| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) SG - Christian Willams (fresh) SF - Don Bailey (fresh) PF - Dennis Gentry (fresh) C - Tom Tyre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Kenny Henderson (fresh) SG - Marvin Perkinson (fresh) SF - Alfred Crow (fresh) PF - Luis Puleo (fresh) C - Walter Nixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tom Tyre wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson is fouled on the floor by Don Bailey - foul #1 on Don Bailey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tom Tyre | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Christian Willams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Tom Tyre snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Marvin Perkinson steals the ball from Christian Willams | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Ryan Dean misses long on a jumper in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Tom Tyre tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon is fouled on the floor by Tom Tyre - foul #1 on Tom Tyre, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Georgia Southern | Don Bailey is called for the reach on Luis Puleo - foul #2 on Don Bailey, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Love (SF) Don Bailey | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 17:10 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tom Tyre | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Alfred Crow - foul #1 on Alfred Crow, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Tom Tyre misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 16:57 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:35 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christian Willams | 0-2 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Ryan Dean comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 0-2 |
| 16:16 | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 15:55 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson's pass is intercepted by Edwin Love | 0-2 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) SG - Christian Willams (fairly fresh) SF - Edwin Love (fresh) PF - Dennis Gentry (fairly fresh) C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Kenny Henderson (fresh) SG - Marvin Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Crow (fresh) PF - Luis Puleo (fresh) C - Walter Nixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Christian Willams misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 15:33 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Walter Nixon | 0-2 |
| 15:06 | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ryan Dean | 0-2 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Christian Willams is fouled on the floor by Luis Puleo - foul #1 on Luis Puleo, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Pucci (PG), Mark Castonguay (SG), Marlon Sheldon (PF), Paul Thole (C) Ryan Dean, Christian Willams, Dennis Gentry, Tom Tyre | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | James Lumpkin (C) Walter Nixon | |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Charles Pucci can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Paul Thole can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 14:34 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to James Lumpkin | 0-2 |
| 14:12 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Charles Pucci - foul #1 on Charles Pucci, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick (SF), Timothy Allshouse (PF) Alfred Crow, Luis Puleo | |
| 14:12 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Paul Thole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Pucci | 3-5 |
| 13:37 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 13:36 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Edwin Love makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 13:01 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Dean (PG), David Chastain (SF), Dennis Gentry (PF), Tom Tyre (C) Charles Pucci, Edwin Love, Marlon Sheldon, Paul Thole | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell (PG), Richard Jared (SG), Alfred Crow (SF), Luis Puleo (PF), Walter Nixon (C) Kenny Henderson, Marvin Perkinson, Nicholas Malick, Timothy Allshouse, James Lumpkin | |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Alfred Crow is called for the reach on Tom Tyre - foul #2 on Alfred Crow, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick (SF) Alfred Crow | |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 12:32 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:04 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Gentry - foul #1 on Dennis Gentry, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christian Willams (SG) Mark Castonguay | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson (SG) Richard Jared | |
| 12:04 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:04 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Tom Tyre gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Ryan Dean can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 11:44 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) SG - Christian Willams (fresh) SF - David Chastain (fresh) PF - Dennis Gentry (fresh) C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Matt Conwell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Marvin Perkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Malick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Puleo (fresh) C - Walter Nixon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick misses the easy layup | 5-8 |
| 11:28 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick can't tip it in | 5-8 |
| 11:27 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Christian Willams knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 10:55 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell buries a jumper near the basket set up by Marvin Perkinson and he's fouled by David Chastain - foul #1 on David Chastain, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Love (SF), Marlon Sheldon (PF) David Chastain, Dennis Gentry | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | James Lumpkin (C) Walter Nixon | |
| 10:55 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell makes the free throw | 7-13 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Edwin Love misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 10:33 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:27 | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-13 |
| 10:25 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:07 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Edwin Love | 7-13 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Edwin Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Castonguay (SG), Dennis Gentry (PF) Christian Willams, Marlon Sheldon | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson (PG), Richard Jared (SF), Timothy Allshouse (PF), Walter Nixon (C) Matt Conwell, Nicholas Malick, Luis Puleo, James Lumpkin | |
| 09:24 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Marvin Perkinson - foul #1 on Marvin Perkinson, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon (C) Tom Tyre | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 08:45 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon is fouled on the floor by Mark Castonguay - foul #1 on Mark Castonguay, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Pucci (PG), Christian Willams (SG) Ryan Dean, Mark Castonguay | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 08:45 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 08:45 | Georgia Southern | Walter Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Christian Willams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick (SF), Luis Puleo (PF) Marvin Perkinson, Timothy Allshouse | |
| 08:00 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 9-18 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Edwin Love grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Charles Pucci knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Willams | 12-18 |
| 07:37 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edwin Love - foul #1 on Edwin Love, team foul #8 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Dean (PG), Tom Tyre (C) Charles Pucci, Dennis Gentry | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | James Lumpkin (C) Walter Nixon | |
| 07:37 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 07:37 | Georgia Southern | Nicholas Malick makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ryan Dean (fresh) SG - Christian Willams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Love (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Sheldon (fresh) C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Kenny Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Jared (fresh) SF - Nicholas Malick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Puleo (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lumpkin (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Edwin Love is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Malick - foul #1 on Nicholas Malick, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Chastain (SF) Edwin Love | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson (SG) Richard Jared | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | David Chastain comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Malick - foul #2 on Nicholas Malick, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Castonguay (SG) Christian Willams | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Richard Jared (SF) Nicholas Malick | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | David Chastain misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:16 | Georgia Southern | James Lumpkin grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 06:47 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Jared | 13-22 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Ryan Dean drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marlon Sheldon | 15-22 |
| 06:16 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Lumpkin and he's fouled by Tom Tyre - foul #2 on Tom Tyre, team foul #9 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Love (SF), Dennis Gentry (PF), Paul Thole (C) David Chastain, Marlon Sheldon, Tom Tyre | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Timothy Allshouse (PF) Luis Puleo | |
| 06:16 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson misses the free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Thole | 15-24 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Ryan Dean hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Love and he's hacked by Kenny Henderson - foul #1 on Kenny Henderson, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christian Willams (SG) Mark Castonguay | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell (PG), Walter Nixon (C) Kenny Henderson, James Lumpkin | |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Ryan Dean misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:52 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Marvin Perkinson | 17-24 |
| 05:25 | Georgia Southern | Christian Willams picks off the pass by Matt Conwell | 17-24 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Christian Willams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | Paul Thole grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Richard Jared steps in front of the Dennis Gentry pass | 17-24 |
| 04:32 | Georgia Southern | Matt Conwell buries a jumper from the baseline | 17-26 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Christian Willams is whistled for traveling | 17-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Marlon Sheldon (PF) Dennis Gentry | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson (PG), Luis Puleo (PF) Matt Conwell, Timothy Allshouse | |
| 03:49 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 03:48 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo snags the offensive board | 17-26 |
| 03:42 | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Paul Thole gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Edwin Love misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Jared - foul #1 on Richard Jared, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Pucci (PG), Mark Castonguay (SG), Tom Tyre (C) Ryan Dean, Christian Willams, Paul Thole | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow (SF), James Lumpkin (C) Richard Jared, Walter Nixon | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Edwin Love makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Edwin Love makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Pucci (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Castonguay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marlon Sheldon (fresh) C - Tom Tyre (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Kenny Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Marvin Perkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Crow (fresh) PF - Luis Puleo (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lumpkin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Lumpkin | 19-29 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Mark Castonguay scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Pucci | 22-29 |
| 02:18 | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Tom Tyre gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | James Lumpkin is called for the reach on Tom Tyre - foul #1 on James Lumpkin, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ryan Dean (PG), Don Bailey (SF), Dennis Gentry (PF) Charles Pucci, Edwin Love, Marlon Sheldon | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Tom Tyre makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Tom Tyre makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:50 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christian Willams (SG) Mark Castonguay | |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Don Bailey misses long on a shot from close range | 24-29 |
| 01:38 | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 01:16 | Georgia Southern | Ryan Dean picks off the pass by Alfred Crow | 24-29 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Kenny Henderson steps in front of the Ryan Dean pass in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 01:13 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson blows the layup | 24-29 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Christian Willams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Luis Puleo denies the turnaround by Dennis Gentry | 24-29 |
| 01:05 | Georgia Southern | Alfred Crow gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 00:42 | Georgia Southern | Kenny Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Ryan Dean gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Dennis Gentry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-29 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Don Bailey tips it home | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Georgia Southern | Marvin Perkinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 00:01 | Georgia Southern | Luis Puleo tips it in | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Christian Willams misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |