| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Linquist (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Meier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Murdock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wojtkowski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Young - foul #3 on William Young, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (C) William Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Kevin Linquist misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Tony Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | James Murdock hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Landers | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | American U. | Tommy Preston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Linquist and the foul's on Michael Landers - foul #1 on Michael Landers, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | American U. | Tommy Preston misses the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Tommy Preston - foul #3 on Tommy Preston, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | American U. | James Foss (C) Tommy Preston | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | American U. | A charge is called on Ryan Meier - foul #2 on Ryan Meier, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | James Murdock's pass is intercepted by Ryan Meier | 32-31 |
| 17:44 | American U. | Ryan Meier makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Casey McCanse | 34-31 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Tony Flowers slams it home on a great pass from Michael Landers | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | American U. | James Murdock steals it from Kevin Linquist | 34-33 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski lays it up and in on a great pass from James Murdock | 34-35 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Gregory Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Murdock - foul #2 on James Murdock, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SF), Terrell Carberry (C) Kevin Linquist, Ryan Meier, Casey McCanse | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Godwin (PG), Matthew Greene (SF), John Bell (PF), Dino Greco (C) Michael Landers, Brian Wojtkowski, Tony Flowers, Jerry Predmore | |
| 16:46 | American U. | Gregory Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:46 | American U. | Gregory Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Dino Greco hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 16:22 | American U. | Gregory Chapman snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:06 | American U. | James Foss connects on the runner in the lane | 37-35 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Matthew Greene's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell Carberry | 37-35 |
| 15:52 | American U. | Gregory Chapman gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Foss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrell Carberry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Godwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Murdock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Greene (fresh) PF - John Bell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dino Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | American U. | James Foss clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:36 | Mercer | James Murdock gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | John Bell is fouled on the floor by James Foss - foul #2 on James Foss, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Tommy Preston (PF), William Young (C) Gregory Chapman, James Foss, Terrell Carberry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Jerry Predmore (C) James Murdock, Matthew Greene, Dino Greco | |
| 15:02 | Mercer | David Godwin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore tips it home | 37-37 |
| 14:44 | American U. | Kevin Linquist connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Preston | 40-37 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | John Bell clanks a floater near the basket | 40-37 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Bell | 40-37 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | David Godwin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore tips it in | 40-39 |
| 13:52 | American U. | William Young is hacked by David Godwin - foul #1 on David Godwin, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | American U. | Ryan Meier (SF), Casey McCanse (PF) Walter Crumrine, Tommy Preston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tony Flowers (PF), Dino Greco (C) John Bell, Jerry Predmore | |
| 13:30 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter buries a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Brian Wojtkowski - foul #3 on Brian Wojtkowski, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Murdock (SG) David Godwin | |
| 13:30 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | James Murdock knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tony Flowers | 43-41 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Casey McCanse lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Meier | 45-41 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Kevin Linquist steals the ball from Tony Flowers | 45-41 |
| 12:06 | American U. | William Young is hacked by Michael Landers - foul #2 on Michael Landers, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Tommy Preston (C) Kevin Linquist, Jeffrey Easter, William Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Godwin (PG), Matthew Greene (SF), Jerry Predmore (C) Michael Landers, Brian Wojtkowski, Dino Greco | |
| 11:52 | American U. | Ryan Meier clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Tony Flowers - foul #1 on Tony Flowers, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 11:52 | American U. | Ryan Meier makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:52 | American U. | Ryan Meier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Meier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 6 pts. C - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Godwin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Greene (fresh) PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Predmore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Walter Crumrine steals the ball from James Murdock | 46-41 |
| 11:13 | American U. | Tommy Preston misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:12 | American U. | Casey McCanse snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 10:51 | American U. | Gregory Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SF), William Young (C) Walter Crumrine, Ryan Meier, Casey McCanse | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), John Bell (PF) James Murdock, Tony Flowers | |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Tommy Preston denies the turnaround by Michael Landers | 46-41 |
| 10:40 | American U. | Gregory Chapman grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:21 | American U. | Tommy Preston loses the dribble to David Godwin | 46-41 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Matthew Greene lays it in set up by David Godwin | 46-43 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Predmore - foul #3 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Dino Greco (C) Matthew Greene, Jerry Predmore | |
| 09:52 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | David Godwin snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Michael Landers slams it home | 47-45 |
| 09:02 | American U. | Kevin Linquist scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Michael Landers is hacked by William Young - foul #4 on William Young, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), William Evans (SG), Ryan Meier (SF), Casey McCanse (PF), James Foss (C) Kevin Linquist, Gregory Chapman, Jeffrey Easter, Tommy Preston, William Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Murdock (SG), Tony Flowers (PF), Jerry Predmore (C) Michael Landers, John Bell, Dino Greco | |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Casey McCanse - foul #3 on Casey McCanse, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jason Boykin (PG) David Godwin | |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:58 | American U. | Walter Crumrine knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Tony Flowers connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from James Murdock and he's fouled by Casey McCanse - foul #4 on Casey McCanse, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Tony Flowers misses the free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:48 | American U. | The rebound goes to William Evans | 52-48 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Walter Crumrine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Evans (fresh) SF - Ryan Meier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Casey McCanse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jason Boykin (fresh) SG - James Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Wojtkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Predmore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | American U. | Walter Crumrine misses the easy layup | 52-48 |
| 07:23 | American U. | James Foss misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Jason Boykin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 07:08 | American U. | Ryan Meier grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:40 | American U. | Casey McCanse clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Tony Flowers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Murdock | 52-50 |
| 06:01 | American U. | James Foss connects on the runner from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | James Murdock is fouled on the floor by William Evans - foul #1 on William Evans, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG), Jeffrey Easter (SF), Tommy Preston (PF), William Young (C) Walter Crumrine, William Evans, Ryan Meier, Casey McCanse, James Foss | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), David Godwin (SF), John Bell (PF), Dino Greco (C) Jason Boykin, Brian Wojtkowski, Tony Flowers, Jerry Predmore | |
| 05:35 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | American U. | William Young comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dino Greco - foul #2 on Dino Greco, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Greene (SF) James Murdock | |
| 05:08 | American U. | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:08 | American U. | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Matthew Greene buries a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Tommy Preston - foul #4 on Tommy Preston, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Matthew Greene misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:56 | American U. | Tommy Preston grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Tommy Preston | 58-54 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Jeffrey Easter steps in front of the Matthew Greene pass | 58-54 |
| 04:01 | American U. | Kevin Linquist banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Easter | 60-54 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Michael Landers loses the dribble to Tommy Preston | 60-54 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Linquist (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chapman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Easter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Godwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Greene (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dino Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | American U. | Jeffrey Easter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Ryan Meier (SF), Casey McCanse (PF) Jeffrey Easter, Tommy Preston | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Murdock (SG), Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Tony Flowers (PF), Jerry Predmore (C) David Godwin, Matthew Greene, John Bell, Dino Greco | |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 03:09 | American U. | Ryan Meier snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:45 | American U. | Kevin Linquist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Tony Flowers grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | James Murdock scores on a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 02:05 | American U. | William Young can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Predmore - foul #4 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Crumrine (PG), Jeffrey Easter (SG) Kevin Linquist, Gregory Chapman | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Godwin (PG), John Bell (PF) Michael Landers, Tony Flowers | |
| 02:05 | American U. | William Young misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:05 | American U. | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Linquist (PG), Gregory Chapman (SG) Walter Crumrine, Jeffrey Easter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), Tony Flowers (PF) David Godwin, John Bell | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski buries a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Landers | 61-59 |
| 01:39 | American U. | Gregory Chapman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore blows the layup | 61-59 |
| 01:20 | American U. | The rebound goes to Casey McCanse | 61-59 |
| 01:00 | American U. | Gregory Chapman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Michael Landers grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Murdock comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Young - foul #5 on William Young, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | American U. | Tommy Preston (C) William Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | American U. | Casey McCanse clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 00:06 | American U. | Gregory Chapman tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | James Murdock misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Casey McCanse grabs the board | 63-61 |