| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tony Cunningham (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradley Williams (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dominique Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Schumann (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Buteau (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Edward Means scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Melvin | 27-38 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Bradley Williams misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ernest Kaufman - foul #1 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Bradley Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 19:28 | Virginia | Bradley Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Brian Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 19:17 | Virginia | Dominique Carter pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | Dominique Carter is whistled for traveling | 27-40 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Willie Melvin banks in the layup | 29-40 |
| 18:40 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann is whistled for a carry | 29-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wells (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Cordero (C) John Buteau | |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Wells | 32-40 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Dominique Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Virginia | David Cordero tips it home | 32-42 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | Virginia | Dominique Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:40 | Virginia | Bradley Williams connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Tony Cunningham | 32-44 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman is called for 10 seconds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Bill Fletcher (SF), Shawn Gillis (C) Ernest Kaufman, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Alex Broderick (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), John Dodson (PF) Tony Cunningham, Bradley Williams, Dominique Carter, Jerry Schumann | |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Troy Bryan misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bill Fletcher - foul #2 on Bill Fletcher, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Gore (C) David Cordero | |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Troy Bryan is called for the reach on Bill Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Bryan, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-46 |
| 17:13 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Martin Gore | 32-46 |
| 16:59 | Virginia | Martin Gore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-46 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Alex Broderick steps in front of the David Wells pass in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 16:35 | Virginia | Bill Fletcher picks off the pass by Martin Gore | 32-46 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Troy Bryan steals the ball from Bill Fletcher in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 16:11 | Virginia | John Dodson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Rouleau | 32-48 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | John Rouleau steps in front of the Bill Fletcher pass | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bill Fletcher (fairly fresh) PF - David Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Dodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Gore (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Virginia | John Dodson travels with the ball | 32-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Ernest Kaufman (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Edward Means, Bill Fletcher, David Wells, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (PG), Bradley Williams (SG), Dominique Carter (SF), David Cordero (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Alex Broderick, Troy Bryan, John Dodson, Martin Gore | |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Bradley Williams takes the ball from Franklin Bonaparte | 32-48 |
| 15:10 | Virginia | Dominique Carter jams it on a nice dish by Bradley Williams | 32-50 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | James Morelli clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 14:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Bradley Williams | 32-50 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | Ernest Kaufman is called for the reach on Tony Cunningham - foul #2 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) James Morelli | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jerry Schumann (PF) David Cordero | |
| 14:36 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Cunningham | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Dominique Carter steals it from Brian Williams | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:58 | Virginia | Dominique Carter is hacked by Ernest Kaufman - foul #3 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #4 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SF), James Morelli (C) Franklin Bonaparte, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | Troy Bryan (SF), John Buteau (C) Dominique Carter, Timothy Johnson | |
| 13:44 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Tony Cunningham | 32-55 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), David Wells (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) Kenneth Williams, Ernest Kaufman, Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | Virginia | David Cordero (PF) Jerry Schumann | |
| 13:25 | Virginia | John Buteau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Morelli - foul #1 on James Morelli, team foul #6 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) James Morelli | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Alex Broderick (SG) Tony Cunningham, Bradley Williams | |
| 13:25 | Virginia | John Buteau misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 13:25 | Virginia | John Buteau makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Edward Means is fouled on the floor by Alex Broderick - foul #1 on Alex Broderick, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Bill Fletcher | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Dodson (PF) Troy Bryan | |
| 12:57 | Mercer | David Wells misses the shot near the basket | 32-56 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | David Wells grabs the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Alex Broderick picks off the pass by Edward Means | 32-56 |
| 12:24 | Virginia | John Buteau hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 32-56 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | James Morelli grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | James Graybeal misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-56 |
| 11:59 | Virginia | John Buteau gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | John Dodson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Rouleau | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shawn Gillis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Cordero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Dodson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Buteau (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | James Graybeal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-58 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis hits the follow up shot | 34-58 |
| 11:13 | Virginia | John Buteau slams it home on a great pass from John Rouleau | 34-60 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | David Wells is whistled for a carry | 34-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (PG), Bill Fletcher (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Edward Means, David Wells, Shawn Gillis, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (PG), Martin Gore (SG), Dominique Carter (SF), Jerry Schumann (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Alex Broderick, David Cordero, John Dodson, John Buteau | |
| 10:38 | Virginia | Martin Gore connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Cunningham | 34-63 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher is called for 10 seconds | 34-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (SG) Martin Gore | |
| 10:12 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-63 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-63 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte tips it home | 36-63 |
| 09:39 | Virginia | Dominique Carter buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Schumann | 36-66 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Brian Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Bradley Williams - foul #1 on Bradley Williams, team foul #3 | 36-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Bill Fletcher | |
| Subs | Virginia | Martin Gore (SG), Troy Bryan (SF) Bradley Williams, Dominique Carter | |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Brian Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Brian Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 09:22 | Virginia | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on Troy Bryan - foul #2 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #7 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wells (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:22 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 37-67 |
| 09:22 | Virginia | Troy Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-68 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Willie Melvin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Troy Bryan - foul #3 on Troy Bryan, team foul #4 | 37-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 08:49 | Virginia | Martin Gore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-68 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | David Wells snags the defensive board | 39-68 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses the shot in the paint | 39-68 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Willie Melvin gets the offensive rebound | 39-68 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | James Morelli misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-68 |
| 08:14 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-68 |
| 07:51 | Virginia | Willie Melvin steals the ball from Tony Cunningham | 39-68 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | David Wells misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-68 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Willie Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-68 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Means (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Tony Cunningham (tiring) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Gore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Bryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Schumann (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | David Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-68 |
| 07:27 | Virginia | Troy Bryan grabs the board | 39-68 |
| 07:06 | Virginia | Martin Gore clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-68 |
| 07:05 | Virginia | Timothy Johnson tips it home | 39-70 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman is hacked by Tony Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Cunningham, team foul #5 | 39-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Bill Fletcher (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) Edward Means, Willie Melvin, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Rouleau (PG), Bradley Williams (SG), Dominique Carter (SF), John Dodson (PF), David Cordero (C) Tony Cunningham, Martin Gore, Troy Bryan, Jerry Schumann, Timothy Johnson | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-70 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses the tip | 39-70 |
| 06:53 | Virginia | The rebound goes to John Rouleau | 39-70 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Bradley Williams is hacked by Bill Fletcher - foul #3 on Bill Fletcher, team foul #8 | 39-70 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Bradley Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | David Wells gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses the shot from the left wing | 39-70 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | James Graybeal pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-70 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | David Wells misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-70 |
| 05:50 | Virginia | Dominique Carter grabs the board | 39-70 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Dominique Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Wells - foul #1 on David Wells, team foul #9 | 39-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Alex Broderick (SG), Jerry Schumann (PF), John Buteau (C) Bradley Williams, John Dodson, David Cordero | |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Dominique Carter misses the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 05:27 | Virginia | Dominique Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis gets the rebound | 39-70 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Dominique Carter is called for the reach on James Graybeal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominique Carter, team foul #6 | 39-70 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Graybeal | 42-70 |
| 04:39 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Rouleau | 42-73 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | David Wells clanks a jump hook in the paint | 42-73 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | James Graybeal gets the offensive rebound | 42-73 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | David Wells hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-73 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | David Wells hits the follow up shot | 44-73 |
| 03:50 | Virginia | Jerry Schumann makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Buteau | 44-75 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman clanks a shot from the right side | 44-75 |
| 03:19 | Virginia | John Rouleau gets the rebound | 44-75 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Kaufman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Wells (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - John Rouleau (tiring) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alex Broderick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dominique Carter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Schumann (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Buteau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Virginia | John Rouleau misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Kaufman - foul #4 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #10 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (PF) Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Virginia | Bradley Williams (SG), Troy Bryan (SF), John Dodson (PF), David Cordero (C) Alex Broderick, Dominique Carter, Jerry Schumann, John Buteau | |
| 02:55 | Virginia | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 02:55 | Virginia | John Rouleau misses the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | James Morelli snags the defensive board | 44-76 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | James Morelli misses the easy layup | 44-76 |
| 02:44 | Virginia | Bradley Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Bradley Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | James Morelli gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | James Morelli is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane | 46-76 |
| 01:45 | Virginia | Bradley Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Dodson | 46-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Troy Bryan is called for the reach on Bill Fletcher - foul #4 on Troy Bryan, team foul #7 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Gillis (C) James Morelli | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tony Cunningham (PG), Dominique Carter (SF), Jerry Schumann (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Troy Bryan, John Dodson, David Cordero | |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 01:03 | Virginia | Bradley Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 48-82 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | David Wells is open and scores on a runner from the baseline | 50-82 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dominique Carter and he's fouled by Ernest Kaufman - foul #5 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #11 | 50-84 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Ernest Kaufman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:32 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham makes the free throw | 50-85 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Tony Cunningham picks off the pass by Shawn Gillis | 50-85 |
| 00:25 | Virginia | Bradley Williams can't finish the layup | 50-85 |
| 00:23 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham tips it home | 50-87 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses short on a shot from close range | 50-87 |
| 00:16 | Virginia | Bradley Williams pulls down the rebound | 50-87 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Tony Cunningham runs out the clock | 50-87 |