| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) SF - James Gaines (fresh) PF - William Gulley (fresh) C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fresh) SG - Ralph Howard (fresh) SF - Eric Maxwell (fresh) PF - William Arevalo (fresh) C - Robert Marmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Eric Maxwell - foul #1 on Eric Maxwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Marmon | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | James Gaines hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Hager | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Virginia | James Gaines takes the ball from Ralph Howard | 5-2 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Charles Freeman hits the finger roll set up by James Gaines | 7-2 |
| 18:25 | Virginia | William Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Alan Hager grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Alan Hager makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Freeman and he's fouled by Eric Maxwell - foul #2 on Eric Maxwell, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SF) Eric Maxwell | |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Alan Hager makes the free throw | 10-2 |
| 17:50 | Virginia | William Arevalo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Rutledge | 10-5 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG), Charles Winkle (SG), Arthur Meurer (SF), Daniel Watkins (C) Alan Hager, Charles Freeman, James Gaines, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Tommy Haupt (SG) Ralph Howard | |
| 17:30 | Virginia | William Arevalo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins drills a shot from the free throw line | 12-5 |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Stepp - foul #1 on Charles Stepp, team foul #1 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), Kenneth Reck (C) Arthur Meurer, William Gulley, Daniel Watkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon | |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:37 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Charles Freeman blows the dunk | 12-7 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | William Arevalo pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 16:09 | Virginia | William Arevalo is fouled on the floor by Charles Winkle - foul #1 on Charles Winkle, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG) Charles Stepp | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG) Tommy Haupt | |
| 15:53 | Virginia | Ralph Howard buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Fred Moses | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Winkle (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Moses (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Arevalo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Fowler (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 15:26 | Virginia | William Arevalo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Howard | 14-13 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | James Gaines is hacked by Lewis Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Meurer (SG), Moses Kemp (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Charles Freeman, James Gaines, Charles Winkle, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Donald Shaddix (SG) Ralph Howard | |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Daniel Watkins scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Jones | 17-13 |
| 14:43 | Virginia | Daniel Jones picks off the pass by Lewis Rutledge | 17-13 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Fred Moses steps in front of the Alan Hager pass | 17-13 |
| 13:54 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lewis Rutledge | 17-15 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Alan Hager is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Donald Shaddix - foul #1 on Donald Shaddix, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), William Gulley (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Arthur Meurer, Moses Kemp, Daniel Watkins, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (SG), Tommy Haupt (SF), Richard Bostick (PF), Robert Marmon (C) Donald Shaddix, Fred Moses, William Arevalo, Harold Fowler | |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Alan Hager makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:23 | Virginia | Richard Bostick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lewis Rutledge | 20-17 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Richard Bostick takes the ball from James Gaines | 20-17 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Richard Bostick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Gulley - foul #1 on William Gulley, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG) Alan Hager | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Richard Bostick makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 12:53 | Virginia | Richard Bostick misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | William Gulley snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Tommy Haupt steals the ball from Charles Freeman | 20-18 |
| 12:14 | Virginia | Richard Bostick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SG), Moses Kemp (SF) Charles Freeman, James Gaines | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Arevalo (PF) Tommy Haupt | |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Charles Winkle is hacked by Ralph Howard - foul #1 on Ralph Howard, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Williamson (C) Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Donald Shaddix (SG) Lewis Rutledge | |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Charles Winkle lays it in | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Stepp (fresh) SG - Charles Winkle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Moses Kemp (fresh) PF - William Gulley (fresh) C - Edward Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Shaddix (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Bostick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Arevalo (tiring) 6 pts. C - Robert Marmon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Virginia | Richard Bostick comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Charles Stepp gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Edward Williamson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 22-18 |
| 11:11 | Virginia | Robert Marmon gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 10:57 | Virginia | Richard Bostick loses the dribble to Moses Kemp | 22-18 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Marmon - foul #1 on Robert Marmon, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Meurer (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), Kenneth Reck (C) Charles Stepp, Charles Winkle, Moses Kemp, Edward Williamson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Tommy Haupt (SG), Harold Fowler (PF) Ralph Howard, Donald Shaddix, William Arevalo | |
| 10:37 | Mercer | William Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 10:37 | Virginia | Harold Fowler snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 10:22 | Virginia | Harold Fowler is called for traveling | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Watkins (PF) William Gulley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SF) Richard Bostick | |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Charles Freeman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 23-18 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Charles Freeman can't tip it in | 23-18 |
| 10:02 | Virginia | Fred Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 09:46 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Tommy Haupt is called for the reach on Arthur Meurer - foul #1 on Tommy Haupt, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SG) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Richard Bostick (SF), William Arevalo (PF) Fred Moses, Harold Fowler | |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:06 | Virginia | William Arevalo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 09:04 | Virginia | Richard Bostick gets the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:52 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge is denied on a dunk by James Gaines | 25-18 |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Richard Bostick grabs the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 08:42 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Haupt | 25-20 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lewis Rutledge - foul #2 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), William Gulley (PF), Daniel Jones (C) Charles Winkle, James Gaines, Daniel Watkins, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), Donald Shaddix (SG), Fred Moses (SF), Harold Fowler (C) Lewis Rutledge, Tommy Haupt, Richard Bostick, Robert Marmon | |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 08:00 | Virginia | Harold Fowler makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Moses | 27-22 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Daniel Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SF) Arthur Meurer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 07:48 | Virginia | William Arevalo scores on a jumper in the paint | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alan Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Winkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Ralph Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Shaddix (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Moses (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Arevalo (tired) 8 pts. C - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Daniel Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 07:28 | Virginia | William Arevalo snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 07:21 | Virginia | Ralph Howard can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 07:19 | Virginia | Fred Moses tips it home | 27-26 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | William Gulley can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Fowler | 27-26 |
| 06:51 | Virginia | Fred Moses clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 27-26 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Charles Freeman grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Charles Freeman banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Winkle | 29-26 |
| 06:14 | Virginia | Ralph Howard scores on a jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Harold Fowler picks off the pass by Charles Freeman | 29-28 |
| 05:45 | Virginia | Fred Moses comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Daniel Jones grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman is hacked by Donald Shaddix in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Shaddix, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG), James Gaines (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Alan Hager, Charles Winkle, William Gulley, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge (PG), Tommy Haupt (SG), Eric Maxwell (SF), Richard Bostick (PF), Robert Marmon (C) Ralph Howard, Donald Shaddix, Fred Moses, William Arevalo, Harold Fowler | |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:40 | Virginia | Robert Marmon snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Robert Marmon blows the dunk | 30-28 |
| 05:23 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Marmon | 30-28 |
| 04:59 | Virginia | Richard Bostick is fouled on the floor by Charles Stepp - foul #2 on Charles Stepp, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG), Arthur Meurer (SG) Charles Stepp, Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 04:45 | Virginia | Robert Marmon double dribbles | 30-28 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | James Gaines double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 04:22 | Virginia | Richard Bostick blows the layup | 30-28 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Reck | 30-28 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | James Gaines is called for 3 seconds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SG), Moses Kemp (SF), William Gulley (PF), Edward Williamson (C) Alan Hager, James Gaines, Daniel Watkins, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Fowler (PF) Richard Bostick | |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Arthur Meurer is called for the reach on Tommy Haupt - foul #1 on Arthur Meurer, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stepp (PG) Moses Kemp | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Stepp (fresh) SG - Charles Winkle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Meurer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Lewis Rutledge (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Haupt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Maxwell (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Marmon (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Tommy Haupt and the foul's on Edward Williamson - foul #1 on Edward Williamson, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Moses Kemp (SF) Arthur Meurer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:41 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Charles Stepp is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Stepp, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alan Hager (PG) Charles Stepp | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 03:27 | Virginia | Robert Marmon can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 30-31 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Edward Williamson grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Lewis Rutledge takes the ball from Alan Hager in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 03:19 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge banks in the layup | 30-33 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | William Gulley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Fowler - foul #1 on Harold Fowler, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Reck (C) Edward Williamson | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Arevalo (PF) Harold Fowler | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | William Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | William Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:41 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Maxwell | 32-35 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | William Gulley tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 02:13 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge is fouled on the floor by Moses Kemp - foul #1 on Moses Kemp, team foul #8 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Meurer (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), James Gaines (SF), Daniel Watkins (PF) Alan Hager, Charles Winkle, Moses Kemp, William Gulley | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Moses (SG), Richard Bostick (PF), Harold Fowler (C) Tommy Haupt, William Arevalo, Robert Marmon | |
| 02:13 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:13 | Virginia | Lewis Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer is hacked by Lewis Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Rutledge, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Donald Shaddix (SG) Lewis Rutledge | |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Meurer | 37-37 |
| 01:41 | Virginia | Donald Shaddix misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Charles Freeman gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Fred Moses - foul #1 on Fred Moses, team foul #12 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Gulley (PF) Daniel Watkins | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Howard (PG), William Arevalo (PF), Robert Marmon (C) Donald Shaddix, Richard Bostick, Harold Fowler | |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 01:04 | Virginia | Eric Maxwell's fadeaway is rejected by James Gaines | 39-37 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | James Gaines's pass is intercepted by Eric Maxwell in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 00:56 | Virginia | Ralph Howard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Maxwell | 39-39 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | James Gaines can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Arthur Meurer snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Gaines misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-39 |