| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) C - Chad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Wayne Reck inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Wayne Reck's floater is tipped away by Curtis Wilkes | 36-30 |
| 19:35 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Kenneth Graff comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 36-30 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:55 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Chad Snow misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:32 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:21 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez scores on a shot from the left side set up by Earl Love | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Earl Love is called for the reach on William Reed - foul #2 on Earl Love, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | William Reed hits the finger roll set up by Michael Hankins | 38-32 |
| 17:31 | Samford | Chad Snow is called for the reach on Ricardo Marquez - foul #2 on Chad Snow, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Keith King | 41-32 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 16:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Keith King | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Kenneth Graff loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Jerry Westerlund (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| 16:29 | Mercer | James Hickey buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Shawn Richer | 41-34 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 43-34 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Donald Moss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to James Hickey | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) SG - Ricardo Marquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Kenneth Graff grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:19 | Samford | Lonnie Busch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ricardo Marquez | 46-34 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Ralph Cheatham knocks away the 3 by Scott Cox | 46-34 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Bruce Harty snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | James Hickey drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Cox | 46-36 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Scott Cox, Donald Moss, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Wayne Reck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | John Machin can't tip it in | 46-36 |
| 13:47 | Samford | Earl Love pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hankins - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:31 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chad Snow | 47-36 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Wayne Reck scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-38 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Chad Snow denies the turnaround by Kevin Pike | 47-38 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith King - foul #2 on Keith King, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (SG), Lonnie Busch (SF) Kevin Pike, Jerry Westerlund | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:34 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | William Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Lonnie Busch grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 12:05 | Samford | Lonnie Busch buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Wayne Reck knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by John Machin and the foul's on Ralph Cheatham - foul #1 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Kevin Jamar grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Keith King | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Chad Snow comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-41 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Earl Love grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 10:54 | Samford | Earl Love lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith King | 53-41 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Ricardo Marquez takes the ball from Chad Snow | 53-41 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Keith King lays it in on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 55-41 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Ricardo Marquez steals the ball from Wayne Reck | 55-41 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses the easy layup | 55-41 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Wayne Reck | 55-41 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Michael Hankins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-41 |
| 10:01 | Samford | The rebound goes to Keith King | 55-41 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Kenneth Graff scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Keith King | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Wayne Reck can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 57-41 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Kevin Jamar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:20 | Samford | Earl Love makes the jumper from the right side | 59-41 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Michael Hankins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Reck | 59-43 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Kenneth Graff is fouled on the floor by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| 08:10 | Samford | James Hickey takes the ball from Lonnie Busch | 59-43 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | James Hickey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-43 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Scott Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to James Hickey | 59-43 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Scott Cox connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ralph Cheatham (fresh) SG - Kevin Pike (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Busch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Moss - foul #2 on Donald Moss, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:10 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Harty | 60-46 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Donald Moss drills a 3 from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 06:33 | Samford | Lonnie Busch pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Kevin Pike is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Pike, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Kevin Jamar (C) Kevin Pike, Curtis Wilkes, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Bruce Harty misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Hickey - foul #1 on James Hickey, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF) Jerry Westerlund | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Reed (PF) Donald Moss | |
| 05:46 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Bruce Harty gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | William Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), Mark Degroot (C) James Hickey, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| 05:11 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Love | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Michael Hankins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Samford | Earl Love is fouled on the floor by Michael Hankins - foul #3 on Michael Hankins, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Curtis Wilkes (C) Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Snow (C) Mark Degroot | |
| 04:24 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-51 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Chad Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | John Machin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hankins | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:50 | Samford | Earl Love hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 63-54 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | William Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | John Machin misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Chad Snow gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | John Machin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Graff - foul #3 on Kenneth Graff, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Earl Love, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Shawn Richer (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Bruce Harty (PF) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Westerlund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Richer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Shawn Richer connects on the shot from the right side set up by Donald Moss and the foul's on Keith King - foul #3 on Keith King, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Shawn Richer makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Kenneth Graff comes up short on the floater from close range | 63-57 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | James Hickey gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Earl Love (PF) Jerry Westerlund | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF) James Hickey, Shawn Richer, Donald Moss, Bruce Harty | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Wayne Reck clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Kenneth Graff grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:27 | Samford | Keith King is called for a charge - foul #4 on Keith King, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 02:03 | Samford | The rebound goes to Kevin Jamar | 63-57 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Kevin Jamar lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith King and he's fouled by Wayne Reck - foul #3 on Wayne Reck, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Kevin Jamar makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Chad Snow banks in the layup | 66-59 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Kevin Jamar misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 66-59 |
| 01:17 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Love | 66-59 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Keith King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | William Reed is called for a charge - foul #3 on William Reed, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Kenneth Graff is hacked by John Machin in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Machin, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Fleming (PG), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Michael Hankins hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Jamar (C) Scott Fleming, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:27 | Samford | Kenneth Graff is hacked by John Machin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Machin, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Chad Snow is whistled for a carry | 68-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Fleming (PG), Lonnie Busch (C) Ralph Cheatham, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:20 | Samford | Lonnie Busch is hacked by Michael Hankins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hankins, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:20 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Wayne Reck connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hankins - foul #5 on Michael Hankins, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SG) Michael Hankins | |
| 00:09 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | John Machin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shawn Richer | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Scott Fleming is hacked by Shawn Richer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Richer, team foul #13 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Jamar (C) Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:03 | Samford | Scott Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Scott Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | William Reed snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | William Reed misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 72-68 |