| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dale Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Fletcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Dearborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Zlaten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Gandy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Joel Williams inbounds the ball | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | James Bowers is hacked by Jason Gandy - foul #2 on Jason Gandy, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| 19:26 | Columbia | Stephen Coates is hacked by Boris Zlaten - foul #1 on Boris Zlaten, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Joel Williams misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-47 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Lester Cooper clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-47 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Stephen Coates snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Stephen Coates clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-47 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Dale Mason can't tip it in | 31-47 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Robert Hom pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Joel Williams takes the ball from Robert Hom | 31-47 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | James Bowers comes up short on the shot in the paint | 31-47 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lester Cooper | 31-47 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Joel Williams steals it from Lester Cooper | 31-47 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Stephen Coates lays it up and in and the foul's on Boris Zlaten - foul #2 on Boris Zlaten, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe (SF), Michael Watkins (C) Joel Williams, William Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Scott (SG), Ernest Cottle (PF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Robert Hom, Boris Zlaten, Jason Gandy | |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Stephen Coates misses the free throw | 33-47 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the offensive board | 33-47 |
| 17:25 | Columbia | Dale Mason misses the shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 33-49 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Michael Watkins's pass is intercepted by Joshua Deshazo | 33-49 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Lester Cooper hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Scott and the foul's on Bennie Stroupe - foul #3 on Bennie Stroupe, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), Philip Webb (SG), John Craig (SF), Terry Glass (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, Bennie Stroupe, Stephen Coates | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Robert Hom (SG) Richard Dearborn, Ernest Cottle | |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Lester Cooper makes the free throw | 33-52 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore buries a floater from the free throw line set up by John Craig | 35-52 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Edward Parker is denied on a layup by Terry Glass | 35-52 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Robert Hom snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | John Craig steals it from Donald Scott | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Webb (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Craig (fresh) PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Glass (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Cooper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Scott (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Michael Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Lester Cooper snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Lester Cooper comes up short on the runner from the right block | 35-52 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Michael Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Michael Watkins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Joel Williams (SF), Stephen Coates (PF), William Fletcher (C) Lonnie Moore, Philip Webb, John Craig, Michael Watkins, Terry Glass | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), Ernest Cottle (SF), Boris Zlaten (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Edward Parker, Robert Hom, Lester Cooper, Joshua Deshazo | |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-52 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Donald Scott tips it in | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:27 | Columbia | William Fletcher's layup is rejected by Jason Gandy | 35-54 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Donald Scott grabs the board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Stephen Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 13:56 | Columbia | Dale Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-54 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | William Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 35-54 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | James Bowers hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Williams | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten is denied on a layup by William Fletcher | 37-54 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Jason Gandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Donald Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Gandy | 37-57 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Dale Mason is hacked by Donald Scott - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (PG), John Craig (SG), Michael Watkins (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, Stephen Coates, William Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Robert Hom (SG) Richard Dearborn, Donald Scott | |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Joel Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Robert Hom grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Robert Hom misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-57 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | Joel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Joel Williams buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Webb and he's hacked by Ernest Cottle - foul #3 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Lester Cooper (SF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Ernest Cottle, Jason Gandy | |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Joel Williams makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:50 | Mercer | John Craig picks off the pass by Lester Cooper | 40-57 |
| 11:41 | Columbia | Philip Webb hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Edward Parker snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Philip Webb (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Craig (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Joel Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Boris Zlaten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Edward Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-57 |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Deshazo - foul #1 on Joshua Deshazo, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Stephen Coates (PF), William Fletcher (C) Philip Webb, John Craig, Joel Williams, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), William Madison (SG), Donald Scott (PF) Edward Parker, Robert Hom, Boris Zlaten | |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Lester Cooper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | James Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia 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 (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Dale Mason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dale Mason, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joel Williams (SF) Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Cottle (SF), Jason Gandy (C) William Madison, Lester Cooper | |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Jason Gandy grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 41-57 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | William Fletcher grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Dale Mason hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Dearborn - foul #2 on Richard Dearborn, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SF), Terry Glass (C) Joel Williams, William Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Hom (SG) Joshua Deshazo | |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Dale Mason makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Dale Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Cottle | 43-60 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | Dale Mason buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-60 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-62 |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Terry Glass misses badly on a runner from the left block | 46-62 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Jason Gandy gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Donald Scott hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Cottle | 46-65 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | John Craig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | Terry Glass pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Dale Mason hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Bowers | 48-65 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Donald Scott is hacked by Stephen Coates - foul #1 on Stephen Coates, team foul #3 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), Philip Webb (SG), Bennie Stroupe (SF), Michael Watkins (PF), William Fletcher (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, John Craig, Stephen Coates, Terry Glass | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Lester Cooper (SF), Boris Zlaten (PF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Richard Dearborn, Robert Hom, Ernest Cottle, Jason Gandy | |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Donald Scott knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Parker | 48-67 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses short on a shot from the right block | 48-67 |
| 07:20 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lonnie Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Webb (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fletcher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edward Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lester Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Boris Zlaten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Deshazo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo blows the layup but the foul's on William Fletcher - foul #2 on William Fletcher, team foul #4 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joel Williams (SF) Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Madison (SG) Donald Scott | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Joshua Deshazo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Michael Watkins snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 06:49 | Columbia | Joel Williams is whistled for traveling | 48-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Craig (SG) Lonnie Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Craig - foul #2 on John Craig, team foul #5 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe (C) William Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Dearborn (PG), Robert Hom (SG) Edward Parker, William Madison | |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Boris Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:02 | Columbia | Joel Williams drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Lester Cooper makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Dearborn | 50-71 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Michael Watkins is fouled on the floor by Boris Zlaten - foul #3 on Boris Zlaten, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Bowers (PG), Dale Mason (SG), Stephen Coates (PF) Philip Webb, John Craig, Joel Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Scott (SF), Ernest Cottle (PF), Jason Gandy (C) Lester Cooper, Boris Zlaten, Joshua Deshazo | |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Michael Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Michael Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Donald Scott can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Stephen Coates comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-71 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Richard Dearborn snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Bennie Stroupe steals it from Ernest Cottle | 52-71 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe hits the finger roll | 54-71 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Robert Hom drills a shot from just outside the lane | 54-73 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | Stephen Coates comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-73 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Dale Mason tips it back up and in | 56-73 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Michael Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe connects on the floater near the basket | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Donald Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Michael Watkins pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Mason (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bennie Stroupe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Dearborn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Scott (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Cottle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Gandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Coates and the foul's on Ernest Cottle - foul #4 on Ernest Cottle, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| Subs | Columbia | Philip Webb (PG), John Craig (SG), Joel Williams (SF), William Fletcher (C) James Bowers, Dale Mason, Stephen Coates, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Parker (PG), Lester Cooper (SF), Boris Zlaten (PF), Joshua Deshazo (C) Richard Dearborn, Robert Hom, Ernest Cottle, Jason Gandy | |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses the free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Boris Zlaten | 60-73 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Donald Scott drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Deshazo and he's fouled by Joel Williams - foul #3 on Joel Williams, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lonnie Moore (PG), Terry Glass (PF), Michael Watkins (C) Joel Williams, Bennie Stroupe, William Fletcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Madison (SG), Frank Stewart (C) Lester Cooper, Boris Zlaten | |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Donald Scott makes the free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Terry Glass loses the dribble to Edward Parker | 60-76 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | The jump hook by Donald Scott is blocked by Terry Glass | 60-76 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | John Craig pulls down the rebound | 60-76 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Terry Glass makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Joshua Deshazo - foul #2 on Joshua Deshazo, team foul #10 | 62-76 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Terry Glass misses the free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | John Craig snags the offensive board | 62-76 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-76 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Michael Watkins tips it but misses | 62-76 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Michael Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | Lonnie Moore banks in the layup | 64-76 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Frank Stewart drills a jumper from the left block | 64-78 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Michael Watkins is called for traveling | 64-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe (SF) Lonnie Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Cottle (PF) Frank Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Donald Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-78 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Terry Glass snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Terry Glass misses the floater from just outside the lane | 64-78 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Ernest Cottle grabs the board | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Edward Parker runs out the clock | 64-78 |