| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Matteo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Zirkle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Herrin (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Doss (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | George Zirkle inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Belmont | Paul Matteo drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Herrin | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | William Williams scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua McIndoe | 33-31 |
| 19:02 | Belmont | William Williams picks off the pass by George Zirkle | 33-31 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Randall Jordan banks in the layup on a great pass from William Williams | 33-33 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Paul Matteo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Courtney | 35-33 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Steven Henley makes the runner in the paint | 35-35 |
| 18:23 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 18:22 | Belmont | John Doss hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | William Williams's layup is rejected by Raymond Herrin | 37-35 |
| 17:52 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:40 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | John Doss tips it in | 39-35 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | David White loses the dribble to John Doss | 39-35 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Leo (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) George Zirkle, Raymond Herrin, John Doss | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Counts (PG), Robert Davis (SG), John Aust (SF), Alex Linthicum (PF), Jacob Anderson (C) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, Randall Jordan, Steven Henley, David White | |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:55 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Robert Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Paul Matteo steals the ball from Jacob Anderson | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is hacked by Mike Counts - foul #1 on Mike Counts, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG) Thomas Courtney, Paul Matteo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker connects on the shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerry Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Leo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mike Counts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Aust (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Linthicum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Mike Counts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 15:38 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Michael Leo makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Robichaud | 45-35 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Timothy Gatlin swats the short shot by Alex Linthicum | 45-35 |
| 15:07 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 14:48 | Belmont | Michael Leo is hacked by John Aust - foul #1 on John Aust, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), George Zirkle (SF), Raymond Herrin (PF), John Doss (C) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, Michael Leo, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Joshua McIndoe (SG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF), David White (C) Mike Counts, Robert Davis, John Aust, Alex Linthicum, Jacob Anderson | |
| 14:37 | Belmont | John Doss scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Steven Henley hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Williams | 47-37 |
| 14:03 | Belmont | John Doss misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-37 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua McIndoe | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Randall Jordan misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Herrin - foul #3 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Randall Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Randall Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | George Zirkle buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Herrin and he's fouled by Randall Jordan - foul #2 on Randall Jordan, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | George Zirkle misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | David White snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | The short jumper by David White is denied by John Doss | 49-37 |
| 13:11 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Raymond Herrin | 49-37 |
| 12:53 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Matteo | 51-37 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Steven Henley loses the ball out of bounds | 51-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Michael Leo (SF) Thomas Courtney, George Zirkle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:20 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker double dribbles | 51-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Jackson (SG), Richard Robichaud (PF) Paul Matteo, Raymond Herrin | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Aust (SF) Randall Jordan | |
| 12:06 | Mercer | William Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerry Whitaker - foul #1 on Jerry Whitaker, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin (C) John Doss | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:06 | Mercer | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Timothy Gatlin | 51-38 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin buries a shot from the left side | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jerry Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Leo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Gatlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Aust (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | William Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-38 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | The jump hook by Joshua McIndoe is blocked by Richard Robichaud | 53-38 |
| 11:12 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 10:54 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), George Zirkle (SF), Raymond Herrin (PF), John Doss (C) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, Michael Leo, Richard Robichaud, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Randall Jordan (SF), Alex Linthicum (PF), Jacob Anderson (C) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, Steven Henley, David White | |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 10:23 | Belmont | George Zirkle snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | George Zirkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | John Aust grabs the defensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Aust and he's hacked by Raymond Herrin - foul #4 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Richard Robichaud (PF) Raymond Herrin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum misses the free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:37 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney is called for 10 seconds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Steven Henley (PF), David White (C) John Aust, Alex Linthicum, Jacob Anderson | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Steven Henley knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Williams | 53-42 |
| 08:58 | Belmont | Paul Matteo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | John Doss misses the tip | 53-42 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | William Williams grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | David White blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Doss - foul #1 on John Doss, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Michael Leo (SF), Timothy Gatlin (C) George Zirkle, John Doss | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), John Aust (SF) Robert Davis, Randall Jordan | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | David White makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Henley - foul #3 on Steven Henley, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Steven Henley is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Steven Henley, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (SG), Raymond Herrin (PF) Paul Matteo, Timothy Gatlin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG) William Williams | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Herrin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Robichaud (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Aust (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David White (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Aust - foul #2 on John Aust, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Arthur Jackson (SG) Thomas Courtney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alex Linthicum (PF), Jacob Anderson (C) Steven Henley, David White | |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:34 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 07:15 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Jackson | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe is denied on a layup by Richard Robichaud | 58-44 |
| 06:20 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Alex Linthicum is called for the reach on Richard Robichaud - foul #1 on Alex Linthicum, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Thomas Courtney (PG), Paul Matteo (SG), George Zirkle (SF), John Doss (C) Jerry Whitaker, Arthur Jackson, Michael Leo, Raymond Herrin | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Mike Counts (SG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF), David White (C) Robert Davis, Joshua McIndoe, John Aust, Alex Linthicum, Jacob Anderson | |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David White | 59-44 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Thomas Courtney steals the ball from David White | 59-44 |
| 05:32 | Belmont | John Doss is whistled for a carry | 59-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | Raymond Herrin (PF) Richard Robichaud | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Randall Jordan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 05:13 | Belmont | John Doss snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 04:58 | Belmont | Paul Matteo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-44 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Randall Jordan double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG) Mike Counts | |
| 04:51 | Belmont | Joshua McIndoe steals the ball from Thomas Courtney in the backcourt | 59-44 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | William Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 04:37 | Belmont | John Doss grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | George Zirkle drills a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Courtney | 61-44 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | David White lays it in set up by Joshua McIndoe | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Thomas Courtney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Matteo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Zirkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Herrin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Doss (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David White (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Belmont | Raymond Herrin makes the jump hook from the baseline | 63-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses badly on a floater near the basket | 63-46 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Paul Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 02:55 | Belmont | Thomas Courtney drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Matteo | 65-46 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses the lay-in | 65-46 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Steven Henley tips it in | 65-48 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | John Doss misses the easy layup | 65-48 |
| 02:08 | Belmont | John Doss tips it home | 67-48 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Raymond Herrin - foul #5 on Raymond Herrin, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker (PG), Arthur Jackson (SG), Michael Leo (SF), Richard Robichaud (PF), Timothy Gatlin (C) Thomas Courtney, Paul Matteo, George Zirkle, Raymond Herrin, John Doss | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Counts (PG), Robert Davis (SG), John Aust (SF), Alex Linthicum (C) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, Randall Jordan, David White | |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Steven Henley makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum grabs the offensive board | 67-49 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Mike Counts knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alex Linthicum | 67-52 |
| 01:18 | Belmont | Arthur Jackson misses the shot from the left side | 67-52 |
| 01:16 | Belmont | Timothy Gatlin tips it in | 69-52 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by John Aust is blocked by Richard Robichaud | 69-52 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 00:46 | Belmont | Richard Robichaud loses the dribble to Mike Counts | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Steven Henley clanks a floater from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 00:39 | Belmont | Michael Leo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Michael Leo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jacob Anderson (C) Steven Henley | |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Michael Leo makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Michael Leo misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Gatlin - foul #2 on Timothy Gatlin, team foul #6 | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jerry Whitaker runs out the clock | 70-53 |