| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Almeida (fresh) C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Troy Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Troy Weber knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 42-36 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | David Dobson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Robert Almeida misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Troy Weber can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Dobson and the foul's on Jeffery Lillard - foul #3 on Jeffery Lillard, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Floyd Bush (C) Jeffery Lillard | |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | James Bourbeau is fouled in the backcourt by David Dobson - foul #1 on David Dobson, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | James Bourbeau hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Bobby Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Tommy Powell - foul #2 on Tommy Powell, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:41 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton is hacked by Floyd Bush - foul #1 on Floyd Bush, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack McElvy (PF) Robert Almeida | |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Overton | 47-40 |
| 17:13 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Troy Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 16:44 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | David Dobson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke | |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Robert Almeida comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-40 |
| 16:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis can't finish the layup | 47-40 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Robert Almeida gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Jack McElvy is fouled on the floor by Andrew Purvis - foul #1 on Andrew Purvis, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Alfred Fair (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) Floyd Bush, Jack McElvy, Robert Almeida | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ivy (fresh) SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) PF - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Norman Cason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ricketts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard is hacked by Norman Cason - foul #1 on Norman Cason, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Overton (C) Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Wood - foul #3 on John Wood, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts makes the 3rd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Gregory Ricketts steals it from Tommy Powell | 47-41 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | James Bourbeau connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the shot from the right side | 47-43 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | David Dobson tips it in | 49-43 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | James Bourbeau is hacked by David Dobson - foul #2 on David Dobson, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Bobby Burke (SF) James Bourbeau, Rodney Bulluck | |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard banks in the layup | 49-45 |
| 13:21 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell is hacked by Bobby Burke - foul #1 on Bobby Burke, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Floyd Bush (PG), Robert Almeida (C) Gregory Ricketts, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 13:08 | Rhode Island | Troy Weber steals it from Antonio Douglas | 49-45 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Floyd Bush hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Weber | 49-47 |
| 12:46 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG) Alfred Fair | |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Wood - foul #4 on John Wood, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Steven Overton (C) John Wood, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Bobby Burke - foul #2 on Bobby Burke, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot (SG), John Stroinski (PF) Ronald Ivy, Andrew Purvis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:09 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Floyd Bush hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Bourbeau | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Almeida (fresh) C - Floyd Bush (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 11:28 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | Robert Almeida gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Floyd Bush is fouled on the floor by Steven Overton - foul #1 on Steven Overton, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy (PG), Tommy Powell (SF) David Dobson, Antonio Douglas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (SG), Rodney Bulluck (SF), Alfred Fair (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Robert Almeida | |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:35 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton buries a runner near the basket set up by Micheal Huot | 53-54 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts double dribbles | 53-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Earl Sklar (SG), Andrew Purvis (C) Micheal Huot, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG) Floyd Bush | |
| 09:57 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Sklar | 56-54 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Alfred Fair scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jeffery Lillard | 56-56 |
| 09:40 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell clanks a turnaround near the basket | 56-56 |
| 09:38 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | James Bourbeau scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Bulluck | 58-59 |
| 09:02 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell is hacked by Alfred Fair - foul #4 on Alfred Fair, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Steven Overton (C) Ronald Ivy, Earl Sklar, John Stroinski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), Robert Almeida (PF) James Bourbeau, Rodney Bulluck, Alfred Fair | |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton clanks a shot from close range | 58-59 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Bobby Burke scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gregory Ricketts | 58-61 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Lillard steals the ball from David Dobson | 58-61 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | David Dobson takes the ball from Troy Weber | 58-61 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | David Dobson slams it home | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tommy Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Purvis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gregory Ricketts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Almeida (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Lillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Almeida | 60-64 |
| 06:54 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-64 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Troy Weber | 60-64 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis is whistled for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (SG), Ronald Ivy (SF), John Stroinski (PF), Norman Cason (C) Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, Andrew Purvis, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SF), Alfred Fair (PF), Floyd Bush (C) Gregory Ricketts, Bobby Burke, Robert Almeida, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Troy Weber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 05:50 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason grabs the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason loses the ball out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (SF), Steven Overton (C) David Dobson, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 60-66 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 04:50 | Rhode Island | John Wood is hacked by Troy Weber - foul #1 on Troy Weber, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot (SG) Antonio Douglas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Burke (SF), Robert Almeida (C) Troy Weber, Floyd Bush | |
| 04:24 | Rhode Island | John Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-66 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | John Stroinski takes the ball from James Bourbeau | 60-66 |
| 03:37 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski gets the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ivy (fresh) PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Almeida (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | John Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Tommy Powell (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Floyd Bush (SG), Jack McElvy (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) James Bourbeau, Rodney Bulluck, Alfred Fair, Robert Almeida | |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Bobby Burke tips it back up and in | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | David Dobson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Stroinski (PF), Steven Overton (C) Andrew Purvis, Norman Cason | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Troy Weber (SG), Alfred Fair (PF) Gregory Ricketts, Floyd Bush, Jack McElvy | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard hits the follow up shot | 60-70 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Jeffery Lillard steals it from David Dobson | 60-70 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Bourbeau | 60-72 |
| 01:49 | Rhode Island | David Dobson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-72 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | James Bourbeau pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Alfred Fair knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-75 |
| 01:17 | Rhode Island | David Dobson knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Tommy Powell | 62-75 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Dobson - foul #3 on David Dobson, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Robert Almeida (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Bobby Burke, Jeffery Lillard | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Alfred Fair makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Alfred Fair makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wood | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-77 |
| 00:28 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Robert Almeida blocks the short jumper by Antonio Douglas | 65-77 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas snags the offensive board | 65-77 |
| 00:15 | Rhode Island | Gregory Ricketts steals it from Ronald Ivy | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts runs out the clock | 65-77 |