| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Gaines (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Ledonne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Makin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Payson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Delaney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Nell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer inbounds the ball | 18-27 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer loses the dribble to Jacob Makin | 18-27 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Jacob Makin hits the finger roll | 20-27 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | John Reid clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Jacob Makin grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | John Payson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-27 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | John Reid snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-29 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | William Gaines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-29 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | James Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | John Payson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | William Gaines snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | John Payson lays it in set up by William Gaines | 22-29 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by John Reid and he's fouled by John Payson - foul #2 on John Payson, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Lyon (PG), Robert Brock (SG), Dustin Haas (C) William Gaines, William Ledonne, James Delaney | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG), Dario Landowski (C) Dane Gaither, Kevin Nell | |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | John Payson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Floyd Reamer - foul #3 on Floyd Reamer, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Page (SF) Jacob Makin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither (PG), Joseph McHaney (SF), Joseph Vogelsberg (C) Michael Fritz, Floyd Reamer, Louis Simpson | |
| 16:49 | Mercer | John Payson makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | John Payson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski steps out of bounds on the sideline | 24-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG) John Payson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz (SG) John Reid | |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Shawn Page connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney tips it in | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Theodore Choice (fresh) SG - Robert Brock (fresh) SF - Shawn Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lyon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fritz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph McHaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dario Landowski (fresh) C - Joseph Vogelsberg (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Joseph Vogelsberg steals the ball from Dustin Haas | 26-34 |
| 15:07 | Vanderbilt | David Lyon is called for the reach on Michael Fritz - foul #1 on David Lyon, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Gaines (PG), William Ledonne (SG), Jacob Makin (SF), John Payson (PF), James Delaney (C) Theodore Choice, Robert Brock, Shawn Page, David Lyon, Dustin Haas | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Reid (SG), Floyd Reamer (SF), Louis Simpson (PF), Kevin Nell (C) Michael Fritz, Joseph McHaney, Dario Landowski, Joseph Vogelsberg | |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from John Reid | 26-36 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Jacob Makin's pass is intercepted by Floyd Reamer | 26-36 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd Reamer | 26-38 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | William Gaines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | James Delaney gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Jacob Makin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 13:34 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 13:09 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | James Delaney is denied on a layup by Kevin Nell | 26-40 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Nell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Dane Gaither | 26-42 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | James Delaney misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 11:54 | Vanderbilt | John Reid pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 11:34 | Vanderbilt | John Reid makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Floyd Reamer | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Gaines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ledonne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Makin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Payson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Delaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Nell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Jacob Makin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 11:26 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 11:04 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Louis Simpson | 26-48 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Jacob Makin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 10:25 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Jacob Makin grabs the board | 29-48 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jacob Makin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dane Gaither - foul #3 on Dane Gaither, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG), Robert Brock (SG), David Lyon (PF), Dustin Haas (C) William Gaines, William Ledonne, John Payson, James Delaney | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (PG), Michael Fritz (SG), Dario Landowski (PF), Joseph Vogelsberg (C) Dane Gaither, John Reid, Louis Simpson, Kevin Nell | |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jacob Makin makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jacob Makin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-48 |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 09:41 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Reamer | 30-48 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the turnaround from close range set up by Joseph McHaney and the foul's on David Lyon - foul #2 on David Lyon, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Page (SF) Jacob Makin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither (PG), John Reid (SG) Joseph McHaney, Michael Fritz | |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer makes the free throw | 30-51 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Theodore Choice misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-51 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Shawn Page can't tip it in | 30-51 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | John Reid pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer is hacked by Shawn Page - foul #3 on Shawn Page, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (SF), Kevin Nell (C) Floyd Reamer, Dario Landowski | |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Dustin Haas is called for the reach on Joseph McHaney - foul #1 on Dustin Haas, team foul #5 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer (SF), Louis Simpson (PF) Joseph McHaney, Kevin Nell | |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | Dane Gaither scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Vogelsberg | 30-54 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | David Lyon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-54 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Floyd Reamer | 30-54 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Reamer misses the easy layup | 30-54 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | David Lyon pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Theodore Choice (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Brock (fresh) SF - Shawn Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Lyon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Haas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dane Gaither (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Reamer (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Vogelsberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Louis Simpson picks off the pass by Robert Brock | 30-54 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Louis Simpson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-54 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Theodore Choice grabs the defensive rebound | 30-54 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | Theodore Choice travels with the ball | 30-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Benjamin Linton (C) Theodore Choice | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney (PG), Michael Fritz (SG), Arthur Jones (SF), Dario Landowski (PF) Dane Gaither, John Reid, Floyd Reamer, Louis Simpson | |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 06:04 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski hits the follow up shot | 30-56 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Shawn Page misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Arthur Jones - foul #1 on Arthur Jones, team foul #3 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG) Dustin Haas | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Shawn Page makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Shawn Page makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Fritz | 32-58 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Robert Brock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-58 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Benjamin Linton gets the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Shawn Page misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Fritz - foul #1 on Michael Fritz, team foul #4 | 32-58 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Shawn Page makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Shawn Page makes the 2nd free throw | 34-58 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Haas (PF) Theodore Choice | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Joseph Vogelsberg is called for the reach on Robert Brock - foul #1 on Joseph Vogelsberg, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Dustin Haas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Robert Brock grabs the offensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Dustin Haas connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Lyon | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Jones | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | David Lyon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-60 |
| 03:16 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Lyon (tiring) 4 reb. SG - Robert Brock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Shawn Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Haas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Linton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph McHaney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Fritz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Vogelsberg (tiring) 3 reb. C - Dario Landowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg hits the finger roll | 37-62 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Dustin Haas hits a jump hook from the right block | 39-62 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | David Lyon is called for the reach on Joseph McHaney - foul #3 on David Lyon, team foul #6 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Theodore Choice (PG) Benjamin Linton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:20 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dario Landowski | 39-65 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | The short jumper by David Lyon is denied by Dario Landowski | 39-65 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joseph McHaney | 39-65 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski is hacked by Shawn Page - foul #4 on Shawn Page, team foul #7 | 39-65 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Dario Landowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Lyon | 39-65 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Shawn Page clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-65 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz pulls down the rebound | 39-65 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-65 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Shawn Page | 39-65 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Dustin Haas clanks a shot from the left side | 39-65 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Fritz banks in the layup set up by Arthur Jones | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Shawn Page's floater is tipped away by Joseph Vogelsberg | 39-67 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Vogelsberg gets the rebound | 39-67 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McHaney runs out the clock | 39-67 |