| Lineup | Marist | PG - Wayne Paulino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mike Kurz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Peters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Crowther (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brad Chatman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald May (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gerald May inbounds the ball | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 19:38 | Marist | David Crowther grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 19:19 | Marist | Mike Kurz is fouled on the floor by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 19:07 | Marist | Wayne Paulino hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Mark Peters | 41-45 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Gerald May can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Peters - foul #1 on Mark Peters, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Gerald May misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:44 | Marist | Mark Peters's pass is intercepted by Joseph Gunnels | 41-46 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels jams it | 41-48 |
| 18:16 | Marist | Mark Peters misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 17:53 | Marist | Brad Chatman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:43 | Marist | Mike Kurz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Paulino | 44-48 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Gerald May misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-48 |
| 17:20 | Marist | The rebound goes to Mark Peters | 44-48 |
| 17:11 | Marist | Mark Peters comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Gerald May gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Loren Reiter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 16:47 | Marist | David Crowther pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:34 | Marist | Mark Peters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 16:32 | Marist | Wayne Paulino grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:14 | Marist | Mark Peters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Paulino | 47-48 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Wayne Paulino steps in front of the David Nelson pass | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Wayne Paulino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Kurz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Crowther (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Brad Chatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Marist | Mike Kurz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Paulino | 50-48 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | David Nelson misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Gerald May pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Loren Reiter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 15:03 | Marist | Brad Chatman snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 14:47 | Marist | Mike Kurz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Gerald May gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Brad Chatman picks off the pass by Paul Smith | 50-48 |
| 14:13 | Marist | Mark Peters misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Gerald May grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Gerald May can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:03 | Marist | David Crowther snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:47 | Marist | David Crowther drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Paulino and he's fouled by Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Marist | Shane Burke (PG), Thomas Caldwell (SG), David Burnett (SF), Michael Rogers (C) Wayne Paulino, Mike Kurz, Mark Peters, Brad Chatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SG), Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Joseph Gunnels, Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 13:47 | Marist | David Crowther makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-48 |
| 13:25 | Marist | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 13:10 | Marist | Michael Rogers misses the floater from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Larry Warren | 53-48 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Larry Warren misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | David Cornwell comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 53-48 |
| 12:31 | Marist | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 12:16 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Shane Burke | 55-48 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Michael McGuire tips it in | 55-50 |
| 11:46 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell's floater is tipped away by Larry Warren | 55-50 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | David Cornwell gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Shane Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Burnett (fresh) PF - David Crowther (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Zhu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Warren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cornwell (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Caldwell - foul #1 on Thomas Caldwell, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Kurz (SG), Herman Reed (PF), Brad Chatman (C) Shane Burke, David Crowther, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Larry Warren | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | David Cornwell grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is fouled on the floor by Thomas Caldwell - foul #2 on Thomas Caldwell, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Peters (SF) David Burnett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF), Loren Reiter (C) Kenneth Zhu, David Cornwell | |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Michael McGuire is fouled on the floor by Herman Reed - foul #2 on Herman Reed, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marist | Wayne Paulino (PG) Thomas Caldwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Nelson (PF) Michael McGuire | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is hacked by Wayne Paulino - foul #3 on Wayne Paulino, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | David Nelson double dribbles | 55-50 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Deavers (SG) Ernest Ehret | |
| 10:34 | Marist | Mike Kurz connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Peters | 58-50 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is fouled on the floor by Herman Reed - foul #3 on Herman Reed, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Rogers (PF) Brad Chatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Gerald May, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Mike Kurz steals it from Larry Warren | 58-50 |
| 10:02 | Marist | Wayne Paulino lays it up and in set up by Mike Kurz | 60-50 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | John Deavers misses the runner from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 09:55 | Marist | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 09:40 | Marist | Wayne Paulino buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | John Deavers drills a shot from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 08:58 | Marist | Mark Peters clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 08:57 | Marist | Michael Rogers tips it back up and in | 64-52 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | John Deavers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Rogers - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Marist | Shane Burke (PG), Thomas Caldwell (SG), David Burnett (SF), David Crowther (PF), Brad Chatman (C) Wayne Paulino, Mike Kurz, Mark Peters, Michael Rogers, Herman Reed | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Joseph Gunnels, Larry Warren, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | John Deavers misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | John Deavers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:23 | Marist | Brad Chatman misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Zhu - foul #2 on Kenneth Zhu, team foul #3 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG) John Deavers | |
| 08:23 | Marist | Brad Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:23 | Marist | Brad Chatman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| 07:56 | Marist | David Crowther is fouled on the floor by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #4 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Ernest Ehret | |
| 07:41 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell misses the dunk | 65-53 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Shane Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Caldwell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Burnett (fresh) PF - David Crowther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Brad Chatman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Paul Smith buries a 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 07:16 | Marist | Kenneth Zhu steals it from David Crowther | 65-56 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Loren Reiter hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Zhu | 65-59 |
| 06:40 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Joseph Gunnels - foul #1 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Marist | Wayne Paulino (PG), Mark Peters (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Herman Reed (C) Shane Burke, David Burnett, David Crowther, Brad Chatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Kenneth Zhu, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 06:40 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | David Cornwell buries a floater from the baseline | 68-61 |
| 06:05 | Marist | Thomas Caldwell is whistled for a carry | 68-61 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Kurz (SG) Thomas Caldwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Gunnels | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Marist | Wayne Paulino misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald May - foul #2 on Gerald May, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Loren Reiter (C) David Cornwell | |
| 05:30 | Marist | Wayne Paulino makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:30 | Marist | Wayne Paulino misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Herman Reed knocks away the 3 by Loren Reiter | 69-64 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Ehret | 69-64 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Michael McGuire is whistled for a carry | 69-64 |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF) Joseph Gunnels, Gerald May | |
| 04:39 | Marist | Wayne Paulino is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Wayne Paulino, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Marist | David Crowther (PF) Herman Reed | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the dunk attempt | 69-64 |
| 04:19 | Marist | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 03:55 | Marist | Mike Kurz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | David Crowther steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 69-64 |
| 03:37 | Marist | Michael McGuire is called for the reach on Wayne Paulino - foul #1 on Michael McGuire, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Caldwell (SG), Brad Chatman (C) Mike Kurz, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Gerald May (SF), David Cornwell (PF) Paul Smith, Kenneth Zhu, Michael McGuire | |
| 03:37 | Marist | Wayne Paulino misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Wayne Paulino (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Caldwell (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Mark Peters (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Crowther (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brad Chatman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald May (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - David Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Gerald May misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 03:31 | Marist | David Crowther gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 03:09 | Marist | David Cornwell steals it from Thomas Caldwell | 69-64 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald May | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Marist | Wayne Paulino misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Loren Reiter gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Marist | Mike Kurz (SG) Thomas Caldwell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), David Nelson (PF) Ernest Ehret, David Cornwell | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Peters - foul #2 on Mark Peters, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:53 | Marist | Wayne Paulino can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Gunnels - foul #2 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| 01:53 | Marist | Wayne Paulino makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:53 | Marist | Wayne Paulino makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 01:32 | Marist | Mark Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Marist | Mike Kurz buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-67 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | David Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Nelson | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Gerald May buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Marist | Wayne Paulino hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Loren Reiter gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Marist | David Crowther grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Marist | David Crowther is hacked by Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| 00:12 | Marist | David Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:12 | Marist | David Crowther makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:03 | Marist | Brad Chatman snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| 00:01 | Marist | Joseph Gunnels is called for the reach on Brad Chatman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| 00:01 | Marist | Brad Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:01 | Marist | Brad Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Gerald May clanks a halfcourt shot | 78-70 |