| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Rick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Lovett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Kinney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Cantwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 19:18 | Lamar | Gene Kinney misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell tips it home | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Edward Lovett is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Edward Lovett, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Arthur Ponder | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Robert Prescott is fouled on the floor by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:20 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Higgins | 34-35 |
| 17:44 | Lamar | Robert Prescott misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Robert Prescott - foul #1 on Robert Prescott, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Lamar | Mark Forshee (SF) Robert Prescott | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 17:08 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Lamar | Mark Forshee gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:03 | Lamar | William Higgins picks off the pass by Mark Forshee | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder lays it in on a great pass from William Higgins | 34-37 |
| 16:44 | Lamar | Edward Lovett loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rafael Perkins (PG), Gilbert Whitsett (SG), Jeffrey Loos (PF) Rick Williams, Edward Lovett, Gene Kinney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies travels in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 16:26 | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | Mark Forshee grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:09 | Lamar | Jeremy Coffman steps in front of the Rafael Perkins pass | 34-37 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Prescott (SF), Peter Cassel (C) Rafael Perkins, Martin Cantwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| 15:55 | Lamar | Robert Prescott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gilbert Whitsett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Forshee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Robert Prescott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Loos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Cassel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerald Voorhies | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Lamar | Mark Forshee knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gilbert Whitsett | 36-40 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Voorhies | 36-42 |
| 14:59 | Lamar | Robert Prescott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 14:57 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Loos | 36-42 |
| 14:42 | Lamar | Mark Forshee connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Prescott and he's fouled by Nicholas Jones - foul #3 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rick Williams (PG), Edward Lovett (SG), Gene Kinney (PF), Martin Cantwell (C) Gilbert Whitsett, Robert Prescott, Jeffrey Loos, Peter Cassel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Gerald Voorhies, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 14:42 | Lamar | Mark Forshee makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey loses the dribble to Rick Williams | 39-42 |
| 14:05 | Lamar | Edward Lovett travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Prescott (SF) Mark Forshee | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Bailey and the foul's on Robert Prescott - foul #2 on Robert Prescott, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:16 | Lamar | Robert Prescott knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gene Kinney - foul #3 on Gene Kinney, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Lamar | Gene Kinney snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:40 | Lamar | Edward Lovett hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Rick Williams and he's hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos (SF) Robert Prescott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| 12:40 | Lamar | Edward Lovett makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:10 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:49 | Lamar | Gene Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Rick Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Lovett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Loos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Kinney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Lamar | Rick Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | William Higgins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:03 | Lamar | Rick Williams grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett (PG), Mark Forshee (SG), Robert Prescott (SF) Rick Williams, Edward Lovett, Gene Kinney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:53 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | David Pimentel drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Jones | 46-50 |
| 10:16 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Whitsett | 49-50 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Coffman | 49-52 |
| 09:53 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Lamar | Peter Cassel (PF), Derick Duncan (C) Jeffrey Loos, Martin Cantwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Kirk Swink makes the shot from the left side set up by Gerald Voorhies and he's fouled by Gilbert Whitsett - foul #1 on Gilbert Whitsett, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rick Williams (PG) Mark Forshee | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Nicholas Jones, Jeremy Coffman, David Pimentel | |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:28 | Lamar | Peter Cassel snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 09:12 | Lamar | Peter Cassel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | William Higgins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Derick Duncan - foul #1 on Derick Duncan, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Lovett (SG), Mark Forshee (SF), Gene Kinney (PF) Gilbert Whitsett, Robert Prescott, Derick Duncan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink | |
| 08:50 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:39 | Lamar | Mark Forshee loses the ball out of bounds | 49-55 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gene Kinney - foul #4 on Gene Kinney, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Lamar | Martin Cantwell (C) Gene Kinney | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:07 | Lamar | Mark Forshee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos (PF) Peter Cassel | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is fouled in the backcourt by Rick Williams - foul #2 on Rick Williams, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:03 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:37 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tanner Hunter - foul #2 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett (PG), Robert Prescott (SF) Rick Williams, Mark Forshee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 07:37 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 07:37 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gilbert Whitsett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Prescott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Loos (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Cantwell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 07:29 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 07:12 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos loses the dribble to Stephen Bailey | 50-57 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 06:45 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:28 | Lamar | Nicholas Jones is called for the reach on Edward Lovett - foul #4 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rick Williams (PG), Gene Kinney (PF), Peter Cassel (C) Edward Lovett, Jeffrey Loos, Martin Cantwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), William Higgins (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, David Pimentel | |
| 06:18 | Lamar | Robert Prescott makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Rick Williams steps in front of the William Higgins pass | 53-57 |
| 05:59 | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Cassel | 55-57 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Voorhies and he's fouled by Gilbert Whitsett - foul #2 on Gilbert Whitsett, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Mark Forshee (SF), Martin Cantwell (C) Robert Prescott, Peter Cassel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:43 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | The jump hook by Jeremy Coffman is blocked by Martin Cantwell | 55-59 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies tips it in | 55-61 |
| 05:18 | Lamar | Rick Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 05:17 | Lamar | Gene Kinney snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:04 | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | William Higgins is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Whitsett - foul #3 on Gilbert Whitsett, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Lovett (SG) Gilbert Whitsett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 04:53 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:53 | Lamar | Martin Cantwell gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:40 | Lamar | Rick Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charles Bacchus | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 04:31 | Lamar | Gene Kinney grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:25 | Lamar | Edward Lovett misses long on a runner from the left block | 55-62 |
| 04:24 | Lamar | Edward Lovett gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:07 | Lamar | Mark Forshee misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the floater near the basket | 55-62 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is hacked by Mark Forshee - foul #2 on Mark Forshee, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Lamar | Gilbert Whitsett (PG), Robert Prescott (SF), Jeffrey Loos (PF), Peter Cassel (C) Rick Williams, Mark Forshee, Gene Kinney, Martin Cantwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), David Pimentel (C) William Higgins, Charles Bacchus | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Gilbert Whitsett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Prescott (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffrey Loos (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Cassel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Lamar | Peter Cassel is whistled for a carry | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Loos | 55-64 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rick Williams (PG), Gene Kinney (PF), Martin Cantwell (C) Gilbert Whitsett, Jeffrey Loos, Peter Cassel | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Edward Lovett steals the ball from Tanner Hunter | 55-64 |
| 02:31 | Lamar | Rick Williams buries a floater from the right side set up by Martin Cantwell | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 01:59 | Lamar | Arthur Ponder steps in front of the Robert Prescott pass | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Mercer | William Higgins knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 57-70 |
| 01:20 | Lamar | Tanner Hunter is called for the reach on Gene Kinney - foul #3 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Lamar | Rafael Perkins (PG), Gilbert Whitsett (SG), Mark Forshee (SF), Jeffrey Loos (C) Rick Williams, Edward Lovett, Robert Prescott, Martin Cantwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| 01:20 | Lamar | Gene Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jeremy Coffman is denied by Jeffrey Loos | 57-70 |
| 00:49 | Lamar | Jeffrey Loos gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Lamar | Mark Forshee misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman connects on the runner from the baseline | 57-72 |
| 00:07 | Lamar | Mark Forshee misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 57-72 |
| 00:06 | Lamar | Gene Kinney gets the offensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 00:04 | Lamar | Mark Forshee's pass is intercepted by Gerald Voorhies | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies runs out the clock | 57-72 |