| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Francis Kawakami (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alvin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hassan Funk (fresh) PF - Leonard Sipos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Liss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Frank Wales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noah Charette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Stiltner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shuttleworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Hassan Funk inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Virginia State | Fred Liss is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Francis Kawakami | 25-21 |
| 19:24 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Bobby Stiltner | 25-23 |
| 18:56 | Virginia State | James Shuttleworth steals it from Alvin Williams out of a doubleteam | 25-23 |
| 18:46 | Mercyhurst | James Shuttleworth is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 25-25 |
| 18:26 | Virginia State | Fred Liss hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hassan Funk | 27-25 |
| 18:07 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates connects on the 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 17:42 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Francis Kawakami | 29-28 |
| 17:21 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Sipos - foul #1 on Leonard Sipos, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jan Green (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dennis Phelps (SF), William Styles (PF), Leonard Berggren (C) Francis Kawakami, Alvin Williams, Hassan Funk, Leonard Sipos, Fred Liss | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Harry Nava (SF), Paul Manley (PF), Jerry Ables (C) Noah Charette, Bobby Stiltner, James Shuttleworth | |
| 17:21 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:21 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:21 | Mercyhurst | Paul Manley grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:01 | Mercyhurst | Jerry Ables hits the easy wide open finger roll | 29-30 |
| 16:37 | Virginia State | Leonard Berggren connects on the shot from close range | 31-30 |
| 16:30 | Mercyhurst | Paul Manley misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 31-30 |
| 16:28 | Mercyhurst | Harry Nava pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:16 | Mercyhurst | Harry Nava misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 16:14 | Virginia State | Dennis Phelps snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 15:53 | Virginia State | Jan Green is hacked by Dennis Coates - foul #1 on Dennis Coates, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami (PG), Alvin Williams (SG), Hassan Funk (SF), Arthur Curtis (PF), Fred Liss (C) Jan Green, John Anderson, Dennis Phelps, William Styles, Leonard Berggren | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown (PG), Paul Salcido (SG) Frank Wales, Dennis Coates | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Francis Kawakami (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hassan Funk (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Curtis (fresh) C - Fred Liss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Timothy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Salcido (fresh) SF - Harry Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Manley (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jerry Ables (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 15:22 | Virginia State | Arthur Curtis tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 15:12 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown is called for 10 seconds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette (SF), Bobby Stiltner (PF), Adam Mueller (C) Harry Nava, Paul Manley, Jerry Ables | |
| 14:53 | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami misses the floater from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 14:52 | Mercyhurst | Adam Mueller snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 14:39 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 14:19 | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | Mercyhurst | Paul Salcido gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:13 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 14:12 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Fred Liss | 33-33 |
| 13:43 | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami buries a floater from the left side | 35-33 |
| 13:20 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 13:04 | Virginia State | Fred Liss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jan Green (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dennis Phelps (SF), Leonard Sipos (PF), Leonard Berggren (C) Francis Kawakami, Alvin Williams, Hassan Funk, Arthur Curtis, Fred Liss | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales (PG), Dennis Coates (SG), Harry Nava (SF), Paul Manley (PF), James Shuttleworth (C) Timothy Brown, Paul Salcido, Noah Charette, Bobby Stiltner, Adam Mueller | |
| 12:50 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 12:48 | Mercyhurst | James Shuttleworth tips it but misses | 35-36 |
| 12:47 | Virginia State | Dennis Phelps pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 12:28 | Virginia State | Dennis Phelps can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 12:27 | Virginia State | Leonard Berggren hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 12:03 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales blows the layup but he's hacked by Jan Green - foul #3 on Jan Green, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Bobby Stiltner (PF) Paul Manley | |
| 12:03 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:03 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 11:34 | Virginia State | Leonard Berggren connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Anderson | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Jan Green (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Phelps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Sipos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Berggren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Frank Wales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Coates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Stiltner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shuttleworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales loses the dribble to John Anderson in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 11:08 | Virginia State | Jan Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 11:07 | Mercyhurst | James Shuttleworth gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:05 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates is hacked by John Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami (PG), Alvin Williams (SG), Dario Zimmerman (SF), William Styles (PF), Fred Liss (C) Jan Green, John Anderson, Dennis Phelps, Leonard Sipos, Leonard Berggren | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown (SG), Noah Charette (SF), Adam Mueller (PF), Jerry Ables (C) Dennis Coates, Harry Nava, Bobby Stiltner, James Shuttleworth | |
| 10:41 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Kawakami - foul #3 on Francis Kawakami, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Hassan Funk (SF) Dario Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Paul Salcido (SG), Paul Manley (PF) Timothy Brown, Adam Mueller | |
| 10:41 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 10:41 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:21 | Virginia State | Fred Liss's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Ables | 39-39 |
| 10:20 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:10 | Mercyhurst | Jerry Ables's fadeaway is rejected by William Styles | 39-39 |
| 10:08 | Virginia State | William Styles gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 09:44 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 09:39 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Paul Manley | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Virginia State | Fred Liss misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:09 | Virginia State | William Styles gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:51 | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Francis Kawakami, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jan Green (PG), John Anderson (SG), Dennis Phelps (SF), Leonard Sipos (PF), Leonard Berggren (C) Francis Kawakami, Alvin Williams, Hassan Funk, William Styles, Fred Liss | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown (PG), Dennis Coates (SG), Harry Nava (SF), Adam Mueller (PF), James Shuttleworth (C) Frank Wales, Paul Salcido, Noah Charette, Paul Manley, Jerry Ables | |
| 08:36 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Coates | 42-44 |
| 08:12 | Virginia State | Leonard Berggren misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 08:10 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:49 | Virginia State | Jan Green knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 07:33 | Mercyhurst | Harry Nava travels with the ball | 44-44 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Francis Kawakami (PG), Hassan Funk (SF), Arthur Curtis (C) Jan Green, Dennis Phelps, Leonard Berggren | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales (PG), Bobby Stiltner (PF) Dennis Coates, James Shuttleworth | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Francis Kawakami (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hassan Funk (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leonard Sipos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Frank Wales (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Nava (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Stiltner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Mueller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 07:09 | Mercyhurst | Harry Nava grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 07:04 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Harry Nava and he's fouled by Francis Kawakami - foul #5 on Francis Kawakami, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Alvin Williams (PG), Dario Zimmerman (SG) Francis Kawakami, John Anderson | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette (SF), Jerry Ables (C) Harry Nava, Adam Mueller | |
| 07:04 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:47 | Virginia State | Jerry Ables is called for the reach on Arthur Curtis - foul #2 on Jerry Ables, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Paul Salcido (SG) Noah Charette | |
| 06:37 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Brown - foul #1 on Timothy Brown, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 06:37 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:37 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:22 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 05:55 | Virginia State | Paul Salcido takes the ball from Hassan Funk | 46-49 |
| 05:53 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jan Green (PG), Dennis Phelps (SF), William Styles (PF), Fred Liss (C) Dario Zimmerman, Hassan Funk, Leonard Sipos, Arthur Curtis | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Adam Mueller (SF), Paul Manley (PF), James Shuttleworth (C) Timothy Brown, Bobby Stiltner, Jerry Ables | |
| 05:37 | Virginia State | Dennis Phelps hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 46-49 |
| 05:36 | Virginia State | Fred Liss tips it home | 48-49 |
| 05:17 | Mercyhurst | Paul Salcido misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 05:16 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Alvin Williams | 48-49 |
| 04:49 | Virginia State | Fred Liss buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Williams | 50-49 |
| 04:28 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 04:26 | Virginia State | William Styles snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 04:06 | Virginia State | Jan Green's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Manley | 50-49 |
| 04:04 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Frank Wales | 50-49 |
| 03:48 | Mercyhurst | Paul Manley is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Wales | 50-51 |
| 03:23 | Virginia State | Adam Mueller picks off the pass by Fred Liss | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Jan Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Phelps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Styles (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Liss (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Frank Wales (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Salcido (fairly fresh) SF - Adam Mueller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Manley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Shuttleworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Anderson (PG), Dario Zimmerman (SG), Hassan Funk (SF), Arthur Curtis (PF), Leonard Berggren (C) Jan Green, Alvin Williams, Dennis Phelps, William Styles, Fred Liss | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown (PG), Dennis Coates (SG), Noah Charette (SF), Bobby Stiltner (PF), Jerry Ables (C) Frank Wales, Paul Salcido, Adam Mueller, Paul Manley, James Shuttleworth | |
| 02:44 | Virginia State | Leonard Berggren hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from John Anderson | 52-51 |
| 02:34 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 02:33 | Mercyhurst | Jerry Ables gets the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:15 | Mercyhurst | Bobby Stiltner's dunk attempt is rejected by Arthur Curtis | 52-51 |
| 02:14 | Mercyhurst | Jerry Ables snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 01:59 | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Curtis - foul #1 on Arthur Curtis, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Jan Green (PG), Alvin Williams (SG), Leonard Sipos (PF), Fred Liss (C) John Anderson, Dario Zimmerman, Arthur Curtis, Leonard Berggren | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales (PG), James Shuttleworth (C) Timothy Brown, Jerry Ables | |
| 01:59 | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:59 | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:44 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Coates - foul #2 on Dennis Coates, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 01:44 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:44 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:44 | Mercyhurst | James Shuttleworth grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:36 | Mercyhurst | The short jumper by Frank Wales is denied by Leonard Sipos | 53-53 |
| 01:34 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Fred Liss | 53-53 |
| 01:22 | Virginia State | Alvin Williams's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 00:59 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales can't finish the layup | 53-53 |
| 00:58 | Mercyhurst | Frank Wales grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:48 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Wales | 53-56 |
| 00:24 | Virginia State | Fred Liss can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 53-56 |
| 00:22 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 00:13 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Stiltner - foul #1 on Bobby Stiltner, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 00:13 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:13 | Virginia State | Leonard Sipos makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Williams - foul #2 on Alvin Williams, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:12 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:12 | Virginia State | Fred Liss grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Fred Liss misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Noah Charette - foul #3 on Noah Charette, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Fred Liss makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Fred Liss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:08 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Mercyhurst | Dennis Coates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia State | Fred Liss scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alvin Williams | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercyhurst | Noah Charette buries a halfcourt shot | 58-59 |