| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Michael Melton inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Samford | Raymond King connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Corey Moore | 30-29 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan's dunk attempt is rejected by Corey Moore | 30-29 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Scott Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Samford | Joseph Caldwell is called for the reach on Corey Moore - foul #3 on Joseph Caldwell, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (PF) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 19:12 | Samford | Wallace Hogan is called for the reach on Michael Melton - foul #1 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Raymond King can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-29 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | Samford | Michael Melton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kania - foul #1 on Thomas Kania, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Hallum - foul #2 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Michael Melton makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Michael Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | The jump hook by John Skagerberg is blocked by Corey Moore | 33-32 |
| 17:49 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:33 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses the runner from the left block | 33-32 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | John Skagerberg grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Gregory Hart pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Corey Moore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Michael Melton tips it in | 35-32 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan banks in the layup set up by John Skagerberg | 35-34 |
| 16:20 | Samford | Michael Melton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond King | 38-34 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan can't throw it down | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:57 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the floater from the left side set up by Gregory Hart | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond King (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Gregory Hart - foul #1 on Gregory Hart, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:25 | Samford | Mark Hinton is hacked by Joseph Caldwell - foul #4 on Joseph Caldwell, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 15:08 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Baker | 43-36 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | David Booth hits a jump hook in the lane | 43-38 |
| 14:35 | Samford | Kevin Weekes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Weekes, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG) Kevin Weekes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan can't throw it down | 43-38 |
| 14:21 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:11 | Samford | James Baker misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | David Booth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 13:50 | Samford | Bruce Davis grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 13:25 | Samford | Mario Bell steals the ball from Scott Collins | 43-38 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Mario Bell double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, James Baker, Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), Craig Longworth (PF) Robert Jones, Wallace Hogan, David Booth | |
| 12:57 | Samford | Scott Collins scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond King | 45-38 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Raymond King picks off the pass by Craig Longworth | 45-38 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Raymond King can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 12:35 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Mario Bell steals it from Bruce Davis | 45-38 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Gregory Hart blocks the jumper by John Skagerberg | 45-38 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:57 | Samford | Raymond King knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Bruce Davis and he's hacked by Craig Longworth - foul #2 on Craig Longworth, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Corey Moore (PF) Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell | |
| 11:57 | Samford | Raymond King makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Thomas Kania comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 11:44 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 11:28 | Samford | Corey Moore is fouled on the floor by Vernon Hallum - foul #3 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF) Wallace Hogan | |
| 11:28 | Samford | Corey Moore misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is hacked by Willie Lynam - foul #2 on Willie Lynam, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Kania is blocked by Michael Melton | 48-38 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Michael Melton grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Michael Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Corey Moore tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | John Skagerberg lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Raymond King misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | John Skagerberg pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | David Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Mario Bell (PF) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, David Booth | |
| 09:21 | Samford | Willie Lynam drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Thomas Goggans - foul #1 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Willie Lynam makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan lays it in | 53-42 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Bruce Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 08:31 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Davis | 53-42 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Mario Bell denies the turnaround by Scott Collins | 53-42 |
| 08:06 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Collins | 53-42 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Vernon Hallum is called for the reach on Mark Hinton - foul #4 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Raymond King (SG), Corey Moore (PF), Gregory Hart (C) Willie Lynam, James Baker, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), Craig Longworth (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Robert Jones, Thomas Goggans, Wallace Hogan, Vernon Hallum | |
| 07:50 | Samford | Mark Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:50 | Samford | Mark Hinton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond King (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Corey Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 07:24 | Samford | Craig Longworth steals the ball from Gregory Hart | 55-42 |
| 07:20 | Mercer | John Skagerberg lays it in on a great pass from Craig Longworth | 55-44 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Corey Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Collins | 58-44 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Thomas Kania's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Melton (SF) Mark Hinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (C) Mario Bell | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:23 | Samford | Scott Collins travels in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Bruce Davis (C) Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Corey Moore takes the ball from Thomas Kania | 58-44 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Corey Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-44 |
| 05:44 | Samford | Michael Melton can't tip it in | 58-44 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 05:36 | Samford | Michael Melton gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Raymond King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-44 |
| 05:14 | Samford | Scott Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 05:04 | Samford | Raymond King lays it up and in | 60-44 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | John Skagerberg's floater is tipped away by Bruce Davis | 60-44 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Bruce Davis gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Raymond King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Craig Longworth pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Corey Moore - foul #3 on Corey Moore, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (PG), James Baker (SG), Gregory Hart (C) Scott Collins, Raymond King, Corey Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, David Booth | |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 04:17 | Samford | Gregory Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Willie Lynam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Melton (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Bruce Davis (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregory Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Mario Bell lays it in on a nice dish by Wallace Hogan and the foul's on Gregory Hart - foul #2 on Gregory Hart, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG) Michael Melton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Hallum (C) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Samford | Willie Lynam buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Weekes | 62-49 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Bruce Davis swats the short shot by Thomas Goggans | 62-49 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 02:30 | Samford | Thomas Goggans steals the ball from Kevin Weekes in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Bruce Davis swats the layup by Wallace Hogan | 62-51 |
| 02:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bruce Davis | 62-51 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Gregory Hart is hacked by Vernon Hallum - foul #5 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #10 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Craig Longworth (SF), David Booth (C) Wallace Hogan, Vernon Hallum | |
| 01:47 | Samford | Gregory Hart makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:47 | Samford | Gregory Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Robert Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Craig Longworth | 63-54 |
| 01:34 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Collins (PG), Raymond King (SG), Michael Melton (SF), Corey Moore (PF) Kevin Weekes, Willie Lynam, James Baker, Bruce Davis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Robert Jones, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, David Booth | |
| 01:11 | Samford | Raymond King hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | The jump hook by Wallace Hogan is blocked by Corey Moore | 66-54 |
| 00:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Corey Moore | 66-54 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Scott Collins misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on John Skagerberg - foul #2 on John Skagerberg, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Willie Lynam (SG), James Baker (SF), Bruce Davis (PF), Mark Hinton (C) Raymond King, Michael Melton, Corey Moore, Gregory Hart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Mario Bell (PF), David Booth (C) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Scott Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Willie Lynam is called for the reach on Thomas Goggans - foul #3 on Willie Lynam, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Weekes (PG) Scott Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kevin Weekes runs out the clock | 68-57 |