| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erik Martel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Erik Martel inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | VCU | Eugene Hartman misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Eugene Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:43 | VCU | Eugene Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Erik Martel - foul #2 on Erik Martel, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Erik Martel misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Clarence Walker tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Machin | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Eugene Hartman is hacked by Bruce Harty - foul #1 on Bruce Harty, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Archie Hobbs loses the dribble to Wayne Reck | 32-34 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Bruce Harty misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Bruce Harty grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Clarence Walker takes the ball from John Machin | 32-34 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Eugene Hartman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eugene Hartman, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Peterson (SG), Michael Calhoun (PF) Archie Hobbs, Clarence Walker | |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Michael Hankins buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Machin | 35-34 |
| 16:51 | VCU | Erik Martel buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Young | 35-36 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | John Machin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Eugene Hartman grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | VCU | Michael Young lays it in and the foul's on John Machin - foul #3 on John Machin, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Mark Degroot (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | VCU | Archie Hobbs (SG), Clarence Walker (PF), Arthur Rummel (C) Erik Martel, Michael Calhoun, Eugene Hartman | |
| 16:05 | VCU | Michael Young makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Donald Moss travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Snow (C) Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Hilliard (PG) Michael Young | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hilliard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Archie Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Rummel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | VCU | Archie Hobbs buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Hilliard | 35-41 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | James Hickey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Archie Hobbs misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 15:11 | VCU | Clarence Walker tips it in | 35-43 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | The jumper by Chad Snow is denied by Arthur Rummel | 35-43 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Arthur Rummel grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard is called for traveling | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Miskell (SF) Matthew Peterson | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Shawn Richer is hacked by Clarence Walker - foul #2 on Clarence Walker, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Reed (PF) Donald Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Calhoun (PF) Clarence Walker | |
| 14:11 | Mercer | William Reed connects on the floater near the basket set up by James Hickey | 37-43 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Robert Miskell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Reed | 37-43 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Michael Hankins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Arthur Rummel grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 13:43 | VCU | Archie Hobbs misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hickey | 40-43 |
| 13:22 | VCU | Robert Miskell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Calhoun | 40-45 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shawn Richer | 43-45 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Archie Hobbs loses the dribble to William Reed | 43-45 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Shawn Richer hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:11 | VCU | Michael Calhoun hits a jumper from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | William Reed misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-47 |
| 11:48 | VCU | Archie Hobbs gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Shawn Richer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hilliard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Archie Hobbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Miskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Rummel (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 46-47 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | James Hickey tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Michael Hankins can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Michael Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:03 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Shawn Richer | 46-47 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | James Hickey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Shawn Richer tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:30 | VCU | The jumper by Archie Hobbs is denied by James Hickey | 48-47 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Robert Miskell grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Arthur Rummel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Archie Hobbs | 48-49 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Michael Hankins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Hankins, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), Bruce Harty (PF), Donald Moss (C) James Hickey, Michael Hankins, Shawn Richer, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Young (PG), Matthew Peterson (SG), Erik Martel (SF), Clarence Walker (PF), Eugene Hartman (C) Thomas Hilliard, Archie Hobbs, Robert Miskell, Michael Calhoun, Arthur Rummel | |
| 09:40 | VCU | Eugene Hartman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Moss - foul #1 on Donald Moss, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Eugene Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Eugene Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Wayne Reck banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Moss and he's fouled by Erik Martel - foul #3 on Erik Martel, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Wayne Reck makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Matthew Peterson misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Bruce Harty gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Donald Moss scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Machin | 54-50 |
| 08:20 | VCU | Eugene Hartman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Bruce Harty grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Eugene Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | VCU | Matthew Peterson travels with the ball | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (PF) Donald Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Shawn Richer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 07:30 | VCU | Eugene Hartman grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Martel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | VCU | Wayne Reck takes the ball from Matthew Peterson | 54-50 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | John Machin knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Reck | 56-50 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Michael Young is fouled on the floor by John Machin - foul #4 on John Machin, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), William Reed (PF), Donald Moss (C) John Machin, Scott Cox, Wayne Reck, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | VCU | Archie Hobbs (SG), Robert Miskell (SF) Matthew Peterson, Erik Martel | |
| 06:24 | VCU | Clarence Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Clarence Walker misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | William Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Shawn Richer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Hickey | 59-52 |
| 05:46 | VCU | Eugene Hartman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | William Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 05:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to Clarence Walker | 59-52 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Clarence Walker loses the dribble to Shawn Richer | 59-52 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | James Hickey lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Richer | 61-52 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Archie Hobbs is hacked by Michael Hankins - foul #4 on Michael Hankins, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Shawn Richer, Donald Moss | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Hilliard (PG), Erik Martel (SF), Matthew Peterson (PF), Michael Calhoun (C) Michael Young, Robert Miskell, Clarence Walker, Eugene Hartman | |
| 04:56 | VCU | Archie Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Archie Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Matthew Peterson swats the layup by Chad Snow | 61-54 |
| 04:37 | VCU | The rebound goes to Matthew Peterson | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | VCU | Erik Martel misses the shot from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 04:08 | VCU | Michael Calhoun tips it home | 61-56 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | William Reed misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Erik Martel - foul #4 on Erik Martel, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hartman (C) Archie Hobbs | |
| 04:01 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Machin - foul #5 on John Machin, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Bruce Harty (PF) John Machin, Michael Hankins, William Reed | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:50 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Thomas Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Chad Snow is whistled for a carry | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Miskell (SF) Erik Martel | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Richer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Miskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Hartman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | VCU | Michael Calhoun can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Bruce Harty - foul #2 on Bruce Harty, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Moss (SF) Wayne Reck | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Young (PG), Arthur Rummel (C) Thomas Hilliard, Eugene Hartman | |
| 03:10 | VCU | Michael Calhoun misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:10 | VCU | Michael Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Harty | 63-58 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Michael Calhoun denies the turnaround by Donald Moss | 63-58 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Chad Snow snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF) Shawn Richer, Donald Moss, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | VCU | Erik Martel (SF) Robert Miskell | |
| 02:38 | Mercer | James Hickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VCU | Clarence Walker (PF) Michael Calhoun | |
| 02:34 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hartman (C) Arthur Rummel | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Matthew Peterson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Reck | 63-58 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Wayne Reck can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 02:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to Clarence Walker | 63-58 |
| 01:54 | VCU | Matthew Peterson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 01:52 | VCU | Clarence Walker snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Erik Martel misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Reck - foul #3 on Wayne Reck, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | VCU | Archie Hobbs (SG) Matthew Peterson | |
| 01:31 | VCU | Erik Martel misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Erik Martel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Michael Hankins is hacked by Eugene Hartman - foul #3 on Eugene Hartman, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Wayne Reck can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Michael Young grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | VCU | Michael Hankins is called for the reach on Archie Hobbs - foul #5 on Michael Hankins, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SG) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:46 | VCU | Archie Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Archie Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | James Hickey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 63-61 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Eugene Hartman grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | VCU | Clarence Walker misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Reed - foul #3 on William Reed, team foul #13 | 63-61 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Clarence Walker makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Clarence Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Shawn Richer buries a turnaround from close range | 65-63 |