| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Richard Buckley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Filer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Trumbo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Hussey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is fouled on the floor by Boris Kruszewski - foul #2 on Boris Kruszewski, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Boris Kruszewski takes the ball from Arthur Ponder | 30-38 |
| 19:14 | Richmond | Glenn Gaskin steps in front of the John Trumbo pass | 30-38 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter's floater is tipped away by Sean Hussey | 30-38 |
| 19:00 | Richmond | Richard Buckley snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 18:40 | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Buckley | 33-38 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | David Pimentel is hacked by Boris Kruszewski - foul #3 on Boris Kruszewski, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Richmond | James Pearce (SG) Boris Kruszewski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | Richmond | John Trumbo snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 17:21 | Richmond | John Trumbo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter banks in the layup set up by Arthur Ponder and he's hacked by Richard Buckley - foul #1 on Richard Buckley, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roy Waggener (PG), Jeremy Stewart (SF), Raymond Maxwell (PF), Victor Roberts (C) Richard Buckley, John Filer, John Trumbo, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Glenn Gaskin, David Pimentel | |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:47 | Richmond | Victor Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (C) Tanner Hunter | |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Clarence Brown scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Jones and the foul's on Roy Waggener - foul #1 on Roy Waggener, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:07 | Richmond | James Pearce drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Waggener | 36-44 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Raymond Maxwell blocks the short jumper by Alexander Beech | 36-44 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Kirk Swink snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roy Waggener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeremy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 15:29 | Richmond | The rebound goes to Raymond Maxwell | 36-44 |
| 15:01 | Richmond | Roy Waggener clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | Richmond | James Pearce can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Clarence Brown gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Alexander Beech buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Jones and he's fouled by Victor Roberts - foul #1 on Victor Roberts, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG), Boris Kruszewski (SG), John Filer (SF), John Trumbo (PF), Sean Hussey (C) Roy Waggener, James Pearce, Jeremy Stewart, Raymond Maxwell, Victor Roberts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Clarence Brown | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Alexander Beech makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:27 | Richmond | Sean Hussey hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Buckley | 39-47 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Alexander Beech scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Ponder and he's fouled by Sean Hussey - foul #1 on Sean Hussey, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Alexander Beech makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:55 | Richmond | John Trumbo buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Buckley | 41-50 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses short on a shot near the basket | 41-50 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Tanner Hunter | 41-52 |
| 12:41 | Richmond | John Filer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin (SF) Alexander Beech | |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Trumbo - foul #2 on John Trumbo, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:17 | Richmond | John Trumbo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Boris Kruszewski | 44-54 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roy Waggener (PG), Raymond Maxwell (C) Richard Buckley, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, Charles Bacchus | |
| 11:35 | Richmond | John Trumbo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roy Waggener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Filer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Trumbo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Filer - foul #1 on John Filer, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart (SF), Victor Roberts (C) John Filer, John Trumbo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:54 | Richmond | Roy Waggener misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | David Pimentel drills a jumpshot from the right side | 44-57 |
| 10:15 | Richmond | Roy Waggener is hacked by Gerald Voorhies - foul #1 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #1 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG), James Pearce (SG), Sean Hussey (C) Roy Waggener, Boris Kruszewski, Victor Roberts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Charles Bacchus (C) Glenn Gaskin, Tanner Hunter | |
| 09:57 | Richmond | James Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Richmond | John Trumbo (PF) Raymond Maxwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | David Pimentel tips it back up and in | 44-59 |
| 09:21 | Richmond | John Trumbo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 09:20 | Richmond | Sean Hussey tips it in | 46-59 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones is called for traveling | 46-59 |
| Subs | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski (SG), John Filer (SF) James Pearce, Jeremy Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Clarence Brown (PF) Nicholas Jones, Gerald Voorhies, David Pimentel | |
| 08:47 | Richmond | Sean Hussey misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Clarence Brown | |
| 08:47 | Richmond | Sean Hussey makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:47 | Richmond | Sean Hussey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 08:35 | Richmond | Sean Hussey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:21 | Richmond | Sean Hussey can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 08:20 | Richmond | Sean Hussey gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 08:10 | Richmond | John Filer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Boris Kruszewski | 50-59 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Buckley - foul #2 on Richard Buckley, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell (C) Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SF), Clarence Brown (C) Glenn Gaskin, Charles Bacchus | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:37 | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski is fouled on the floor by Tanner Hunter - foul #2 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roy Waggener (PG), Victor Roberts (C) Richard Buckley, John Trumbo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SF) Kirk Swink | |
| 07:23 | Richmond | Roy Waggener loses the dribble to Arthur Ponder | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roy Waggener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Kruszewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Filer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Raymond Maxwell steals it from Clarence Brown | 50-61 |
| 06:49 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell blows the layup | 50-61 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Clarence Brown blows the layup but he's fouled by Victor Roberts - foul #2 on Victor Roberts, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Richmond | Richard Buckley (PG), John Trumbo (PF), Sean Hussey (C) Roy Waggener, Raymond Maxwell, Victor Roberts | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin (SF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, Tanner Hunter | |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 06:18 | Richmond | Gerald Voorhies takes the ball from Richard Buckley in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Richmond | Richard Buckley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Clarence Brown - foul #3 on Clarence Brown, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart (SF) John Filer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, William Higgins, Clarence Brown | |
| 06:02 | Richmond | Richard Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:02 | Richmond | Richard Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:02 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the 3rd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:02 | Richmond | Richard Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:47 | Richmond | Boris Kruszewski hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Buckley | 54-66 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Kirk Swink | 54-68 |
| 05:05 | Richmond | John Trumbo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin grabs the board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Jones | 54-71 |
| 04:37 | Richmond | Kirk Swink picks off the pass by Richard Buckley in the backcourt | 54-71 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Kirk Swink banks in the layup | 54-73 |
| 04:26 | Richmond | Richard Buckley misses the turnaround from close range | 54-73 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #5 | 54-73 |
| Subs | Richmond | Roy Waggener (PG), James Pearce (SG), John Filer (SF), Raymond Maxwell (C) Richard Buckley, Boris Kruszewski, Jeremy Stewart, Sean Hussey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Gerald Voorhies (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Glenn Gaskin, David Pimentel, Charles Bacchus | |
| 04:01 | Richmond | John Filer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-73 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Clarence Brown snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gerald Voorhies | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Richmond | James Pearce misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #6 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart (SF), Victor Roberts (C) John Filer, John Trumbo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Alexander Beech (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Tanner Hunter | |
| 03:26 | Richmond | James Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:26 | Richmond | James Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Clarence Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-76 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-76 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-78 |
| Lineup | Richmond | PG - Roy Waggener (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pearce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alexander Beech (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 02:43 | Richmond | Roy Waggener misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-78 |
| 02:41 | Richmond | The offensive rebound goes to James Pearce | 55-78 |
| 02:30 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-78 |
| 02:28 | Richmond | James Pearce tips it back up and in | 57-78 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #7 | 57-78 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (PF) Clarence Brown | |
| 02:16 | Richmond | Raymond Maxwell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Stewart | 60-78 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies connects on the shot from the left block | 60-80 |
| 01:41 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart double dribbles | 60-80 |
| Subs | Richmond | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Clarence Brown (C) Alexander Beech | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Victor Roberts - foul #3 on Victor Roberts, team foul #11 | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Richmond | Victor Roberts grabs the board | 60-80 |
| 01:04 | Richmond | Roy Waggener clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-80 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the defensive rebound | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses the lay-in | 60-80 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Kirk Swink pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-80 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Raymond Maxwell picks off the pass by Clarence Brown | 60-80 |
| Game Plan | Richmond | Richmond 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) | |
| 00:00 | Richmond | Jeremy Stewart can't finish the layup | 60-80 |