| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lester Stearns (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Leonard Thomas inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Reeves | 39-39 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | The short jumper by Willie Langley is denied by Jacob Gibson | 39-39 |
| 19:36 | Norfolk State | Mark Valentine snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 19:18 | Norfolk State | Robert Reeves swats the shot by Richard Adams | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Robert Reeves hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 39-42 |
| 18:39 | Norfolk State | Mark Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Roy Atherton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 18:24 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Roy Atherton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 17:38 | Norfolk State | Leonard Thomas connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Richard Adams | 41-42 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Willie Langley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:18 | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:10 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Juhl | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-42 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Roy Atherton grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Mark Valentine steals it from David Juhl | 41-42 |
| 16:06 | Norfolk State | Christopher Matheney is called for the reach on Richard Adams - foul #1 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Mondragon (PG), Alton Donald (SG), Manuel Yerkes (SF), George Jenney (PF) Lester Stearns, Richard Adams, Leonard Thomas, Mark Valentine | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| 15:49 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alton Donald, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas (PG) William Mondragon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Scholl (C) David Juhl | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jeremy Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alton Donald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Yerkes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Jenney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Julian Railey is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| 15:25 | Norfolk State | Jacob Gibson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald tips it but misses | 41-42 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Jacob Gibson blocks the short jumper by Julian Railey | 41-42 |
| 15:04 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to George Jenney | 41-42 |
| 14:40 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Tom Sprague misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Thomas - foul #4 on Jeremy Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Richard Adams (SG), Mark Valentine (PF) Jeremy Thomas, Jacob Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Tom Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Tom Sprague misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:35 | Norfolk State | George Jenney grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:19 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams is hacked by Vincent Piggott - foul #2 on Vincent Piggott, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG) Tom Sprague | |
| 14:02 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 14:01 | Norfolk State | George Jenney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:44 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | James Wright snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Manuel Yerkes - foul #2 on Manuel Yerkes, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns (PG), Leonard Thomas (SF), Jacob Gibson (C) Alton Donald, Manuel Yerkes, George Jenney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) James Wright, Julian Railey, Bryan Scholl | |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:02 | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG) Vincent Piggott | |
| 12:29 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Robert Reeves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-45 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 11:52 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Leonard Thomas | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lester Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Valentine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reeves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Norfolk State | Jacob Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Alton Donald (SG), Manuel Yerkes (SF), George Jenney (C) Richard Adams, Leonard Thomas, Jacob Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 11:05 | Norfolk State | Manuel Yerkes pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:45 | Norfolk State | James Wright is called for the reach on Lester Stearns - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Mondragon (PG), Jacob Gibson (C) Lester Stearns, Mark Valentine | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG) Roy Atherton | |
| 10:35 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by George Jenney | 51-45 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | James Wright is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Wright, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Leonard Thomas (SF) William Mondragon | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:57 | Norfolk State | George Jenney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Yerkes | 53-45 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Alton Donald takes the ball from Julian Railey | 53-45 |
| 09:22 | Norfolk State | Leonard Thomas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bryan Scholl | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Yerkes - foul #3 on Manuel Yerkes, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns (PG), Richard Adams (SG) Manuel Yerkes, Jacob Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Christopher Matheney, James Wright, Julian Railey | |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:37 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Adams | 55-46 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is hacked by Lester Stearns - foul #1 on Lester Stearns, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mark Valentine (PF), Jacob Gibson (C) George Jenney, Alton Donald | |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Langley (PF) Bryan Scholl | |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Willie Langley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas (SF) Leonard Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:47 | Norfolk State | Willie Langley is called for the reach on Jacob Gibson - foul #2 on Willie Langley, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Lester Stearns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Valentine (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Robert Reeves is hacked by Richard Adams - foul #1 on Richard Adams, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG) Vincent Piggott | |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Roy Atherton drills a shot from the right side set up by Robert Reeves and the foul's on Lester Stearns - foul #2 on Lester Stearns, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | George Jenney (PF), Alton Donald (C) Mark Valentine, Jacob Gibson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:43 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 55-49 |
| 06:42 | Norfolk State | George Jenney tips it home | 57-49 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 06:24 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Thomas | 57-49 |
| 05:58 | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Adams | 60-49 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Roy Atherton knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Matheney | 60-52 |
| 05:38 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas is hacked by Robert Reeves - foul #1 on Robert Reeves, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Leonard Thomas (SF), Mark Valentine (PF) Lester Stearns, Richard Adams | |
| 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 | |
| 05:26 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-52 |
| 05:24 | Norfolk State | Mark Valentine tips it home | 62-52 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Julian Railey comes up short on the jumper from close range | 62-52 |
| 05:14 | Norfolk State | George Jenney gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:53 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | James Wright misses badly on a floater from the right side | 62-52 |
| 04:37 | Norfolk State | George Jenney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:33 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas drills a shot from the left wing | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Tom Sprague | 64-54 |
| 04:04 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Tom Sprague grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | James Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 03:40 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Jeremy Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Alton Donald (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Leonard Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Valentine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Jenney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Piggott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Wright - foul #4 on James Wright, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lester Stearns (PG), Richard Adams (SG), Jacob Gibson (C) Alton Donald, Mark Valentine, George Jenney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, James Wright, Julian Railey, Bryan Scholl | |
| 03:20 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:20 | Norfolk State | Jeremy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Jeremy Thomas is called for the reach on Willie Langley - foul #5 on Jeremy Thomas, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Manuel Yerkes (SF), Mark Valentine (PF) Leonard Thomas, Jeremy Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:04 | Norfolk State | Mark Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:40 | Norfolk State | David Juhl swats the short shot by Mark Valentine | 66-54 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Roy Atherton buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Reeves | 66-56 |
| 02:05 | Norfolk State | Richard Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 68-56 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Robert Reeves double dribbles | 68-56 |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Mondragon (PG), Alton Donald (SG), George Jenney (PF) Lester Stearns, Richard Adams, Mark Valentine | |
| 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 | |
| 01:19 | Norfolk State | William Mondragon is fouled on the floor by Julian Railey - foul #2 on Julian Railey, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| 01:19 | Norfolk State | William Mondragon makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:19 | Norfolk State | William Mondragon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl pulls down the rebound | 69-56 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 69-56 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Julian Railey hits the follow up shot | 69-58 |
| 00:49 | Norfolk State | William Mondragon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:48 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Norfolk State | Alton Donald misses short on a shot from the right side | 69-58 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Julian Railey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 00:13 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to George Jenney | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | William Mondragon runs out the clock | 69-58 |