| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randall Song (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kyle Inoue (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Guidry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Coggins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Jordan (fresh) PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Tufts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Randall Jordan inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Mercer | Randall Song is called for the reach on Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Song, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-29 |
| 19:41 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Frank Coggins | 35-29 |
| 19:29 | Charleston | Randall Song hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Earl Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | George Tufts pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Steven Henley buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Baker | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | Charleston | Randall Song misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Steven Henley snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Earl Baker comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 38-31 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Steven Henley misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 18:08 | Charleston | Frank Coggins pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | Charleston | Terry Guidry double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | James Peterson (PG), Junior Smith (SG), Daniel Kohn (SF), Gordon Harvey (PF), Michael James (C) Randall Song, Kyle Inoue, Keith Sharp, Terry Guidry, Frank Coggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Mike Counts (SG), Ed Fava (SF), Jacob Anderson (PF), Dennis Kilpatrick (C) Robert Davis, Earl Baker, Randall Jordan, Steven Henley, George Tufts | |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson is whistled for a carry | 38-31 |
| 17:27 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:26 | Charleston | Michael James tips it in | 40-31 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Ed Fava hits a jumper in the paint set up by William Williams | 40-33 |
| 16:58 | Charleston | Ed Fava is called for the reach on James Peterson - foul #1 on Ed Fava, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Glantz (SF), Frank Coggins (C) Gordon Harvey, Michael James | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF), George Tufts (C) William Williams, Ed Fava, Jacob Anderson, Dennis Kilpatrick | |
| 16:53 | Charleston | James Peterson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Junior Smith | 43-33 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Steven Henley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| 16:32 | Charleston | James Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Charleston | Randall Song (PG), Terry Guidry (PF) Junior Smith, Daniel Kohn | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (SG) Mike Counts | |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Steven Henley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 43-36 |
| 15:51 | Charleston | James Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 43-36 |
| 15:50 | Charleston | Terry Guidry can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 15:49 | Charleston | Frank Coggins tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randall Song (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Glantz (fresh) PF - Terry Guidry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Coggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Jordan (fresh) PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Tufts (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Randall Song is called for the reach on Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Song, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Charleston | Kyle Inoue (SG), Keith Sharp (SF), Michael James (C) James Peterson, Matthew Glantz, Frank Coggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Nichols (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Terry Guidry picks off the pass by Donald Nichols | 45-36 |
| 15:15 | Charleston | Keith Sharp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Steven Henley pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Donald Nichols is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| Subs | Charleston | Junior Smith (PG), Daniel Kohn (PF), Gordon Harvey (C) Randall Song, Terry Guidry, Michael James | |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Baker (SG), Ed Fava (SF), Jacob Anderson (PF), Dennis Kilpatrick (C) Donald Nichols, Randall Jordan, Steven Henley, George Tufts | |
| 14:44 | Charleston | William Williams is called for the reach on Junior Smith - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Charleston | Matthew Glantz (SF) Keith Sharp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG) William Williams | |
| 14:26 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn buries a floater from the left side | 47-36 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Robert Davis buries a 3 from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:53 | Charleston | Kyle Inoue is called for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Charleston | Randall Song (PG), James Peterson (SG), Terry Guidry (PF), Michael James (C) Junior Smith, Kyle Inoue, Daniel Kohn, Gordon Harvey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Counts (SG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF), George Tufts (C) Earl Baker, Ed Fava, Jacob Anderson, Dennis Kilpatrick | |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Mike Counts is hacked by Matthew Glantz - foul #1 on Matthew Glantz, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Mike Counts knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Jordan | 47-42 |
| 13:12 | Charleston | Randall Song misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | George Tufts pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Michael James is called for the reach on Randall Jordan - foul #1 on Michael James, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Charleston | Junior Smith (SG), Keith Sharp (SF), Daniel Kohn (PF), Frank Coggins (C) Randall Song, Matthew Glantz, Terry Guidry, Michael James | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Steven Henley's pass is intercepted by James Peterson | 47-42 |
| 12:26 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn scores on a shot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Randall Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Charleston | Paul Williams (SG) James Peterson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Donald Nichols (SG), Ed Fava (SF), Jacob Anderson (PF), Dennis Kilpatrick (C) William Williams, Mike Counts, Randall Jordan, Steven Henley, George Tufts | |
| 12:02 | Charleston | Keith Sharp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Kohn | 52-42 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Donald Nichols scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Junior Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Kohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Coggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ed Fava (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jacob Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Kilpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Charleston | Paul Williams buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Daniel Kohn | 55-44 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Ed Fava lays it up and in | 55-46 |
| 10:58 | Charleston | Junior Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Dennis Kilpatrick snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Frank Coggins blocks the jumper by Dennis Kilpatrick | 55-46 |
| 10:47 | Charleston | Junior Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:33 | Charleston | Junior Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Jacob Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Robert Davis is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Kilpatrick | 55-49 |
| 09:59 | Charleston | Frank Coggins banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Williams | 57-49 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Donald Nichols misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Kohn - foul #1 on Daniel Kohn, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Charleston | Randall Song (PG), Kyle Inoue (SG), Matthew Glantz (SF), Terry Guidry (PF), Gordon Harvey (C) Junior Smith, Paul Williams, Keith Sharp, Daniel Kohn, Frank Coggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Baker (SG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF), George Tufts (C) Robert Davis, Ed Fava, Jacob Anderson, Dennis Kilpatrick | |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Donald Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Donald Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Steven Henley gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Donald Nichols comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 09:23 | Charleston | Matthew Glantz gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:14 | Charleston | Terry Guidry misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 09:13 | Charleston | Gordon Harvey snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:50 | Charleston | 3 seconds is called on Gordon Harvey | 57-50 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG) Donald Nichols | |
| 08:46 | Mercer | George Tufts double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 08:23 | Charleston | Steven Henley steals it from Terry Guidry | 57-50 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Earl Baker drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Williams | 57-53 |
| 07:37 | Charleston | Matthew Glantz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Steven Henley grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Randall Song (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kyle Inoue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Glantz (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Guidry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Jordan (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Henley (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - George Tufts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Randall Jordan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 57-56 |
| 07:09 | Charleston | Kyle Inoue knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Song | 59-56 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | William Williams is hacked by Randall Song in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Song, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Charleston | James Peterson (PG), Junior Smith (SG), Paul Williams (SF), Michael James (C) Randall Song, Kyle Inoue, Matthew Glantz, Gordon Harvey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Mike Counts (SG), William Heatherly (SF), Jacob Anderson (C) William Williams, Earl Baker, Randall Jordan, George Tufts | |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Terry Guidry denies the turnaround by Steven Henley | 59-56 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Steven Henley tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 06:30 | Charleston | James Peterson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael James | 62-58 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Steven Henley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Davis | 62-60 |
| 05:53 | Charleston | Junior Smith misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Steven Henley snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Robert Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Steven Henley tips it home | 62-62 |
| 05:08 | Charleston | William Heatherly takes the ball from Michael James | 62-62 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Robert Davis is open but can't throw it down but he's hacked by Junior Smith - foul #2 on Junior Smith, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Charleston | Randall Song (PG), Kyle Inoue (SG), Keith Sharp (SF), Daniel Kohn (PF), Frank Coggins (C) James Peterson, Junior Smith, Paul Williams, Terry Guidry, Michael James | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (SG), Randall Jordan (SF), Dennis Kilpatrick (PF), George Tufts (C) Mike Counts, William Heatherly, Steven Henley, Jacob Anderson | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:32 | Charleston | Randall Song misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Nichols (SG) Robert Davis | |
| 04:32 | Charleston | Randall Song makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:32 | Charleston | Randall Song makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Randall Jordan hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Nichols | 64-67 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Kilpatrick - foul #1 on Dennis Kilpatrick, team foul #4 | 64-67 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:05 | Charleston | Daniel Kohn misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Dennis Kilpatrick snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Frank Coggins is called for the reach on Dennis Kilpatrick - foul #3 on Frank Coggins, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Charleston | Junior Smith (SG), Matthew Glantz (SF) Kyle Inoue, Keith Sharp | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Dennis Kilpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Dennis Kilpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:41 | Charleston | Frank Coggins snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 03:22 | Charleston | Junior Smith knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Glantz and he's hacked by Donald Nichols - foul #1 on Donald Nichols, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Charleston | James Peterson (SG), Gordon Harvey (PF) Randall Song, Daniel Kohn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Baker (SG), Ed Fava (PF) Donald Nichols, Dennis Kilpatrick | |
| 03:22 | Charleston | Junior Smith makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Junior Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Glantz (fresh) PF - Gordon Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Coggins (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ed Fava (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Tufts (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Earl Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-68 |
| 03:02 | Charleston | Frank Coggins misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by George Tufts - foul #1 on George Tufts, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Counts (PG), Jacob Anderson (PF) William Williams, Randall Jordan | |
| 03:02 | Charleston | Frank Coggins makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:02 | Charleston | Frank Coggins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Charleston | Randall Song (PG), Kyle Inoue (SG), Keith Sharp (SF), Daniel Kohn (PF) James Peterson, Junior Smith, Matthew Glantz, Frank Coggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Randall Jordan (SF), Steven Henley (PF) Mike Counts, Ed Fava, Jacob Anderson | |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Earl Baker buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Davis and he's hacked by Kyle Inoue - foul #1 on Kyle Inoue, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael James (C) Gordon Harvey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Earl Baker makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:24 | Charleston | Randall Song hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-71 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Steven Henley grabs the board | 70-71 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Robert Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Song - foul #5 on Randall Song, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Charleston | James Peterson (PG), Junior Smith (SG) Randall Song, Kyle Inoue | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:09 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Charleston | Kyle Inoue (SG), Gordon Harvey (PF) Junior Smith, Daniel Kohn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:04 | Charleston | Keith Sharp is whistled for traveling | 70-72 |
| Subs | Charleston | Terry Guidry (PF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Randall Jordan clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-72 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Earl Baker tips it in | 70-74 |
| 01:32 | Charleston | James Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Steven Henley gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Randall Jordan is hacked by Keith Sharp - foul #2 on Keith Sharp, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Charleston | Frank Coggins (C) Gordon Harvey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Randall Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Randall Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 01:10 | Charleston | Terry Guidry snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:53 | Charleston | Kyle Inoue buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Peterson | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Robert Davis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 00:25 | Charleston | Frank Coggins grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | Charleston | Kyle Inoue is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kyle Inoue, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Peterson - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Charleston | Keith Sharp loses the dribble to Earl Baker | 73-77 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Earl Baker lays it up and in | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Charleston | James Peterson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-79 |