54 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter's pass is intercepted by Telek Zavacky in the backcourt | 74-54 |
| 05:39 | Troy | Telek Zavacky banks in the layup | 76-54 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the shot from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Delmar Graham can't tip it in | 76-54 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter tips it but misses | 76-54 |
| 05:24 | Troy | John Koenig pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| 05:02 | Troy | Boris Zellers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-54 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Delmar Graham pulls down the rebound | 76-54 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is hacked by John Koenig in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Koenig, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Daniel Johnson (SG), Yul Huang (SF), Casey Carter (PF), Edward Gilliard (C) John Koenig, Telek Zavacky, Curtis Tavera, Bryan Aliff, Boris Zellers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 04:58 | Troy | Yul Huang snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 04:35 | Troy | Yul Huang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Hetherington | 76-54 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Edward Gilliard swats the short shot by Claude Hetherington | 76-54 |
| 04:20 | Troy | Edward Gilliard snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 03:51 | Troy | Yul Huang makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Casey Carter | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the offensive rebound | 78-54 |
| Lineup | Troy | PG - John Buchanan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yul Huang (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Casey Carter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Gilliard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aldo Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 78-54 |
| 03:19 | Troy | John Buchanan snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Troy | Daniel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-54 |
| 02:49 | Troy | John Buchanan grabs the offensive board | 78-54 |
| 02:27 | Troy | Edward Gilliard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 78-54 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini gets the rebound | 78-54 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-54 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #8 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Troy | Viktor Kuligowski (PG), Telek Zavacky (SG), Bryan Aliff (PF), Brian Reynolds (C) John Buchanan, Daniel Johnson, Casey Carter, Edward Gilliard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Steven Poe (SG), Troy Tinney (SF) Brad Moodie, Claude Hetherington, Aldo Mancini | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 01:36 | Troy | Yul Huang is hacked by Steven Poe - foul #1 on Steven Poe, team foul #9 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Troy | John Buchanan (PG), Edward Gilliard (C) Viktor Kuligowski, Brian Reynolds | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Aldo Mancini (PF) Steven Poe, Troy Tinney | |
| 01:36 | Troy | Yul Huang makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 01:36 | Troy | Yul Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Julius Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Gilliard - foul #2 on Edward Gilliard, team foul #9 | 80-56 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:02 | Troy | John Buchanan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 80-58 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington gets the rebound | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Julius Bryant hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 80-58 |
| 00:52 | Troy | Telek Zavacky grabs the board | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Troy | Troy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Troy | John Buchanan misses short on a jump hook from close range | 80-58 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the board | 80-58 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is called for traveling | 80-58 |
| 00:00 | Troy | John Buchanan runs out the clock | 80-58 |