| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Pendelton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dante Catt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lester Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Jesse Smith inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton connects on the 3 from straight away set up by David Summerlin | 40-34 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Preston Dussault misses the jump hook from the right block | 40-34 |
| 19:27 | Belmont | Dante Catt grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 18:51 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Dante Catt gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:25 | Belmont | Alexander Clancy steps in front of the Jesse Smith pass | 40-34 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy misses the shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:39 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Preston Dussault clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 17:17 | Belmont | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:52 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Oliver | 45-36 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Richard Hentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy tips it home | 45-38 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | David Summerlin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Pendelton | 48-38 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Lester Crane's fadeaway is rejected by Dante Catt | 48-38 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy tips it in | 48-40 |
| 16:14 | Belmont | Dante Catt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 15:59 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Pendelton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dallas Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dante Catt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Dussault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Richard Hentz steals the ball from David Summerlin in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Richard Hentz blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | Jesse Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:43 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 50-40 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy hits a floater from the right block | 50-42 |
| 14:54 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-42 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Preston Dussault pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Ray Pendelton steps in front of the Richard Hentz pass in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Mathis - foul #2 on Douglas Mathis, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Kevin Dessert (PF), Joel Pugh (C) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Dallas Oliver, Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Richard Hentz, Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Alexander Clancy, Lester Crane | |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:33 | Belmont | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Anthony Holliday is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Anthony Holliday, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Leo Kelley (PF) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:56 | Belmont | Leo Kelley connects on the shot from close range set up by William Brooks | 54-42 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Joshua Jones can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Dessert | 54-42 |
| 13:17 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Richard Smith connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Christopher Edwards | 54-44 |
| 12:48 | Belmont | Leo Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Anthony Holliday connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Edwards | 54-47 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Joe Coletti misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | William Brooks tips it but misses | 54-47 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Calvin Morehead | 54-47 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Joe Coletti steals the ball from Richard Smith | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Pugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holliday (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Morehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Anthony Holliday steals the ball from Kevin Dessert | 54-47 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Christopher Edwards lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Holliday | 54-49 |
| 11:09 | Belmont | William Brooks travels with the ball | 54-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Dallas Oliver (PF), Daniel Gray (C) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Kevin Dessert, Leo Kelley, Joel Pugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Alexander Clancy (PF), Charles Ricard (C) Christopher Edwards, Joshua Jones, Anthony Holliday, Richard Smith, Calvin Morehead | |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Preston Dussault hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Hentz and the foul's on Ray Pendelton - foul #2 on Ray Pendelton, team foul #1 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dante Catt (C) Daniel Gray | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Preston Dussault makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Richard Hentz takes the ball from David Summerlin | 54-52 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Preston Dussault can't finish the layup | 54-52 |
| 10:32 | Belmont | David Summerlin pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:28 | Belmont | Jesse Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 54-52 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Preston Dussault can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 10:04 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Jesse Smith, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (C) Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lester Crane (C) Charles Ricard | |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:21 | Belmont | David Summerlin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy is hacked by Ray Pendelton - foul #3 on Ray Pendelton, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (SG), Joel Pugh (C) Ray Pendelton, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis travels with the ball | 54-54 |
| Subs | Belmont | Joe Coletti (SG) David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Lester Crane snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy connects on the floater from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Lester Crane swats the layup by Joel Pugh | 54-56 |
| 07:47 | Belmont | Joel Pugh tips it in | 56-56 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the shot from the right side | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - William Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Coletti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Dessert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dallas Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Dussault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Lester Crane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Belmont | William Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dallas Oliver | 59-58 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy can't connect on a shot near the basket | 59-58 |
| 06:52 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kevin Dessert | 59-58 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | William Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Dessert | 62-58 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Lester Crane drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 06:11 | Belmont | Alexander Clancy takes the ball from Joel Pugh | 62-60 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Richard Hentz clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Brooks - foul #1 on William Brooks, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Leo Kelley (PF), Dante Catt (C) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Kevin Dessert, Dallas Oliver, Joel Pugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Alexander Clancy, Lester Crane | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 05:41 | Belmont | Leo Kelley hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Jesse Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | David Summerlin is fouled on the floor by Richard Hentz - foul #1 on Richard Hentz, team foul #3 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG) Richard Hentz | |
| 04:40 | Belmont | David Summerlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton tips it home | 66-62 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 66-62 |
| 04:19 | Belmont | Leo Kelley snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 66-62 |
| 04:00 | Belmont | Dante Catt tips it in | 68-62 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Joshua Jones is hacked by Leo Kelley - foul #2 on Leo Kelley, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dallas Oliver (PF), Kevin Dessert (C) Leo Kelley, Dante Catt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Alexander Clancy (PF) Christopher Edwards, Anthony Holliday, Richard Smith | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 68-62 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy tips it but misses | 68-62 |
| 03:21 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Summerlin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Pendelton (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dallas Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Dessert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Calvin Morehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Mathis - foul #3 on Douglas Mathis, team foul #4 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG), Joe Coletti (SG), Joel Pugh (C) David Summerlin, Ray Pendelton, Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Lester Crane (C) Joshua Jones, Calvin Morehead | |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Preston Dussault drills a jump hook from the baseline | 70-64 |
| 02:47 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Ray Pendelton (SG), Jesse Smith (SF), Dante Catt (C) William Brooks, Joe Coletti, Kevin Dessert, Joel Pugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (PG) Christopher Edwards | |
| 02:21 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-64 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alexander Clancy | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Ray Pendelton picks off the pass by Douglas Mathis | 70-64 |
| 01:50 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Summerlin | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Preston Dussault scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Jones | 73-66 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Ray Pendelton misses the floater in the paint | 73-66 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Dante Catt pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Jesse Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Joshua Jones | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Preston Dussault is called for the reach on Dallas Oliver in the backcourt - foul #2 on Preston Dussault, team foul #5 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG) Joshua Jones | |
| 00:36 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver is fouled on the floor by Preston Dussault - foul #3 on Preston Dussault, team foul #6 | 73-69 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver is hacked by Preston Dussault - foul #4 on Preston Dussault, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Brooks (PG) David Summerlin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Dallas Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Dante Catt grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Dante Catt is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hentz - foul #2 on Richard Hentz, team foul #8 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Belmont | Kevin Dessert (SF) Jesse Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Dante Catt makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Dante Catt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Hentz | 76-72 |
| 00:16 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Summerlin (PG), Jesse Smith (SF) William Brooks, Dallas Oliver | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Richard Hentz is called for the reach on Kevin Dessert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hentz, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:14 | Belmont | Kevin Dessert makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Preston Dussault is fouled on the floor by Ray Pendelton - foul #4 on Ray Pendelton, team foul #6 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Belmont | Dallas Oliver (PF) Kevin Dessert | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy grabs the offensive board | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Preston Dussault knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | David Summerlin runs out the clock | 78-75 |