| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Luke Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Douglas Watkins inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern | George Owens scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Carney | 30-25 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| 19:14 | Southern | The rebound goes to Luke Smith | 30-25 |
| 19:08 | Southern | Christopher Matheney picks off the pass by George Owens | 30-25 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | John Flynn steals the ball from Christopher Matheney | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | Southern | Luke Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | David Juhl gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled on the floor by Luke Smith - foul #1 on Luke Smith, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | James Wright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-25 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | Willie Langley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Willie Langley hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 30-25 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Michael Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:42 | Southern | Michael Carney clanks a shot from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Roy Atherton grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | James Wright blows the layup but he's hacked by Luke Smith - foul #2 on Luke Smith, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Southern | Roman Lang (PG), Ralph Mueller (SF), Joel Lalli (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Michael Carney, Douglas Watkins, Luke Smith, John Flynn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SG), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Christopher Matheney, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 17:22 | Mercer | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Joel Lalli clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | James Wright gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | James Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Southern | Gary Little (SG) George Owens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Larry Busick (SG) Roy Atherton, James Wright | |
| 16:27 | Southern | Gary Little misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bryan Scholl | 30-27 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Larry Busick misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-27 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Tom Sprague hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Larry Busick can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 16:00 | Southern | Joel Lalli gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roman Lang (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Little (fresh) SF - Ralph Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Lalli (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Wright (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Busick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Southern | Gary Little connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wright | 33-27 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Julian Railey knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Joel Lalli - foul #2 on Joel Lalli, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Carney (PG), Douglas Watkins (SF), John Flynn (C) Gary Little, Ralph Mueller, Joel Lalli | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Larry Busick, Vincent Piggott, Bryan Scholl | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Julian Railey makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:30 | Southern | John Flynn knocks in the turnaround from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Julian Railey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-30 |
| 15:13 | Southern | John Flynn snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:08 | Southern | Douglas Watkins lays it in set up by Michael Carney | 37-30 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Robert Reeves makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Atherton | 37-33 |
| 14:30 | Southern | John Flynn misses the floater in the lane | 37-33 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Julian Railey snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:22 | Southern | John Flynn gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:17 | Southern | Michael Carney makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Watkins | 40-33 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | David Juhl hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | Southern | John Flynn gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:38 | Southern | Roman Lang drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Douglas Watkins and the foul's on Christopher Matheney - foul #2 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern | George Owens (SG), Gary Little (SF), Luke Smith (PF), Ralph Mueller (C) Michael Carney, Douglas Watkins, Christopher Wright, John Flynn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Willie Langley (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Julian Railey, David Juhl | |
| 13:38 | Southern | Roman Lang makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | James Wright scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Atherton and he's hacked by Roman Lang - foul #1 on Roman Lang, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Southern | John Flynn (C) Roman Lang | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG) Roy Atherton | |
| 13:20 | Mercer | James Wright makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:06 | Southern | James Wright takes the ball from Ralph Mueller | 43-36 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 12:43 | Southern | Ralph Mueller pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Gary Little scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Flynn | 45-36 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Tom Sprague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, James Wright, Bryan Scholl | |
| 12:10 | Southern | George Owens comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 45-36 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Reeves | 45-36 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Willie Langley is hacked by Ralph Mueller - foul #1 on Ralph Mueller, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Carney (PG), Douglas Watkins (SF) Gary Little, John Flynn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Carney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Owens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Douglas Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luke Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Robert Reeves can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Robert Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Christopher Matheney steals it from George Owens | 45-39 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Willie Langley and he's fouled by George Owens - foul #3 on George Owens, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Roman Lang (SG), Joel Lalli (PF), Christopher Wright (C) George Owens, Luke Smith, Ralph Mueller | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Southern | Christopher Wright pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:29 | Southern | Christopher Wright buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Carney | 48-41 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Roman Lang steals it from Bryan Scholl | 48-41 |
| 09:53 | Southern | Christopher Wright misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | James Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 09:19 | Southern | Joel Lalli clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 09:18 | Southern | Douglas Watkins snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:13 | Southern | Joel Lalli's pass is intercepted by James Wright | 48-43 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | James Wright scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern | Roman Lang is fouled on the floor by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Gary Little (PG), George Owens (SG), Ralph Mueller (SF), Luke Smith (PF), John Flynn (C) Michael Carney, Roman Lang, Douglas Watkins, Joel Lalli, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, James Wright, Julian Railey, Bryan Scholl | |
| 08:25 | Southern | Ralph Mueller misses the easy layup | 48-46 |
| 08:23 | Southern | Luke Smith snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:11 | Southern | Gary Little misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Ralph Mueller loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Roman Lang (PG) Gary Little | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Roman Lang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - George Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luke Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Willie Langley is hacked by Luke Smith - foul #3 on Luke Smith, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Joel Lalli (PF) Luke Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Willie Langley makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Willie Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:15 | Southern | Tom Sprague steals it from Joel Lalli | 48-48 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott knocks in the shot from close range set up by Tom Sprague | 48-50 |
| 06:39 | Southern | George Owens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Robert Reeves grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | David Juhl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-50 |
| 06:23 | Southern | John Flynn grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Roman Lang comes up short on the floater from the left block | 48-50 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | David Juhl jams it on a nice dish by Willie Langley | 48-52 |
| 05:33 | Southern | John Flynn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Robert Reeves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Flynn - foul #2 on John Flynn, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Carney (PG), Gary Little (SG), Douglas Watkins (SF), Luke Smith (PF), Christopher Wright (C) Roman Lang, George Owens, Ralph Mueller, Joel Lalli, John Flynn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Robert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Gary Little misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Scholl - foul #2 on Bryan Scholl, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF) Robert Reeves | |
| 04:58 | Southern | Gary Little makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern | Gary Little makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Roy Atherton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wright and he's hacked by Gary Little - foul #1 on Gary Little, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:21 | Southern | Michael Carney misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Douglas Watkins snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:06 | Southern | Christopher Matheney steals the ball from Gary Little | 50-56 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney hits the finger roll | 50-58 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Julian Railey picks off the pass by Douglas Watkins | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Carney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Little (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luke Smith (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. SF - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mercer | James Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 03:25 | Southern | Luke Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Southern | Michael Carney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney connects on the jumper from the right wing | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Southern | George Owens (SG), John Flynn (C) Gary Little, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) James Wright, Julian Railey, Bryan Scholl | |
| 02:56 | Southern | George Owens clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-60 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | David Juhl snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | David Juhl is hacked by John Flynn - foul #3 on John Flynn, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Southern | Luke Smith's pass is intercepted by Christopher Matheney | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Douglas Watkins is called for the reach on Christopher Matheney - foul #1 on Douglas Watkins, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Wright (PF) Luke Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:57 | Southern | Willie Langley swats the layup by John Flynn | 53-63 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Willie Langley grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Roy Atherton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Willie Langley | 53-66 |
| 01:29 | Southern | Michael Carney misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Matheney | 53-66 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | David Juhl hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern 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) | |
| 00:57 | Southern | Christopher Wright is hacked by Christopher Matheney - foul #3 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #4 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Southern | Roman Lang (PG), Gary Little (SG), Ralph Mueller (SF), Joel Lalli (PF) Michael Carney, George Owens, Douglas Watkins, John Flynn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 00:54 | Southern | The short jumper by Christopher Wright is denied by Julian Railey | 53-68 |
| 00:53 | Southern | Christopher Wright can't tip it in | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Roman Lang tips it home | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern 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) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | James Wright jams it on a nice dish by Bryan Scholl | 55-70 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Gary Little can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 55-70 |
| 00:26 | Southern | Christopher Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Joel Lalli drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Tom Sprague - foul #1 on Tom Sprague, team foul #5 | 57-70 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Joel Lalli makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tom Sprague runs out the clock | 58-70 |