| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Keith Dougan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Greer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marcus Conner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodolfo Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Franck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Clyde Rose inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Timothy Parks misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rodolfo Ramos - foul #1 on Rodolfo Ramos, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Timothy Parks makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Timothy Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodolfo Ramos | 38-38 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Scott Hollis is hacked by Keith Dougan - foul #3 on Keith Dougan, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson (PG) Keith Dougan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Clyde Rose knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Green and he's hacked by Thomas Robinson - foul #1 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:43 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Timothy Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 18:36 | South Carolina State | Chris Franck snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marcus Conner | 41-41 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Rodolfo Ramos takes the ball from Michael Collins | 41-41 |
| 17:35 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Albert Partridge (PF) Timothy Parks, Scott Hollis | |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo connects on the shot from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 17:06 | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alexander Greer | 44-43 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Albert Partridge can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Robinson - foul #2 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Nash (PG), Marvin Stout (SF), Gary Plunkett (PF), Louis Clinton (C) Alexander Greer, Marcus Conner, Rodolfo Ramos, Chris Franck | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Albert Partridge makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Albert Partridge makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer (SG) Thomas Robinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG) Ken Pendarvis | |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo is fouled on the floor by David Nash - foul #1 on David Nash, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Timothy Parks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Timothy Parks, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan (PG) David Nash | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Scott Hollis (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Albert Partridge | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Keith Dougan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Greer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Stout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Clinton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Carolina State | Todd Defazio swats the short shot by Gary Plunkett | 44-45 |
| 15:34 | South Carolina State | Louis Clinton tips it home | 46-45 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:14 | South Carolina State | Gary Plunkett snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:51 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Jones is called for the reach on Marvin Stout - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson (SG), Marcus Conner (SF), Rodolfo Ramos (PF), Chris Franck (C) Alexander Greer, Marvin Stout, Gary Plunkett, Louis Clinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Michael Collins (C) Timothy Parks, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis, Todd Defazio | |
| 14:44 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos buries a jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Clyde Rose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gabriel Colombo | 48-47 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Green - foul #2 on Jerry Green, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG) Jerry Green | |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner misses the 3 from straight away | 48-47 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | Mercer | Clyde Rose clanks a jump hook in the lane | 48-47 |
| 13:31 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:07 | South Carolina State | Chris Franck is denied on a layup by Albert Partridge | 48-47 |
| 13:05 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:54 | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Clyde Rose gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Clyde Rose can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Albert Partridge gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Albert Partridge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:24 | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:10 | South Carolina State | Michael Collins steals it from Keith Dougan | 48-47 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clyde Rose | 48-50 |
| 11:48 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan is called for 3 seconds | 48-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Nash (PG), Alexander Greer (SG), Marvin Stout (SF), Gary Plunkett (PF), Louis Clinton (C) Keith Dougan, Thomas Robinson, Marcus Conner, Rodolfo Ramos, Chris Franck | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Larry Biel (SF), Scott Hollis (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Clyde Rose, Albert Partridge, Michael Collins | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - David Nash (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Stout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Biel (fresh) PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Alexander Greer steals it from Scott Hollis | 48-50 |
| 11:26 | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout blows the layup | 48-50 |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Gary Plunkett pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:59 | South Carolina State | David Nash is hacked by Larry Biel - foul #1 on Larry Biel, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner (SF), Rodolfo Ramos (PF) Marvin Stout, Louis Clinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SF) Larry Biel | |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Green - foul #3 on Jerry Green, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:45 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Todd Defazio can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Plunkett - foul #2 on Gary Plunkett, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson (PG), Chris Franck (C) David Nash, Gary Plunkett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF) Jeffrey Jones | |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Todd Defazio misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Todd Defazio makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:07 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Robinson | 52-51 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Rodolfo Ramos swats the layup by Todd Defazio | 52-51 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Clyde Rose tips it in | 52-53 |
| 09:44 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Clyde Rose snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:25 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | South Carolina State | Scott Hollis swats the short shot by Marcus Conner | 52-53 |
| 09:05 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Alexander Greer takes the ball from Todd Defazio | 54-53 |
| 08:22 | South Carolina State | Clyde Rose takes the ball from Chris Franck | 54-53 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Jerry Green is hacked by Alexander Greer - foul #3 on Alexander Greer, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan (PG), Marvin Stout (SF), Gary Plunkett (PF), Louis Clinton (C) Thomas Robinson, Marcus Conner, Rodolfo Ramos, Chris Franck | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Michael Collins (C) Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Scott Hollis, Todd Defazio | |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG) Jerry Green | |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Keith Dougan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Greer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Stout (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses short on a shot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 07:32 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:16 | South Carolina State | Louis Clinton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gabriel Colombo | 55-55 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Plunkett | 55-55 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Louis Clinton | 55-55 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Collins - foul #3 on Michael Collins, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner (SF), Rodolfo Ramos (PF), Chris Franck (C) Alexander Greer, Gary Plunkett, Louis Clinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Clyde Rose (SF) Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones | |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:28 | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Chris Franck steals it from Gabriel Colombo | 57-55 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Albert Partridge is called for the reach on Rodolfo Ramos - foul #2 on Albert Partridge, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson (SG) Marvin Stout | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Jeffrey Jones (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Albert Partridge | |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Jerry Green loses the dribble to Marcus Conner | 59-55 |
| 05:27 | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 05:25 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:15 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner lays it up and in | 61-55 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Michael Collins slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Jones | 61-57 |
| 04:42 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Clyde Rose snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | Timothy Parks scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clyde Rose | 61-59 |
| 04:18 | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Jerry Green snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-59 |
| 04:09 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Chris Franck | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marvin Stout (SG), Gary Plunkett (PF), Louis Clinton (C) Keith Dougan, Rodolfo Ramos, Chris Franck | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Gabriel Colombo (SG), Scott Hollis (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:03 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Todd Defazio grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Todd Defazio comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Todd Defazio snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Stout (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marcus Conner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Clinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Todd Defazio can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Todd Defazio hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 03:05 | South Carolina State | Gary Plunkett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Nash (PG), Alexander Greer (SG) Thomas Robinson, Marcus Conner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis is hacked by David Nash - foul #2 on David Nash, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos (PF) Louis Clinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF) Jeffrey Jones | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan (PG), Chris Franck (C) David Nash, Gary Plunkett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Michael Collins (C) Ken Pendarvis, Gabriel Colombo, Todd Defazio | |
| 02:25 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan is whistled for a carry | 62-63 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner (SF) Marvin Stout | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Jerry Green knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Parks | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Chris Franck scores on a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Michael Collins - foul #4 on Michael Collins, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 01:47 | South Carolina State | Chris Franck makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Michael Collins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 65-65 |
| 01:29 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Chris Franck | 65-65 |
| 01:09 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Clyde Rose pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Jerry Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Dougan - foul #4 on Keith Dougan, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Keith Dougan clanks a jumper from the left side | 65-67 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Scott Hollis snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Scott Hollis is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Dougan - foul #5 on Keith Dougan, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Thomas Robinson (PG) Keith Dougan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Scott Hollis makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Scott Hollis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Robinson | 68-69 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Jerry Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | South Carolina State | Alexander Greer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 00:07 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Jerry Green picks off the pass by Thomas Robinson | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jerry Green is hacked by Thomas Robinson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Marcus Conner clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-73 |