| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) SG - David Stott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Johnny Insley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Larose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Randy Dunning inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Richard Johnson blocks the short jumper by Francis Fluharty | 27-32 |
| 19:50 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:28 | Centenary | Peter Larose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 27-32 |
| 19:17 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Dale Cleveland | 27-32 |
| 18:59 | Centenary | Randy Dunning is called for the reach on Peter Larose - foul #3 on Randy Dunning, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Victor Hayes (SF) Randy Dunning | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 18:49 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 27-32 |
| 18:47 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:39 | Centenary | Peter Larose is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Peter Larose, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Victor Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:07 | Centenary | Peter Larose misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-32 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Elvin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty drills a floater in the paint and the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Wayne Norman (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:21 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-32 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Victor Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 16:33 | Centenary | Peter Larose can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Elvin Smith is hacked by Ricky Tipton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricky Tipton, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Ernest Wolfe (SF), Thomas Dutton (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Victor Hayes, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel James (PG), Richard Phillips (SG), Michael Edwards (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Johnny Insley, Ricky Tipton, Peter Larose, Dale Cleveland | |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 16:16 | Centenary | Wayne Norman snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 15:59 | Centenary | Dikembe Abdon is called for the reach on Richard Phillips - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF) Francis Fluharty | |
| Subs | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Richard Phillips, Ronald Johnson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel James (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Norman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Centenary | Daniel James misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 15:41 | Centenary | Richard Johnson misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 35-32 |
| 15:12 | Centenary | Daniel James comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 15:11 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Dutton | 35-32 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton's pass is intercepted by Michael Edwards | 35-32 |
| 14:32 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randy Dunning - foul #4 on Randy Dunning, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Victor Hayes (SF) Richard Carter, Dikembe Abdon, Randy Dunning | |
| Subs | Centenary | Johnny Insley (PG), Ricky Tipton (SG), Peter Larose (SF), Dale Cleveland (C) Michael Edwards, Daniel James, Wayne Norman, Richard Johnson | |
| 14:32 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:32 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Elvin Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 13:57 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Elvin Smith - foul #2 on Elvin Smith, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Fluharty (PF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Ernest Wolfe, Thomas Dutton | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 13:57 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:57 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby blows the layup | 37-35 |
| 13:32 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:17 | Centenary | Johnny Insley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Larose | 37-38 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Johnny Insley takes the ball from Francis Fluharty | 37-38 |
| 12:45 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Peter Larose steals the ball from David Stott | 37-41 |
| 12:08 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-43 |
| 11:49 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Dale Cleveland | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Stott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Johnny Insley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Tipton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Larose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Coffey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Cleveland (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Centenary | Peter Larose makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Cleveland and he's hacked by Victor Hayes - foul #2 on Victor Hayes, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Ernest Wolfe (SF), Thomas Dutton (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Victor Hayes, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Centenary | Michael Edwards (PG), Daniel James (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Wayne Norman (C) Johnny Insley, Ricky Tipton, Jeffrey Coffey, Dale Cleveland | |
| 11:33 | Centenary | Peter Larose makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Daniel James is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdon - foul #3 on Daniel James, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ronald Johnson (C) Peter Larose | |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Wolfe | 39-46 |
| 10:41 | Centenary | Michael Edwards can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 10:40 | Centenary | Ronald Johnson tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 10:22 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Wayne Norman | 39-48 |
| 10:10 | Centenary | Michael Edwards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-48 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 09:46 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 39-48 |
| 09:26 | Centenary | Michael Edwards is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wolfe - foul #2 on Ernest Wolfe, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Elvin Smith (PG), David Stott (SG), Victor Hayes (SF), Tyrone Crosby (C) Richard Carter, Dikembe Abdon, Francis Fluharty, Thomas Dutton | |
| Subs | Centenary | Johnny Insley (PG), Ricky Tipton (SG), Peter Larose (SF), Jeffrey Coffey (PF), Dale Cleveland (C) Michael Edwards, Daniel James, Wayne Norman, Richard Johnson, Ronald Johnson | |
| 09:08 | Centenary | Johnny Insley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | David Stott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 08:46 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:27 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland hits the finger roll | 39-50 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | David Stott comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Stott | 39-50 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Coffey - foul #4 on Jeffrey Coffey, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Dunning (SF) Victor Hayes | |
| Subs | Centenary | Michael Edwards (SG) Ricky Tipton | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:56 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Dale Cleveland | 40-50 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Peter Larose is hacked by Ernest Wolfe - foul #3 on Ernest Wolfe, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Dutton (PF) Ernest Wolfe | |
| Subs | Centenary | Daniel James (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Johnny Insley, Jeffrey Coffey | |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Peter Larose makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Peter Larose makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Stott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Michael Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Larose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Cleveland (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | A charge is called on Elvin Smith - foul #3 on Elvin Smith, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Wayne Norman (SF) Peter Larose | |
| 07:04 | Centenary | Wayne Norman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-52 |
| 07:03 | Centenary | Wayne Norman tips it in | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Randy Dunning comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Edwards - foul #1 on Michael Edwards, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Fluharty (PF), Victor Hayes (C) Thomas Dutton, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ricky Tipton (SG) Daniel James | |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Randy Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:29 | Centenary | Randy Dunning steals the ball from Michael Edwards | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elvin Smith | 43-54 |
| 05:39 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Randy Dunning misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 05:16 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Dale Cleveland | 43-54 |
| 05:16 | Centenary | Centenary calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby (C) Victor Hayes | |
| Subs | Centenary | Johnny Insley (PG), Peter Larose (SF), Jeffrey Coffey (PF) Michael Edwards, Wayne Norman, Richard Johnson | |
| 04:57 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey's pass is intercepted by Randy Dunning | 43-54 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | David Stott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 04:41 | Centenary | Ricky Tipton pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:26 | Centenary | Jeffrey Coffey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 04:25 | Centenary | Dale Cleveland tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Francis Fluharty misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-56 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Tyrone Crosby tips it in | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Centenary | Johnny Insley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Randy Dunning pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Jeffrey Coffey picks off the pass by Tyrone Crosby | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Elvin Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Stott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Francis Fluharty (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Tyrone Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Johnny Insley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Tipton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Larose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jeffrey Coffey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Cleveland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Centenary | Peter Larose drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dale Cleveland and he's hacked by Randy Dunning - foul #5 on Randy Dunning, team foul #9 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Carter (PG), Dikembe Abdon (SG), Victor Hayes (SF), Ernest Wolfe (PF), Thomas Dutton (C) Elvin Smith, David Stott, Randy Dunning, Francis Fluharty, Tyrone Crosby | |
| Subs | Centenary | Michael Edwards (PG), Daniel James (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Wayne Norman (C) Johnny Insley, Ricky Tipton, Jeffrey Coffey, Dale Cleveland | |
| 02:59 | Centenary | Peter Larose makes the free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Daniel James - foul #4 on Daniel James, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ronald Johnson (C) Peter Larose | |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:26 | Centenary | Michael Edwards makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel James | 46-62 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| 01:52 | Centenary | Daniel James can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdon - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdon, team foul #10 | 46-62 |
| 01:52 | Centenary | Daniel James makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:52 | Centenary | Daniel James misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Thomas Dutton pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-63 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Victor Hayes can't tip it in | 46-63 |
| 01:33 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 46-63 |
| 01:09 | Centenary | Daniel James makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-65 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-65 |
| 00:50 | Centenary | Wayne Norman gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Centenary | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 46-65 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Richard Carter gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Ernest Wolfe's floater is tipped away by Wayne Norman | 46-65 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Victor Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Victor Hayes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 00:11 | Centenary | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Centenary | Daniel James runs out the clock | 46-65 |