| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Juhl (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Buckler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Strauss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Todd Patt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David German (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Roy Atherton grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | David Juhl hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Robert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | David Juhl comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Bender | 38-37 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Atherton picks off the pass by David German | 38-37 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Stephen Strauss steals it from Christopher Matheney | 38-37 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julian Railey | 38-37 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled on the floor by Richard Bender - foul #2 on Richard Bender, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Bryan Scholl (PF) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (SG), Cristopher Badillo (SF), Chad Baker (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) John Buckler, Stephen Strauss, Todd Patt, David German | |
| 16:48 | Mercer | James Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker is called for traveling | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Richard Bender picks off the pass by Tom Sprague in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo's fadeaway is rejected by David Juhl | 38-37 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Tom Sprague gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Cristopher Badillo - foul #2 on Cristopher Badillo, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG) Richard Bender | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Juhl (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buckler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cristopher Badillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Claybrooks (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Larry Busick (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, James Wright, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (PG), Stephen Strauss (SF), David German (C) David Olson, Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Robert Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-39 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Willie Langley gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled on the floor by David German - foul #3 on David German, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Juhl (C) Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF) Cristopher Badillo | |
| 14:39 | Mercer | David Juhl hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 43-39 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Willie Langley snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | David Juhl is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Macaulay (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (C) Roy Atherton, Larry Busick, Robert Reeves, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), David Olson (SG), Chad Baker (SF) Jeffry Bodkin, John Buckler, Stephen Strauss | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Chad Baker | 43-41 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Langley steals it from Todd Patt | 43-41 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney's floater is tipped away by David German | 43-41 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Willie Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Willie Langley connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Matheney | 45-41 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Matheney steals it from Todd Patt | 45-41 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Daniel Macaulay loses the ball out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Bryan Scholl (C) Daniel Macaulay, Christopher Matheney, James Wright, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (PG), John Buckler (SG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Cristopher Badillo (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Richard Bender, David Olson, Chad Baker, Todd Patt, David German | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bryan Scholl - foul #1 on Bryan Scholl, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Willie Langley gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Willie Langley's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Claybrooks | 45-42 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Langley (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffry Bodkin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Buckler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Strauss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cristopher Badillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Claybrooks (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Vincent Piggott - foul #1 on Vincent Piggott, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Juhl (C) Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG) Jeffry Bodkin | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-42 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Bender and he's hacked by Robert Reeves - foul #3 on Robert Reeves, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Busick (SG), James Wright (SF) Vincent Piggott, Robert Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (SG), Todd Patt (PF) John Buckler, Paul Claybrooks | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Roy Atherton connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Wright | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Busick - foul #1 on Larry Busick, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), Willie Langley (PF) Roy Atherton, Larry Busick, Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG), Chad Baker (SF), David German (C) Richard Bender, Stephen Strauss, Cristopher Badillo | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Willie Langley pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Tom Sprague is hacked by Chad Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Baker, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Willie Langley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to David German | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffry Bodkin | 49-49 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Tom Sprague is hacked by David Olson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Olson, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Julian Railey (C) James Wright, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG), Paul Claybrooks (PF) David Olson, Todd Patt | |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Julian Railey connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Paul Claybrooks - foul #2 on Paul Claybrooks, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SF) Robert Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks comes up short on the shot from the left block | 51-49 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Claybrooks grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott is called for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Larry Busick (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Bryan Scholl (PF) Tom Sprague, Christopher Matheney, Vincent Piggott, Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Todd Patt (PF), Cristopher Badillo (C) Jeffry Bodkin, Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks, David German | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Bender | 51-54 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Robert Reeves knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Atherton | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Busick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Scholl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Julian Railey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Richard Bender (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buckler (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Strauss (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Todd Patt (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Cristopher Badillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo is fouled on the floor by Julian Railey - foul #1 on Julian Railey, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG), Vincent Piggott (SF), James Wright (PF), David Juhl (C) Larry Busick, Robert Reeves, Bryan Scholl, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (SG), Chad Baker (SF), Paul Claybrooks (PF), David German (C) John Buckler, Stephen Strauss, Todd Patt, Cristopher Badillo | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David German | 54-57 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott's layup is rejected by David German | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | David Juhl hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker clanks a shot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | David Juhl is fouled on the floor by David German - foul #4 on David German, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Willie Langley (PF) Roy Atherton, Vincent Piggott | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Cristopher Badillo (PF) Richard Bender, Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | David Juhl misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | David German misses the runner from close range | 57-57 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Matheney - foul #1 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Busick (SG), Bryan Scholl (C) Christopher Matheney, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | James Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Busick | 60-58 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bryan Scholl picks off the pass by Stephen Strauss | 60-58 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Larry Busick misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Willie Langley is called for the reach on Stephen Strauss - foul #4 on Willie Langley, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Larry Busick, James Wright, Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG), John Buckler (SG), Chad Baker (PF), Paul Claybrooks (C) David Olson, Jeffry Bodkin, Cristopher Badillo, David German | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Stephen Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Willie Langley grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Robert Reeves connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Piggott | 62-58 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler is whistled for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG), Julian Railey (PF) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Patt (PF) Stephen Strauss | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | The short jumper by Julian Railey is denied by Todd Patt | 62-58 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Bender | 62-60 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Atherton and he's fouled by Todd Patt - foul #1 on Todd Patt, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Bryan Scholl (PF) Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | David Olson (PG), Cristopher Badillo (SF), David German (C) Richard Bender, Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Reeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Juhl (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - David Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Buckler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cristopher Badillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Todd Patt (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - David German (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler loses the dribble to David Juhl | 65-60 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled in the backcourt by David German - foul #5 on David German, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Busick (SG), James Wright (SF) Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG), Stephen Strauss (SF) John Buckler, David German | |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Busick - foul #2 on Larry Busick, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Macaulay (PG), Willie Langley (PF) Roy Atherton, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG) Daniel Macaulay, Larry Busick | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker (SF), Paul Claybrooks (C) Stephen Strauss, Cristopher Badillo | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-62 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Todd Patt | 65-62 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Chad Baker connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Olson | 65-65 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SF) Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender (PG) Todd Patt | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin's pass is intercepted by Bryan Scholl | 65-65 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) Vincent Piggott, Bryan Scholl, James Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler (SG), Stephen Strauss (SF), Todd Patt (PF), Cristopher Badillo (C) Jeffry Bodkin, David Olson, Chad Baker, Paul Claybrooks | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Buckler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Cristopher Badillo | 65-67 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Willie Langley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Bender | 65-70 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Stephen Strauss steps in front of the Willie Langley pass in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Matheney takes the ball from Stephen Strauss | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Juhl | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender is fouled on the floor by Christopher Matheney - foul #2 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Cristopher Badillo | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roy Atherton is called for the reach on Cristopher Badillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Atherton, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffry Bodkin (SG), Chad Baker (PF) John Buckler, Todd Patt | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Cristopher Badillo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Robert Reeves scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bender runs out the clock | 71-73 |