| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gregory Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Cronin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Whitlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Tilley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Fielder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jackson Lalli (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Bruce Green inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Glen Fielder knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 19:22 | VMI | Randy Johnson is fouled on the floor by Glen Fielder - foul #2 on Glen Fielder, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:06 | VMI | Gregory Burdick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 19:04 | VMI | Michael Whitlock tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Bruce Green grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 18:40 | VMI | John Tilley takes the ball from Gregory Burdick | 41-37 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli tips it in | 41-39 |
| 17:57 | VMI | Jesse Love connects on the floater from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | John Tilley misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Burdick - foul #2 on Gregory Burdick, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Allen (C) Jesse Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:43 | Mercer | John Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | John Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:28 | VMI | James Cronin hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gregory Burdick | 45-41 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli misses the dunk attempt | 45-41 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Gabriel Bruno grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | 3 seconds is called on Gabriel Bruno | 45-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (SG), Dan Allee (SF), David Leffler (C) James Cronin, Randy Johnson, Michael Whitlock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Ryan (PG), Carlos Price (SG), Jason Dobson (SF), Patrick Pagan (PF), Foster Pelaez (C) John Tilley, Glen Fielder, Bruce Green, Gabriel Bruno, Jackson Lalli | |
| 16:45 | VMI | Gregory Burdick is fouled on the floor by Foster Pelaez - foul #1 on Foster Pelaez, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Kilgore (C) Gregory Burdick | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:29 | VMI | David Leffler comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-41 |
| 16:28 | VMI | Brian Allen gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:06 | VMI | Dan Allee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Patrick Pagan gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Carlos Price misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-41 |
| 15:59 | VMI | David Leffler grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Anthony Lary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Allee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Leffler (fresh) PF - Brian Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Kilgore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Fred Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carlos Price (fresh) SF - Jason Dobson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Foster Pelaez (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | VMI | David Leffler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Patrick Pagan snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Carlos Price hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Burdick (PG), James Cronin (SG), Randy Johnson (SF), Michael Whitlock (PF), Jesse Love (C) Anthony Lary, Dan Allee, David Leffler, Brian Allen, Jeremy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tilley (PG), Bruce Green (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Jackson Lalli (C) Fred Ryan, Jason Dobson, Patrick Pagan, Foster Pelaez | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Carlos Price makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Carlos Price makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:12 | VMI | James Cronin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Carlos Price - foul #1 on Carlos Price, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Micheal Spencer (SG) Carlos Price | |
| 15:12 | VMI | James Cronin misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:12 | VMI | James Cronin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Gabriel Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Jesse Love's floater is tipped away by Jackson Lalli | 45-43 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Bruce Green pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Gabriel Bruno misses long on a runner from the right block | 45-43 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Bruce Green grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | John Tilley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | VMI | Randy Johnson gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:46 | VMI | Gregory Burdick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Bruce Green snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Bruce Green lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Whitlock - foul #1 on Michael Whitlock, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Dan Allee (SG), Brian Allen (C) James Cronin, Jesse Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Ryan (PG), Patrick Pagan (PF), Foster Pelaez (C) John Tilley, Gabriel Bruno, Jackson Lalli | |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Bruce Green misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:29 | VMI | Dan Allee grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:15 | VMI | Dan Allee knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Burdick | 47-45 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Bruce Green misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 13:09 | VMI | Brian Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:04 | VMI | Gregory Burdick is fouled on the floor by Micheal Spencer - foul #4 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glen Fielder (SG) Micheal Spencer | |
| 12:49 | VMI | Randy Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Patrick Pagan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 12:26 | VMI | Dan Allee pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:19 | VMI | Foster Pelaez steals the ball from Randy Johnson | 50-45 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Bruce Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | VMI | Michael Whitlock connects on the floater near the basket | 52-48 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gregory Burdick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dan Allee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Michael Whitlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Fred Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Fielder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Foster Pelaez (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Glen Fielder is called for 3 seconds | 52-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (PG), James Cronin (SG), Jesse Love (C) Gregory Burdick, Randy Johnson, Michael Whitlock | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tilley (PG), Carlos Price (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Jackson Lalli (C) Fred Ryan, Bruce Green, Patrick Pagan, Foster Pelaez | |
| 11:05 | VMI | The jumper by Anthony Lary is denied by Gabriel Bruno | 52-48 |
| 11:03 | VMI | Brian Allen tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Carlos Price scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gabriel Bruno | 54-51 |
| 10:27 | VMI | James Cronin hits a floater from the right side | 56-51 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Anthony Lary steals it from Glen Fielder | 56-51 |
| 09:49 | VMI | Jesse Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Burdick (PG), Randy Johnson (SF), Michael Whitlock (PF), David Leffler (C) Anthony Lary, Dan Allee, Brian Allen, Jesse Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Green (SF) Glen Fielder | |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Bruce Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 09:22 | VMI | Michael Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:53 | VMI | James Cronin is whistled for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (SG) James Cronin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jason Dobson (PG), Fred Ryan (SG), Patrick Pagan (PF), Foster Pelaez (C) John Tilley, Carlos Price, Gabriel Bruno, Jackson Lalli | |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Bruce Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:41 | VMI | David Leffler pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:15 | VMI | Michael Whitlock clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 08:14 | VMI | Michael Whitlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:05 | VMI | David Leffler is hacked by Jason Dobson - foul #2 on Jason Dobson, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Dan Allee (SG), Jesse Love (C) Anthony Lary, Michael Whitlock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glen Fielder (SG) Jason Dobson | |
| 07:49 | VMI | David Leffler buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dan Allee | 58-51 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gregory Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dan Allee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Leffler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Love (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Fred Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Fielder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Foster Pelaez (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Foster Pelaez knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jesse Love - foul #1 on Jesse Love, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (PG), James Cronin (SG) Gregory Burdick, Dan Allee | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tilley (PG), Micheal Spencer (SG), Gabriel Bruno (PF) Fred Ryan, Bruce Green, Patrick Pagan | |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Foster Pelaez misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:35 | VMI | David Leffler grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 07:12 | VMI | James Cronin misses short on a floater from the left side | 58-53 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | John Tilley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Micheal Spencer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 07:04 | VMI | David Leffler snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Randy Johnson is hacked by Micheal Spencer - foul #5 on Micheal Spencer, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Dan Allee (SF), Michael Whitlock (PF) Randy Johnson, David Leffler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carlos Price (SF), Jackson Lalli (C) Micheal Spencer, Foster Pelaez | |
| 06:47 | VMI | Carlos Price steals the ball from Dan Allee | 58-53 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | John Tilley's pass is intercepted by Jesse Love | 58-53 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Dan Allee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | John Tilley snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Anthony Lary is called for the reach on Jackson Lalli - foul #1 on Anthony Lary, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Gregory Burdick (PG), Brian Allen (C) Anthony Lary, Jesse Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Green (SF) Glen Fielder | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Brian Allen - foul #2 on Brian Allen, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Randy Johnson (SF) James Cronin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Ryan (PG), Patrick Pagan (PF) John Tilley, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:38 | VMI | Gregory Burdick knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Gregory Burdick steals the ball from Fred Ryan | 61-56 |
| 05:13 | VMI | Dan Allee banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Burdick | 63-56 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Fred Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (SG), David Leffler (C) Dan Allee, Michael Whitlock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Glen Fielder (SG), Foster Pelaez (C) Carlos Price, Jackson Lalli | |
| 04:32 | VMI | Gregory Burdick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Foster Pelaez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Foster Pelaez misses the lay-in | 63-56 |
| 04:17 | VMI | Randy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:59 | VMI | Brian Allen connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Burdick | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Patrick Pagan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Bruce Green tips it back up and in | 65-58 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gregory Burdick (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Lary (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Leffler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Fred Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Fielder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Pagan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Foster Pelaez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:19 | VMI | Randy Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Lary | 68-58 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | VMI | James Cronin (SG), Michael Whitlock (PF), Jesse Love (C) Anthony Lary, Brian Allen, David Leffler | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tilley (PG), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Jackson Lalli (C) Fred Ryan, Patrick Pagan, Foster Pelaez | |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Gabriel Bruno slams it home set up by Glen Fielder | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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) | |
| 02:37 | VMI | Michael Whitlock double dribbles | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Glen Fielder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Johnson - foul #2 on Randy Johnson, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Glen Fielder misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Glen Fielder misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | VMI | Michael Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 01:53 | VMI | Gregory Burdick buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Cronin | 71-60 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Glen Fielder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 01:35 | VMI | Gregory Burdick snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 01:12 | VMI | Jackson Lalli steps in front of the James Cronin pass | 71-60 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Glen Fielder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Bruce Green grabs the offensive board | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli scores on a floater from the left block | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | VMI | Michael Whitlock is fouled in the backcourt by John Tilley - foul #1 on John Tilley, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Allen (C) Jesse Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:49 | VMI | Michael Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | VMI | Michael Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Allen - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #8 | 73-62 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Lary (PG), Dan Allee (SG), David Leffler (SF), Jeremy Kilgore (C) Gregory Burdick, James Cronin, Randy Johnson, Michael Whitlock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Ryan (PG), Carlos Price (SF), Patrick Pagan (PF) John Tilley, Bruce Green, Gabriel Bruno | |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Jackson Lalli makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | VMI | Dan Allee is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Ryan - foul #2 on Fred Ryan, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | VMI | James Shirley (PG), Charles Gilmer (SG) Anthony Lary, Jeremy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Foster Pelaez (C) Jackson Lalli | |
| 00:42 | VMI | Dan Allee misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Carlos Price gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Brian Allen swats the short shot by Carlos Price | 73-63 |
| 00:36 | VMI | The rebound goes to Brian Allen | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI 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) | |
| 00:11 | VMI | Glen Fielder picks off the pass by David Leffler | 73-63 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Glen Fielder misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 73-63 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Foster Pelaez | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Patrick Pagan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 73-63 |