| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Odis Allums (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Kruse (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lloyd Mercurio (fresh) PF - Wesley Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Watson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dustin Roach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Sherman (fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Al Hooker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia State | Lloyd Mercurio inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Paul Johnson gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | John Watson takes the ball from Michael Newsome | 31-34 |
| 19:00 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Newsome - foul #2 on Michael Newsome, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Louis Chacon (PF) Wesley Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:00 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:00 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Michael Newsome comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Georgia State | Lloyd Mercurio grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:31 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell (PG), Thomas Stanley (SF) Odis Allums, Lloyd Mercurio | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Todaro (PF) Paul Johnson | |
| 18:31 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Robert Todaro pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Al Hooker is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Kruse - foul #2 on Gerald Kruse, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Thomas (SG) Michael Newsome | |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Dustin Roach knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by David Thomas | 34-36 |
| 18:18 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:16 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley tips it in | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Earl Sherman misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-36 |
| 17:51 | Georgia State | Louis Chacon gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:45 | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Dustin Roach - foul #1 on Dustin Roach, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Gerald Fosberg (SG), Wesley Thomas (PF) Gerald Kruse, Louis Chacon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Payton (PG), Samuel Brophy (SF), Roger Williams (C) Dustin Roach, Earl Sherman, Al Hooker | |
| 17:45 | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Daniel Payton knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:09 | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Gerald Fosberg | 41-38 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | David Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:30 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Fosberg | 43-41 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Roger Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:54 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Todaro | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Walter O'Donell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Fosberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Watson (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Payton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Brophy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Todaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Roger Williams snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | David Thomas misses the jump hook near the basket | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Walter O'Donell | 43-43 |
| 14:48 | Georgia State | Robert Todaro steps in front of the Walter O'Donell pass | 43-43 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy hits a fadeaway from the left block | 43-45 |
| 14:10 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Samuel Brophy - foul #1 on Samuel Brophy, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Odis Allums (PG), Gerald Kruse (SG), Louis Chacon (PF) Walter O'Donell, Gerald Fosberg, John Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Roach (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Earl Sherman (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Al Hooker (C) Daniel Payton, David Thomas, Samuel Brophy, Robert Todaro, Roger Williams | |
| 14:10 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:10 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Dustin Roach travels in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lloyd Mercurio (SF) Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:39 | Georgia State | Paul Johnson picks off the pass by Gerald Kruse | 45-45 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | The jump hook by Earl Sherman is blocked by Louis Chacon | 45-45 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Al Hooker tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 13:31 | Georgia State | Odis Allums grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:04 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Georgia State | John Watson (C) Wesley Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Dustin Roach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | Georgia State | Louis Chacon tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Al Hooker lays it up and in set up by Dustin Roach | 47-47 |
| 11:53 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Watson | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Odis Allums (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Kruse (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Lloyd Mercurio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Watson (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dustin Roach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Winfield (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Sherman (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Hooker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Dustin Roach is hacked by Louis Chacon - foul #3 on Louis Chacon, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Christopher Dixon (PG), Tony McIlvenny (SF), Wesley Thomas (C) Odis Allums, Lloyd Mercurio, John Watson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Payton (PG), Michael Newsome (SG), Samuel Brophy (SF) Dustin Roach, Wesley Winfield, Earl Sherman | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Michael Newsome misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Daniel Payton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Christopher Dixon is called for the reach on Daniel Payton - foul #1 on Christopher Dixon, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell (SG) Gerald Kruse | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Chacon - foul #4 on Louis Chacon, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley (SF), John Watson (C) Tony McIlvenny, Louis Chacon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Sherman (SF) Al Hooker | |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:40 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-49 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Earl Sherman gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Earl Sherman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 10:08 | Georgia State | Christopher Dixon grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:39 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses the lay-in | 49-49 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy is hacked by John Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Odis Allums (PG), Gerald Kruse (SG), Tony McIlvenny (SF) Christopher Dixon, Walter O'Donell, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Roach (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Robert Todaro (PF), Roger Williams (C) Daniel Payton, Michael Newsome, Paul Johnson, Samuel Brophy | |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Odis Allums is called for the reach on Dustin Roach - foul #3 on Odis Allums, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Roger Williams is open and lays it up and in | 49-51 |
| 08:58 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wesley Winfield - foul #4 on Wesley Winfield, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Lloyd Mercurio (SF) Tony McIlvenny | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Thomas (SG) Wesley Winfield | |
| 08:58 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:58 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Roger Williams hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by Robert Todaro | 51-53 |
| 08:18 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse lays it in | 53-53 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Dustin Roach misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 08:08 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:50 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Roger Williams grabs the board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Odis Allums (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Kruse (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Lloyd Mercurio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wesley Thomas (very tired) 2 reb. C - John Watson (very tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dustin Roach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Sherman (tiring) PF - Robert Todaro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Roger Williams misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 07:26 | Georgia State | Odis Allums snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 07:03 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Dustin Roach grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Roger Williams blows the wide open layup | 53-53 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Sherman | 53-53 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Robert Todaro scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Roach | 53-55 |
| 06:02 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse is whistled for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell (PG), Gerald Fosberg (SG), Thomas Stanley (SF), Louis Chacon (PF) Odis Allums, Gerald Kruse, Lloyd Mercurio, Wesley Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Newsome (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Samuel Brophy (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Al Hooker (C) Dustin Roach, David Thomas, Earl Sherman, Robert Todaro, Roger Williams | |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Al Hooker connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Wesley Winfield | 53-57 |
| 05:14 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-57 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Walter O'Donell picks off the pass by Michael Newsome in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| 05:08 | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell lays it in | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield is hacked by Thomas Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Georgia State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Payton (SF) Paul Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:42 | Georgia State | Samuel Brophy takes the ball from Thomas Stanley | 55-59 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Gerald Fosberg is called for the reach on Wesley Winfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Fosberg, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Christopher Dixon (PG) Gerald Fosberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 04:18 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 55-61 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Michael Newsome misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-61 |
| 03:55 | Georgia State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:43 | Georgia State | Thomas Stanley misses badly on a shot from close range | 55-61 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Daniel Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Georgia State | PG - Christopher Dixon (fresh) SG - Walter O'Donell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Chacon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Watson (very tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Newsome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Winfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Payton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Brophy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Al Hooker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Michael Newsome is fouled in the backcourt by Walter O'Donell - foul #1 on Walter O'Donell, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse (SG), Tony McIlvenny (SF) Walter O'Donell, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Johnson (PF) Wesley Winfield | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Michael Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:40 | Georgia State | Louis Chacon snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 03:16 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse clanks a runner from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Samuel Brophy | 55-61 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Payton | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony McIlvenny | 57-63 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell (PG), Lloyd Mercurio (SF) Christopher Dixon, Tony McIlvenny | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Roach (PG), Wesley Winfield (SG), Robert Todaro (PF), Roger Williams (C) Daniel Payton, Michael Newsome, Paul Johnson, Al Hooker | |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield's pass is intercepted by Walter O'Donell in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 02:34 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse slams it home set up by Walter O'Donell | 59-63 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield makes the floater from the left block | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Georgia State | Lloyd Mercurio loses the dribble to Samuel Brophy | 59-65 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Samuel Brophy hits the finger roll | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Georgia State | Walter O'Donell scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-67 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Georgia State | Odis Allums (PG), Wesley Thomas (PF) Walter O'Donell, Louis Chacon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Sherman (SF), Paul Johnson (PF), Al Hooker (C) Samuel Brophy, Robert Todaro, Roger Williams | |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Al Hooker blows the wide open layup | 61-67 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Wesley Winfield misses the tip | 61-67 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Sherman | 61-67 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Paul Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-67 |
| 01:34 | Georgia State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Mercurio | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Georgia State | Odis Allums double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Dustin Roach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-67 |
| 00:50 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Dustin Roach misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 63-67 |
| 00:26 | Georgia State | Gerald Kruse gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Georgia State | Odis Allums hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-67 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Al Hooker grabs the board | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Georgia State | Georgia 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 (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Odis Allums is called for the reach on Al Hooker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Odis Allums, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Al Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Al Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:09 | Georgia State | Odis Allums misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Earl Sherman | 63-69 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Gerald Kruse is called for the reach on Earl Sherman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Kruse, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Earl Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Earl Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:05 | Georgia State | Wesley Thomas gets the rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:00 | Georgia State | Odis Allums makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-70 |