| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ron Leboeuf (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wayne Valdes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grover Cross (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernard Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Blum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Grover Cross inbounds the ball | 35-20 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf's pass is intercepted by Glenn Sydow | 35-20 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Norbert Root drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Patel | 37-20 |
| 19:09 | VMI | Glenn Sydow denies the turnaround by Grover Cross | 37-20 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners grabs the board | 37-20 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Steven Blum - foul #2 on Steven Blum, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 3rd free throw | 39-20 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Wayne Valdes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-20 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Ron Leboeuf - foul #3 on Ron Leboeuf, team foul #2 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Charlebois (PG) Ron Leboeuf | |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 18:18 | VMI | Wayne Valdes pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 17:58 | VMI | Wayne Valdes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-20 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-20 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-20 |
| 17:34 | VMI | Grover Cross grabs the board | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:21 | VMI | Grover Cross misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-20 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Grover Cross snags the offensive board | 40-20 |
| 17:11 | VMI | Sean Carte is called for the reach on Edward Charlebois - foul #1 on Sean Carte, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF) Sean Carte, Norbert Root | |
| Subs | VMI | Billy Underwood (SG), Brian Wolfson (SF), Eldon Perkins (PF), David Slaugh (C) Wayne Valdes, Grover Cross, Bernard Bryant, Steven Blum | |
| 17:05 | VMI | Kenneth Conners blocks the jumper by Billy Underwood | 40-20 |
| 17:03 | VMI | Eldon Perkins tips it back up and in | 40-22 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eldon Perkins - foul #1 on Eldon Perkins, team foul #3 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| 16:35 | VMI | Billy Underwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-25 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Gary Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 16:12 | VMI | Eldon Perkins pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:55 | VMI | Eldon Perkins drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brian Wolfson | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Adan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Conners (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edward Charlebois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Wolfson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eldon Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Slaugh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Gerald Adan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-27 |
| 15:39 | VMI | Billy Underwood pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 15:17 | VMI | Billy Underwood is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Conners - foul #2 on Kenneth Conners, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | VMI | Ron Leboeuf (PG), Wayne Valdes (SG), Grover Cross (SF), Bernard Bryant (PF), Steven Blum (C) Edward Charlebois, Billy Underwood, Brian Wolfson, Eldon Perkins, David Slaugh | |
| 15:05 | VMI | Wayne Valdes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-27 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Sean Carte misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-27 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Steven Blum snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 14:35 | VMI | Glenn Sydow denies the turnaround by Bernard Bryant | 42-27 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 42-27 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-27 |
| 14:14 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 14:05 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Steven Blum | 42-29 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Joshua Patel comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Wayne Valdes - foul #2 on Wayne Valdes, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:37 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Sean Carte can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 13:25 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bernard Bryant | 44-31 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Wayne Valdes is fouled on the floor by Glenn Sydow - foul #1 on Glenn Sydow, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Conners (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Charlebois (SG), Brian Wolfson (SF), Billy Underwood (PF), Eldon Perkins (C) Wayne Valdes, Grover Cross, Bernard Bryant, Steven Blum | |
| 12:51 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Conners | 44-31 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 44-31 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Norbert Root hits the follow up shot | 46-31 |
| 12:17 | VMI | Glenn Sydow swats the short shot by Eldon Perkins | 46-31 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 12:10 | VMI | Brian Wolfson gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 11:48 | VMI | Billy Underwood drills a floater from the left side | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Norbert Root (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Sydow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ron Leboeuf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Charlebois (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wolfson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Underwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldon Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Joshua Patel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Sean Carte | 49-33 |
| 11:20 | VMI | Edward Charlebois comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-33 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners is hacked by Billy Underwood - foul #1 on Billy Underwood, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | VMI | Wayne Valdes (SG), Grover Cross (SF), Bernard Bryant (PF), Steven Blum (C) Ron Leboeuf, Brian Wolfson, Billy Underwood, Eldon Perkins | |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Gary Newton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Antonio | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:44 | VMI | Bernard Bryant banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Blum | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Gerald Adan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Newton | 54-35 |
| 10:05 | VMI | Edward Charlebois buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Valdes | 54-38 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker loses the dribble to Grover Cross | 54-38 |
| 09:40 | VMI | Grover Cross lays it up and in | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Robert Antonio comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 09:31 | VMI | Edward Charlebois grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:22 | VMI | Robert Antonio picks off the pass by Steven Blum | 54-40 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Steven Blum is called for the reach on Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Steven Blum, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Conners, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | Ron Leboeuf (PG), Billy Underwood (SG), Eldon Perkins (PF) Edward Charlebois, Wayne Valdes, Bernard Bryant | |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Norbert Root misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 09:00 | VMI | Billy Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 08:55 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-40 |
| 08:53 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Underwood | 54-40 |
| 08:42 | VMI | Billy Underwood makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ron Leboeuf and he's hacked by Sean Carte - foul #2 on Sean Carte, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Wolfson (SF), David Slaugh (C) Grover Cross, Steven Blum | |
| 08:42 | VMI | Billy Underwood makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Eldon Perkins is called for the reach on Sean Carte - foul #2 on Eldon Perkins, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:58 | VMI | David Slaugh hits the finger roll | 56-45 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Joshua Patel scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ron Leboeuf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Underwood (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brian Wolfson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eldon Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - David Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | VMI | Brian Wolfson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF) Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | VMI | Wayne Valdes (SG), Grover Cross (SF), Bernard Bryant (PF), Steven Blum (C) Billy Underwood, Brian Wolfson, Eldon Perkins, David Slaugh | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Gerald Adan misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners hits the follow up shot | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | VMI | Ron Leboeuf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG) Joshua Patel | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Robert Antonio misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow tips it home | 63-45 |
| 05:56 | VMI | Robert Antonio steals it from Ron Leboeuf | 63-45 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Robert Antonio misses the easy layup | 63-45 |
| 05:51 | VMI | The rebound goes to Bernard Bryant | 63-45 |
| 05:31 | VMI | Bernard Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Gary Newton, Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Charlebois (PG), Billy Underwood (SG), Brian Wolfson (SF), Eldon Perkins (PF), David Slaugh (C) Ron Leboeuf, Wayne Valdes, Grover Cross, Bernard Bryant, Steven Blum | |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 05:10 | VMI | Brian Wolfson grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Brian Wolfson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-45 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Conners | 63-45 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners buries a 3 from straight away | 66-45 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Edward Charlebois is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #5 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:16 | VMI | Eldon Perkins hits the finger roll | 66-47 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Gerald Adan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-47 |
| 03:53 | VMI | Billy Underwood snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | VMI | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on Brian Wolfson - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| 03:38 | VMI | Eldon Perkins can't throw it down | 66-47 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Adan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edward Charlebois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Underwood (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Brian Wolfson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eldon Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Slaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Gary Newton misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David Slaugh - foul #2 on David Slaugh, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Lumpkins (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | VMI | Ray Hurd (PG) David Slaugh | |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Gary Newton makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Gary Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:07 | VMI | Billy Underwood grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 02:55 | VMI | Ray Hurd hits a 3 from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Eldon Perkins - foul #3 on Eldon Perkins, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:15 | VMI | 3 seconds is called on Ray Hurd | 69-50 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Thomas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Walker (PF) Willie Lumpkins | |
| Subs | VMI | David Slaugh (C) Ray Hurd | |
| 01:38 | VMI | Edward Charlebois misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-50 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Eldon Perkins steps in front of the Robert Antonio pass | 69-50 |
| 00:38 | VMI | Billy Underwood misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-50 |
| 00:36 | VMI | David Slaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | VMI | Billy Underwood misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Robert Antonio comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 69-50 |
| 00:08 | VMI | Brian Wolfson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Billy Underwood misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-50 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 69-50 |