| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Willie Melvin is hacked by William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Edward Means misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Willie Melvin hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core tips it home | 35-35 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Willie Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | William Felts scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kyle Core | 37-38 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Brian Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Shane Hamner (PF) Samuel Miller, Carlo Saenz, William Felts | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG), David Wells (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin | |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Brian Williams makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas misses the tip | 37-41 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | David Wells gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Lambert | 40-41 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman double dribbles | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF), William Felts (PF) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Bill Fletcher (SF) Ernest Kaufman, Brian Williams | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't throw it down but the foul's on James Graybeal - foul #1 on James Graybeal, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF) Bill Fletcher | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | David Wells buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Gillis - foul #2 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) Shawn Gillis | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Edward Means buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Miller | 47-46 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | James Graybeal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Kyle Core (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Ernest Kaufman (SG), Bill Fletcher (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF), James Morelli (C) James Graybeal, Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin, David Wells | |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is whistled for a carry | 50-48 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | David Hill takes the ball from Bill Fletcher | 50-48 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | David Hill blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Morelli | 50-51 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz connects on the jumper from the right side set up by George Lambert | 52-51 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | James Morelli drills a jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Fletcher - foul #3 on Bill Fletcher, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Shane Hamner (PF) David Hill, William Felts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) Bill Fletcher, Shawn Gillis, James Morelli | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Willie Melvin snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core loses the dribble to Ernest Kaufman | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Hamner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Samuel Miller is called for the reach on Kenneth Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Miller, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG), Willie Reno (PF) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Edward Means (SG) Kenneth Williams, Ernest Kaufman | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Edward Means is fouled on the floor by Shane Hamner - foul #1 on Shane Hamner, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Edward Means is fouled on the floor by Willie Reno - foul #1 on Willie Reno, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Hamner and he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), George Lambert (C) Grover Niemann, Carlo Saenz, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), David Wells (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) James Graybeal, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | David Wells's pass is intercepted by Tracy Dimas | 55-58 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | David Hill throws it down set up by Tracy Dimas | 57-58 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Brian Williams is blocked by Willie Reno | 57-58 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller lays it up and in set up by David Hill | 59-58 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | David Wells comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Wells | 59-58 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Williams | 59-61 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), Shane Hamner (PF) David Hill, Tracy Dimas, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (PG), James Graybeal (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF) Kenneth Williams, Edward Means, Shawn Gillis, Brian Williams | |
| 09:20 | Mercer | James Graybeal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman can't tip it in | 59-61 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shane Hamner | 59-61 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Lambert | 61-61 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Shane Hamner swats the short shot by Willie Melvin | 61-61 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carlo Saenz - foul #1 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (SF), William Felts (PF) Carlo Saenz, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Shawn Gillis (PF), James Morelli (C) James Graybeal, Willie Melvin, David Wells | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on James Morelli - foul #1 on James Morelli, team foul #5 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SF) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Felts (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | David Hill drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses the easy layup | 66-66 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | David Hill is hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #4 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Shane Hamner (C) Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), David Wells (PF) Ernest Kaufman, James Morelli | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hill | 69-66 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Shane Hamner is called for the reach on Edward Means - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Carlo Saenz (SF) David Hill, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) Bill Fletcher, David Wells, Shawn Gillis | |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Williams - foul #5 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG) Kenneth Williams | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Brian Williams dunks the ball | 71-68 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | William Felts connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Tracy Dimas | 73-68 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Shane Hamner swats the short shot by Franklin Bonaparte | 73-68 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts clanks a shot from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Kyle Core (SG), Willie Reno (PF), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, William Felts, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (PG), Bill Fletcher (SF), David Wells (PF), Shawn Gillis (C) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin, Brian Williams | |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher scores on a 3 from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 75-71 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | David Hill is called for the reach on David Wells - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG) Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) James Graybeal | |
| 04:18 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is hacked by Bill Fletcher - foul #4 on Bill Fletcher, team foul #8 | 75-73 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | David Wells clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-73 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Grover Niemann | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | David Hill comes up short on the floater from the right side | 76-73 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann hits the follow up shot | 78-73 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), William Felts (PF), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, Willie Reno, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF) Edward Means, Shawn Gillis | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses the free throw | 78-75 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller scores on a jumper from close range set up by Kyle Core | 80-75 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-75 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kyle Core | 80-75 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), George Lambert (C) Grover Niemann, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Brian Williams (C) Bill Fletcher, David Wells | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 80-75 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the offensive board | 80-75 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Miller | 82-75 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Means | 82-78 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on Kyle Core - foul #2 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #9 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Edward Means clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-78 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Brian Williams - foul #4 on Brian Williams, team foul #10 | 84-78 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-78 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Kaufman is called for the reach on William Felts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #11 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-78 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the offensive rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Edward Means hits a 3 from the left corner | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is hacked by Ernest Kaufman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Edward Means can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 88-81 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Means - foul #1 on Edward Means, team foul #13 | 88-81 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | William Felts makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Edward Means hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-81 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Willie Melvin grabs the offensive rebound | 90-81 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Edward Means comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 90-81 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Ernest Kaufman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Kaufman, team foul #14 | 90-81 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Melvin | 91-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses the shot in the paint | 91-81 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Brian Williams tips it but misses | 91-81 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core gets the rebound | 91-81 |