| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) SG - Carl Pon (fresh) SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Dennis Walling (fresh) SG - Kenneth Senger (fresh) SF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) PF - Joshua Witherspoon (fresh) C - Lonnie Stocker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Craig Longworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker is fouled on the floor by Carl Armitage - foul #1 on Carl Armitage, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | John Skagerberg drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Armitage | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Centenary | Carl Armitage is called for the reach on Dennis Walling - foul #2 on Carl Armitage, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 18:39 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stacey Augustine - foul #1 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | John Skagerberg comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Craig Longworth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Pon | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine throws it down | 7-2 |
| 16:31 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Centenary | William Robertson (SG), Ray Dinan (PF) Kenneth Senger, Joshua Witherspoon | |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo lays it up and in | 9-2 |
| 15:53 | Centenary | William Robertson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-2 |
| 15:51 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fairly fresh) SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Dennis Walling (fairly fresh) SG - William Robertson (fresh) SF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Dinan (fresh) C - Lonnie Stocker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Centenary | Dennis Walling comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 9-2 |
| 15:37 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor grabs the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:22 | Centenary | William Robertson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Walling | 9-5 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses short on a shot near the basket | 9-5 |
| 15:09 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | Centenary | Ray Dinan grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:36 | Centenary | Amos Calvillo steals it from Lonnie Stocker | 9-5 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lonnie Stocker - foul #1 on Lonnie Stocker, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Bradley Miles, Wallace Hogan, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kenneth Senger (SG), Lowell Comfort (SF), Joshua Witherspoon (PF), Robert Muse (C) Dennis Walling, Dennis Taylor, Ray Dinan, Lonnie Stocker | |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:03 | Centenary | William Robertson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Senger | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Carl Pon is fouled on the floor by Robert Muse - foul #1 on Robert Muse, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dodson (PG), Craig Longworth (PF) Tom Ladd, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Joshua Witherspoon steals the ball from Daniel Dodson | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Centenary | Joshua Witherspoon clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Carl Pon - foul #1 on Carl Pon, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | George Lewis (PG) William Robertson | |
| 13:04 | Centenary | Joshua Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Centenary | Joshua Witherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Centenary | Robert Muse grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:47 | Centenary | Joshua Witherspoon hits a floater from the right side | 11-9 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Witherspoon - foul #1 on Joshua Witherspoon, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Daniel Dodson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dennis Walling (PG), Dennis Taylor (SF), Lonnie Stocker (C) George Lewis, Lowell Comfort, Robert Muse | |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:02 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Craig Longworth hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Witherspoon - foul #2 on Joshua Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ray Dinan (PF) Joshua Witherspoon | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Dennis Walling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Senger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Dinan (fresh) C - Lonnie Stocker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker misses the dunk attempt | 13-11 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg loses the dribble to Kenneth Senger | 13-11 |
| 11:11 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger hits the finger roll | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lonnie Stocker - foul #2 on Lonnie Stocker, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Centenary | William Robertson (SG), Robert Muse (C) Kenneth Senger, Lonnie Stocker | |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:39 | Centenary | Dennis Walling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Tom Ladd clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Robertson - foul #1 on William Robertson, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dodson (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Bradley Miles, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Tom Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Centenary | William Robertson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 16-13 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Tom Ladd grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 09:45 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 09:30 | Centenary | William Robertson buries a shot from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson is hacked by Dennis Taylor - foul #1 on Dennis Taylor, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kenneth Senger (SG) Dennis Walling | |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Daniel Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:07 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Stacey Augustine - foul #2 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Joseph Caldwell (C) Daniel Dodson, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Centenary | John Varner (C) Ray Dinan | |
| 09:07 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:07 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Varner - foul #1 on John Varner, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Lowell Comfort (SF) Dennis Taylor | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:23 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Pon | 22-17 |
| 07:54 | Centenary | Kenneth Senger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-17 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Robert Muse is called for the reach on John Skagerberg - foul #2 on Robert Muse, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Amos Calvillo (C) Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dennis Walling (PG), Dennis Taylor (SF), Ray Dinan (PF) William Robertson, Kenneth Senger, Robert Muse | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | Bradley Miles steps in front of the Dennis Walling pass in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | John Skagerberg blows the layup | 24-17 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell tips it but misses | 24-17 |
| 07:31 | Centenary | John Varner grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Dennis Walling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lowell Comfort (fresh) SF - Dennis Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Dinan (fresh) C - John Varner (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Centenary | Dennis Walling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-17 |
| 07:10 | Centenary | Lowell Comfort grabs the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:55 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Walling | 24-20 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Carl Pon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-20 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Bradley Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Carl Pon is fouled on the floor by Dennis Walling - foul #1 on Dennis Walling, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Craig Longworth (PF) Bradley Miles, John Skagerberg, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Centenary | William Robertson (PG), Kenneth Senger (SG) Dennis Walling, Lowell Comfort | |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:33 | Centenary | William Robertson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Taylor | 26-23 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Carl Pon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dodson (SG) Carl Pon | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 04:54 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor can't connect on a runner near the basket | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Tom Ladd pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Dennis Taylor picks off the pass by Amos Calvillo | 26-23 |
| 04:13 | Centenary | William Robertson's pass is intercepted by Tom Ladd | 26-23 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan jams it set up by Tom Ladd | 28-23 |
| 03:49 | Centenary | William Robertson loses the dribble to Craig Longworth | 28-23 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Craig Longworth is whistled for traveling | 28-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Bradley Miles (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Daniel Dodson, Wallace Hogan, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dennis Walling (PG), Lowell Comfort (SF), Joshua Witherspoon (PF), Lonnie Stocker (C) Kenneth Senger, Dennis Taylor, Ray Dinan, John Varner | |
| 03:09 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker hits a runner in the paint | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Miles (fresh) SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Dennis Walling (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lowell Comfort (fresh) PF - Joshua Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Stocker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Armitage | 30-25 |
| 02:31 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 30-25 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is hacked by Joshua Witherspoon - foul #3 on Joshua Witherspoon, team foul #11 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Bradley Miles, Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Centenary | Kenneth Senger (SG), Robert Muse (PF) William Robertson, Joshua Witherspoon | |
| 02:15 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:50 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker loses the dribble to Carl Armitage | 32-25 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Muse - foul #3 on Robert Muse, team foul #12 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dennis Taylor (SF), Ray Dinan (PF) Lowell Comfort, Robert Muse | |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:16 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 00:50 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 00:43 | Centenary | Lonnie Stocker is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Lonnie Stocker, team foul #13 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Craig Longworth (PF) Carl Armitage, John Skagerberg, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Centenary | William Robertson (PG), John Varner (C) Dennis Walling, Lonnie Stocker | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Craig Longworth scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Carl Pon and he's hacked by John Varner - foul #2 on John Varner, team foul #14 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell (C) Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Centenary | Lowell Comfort (SG) Kenneth Senger | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:20 | Centenary | Ray Dinan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:02 | Centenary | Dennis Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses short on a fullcourt shot | 36-25 |