| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Reyes Murray (fresh) SG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Prasad (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Watkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray is hacked by Warren Pulliam - foul #1 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:11 | Coastal Carolina | Benjamin Watkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 18:47 | Coastal Carolina | Alexander Prasad grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 18:30 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Kania picks off the pass by Alexander Prasad | 32-23 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is fouled on the floor by Reyes Murray - foul #2 on Reyes Murray, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), David Booth (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Scott Johnson (PG), Charles Henderson (SG), Thomas Schultz (PF), Leslie Brashear (C) Reyes Murray, John Harvey, Alexander Prasad, Benjamin Watkins | |
| 17:49 | Mercer | David Booth buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Leslie Brashear - foul #2 on Leslie Brashear, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (SF), John Ellis (C) John Skagerberg, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:49 | Mercer | David Booth makes the free throw | 35-23 |
| 17:28 | Coastal Carolina | Scott Johnson is hacked by Thomas Goggans - foul #1 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey (SG) Peter Rosenbaum | |
| 17:05 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson knocks in the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG) Thomas Goggans | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 17:05 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson misses the free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Booth | 35-25 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | David Valenza's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Schultz | 35-25 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 16:25 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 16:20 | Coastal Carolina | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-25 |
| 16:19 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz tips it home | 35-27 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Charles Henderson picks off the pass by David Valenza in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 16:00 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Harvey | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Schultz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leslie Brashear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Thomas Kania's floater is tipped away by Thomas Schultz | 35-29 |
| 15:42 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 15:31 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | David Valenza drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Scott Johnson steals the ball from David Valenza | 38-34 |
| 14:41 | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey connects on the floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Thomas Kania clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Harvey - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), John Skagerberg (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, Robert Jones, David Booth, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray (PG), Peter Rosenbaum (SF), Alexander Prasad (PF), Benjamin Watkins (C) Scott Johnson, Charles Henderson, Thomas Schultz, Leslie Brashear | |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:01 | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:59 | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 13:57 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | John Skagerberg pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Skagerberg | 42-36 |
| 13:10 | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG) Thomas Kania | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeffrey Durgan (PG), Charles Henderson (SG) Reyes Murray, John Harvey | |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Watkins - foul #1 on Benjamin Watkins, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (C) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Watkins | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | Coastal Carolina | Benjamin Watkins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 12:25 | Coastal Carolina | Alexander Prasad misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 12:23 | Coastal Carolina | Benjamin Watkins tips it in | 42-38 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam is hacked by Charles Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Henderson, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Hallum (C) John Skagerberg | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jacob Brown (C) Benjamin Watkins | |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Durgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Rosenbaum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Prasad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Caldwell | 47-38 |
| 11:10 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Goggans | 47-38 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Warren Pulliam | 49-38 |
| 10:41 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray (PG), Scott Johnson (SG), Thomas Schultz (PF), Benjamin Watkins (C) Jeffrey Durgan, Charles Henderson, Alexander Prasad, Jacob Brown | |
| 10:31 | Mercer | John Ellis connects on the jumper from the left block | 51-38 |
| 10:20 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 51-40 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | John Ellis tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the tip | 51-40 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Thomas Kania tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 09:58 | Coastal Carolina | Benjamin Watkins snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:48 | Coastal Carolina | John Ellis denies the turnaround by Peter Rosenbaum | 51-40 |
| 09:47 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz tips it in | 51-42 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Reyes Murray - foul #3 on Reyes Murray, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey (SG) Peter Rosenbaum | |
| 09:35 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:16 | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF), Mario Bell (C) John Ellis, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Robert Jones is hacked by Reyes Murray in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reyes Murray, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum (SF) Reyes Murray | |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:13 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 08:58 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-42 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Robert Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SG) David Valenza | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Alexander Prasad (PF), Jacob Brown (C) Thomas Schultz, Benjamin Watkins | |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:54 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:29 | Coastal Carolina | Jacob Brown loses the dribble to Robert Jones | 53-42 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Mario Bell is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 55-42 |
| 08:12 | Coastal Carolina | Robert Jones is called for the reach on Scott Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Ellis (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Robert Jones, David Booth, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeffrey Durgan (PG), Benjamin Watkins (C) Scott Johnson, Jacob Brown | |
| 07:50 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Durgan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Harvey (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Rosenbaum (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexander Prasad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Jeffrey Durgan is called for the reach on David Valenza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG) Thomas Goggans | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson (SF), Thomas Schultz (PF) Peter Rosenbaum, Alexander Prasad | |
| 07:48 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:27 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffrey Durgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 57-45 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Jeffrey Durgan is called for the reach on David Valenza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) John Skagerberg, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Reyes Murray (PG), Leslie Brashear (C) Jeffrey Durgan, Benjamin Watkins | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | David Valenza misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:03 | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey is whistled for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum (SF) John Harvey | |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Henderson - foul #4 on Charles Henderson, team foul #11 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG) David Valenza, Thomas Kania | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Alexander Prasad (PF) Thomas Schultz | |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:36 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 06:34 | Coastal Carolina | Alexander Prasad pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 06:18 | Coastal Carolina | Leslie Brashear is denied on a layup by Joseph Caldwell | 60-45 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | John Ellis gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Reyes Murray is called for the reach on Warren Pulliam - foul #5 on Reyes Murray, team foul #12 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG), Robert Jones (SF), David Booth (C) Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jeffrey Durgan (PG), John Harvey (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Schultz (PF), Jacob Brown (C) Reyes Murray, Charles Henderson, Peter Rosenbaum, Alexander Prasad, Leslie Brashear | |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Thomas Kania hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 05:23 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Schultz | 61-45 |
| 05:11 | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey misses the lay-in | 61-45 |
| 05:10 | Coastal Carolina | Jacob Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:57 | Coastal Carolina | John Harvey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Kania | 61-45 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | John Harvey steals it from Robert Jones | 61-45 |
| 04:20 | Coastal Carolina | Jeffrey Durgan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Harvey | 61-48 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 03:56 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz grabs the board | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Coastal Carolina | Jacob Brown misses the lay-in | 61-48 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Booth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Durgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Harvey (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Schultz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jacob Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Robert Jones is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Caldwell | 64-48 |
| 03:00 | Coastal Carolina | Joseph Caldwell steals it from Thomas Schultz | 64-48 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Thomas Kania throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Mario Bell (SF), John Ellis (PF) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Robert Jones, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson (SG), Leslie Brashear (C) John Harvey, Jacob Brown | |
| 02:28 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-48 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | David Booth buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Valenza and he's hacked by Jeffrey Durgan - foul #5 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #13 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum (SF) Jeffrey Durgan | |
| 02:06 | Mercer | David Booth makes the free throw | 67-48 |
| 01:59 | Coastal Carolina | Peter Rosenbaum misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-48 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Mario Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Peter Rosenbaum denies the turnaround by David Valenza | 67-48 |
| 01:31 | Coastal Carolina | Thomas Schultz gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:11 | Coastal Carolina | David Booth blocks the short jumper by Scott Johnson | 67-48 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 67-48 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Charles Henderson steals it from Thomas Goggans in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 01:02 | Coastal Carolina | David Booth blocks the short jumper by Thomas Schultz | 67-48 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Thomas Schultz swats the short shot by David Booth | 67-48 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | David Booth tips it but misses | 67-48 |
| 00:30 | Coastal Carolina | Charles Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Coastal Carolina | John Ellis is called for the reach on Peter Rosenbaum - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jacob Brown (C) Peter Rosenbaum | |
| 00:22 | Coastal Carolina | Scott Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Valenza runs out the clock | 67-48 |