| Lineup | Stetson | PG - Christopher Vail (fresh) SG - Ernest Whitley (fresh) SF - Boris Pavlikowski (fresh) PF - Richard Rico (fresh) C - Dikembe Araki (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stetson | Stetson is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Loren Reiter comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Araki - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Loren Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:57 | Stetson | Richard Rico drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Loren Reiter - foul #1 on Loren Reiter, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:57 | Stetson | Richard Rico misses the free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Loren Reiter pulls down the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 4-1 |
| 18:33 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:28 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | David Nelson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 4-1 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Loren Reiter tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski misses the 3 from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Stetson | Christopher Vail misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Dikembe Araki blocks the short jumper by David Nelson | 4-3 |
| 16:45 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Stetson | George Albrecht (PG), Timothy Edwards (SG), Jan Coulston (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), John Gibson (C) Christopher Vail, Ernest Whitley, Boris Pavlikowski, Richard Rico, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-3 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret tips it home | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Stetson | PG - George Albrecht (fresh) SG - Timothy Edwards (fresh) SF - Jan Coulston (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) C - John Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Stetson | George Albrecht's floater is knocked away by Michael McGuire | 4-5 |
| 15:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Loren Reiter | 4-5 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Ernest Ehret - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Stetson | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), David Cornwell (C) Joseph Gunnels, Loren Reiter | |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Michael McGuire's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 4-5 |
| 15:03 | Stetson | Jan Coulston grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 14:52 | Stetson | Jan Coulston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | David Cornwell gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | George Albrecht steps in front of the Paul Smith pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | Stetson | George Albrecht lays it in | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 6-5 |
| 14:29 | Stetson | John Gibson gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:24 | Stetson | George Albrecht misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | John Gibson is called for the reach on David Cornwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gibson, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Stetson | Christopher Vail (PG), Alexander Davis (SG), Boris Pavlikowski (SF), Kelvin Johnson (PF) George Albrecht, Timothy Edwards, Jan Coulston, John Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, David Cornwell | |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Gerald May blows the layup | 6-5 |
| 14:00 | Stetson | Alexander Davis gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:44 | Stetson | Dikembe Abdeldayen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gunnels - foul #1 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Stetson | Dikembe Araki (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Loren Reiter (C) Paul Smith, Michael McGuire | |
| 13:30 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 13:28 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:13 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki can't finish the layup | 6-5 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Christopher Vail is called for the reach on Joseph Gunnels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Vail, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Stetson | Ernest Whitley (SG), Jan Coulston (PF) Alexander Davis, Kelvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret jams the wide open dunk set up by Joseph Gunnels | 6-7 |
| 12:47 | Stetson | Christopher Vail hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Whitley - foul #1 on Ernest Whitley, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Stetson | George Albrecht (PG), Richard Rico (PF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (C) Christopher Vail, Boris Pavlikowski, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:24 | Stetson | Paul Smith picks off the pass by George Albrecht in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | Stetson | Timothy Edwards (SG), Alexander Davis (SF) Ernest Whitley, Jan Coulston | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:44 | Stetson | Timothy Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Michael McGuire pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Stetson | PG - George Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Edwards (fresh) SF - Alexander Davis (fresh) PF - Richard Rico (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Michael McGuire buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Ehret | 6-11 |
| 11:24 | Stetson | Ernest Ehret steps in front of the George Albrecht pass in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret can't tip it in | 6-11 |
| 11:02 | Stetson | Alexander Davis snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 10:33 | Stetson | Alexander Davis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Edwards | 8-11 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 10:21 | Stetson | Alexander Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:16 | Stetson | George Albrecht misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 10:15 | Stetson | Dikembe Abdeldayen pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 09:55 | Stetson | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alexander Davis | 10-11 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-13 |
| 09:06 | Stetson | George Albrecht connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Davis | 13-13 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu is open but misses the lay-in | 13-13 |
| 08:46 | Stetson | Richard Rico snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:36 | Stetson | George Albrecht misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-13 |
| 08:35 | Stetson | Richard Rico misses the tip | 13-13 |
| 08:33 | Stetson | Alexander Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:15 | Stetson | Dikembe Abdeldayen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 08:13 | Stetson | Timothy Edwards tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | George Albrecht steals the ball from Ernest Ehret in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 08:04 | Stetson | Timothy Edwards is hacked by Kenneth Zhu - foul #1 on Kenneth Zhu, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Stetson | Christopher Vail (PG), Ernest Whitley (SG), Boris Pavlikowski (SF), Jan Coulston (PF), Dikembe Araki (C) George Albrecht, Timothy Edwards, Alexander Davis, Richard Rico, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), John Deavers (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF), David Cornwell (C) Ernest Ehret, Paul Smith, Kenneth Zhu, Michael McGuire, Loren Reiter | |
| 07:48 | Stetson | Christopher Vail's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Gerald May is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Gunnels | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Stetson | PG - Christopher Vail (fresh) SG - Ernest Whitley (fresh) SF - Boris Pavlikowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Coulston (fresh) C - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Deavers (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - David Cornwell (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Deavers - foul #1 on John Deavers, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| 07:10 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:10 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | John Deavers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 06:47 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 06:38 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Deavers - foul #2 on John Deavers, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Stetson | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG) John Deavers | |
| 06:38 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:38 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Gerald May banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Nelson | 19-18 |
| 06:11 | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Boris Pavlikowski, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Stetson | Kelvin Johnson (PF), John Gibson (C) Jan Coulston, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF), Loren Reiter (C) Gerald May, David Cornwell | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | David Nelson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels and he's hacked by John Gibson - foul #2 on John Gibson, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Stetson | Dikembe Araki (C) John Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | David Nelson misses the free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Loren Reiter gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | David Nelson lays it up and in | 19-22 |
| 05:37 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Loren Reiter snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | David Nelson scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 19-24 |
| 05:03 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 05:02 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:49 | Stetson | Christopher Vail makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kelvin Johnson | 22-24 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Paul Smith double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Stetson | Jan Coulston (SF), Richard Rico (PF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (C) Boris Pavlikowski, Kelvin Johnson, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Gerald May (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Paul Smith, Larry Warren, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 04:19 | Stetson | Jan Coulston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Vail and he's hacked by Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| 04:19 | Stetson | Jan Coulston makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Stetson | Boris Pavlikowski (SF) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Michael McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Michael McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:48 | Stetson | Richard Rico makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Boris Pavlikowski and he's hacked by Joseph Gunnels - foul #2 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #8 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Stetson | Timothy Edwards (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (C) Ernest Whitley, Boris Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Deavers (SG) Joseph Gunnels | |
| 03:48 | Stetson | Richard Rico makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Christopher Vail is called for the reach on Ernest Ehret in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Vail, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Stetson | John Gibson (C) Richard Rico | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:46 | Stetson | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:27 | Stetson | John Gibson is hacked by David Cornwell - foul #1 on David Cornwell, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| 03:27 | Stetson | John Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:27 | Stetson | John Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | David Cornwell pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Stetson | PG - Christopher Vail (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Coulston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Deavers (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Cornwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Michael McGuire lays it up and in | 29-28 |
| 02:51 | Stetson | Christopher Vail hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 32-28 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jan Coulston - foul #1 on Jan Coulston, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Stetson | George Albrecht (SG), Kelvin Johnson (PF) Timothy Edwards, Jan Coulston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Gerald May, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:29 | Stetson | John Gibson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | David Nelson misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kelvin Johnson - foul #1 on Kelvin Johnson, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Stetson | Ernest Whitley (SG), Boris Pavlikowski (SF) Christopher Vail, John Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SG) Ernest Ehret, John Deavers | |
| 02:14 | Mercer | David Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:54 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Nelson | 32-31 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu is hacked by George Albrecht - foul #1 on George Albrecht, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Stetson | Richard Rico (PF), Dikembe Araki (C) Kelvin Johnson, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Larry Warren, David Nelson | |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:30 | Stetson | The short jumper by Boris Pavlikowski is denied by Michael McGuire | 32-33 |
| 01:28 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:14 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki is hacked by Michael McGuire - foul #1 on Michael McGuire, team foul #10 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Stetson | Timothy Edwards (PG), Jan Coulston (SF) George Albrecht, Boris Pavlikowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Deavers (SG) Kenneth Zhu | |
| 01:14 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:14 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | John Deavers's pass is intercepted by Ernest Whitley in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 01:06 | Stetson | Ernest Whitley lays it up and in | 36-33 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is hacked by Timothy Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Edwards, team foul #13 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Stetson | Christopher Vail (PG) Ernest Whitley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), David Cornwell (C) John Deavers, Loren Reiter | |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:53 | Stetson | Timothy Edwards misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Gerald May gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | David Cornwell buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald May | 36-37 |
| 00:24 | Stetson | Dikembe Araki lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Vail | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |