| Lineup | Furman | PG - Dwight Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Braswell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Riley (fresh) PF - Raymond Mayfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Brott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Furman | David Riley inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Furman | David Riley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Clyde Rose banks in the layup | 25-31 |
| 18:49 | Furman | David Riley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Weaver | 27-31 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 18:32 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:17 | Furman | David Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Scott Hollis lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Green | 27-33 |
| 17:37 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Parks - foul #1 on Timothy Parks, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Furman | Paul Runner (SF), Richard Brown (C) David Riley, James Brott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Albert Partridge (PF) Timothy Parks, Scott Hollis | |
| 17:37 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:37 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the easy layup | 29-33 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Albert Partridge tips it in | 29-35 |
| 17:00 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield is denied on a layup by Michael Collins | 29-35 |
| 16:59 | Furman | Richard Brown tips it home | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Dwight Weaver is called for the reach on Jerry Green - foul #2 on Dwight Weaver, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Vanhorn (SG), Sheldon Lee (C) Robert Braswell, Raymond Mayfield | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the 3 from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 16:17 | Furman | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | Furman | George Sells (SG), David Riley (SF), James Brott (C) Dwight Weaver, Paul Runner, Sheldon Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG) Ken Pendarvis | |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Vanhorn - foul #1 on Richard Vanhorn, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hollis (PF) Albert Partridge | |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Vanhorn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Sells (fresh) SF - David Riley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Furman | David Riley is hacked by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG) Gabriel Colombo | |
| 15:27 | Furman | James Brott misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 15:26 | Furman | Richard Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:17 | Furman | James Brott misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Scott Hollis snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Todd Defazio clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 15:01 | Furman | Richard Vanhorn pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:56 | Furman | George Sells misses the floater from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Scott Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Timothy Parks makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Defazio | 31-42 |
| 14:17 | Furman | George Sells drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Jerry Green buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Parks | 34-44 |
| 13:45 | Furman | James Brott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Scott Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Timothy Parks's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Brown | 34-44 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Jerry Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | Scott Hollis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 12:47 | Furman | Richard Vanhorn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Riley | 37-46 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Todd Defazio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 12:34 | Furman | The rebound goes to David Riley | 37-46 |
| 12:06 | Furman | Richard Vanhorn hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Jerry Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 11:53 | Furman | David Riley snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Richard Vanhorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Sells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Brott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Furman | Scott Hollis blocks the short jumper by Richard Brown | 39-46 |
| 11:34 | Furman | James Brott tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Timothy Parks is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Furman | Dwight Weaver (PG), Robert Braswell (SG), Paul Runner (SF), Raymond Mayfield (PF), Sheldon Lee (C) Richard Vanhorn, George Sells, David Riley, Richard Brown, James Brott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Gabriel Colombo (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Michael Collins (C) Jerry Green, Timothy Parks, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis, Todd Defazio | |
| 10:51 | Furman | Paul Runner's floater is tipped away by Michael Collins | 41-46 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Clyde Rose grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo banks in the layup set up by Michael Collins | 41-48 |
| 10:12 | Furman | Paul Runner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dwight Weaver | 44-48 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Raymond Mayfield steals it from Michael Collins | 44-48 |
| 09:32 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 46-48 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Clyde Rose connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ken Pendarvis | 46-50 |
| 09:07 | Furman | Robert Braswell misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (PF) Ken Pendarvis, Albert Partridge | |
| 09:07 | Furman | Robert Braswell makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:07 | Furman | Robert Braswell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Clyde Rose buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Green | 48-52 |
| 08:29 | Furman | Michael Collins blocks the short jumper by Dwight Weaver | 48-52 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Clyde Rose snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Dwight Weaver is called for the reach on Jerry Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwight Weaver, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Vanhorn (SG), Robert Eden (SF), Andrew Ferris (C) Robert Braswell, Paul Runner, Sheldon Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hollis (PF) Clyde Rose | |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Eden - foul #1 on Robert Eden, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (SG) Gabriel Colombo | |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:07 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:43 | Furman | Robert Eden's pass is intercepted by Scott Hollis | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Dwight Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Vanhorn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eden (fresh) PF - Raymond Mayfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Ferris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Jerry Green comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dwight Weaver - foul #4 on Dwight Weaver, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert Braswell (SG), James Brott (C) Dwight Weaver, Raymond Mayfield | |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Partridge (PF) Scott Hollis | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:00 | Furman | Jeffrey Jones is called for the reach on Robert Eden - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Furman | David Riley (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Robert Eden, Andrew Ferris | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Collins | |
| 06:46 | Furman | Richard Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Clyde Rose lays it in set up by Jerry Green | 50-55 |
| 06:10 | Furman | David Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Furman | Dwight Weaver (PG), Sheldon Lee (C) Richard Vanhorn, James Brott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG) Jerry Green | |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Albert Partridge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 05:40 | Furman | Dwight Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:18 | Furman | Sheldon Lee can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-55 |
| 05:16 | Furman | Richard Brown hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the easy layup | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | Furman | Sheldon Lee pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:41 | Furman | Richard Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Clyde Rose - foul #1 on Clyde Rose, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Vanhorn (SG), Paul Runner (SF), James Brott (C) Robert Braswell, David Riley, Sheldon Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Scott Hollis (PF), Michael Collins (C) Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Albert Partridge, Todd Defazio | |
| 04:41 | Furman | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:41 | Furman | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 04:05 | Furman | Paul Runner is fouled on the floor by Michael Collins - foul #3 on Michael Collins, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Furman | Raymond Mayfield (PF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:54 | Furman | Michael Collins picks off the pass by Dwight Weaver | 53-58 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Jerry Green buries a jumpshot from the right side | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Dwight Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Vanhorn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Runner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Mayfield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Hollis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Furman | Dwight Weaver scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Mayfield | 56-60 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Jerry Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-60 |
| 03:09 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:53 | Furman | Dwight Weaver misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Furman | James Brott pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:52 | Furman | Furman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Furman | Robert Braswell (SG), David Riley (SF) Richard Vanhorn, Paul Runner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis | |
| 02:42 | Furman | James Brott clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:41 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield can't tip it in | 56-60 |
| 02:40 | Furman | Robert Braswell gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:26 | Furman | Dwight Weaver is fouled on the floor by Jerry Green - foul #1 on Jerry Green, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 02:26 | Furman | Dwight Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:26 | Furman | Dwight Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | David Riley is called for the reach on Clyde Rose - foul #3 on David Riley, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-60 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Clyde Rose hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 01:32 | Furman | Dwight Weaver drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Mayfield | 61-62 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Jerry Green is hacked by Robert Braswell - foul #2 on Robert Braswell, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hollis (PF) Albert Partridge | |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:54 | Furman | James Brott drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from David Riley | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Collins is hacked by James Brott - foul #1 on James Brott, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:21 | Furman | Raymond Mayfield loses the dribble to Jerry Green | 63-66 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Jerry Green lays it in | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Furman | Robert Braswell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Weaver | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jerry Green is hacked by Dwight Weaver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dwight Weaver, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Furman | Richard Vanhorn (PG) Dwight Weaver | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Furman | David Riley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Richard Vanhorn is called for the reach on Jerry Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Vanhorn, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Furman | Furman calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | Furman | Richard Vanhorn misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |