| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Nicholas Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lapointe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Osborne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Engle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Willams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Dennis Gentry - foul #2 on Dennis Gentry, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:40 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne misses the free throw | 42-26 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Tom Tyre grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Ryan Dean misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 19:25 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Newman | 44-26 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | The jump hook by Don Bailey is blocked by Brian Osborne | 44-26 |
| 18:44 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 18:15 | Austin Peay | Nicholas Cook buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Lapointe | 46-26 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry loses the dribble to Kevin Engle | 46-26 |
| 17:38 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne blows the dunk | 46-26 |
| 17:37 | Austin Peay | Kevin Engle gets the offensive rebound | 46-26 |
| 17:30 | Austin Peay | Carl Newman drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Cook | 49-26 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry hits a jumper near the basket | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:01 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-28 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dennis Gentry | 49-28 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Ryan Dean's pass is intercepted by Carl Newman | 49-28 |
| 16:40 | Austin Peay | Carl Newman lays it in | 51-28 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | The jump hook by Don Bailey is blocked by Brian Osborne | 51-28 |
| 16:28 | Austin Peay | Carl Newman pulls down the rebound | 51-28 |
| 16:05 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry grabs the board | 51-28 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Don Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Tyre | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Newman (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Nicholas Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lapointe (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Osborne (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Engle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Willams (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Don Bailey (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Gentry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Tyre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Kevin Engle steals the ball from Christian Willams | 51-28 |
| 15:31 | Austin Peay | Nicholas Cook misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tom Tyre | 51-28 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Don Bailey loses the dribble to Mark Lapointe | 51-28 |
| 15:08 | Austin Peay | Nicholas Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-28 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Harold Giron (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Jackson Yamashita (SF), Mark Gregory (PF), Edwin Walczak (C) Carl Newman, Nicholas Cook, Mark Lapointe, Brian Osborne, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Pucci (PG), Mark Castonguay (SG), Edwin Love (SF), Marlon Sheldon (PF), Paul Thole (C) Ryan Dean, Christian Willams, Don Bailey, Dennis Gentry, Tom Tyre | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Charles Pucci is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-28 |
| 14:40 | Austin Peay | Charles Pucci is called for the reach on Harold Giron - foul #1 on Charles Pucci, team foul #2 | 51-28 |
| 14:12 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 51-28 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Edwin Love grabs the defensive rebound | 51-28 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Pucci | 51-31 |
| 13:34 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 13:32 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita tips it in | 53-31 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Mark Gregory steps in front of the Mark Castonguay pass in the backcourt | 53-31 |
| 13:18 | Austin Peay | Harold Giron misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-31 |
| 13:16 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita grabs the offensive board | 53-31 |
| 12:56 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Adams | 56-31 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Edwin Love misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-31 |
| 12:45 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak grabs the board | 56-31 |
| 12:31 | Austin Peay | Michael Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-31 |
| 12:30 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory tips it back up and in | 58-31 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Michael Adams is called for the reach on Mark Castonguay - foul #3 on Michael Adams, team foul #1 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Carl Newman (PG), Nicholas Cook (SG), Clarence Billups (SF), Brian Osborne (PF), Kevin Engle (C) Harold Giron, Michael Adams, Jackson Yamashita, Mark Gregory, Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Dean (PG), Christian Willams (SG), David Chastain (SF), Dennis Gentry (PF), Tom Tyre (C) Charles Pucci, Mark Castonguay, Edwin Love, Marlon Sheldon, Paul Thole | |
| 12:10 | Mercer | David Chastain can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 58-31 |
| 12:09 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Clarence Billups | 58-31 |
| 11:49 | Austin Peay | Christian Willams picks off the pass by Carl Newman | 58-31 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Carl Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Nicholas Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Billups (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Osborne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Engle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Willams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Chastain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gentry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Christian Willams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-31 |
| 11:35 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne snags the defensive board | 58-31 |
| 11:13 | Austin Peay | Carl Newman buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-31 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Christian Willams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christian Willams, team foul #3 | 60-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe (SF), Mark Gregory (C) Clarence Billups, Kevin Engle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:52 | Austin Peay | Mark Lapointe hits a shot from just outside the lane | 62-31 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Ryan Dean loses the dribble to Nicholas Cook in the backcourt | 62-31 |
| 10:21 | Austin Peay | Nicholas Cook is hacked by Christian Willams - foul #2 on Christian Willams, team foul #4 | 62-31 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Castonguay (SG), Edwin Love (SF), Paul Thole (PF) Christian Willams, David Chastain, Dennis Gentry | |
| 10:02 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne can't finish the layup | 62-31 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Edwin Love pulls down the rebound | 62-31 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Edwin Love buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Dean | 62-34 |
| 09:14 | Austin Peay | Brian Osborne drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-34 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Ryan Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Newman - foul #2 on Carl Newman, team foul #2 | 65-34 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Harold Giron (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Jackson Yamashita (SF), Clarence Billups (PF), Edwin Walczak (C) Carl Newman, Nicholas Cook, Mark Lapointe, Brian Osborne, Mark Gregory | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Pucci (PG), Marlon Sheldon (C) Ryan Dean, Tom Tyre | |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marlon Sheldon | 65-37 |
| 08:25 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marlon Sheldon - foul #1 on Marlon Sheldon, team foul #5 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christian Willams (SG), Don Bailey (SF), Dennis Gentry (PF), Tom Tyre (C) Mark Castonguay, Edwin Love, Paul Thole, Marlon Sheldon | |
| 08:25 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 08:25 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Billups - foul #1 on Clarence Billups, team foul #3 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory (PF) Clarence Billups | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Castonguay (SG), David Chastain (SF), Marlon Sheldon (PF) Christian Willams, Don Bailey, Dennis Gentry | |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 08:03 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 67-37 |
| 07:37 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 67-37 |
| 07:35 | Austin Peay | Harold Giron snags the offensive board | 67-37 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Harold Giron (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jackson Yamashita (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Gregory (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Walczak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Pucci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Castonguay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Chastain (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marlon Sheldon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Tyre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Marlon Sheldon - foul #2 on Marlon Sheldon, team foul #6 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups (PF) Edwin Walczak | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Love (C) Tom Tyre | |
| 07:14 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 67-37 |
| 07:14 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Michael Adams is called for the reach on Mark Castonguay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Adams, team foul #4 | 68-37 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | David Chastain misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jackson Yamashita - foul #1 on Jackson Yamashita, team foul #5 | 68-37 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Thole (PF) Mark Castonguay | |
| 07:05 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 68-38 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 06:48 | Austin Peay | Michael Adams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 68-39 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Paul Thole snags the defensive board | 68-39 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Harold Giron picks off the pass by Edwin Love | 68-39 |
| 06:20 | Austin Peay | Harold Giron scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Adams | 70-39 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Charles Pucci is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 70-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak (C) Clarence Billups | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Castonguay (SG) David Chastain | |
| 05:45 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 72-39 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay is whistled for traveling | 72-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups (PF) Harold Giron | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory is fouled on the floor by Edwin Love - foul #1 on Edwin Love, team foul #7 | 72-39 |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 73-39 |
| 04:58 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 73-39 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon gets the rebound | 73-39 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Charles Pucci misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-39 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon grabs the offensive board | 73-39 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 73-39 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon grabs the offensive board | 73-39 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Paul Thole is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #5 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 73-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Harold Giron (PG) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Edwin Love is fouled on the floor by Harold Giron - foul #3 on Harold Giron, team foul #7 | 73-39 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Edwin Love misses the 1st free throw | 73-39 |
| 04:00 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak snags the defensive board | 73-39 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Austin Peay | The short jumper by Clarence Billups is denied by Marlon Sheldon | 73-39 |
| 03:35 | Austin Peay | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Billups | 73-39 |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Harold Giron (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jackson Yamashita (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Billups (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Mark Gregory (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Walczak (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Pucci (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Castonguay (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Edwin Love (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Thole (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Marlon Sheldon (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Austin Peay | Edwin Walczak misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-39 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Thole | 73-39 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Charles Pucci is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Giron - foul #4 on Harold Giron, team foul #8 | 73-39 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Chastain (SF) Edwin Love | |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Charles Pucci makes the 1st free throw | 73-40 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Charles Pucci makes the 2nd free throw | 73-41 |
| 02:46 | Austin Peay | Charles Pucci steals it from Jackson Yamashita | 73-41 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | David Chastain is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 73-43 |
| 02:05 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Castonguay - foul #1 on Mark Castonguay, team foul #8 | 73-43 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Love (C) Marlon Sheldon | |
| 02:05 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita makes the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:05 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita makes the 2nd free throw | 75-43 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-43 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Paul Thole tips it home | 75-45 |
| 01:20 | Austin Peay | Jackson Yamashita drills a jump hook from the baseline | 77-45 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Charles Pucci connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-48 |
| 00:42 | Austin Peay | Mark Gregory's layup is rejected by Paul Thole | 77-48 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Paul Thole snags the defensive board | 77-48 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Charles Pucci comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-48 |
| 00:33 | Austin Peay | Harold Giron grabs the board | 77-48 |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Austin Peay | Clarence Billups loses the dribble to Edwin Love | 77-48 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Chastain is hacked by Clarence Billups in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Billups, team foul #9 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon (PF) Edwin Love | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 77-49 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 77-50 |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Harold Giron runs out the clock | 77-50 |