| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dave Rupe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Krause (fresh) PF - Dave Apodaca (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyman Doney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Ernest Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Faircloth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Shain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donny Salvato (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca slams it home on a nice dish by Lyman Doney | 32-28 |
| 19:33 | Mercy | Fred Krause steals the ball from Jesse Shain | 32-28 |
| 19:22 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 19:02 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:00 | Mercy | Donny Salvato gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Mercy | Ernest Warren knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Faircloth | 32-31 |
| 18:23 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Daniel Faircloth | 32-31 |
| 18:08 | Mercy | Daniel Faircloth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Donahue | 32-33 |
| 17:51 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca is fouled on the floor by Jesse Shain - foul #3 on Jesse Shain, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Cecil Smith (PF) Jesse Shain | |
| 17:37 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Dave Rupe | 34-33 |
| 17:21 | Mercy | Cecil Smith's floater is tipped away by Dave Apodaca | 34-33 |
| 17:19 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:03 | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:02 | Mercy | Donny Salvato gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:48 | Mercy | Brian Donahue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider (SF), Thomas Murphy (PF), Douglas Berry (C) Fred Krause, Dave Apodaca, Lyman Doney | |
| Subs | Mercy | Raymond Medlock (PG), Arthur Aguila (SG), Abraham Medeiros (SF), Joseph Turcios (C) Ernest Warren, Brian Donahue, Daniel Faircloth, Donny Salvato | |
| 16:24 | Valdosta St. | Thomas Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Mercy | Abraham Medeiros snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:08 | Mercy | Edward Crider steals the ball from Abraham Medeiros | 34-33 |
| 15:51 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 15:50 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Cecil Smith | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dave Rupe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Duffy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Crider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Raymond Medlock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Aguila (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Abraham Medeiros (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Turcios (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercy | Raymond Medlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker (PG), Edward Newell (SG) Dave Rupe, Billy Duffy | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Smith (PG), Jesse Shain (PF) Raymond Medlock, Joseph Turcios | |
| 15:27 | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 15:26 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 15:04 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Crider, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause (SF), Dave Apodaca (PF), Lyman Doney (C) Edward Crider, Thomas Murphy, Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ernest Warren (PG), Brian Donahue (SG), Daniel Faircloth (SF), Joseph Turcios (C) Steven Smith, Arthur Aguila, Abraham Medeiros, Cecil Smith | |
| 14:35 | Mercy | Dave Apodaca denies the turnaround by Ernest Warren | 34-33 |
| 14:33 | Valdosta St. | Edward Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:20 | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Krause | 37-33 |
| 14:13 | Mercy | Dave Apodaca blocks the short jumper by Jesse Shain | 37-33 |
| 14:12 | Valdosta St. | The rebound goes to Lyman Doney | 37-33 |
| 14:08 | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe (PG), Billy Duffy (SG) Louis Baker, Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Mercy | Donny Salvato (C) Joseph Turcios | |
| 13:46 | Mercy | A charge is called on Jesse Shain - foul #4 on Jesse Shain, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | | |
| Subs | Mercy | Cecil Smith (PF) Jesse Shain | |
| 13:24 | Valdosta St. | Daniel Faircloth is called for the reach on Fred Krause - foul #1 on Daniel Faircloth, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider (SF) Fred Krause | |
| Subs | Mercy | Arthur Aguila (SG), Abraham Medeiros (SF) Brian Donahue, Daniel Faircloth | |
| 13:13 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider misses the dunk but he's hacked by Arthur Aguila - foul #1 on Arthur Aguila, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 13:13 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:13 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:13 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:55 | Mercy | Abraham Medeiros misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 12:53 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 12:47 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy clanks a floater from the right side | 38-33 |
| 12:46 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 12:28 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 12:26 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 12:10 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-33 |
| 12:09 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Donny Salvato | 40-33 |
| 11:55 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-33 |
| 11:54 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:41 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-33 |
| 11:39 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dave Rupe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Crider (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Apodaca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Lyman Doney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Ernest Warren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Aguila (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Abraham Medeiros (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donny Salvato (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 11:20 | Mercy | Donny Salvato grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 11:13 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Warren | 40-35 |
| 10:44 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 10:43 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca tips it in | 42-35 |
| 10:26 | Mercy | Cecil Smith scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ernest Warren | 42-37 |
| 10:08 | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 10:06 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 10:04 | Mercy | Cecil Smith snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:54 | Mercy | Cecil Smith scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Dave Apodaca - foul #2 on Dave Apodaca, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker (PG), Edward Newell (SG), Fred Krause (SF), Thomas Murphy (PF), Douglas Berry (C) Dave Rupe, Billy Duffy, Edward Crider, Dave Apodaca, Lyman Doney | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Smith (PG), Brian Donahue (SG), Daniel Faircloth (SF), Joseph Turcios (C) Ernest Warren, Arthur Aguila, Abraham Medeiros, Donny Salvato | |
| 09:54 | Mercy | Cecil Smith makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:37 | Valdosta St. | Joseph Turcios steals the ball from Edward Newell | 42-40 |
| 09:23 | Mercy | The short jumper by Daniel Faircloth is denied by Fred Krause | 42-40 |
| 09:22 | Mercy | Joseph Turcios grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:08 | Mercy | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 09:07 | Mercy | Joseph Turcios gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | Mercy | Edward Newell is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Edward Newell, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy (SG) Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Mercy | Abraham Medeiros (PF) Cecil Smith | |
| 08:34 | Mercy | Brian Donahue is fouled on the floor by Billy Duffy - foul #3 on Billy Duffy, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe (PG) Louis Baker | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 08:20 | Mercy | Abraham Medeiros is hacked by Thomas Murphy - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 08:03 | Mercy | Joseph Turcios knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 07:34 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Krause | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dave Rupe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Duffy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fred Krause (fresh) PF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Faircloth (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Abraham Medeiros (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Turcios (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mercy | Daniel Faircloth misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 07:17 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:09 | Valdosta St. | Thomas Murphy hits a floater in the lane set up by Billy Duffy | 47-42 |
| 06:48 | Mercy | Billy Duffy steps in front of the Brian Donahue pass | 47-42 |
| 06:29 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Fred Krause | 50-42 |
| 06:22 | Mercy | Joseph Turcios comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 06:21 | Valdosta St. | Thomas Murphy gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:02 | Valdosta St. | Steven Smith picks off the pass by Douglas Berry | 50-42 |
| 05:59 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca (PF), Lyman Doney (C) Thomas Murphy, Douglas Berry | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ernest Warren (PG), Jesse Shain (PF), Donny Salvato (C) Steven Smith, Abraham Medeiros, Joseph Turcios | |
| 05:37 | Mercy | Ernest Warren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 05:36 | Mercy | Brian Donahue grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:27 | Mercy | Ernest Warren scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donny Salvato and the foul's on Dave Rupe - foul #3 on Dave Rupe, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider (SF) Fred Krause | |
| Subs | Mercy | Arthur Aguila (SG), Abraham Medeiros (SF) Brian Donahue, Daniel Faircloth | |
| 05:27 | Mercy | Ernest Warren makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:09 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 05:07 | Mercy | Donny Salvato grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:53 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila is fouled on the floor by Lyman Doney - foul #1 on Lyman Doney, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 04:53 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 04:53 | Mercy | Arthur Aguila makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:27 | Valdosta St. | Edward Crider loses the dribble to Arthur Aguila | 50-47 |
| 04:22 | Mercy | Abraham Medeiros banks in the layup on a great pass from Arthur Aguila | 50-49 |
| 04:04 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 03:44 | Mercy | Jesse Shain banks in the layup set up by Arthur Aguila and he's fouled by Dave Rupe - foul #4 on Dave Rupe, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause (SF) Edward Crider | |
| Subs | Mercy | Brian Donahue (SG), Daniel Faircloth (SF) Arthur Aguila, Abraham Medeiros | |
| 03:44 | Mercy | Jesse Shain makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:27 | Valdosta St. | Ernest Warren steals it from Dave Apodaca | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Valdosta St. | PG - Dave Rupe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Billy Duffy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Krause (fresh) PF - Dave Apodaca (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lyman Doney (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Ernest Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Faircloth (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesse Shain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donny Salvato (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mercy | Donny Salvato hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Faircloth | 53-54 |
| 03:09 | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 03:08 | Mercy | Jesse Shain grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:48 | Mercy | Jesse Shain lays it in | 53-56 |
| 02:26 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca makes the turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Jesse Shain - foul #5 on Jesse Shain, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker (PG), Edward Newell (SG), Thomas Murphy (C) Dave Rupe, Billy Duffy, Lyman Doney | |
| Subs | Mercy | Steven Smith (PG), Cecil Smith (PF), Joseph Turcios (C) Ernest Warren, Jesse Shain, Donny Salvato | |
| 02:26 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:22 | Mercy | Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe (PG), Billy Duffy (SG) Louis Baker, Edward Newell | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 02:08 | Mercy | Daniel Faircloth hits a driving attempt near the basket | 56-58 |
| 01:39 | Valdosta St. | Thomas Murphy loses the dribble to Steven Smith | 56-58 |
| 01:34 | Mercy | Cecil Smith misses the dunk | 56-58 |
| 01:33 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 01:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Smith - foul #4 on Steven Smith, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney (C) Thomas Murphy | |
| Subs | Mercy | Ernest Warren (PG), Donny Salvato (C) Steven Smith, Joseph Turcios | |
| 01:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Rupe makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Mercy | Lyman Doney is called for the reach on Brian Donahue - foul #2 on Lyman Doney, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Mercy | Brian Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Valdosta St. | Lyman Doney grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 00:37 | Valdosta St. | Billy Duffy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dave Rupe | 60-58 |
| 00:18 | Mercy | Ernest Warren clanks a floater in the lane | 60-58 |
| 00:16 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca is hacked by Brian Donahue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Donahue, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 00:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:14 | Valdosta St. | Dave Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Valdosta St. | Valdosta St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercy | Daniel Faircloth loses the dribble to Dave Apodaca | 62-58 |
| 00:06 | Valdosta St. | Ernest Warren is called for the reach on Fred Krause in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Warren, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Valdosta St. | Louis Baker (PG), Thomas Murphy (PF) Dave Rupe, Dave Apodaca | |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| 00:06 | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | Valdosta St. | Fred Krause misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:06 | Mercy | Cecil Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | Mercy | Ernest Warren scores on a 3 from straight away | 63-61 |