| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) PF - Roy Young (fresh) C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) PF - Brian Sexton (fresh) C - Robert Stokes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Kincade | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Roy Young - foul #1 on Roy Young, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 19:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Troy Tinney | 2-5 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter tips it home | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Stokes | 4-5 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Winkles | 4-8 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Brian Sexton steps in front of the Roy Young pass | 4-8 |
| 17:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Shorter steals the ball from Brian Sexton | 4-8 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Mitchell Winkles is called for the reach on Ognjen Nowakowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Winkles, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Steven Poe (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG), Mark Moon (SG), John Utterback (SF), Paul Hankins (PF), Brian Bastarache (C) Jarrett Manley, Mitchell Winkles, Thomas Kincade, Brian Sexton, Robert Stokes | |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Warren Ertl drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Thomas | 6-8 |
| 16:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jerome Woodruff | 6-10 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 16:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback snags the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julius Bryant | 6-10 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Steven Poe buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 8-10 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Brian Sexton (PF) Jerome Woodruff, Paul Hankins | |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roy Young (fresh) C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) SG - Mark Moon (fresh) SF - John Utterback (fresh) PF - Brian Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Young | 11-11 |
| 15:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Robert Stokes (C) Mark Moon, John Utterback, Brian Bastarache | |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ognjen Nowakowski is called for the reach on Thomas Kincade - foul #1 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins (PF) Brian Sexton | |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Ertl (C) Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | Warren Ertl lays it in | 13-13 |
| 13:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Warren Ertl gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Warren Ertl misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Robert Stokes - foul #2 on Robert Stokes, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Denver Sieberg (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Thomas Shorter, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (PG), Jerome Woodruff (SF), Brian Sexton (PF) Jarrett Manley, Thomas Kincade, Robert Stokes | |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Warren Ertl misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Warren Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mitchell Winkles, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SF) Mitchell Winkles | |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Jerome Woodruff steals the ball from Warren Ertl | 14-13 |
| 12:47 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerome Woodruff | 14-15 |
| 12:28 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Ertl | 14-15 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Mark Thomas double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Steven Poe (SF), Eric Shain (PF) Mark Thomas, Troy Tinney, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Brian Bastarache (C) Jerome Woodruff, Paul Hankins | |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Shorter is called for the reach on Brian Sexton - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Warnick (PF) Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Kincade (SF) John Utterback | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Poe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Warnick (fresh) C - Eric Shain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Moon (fresh) SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Shain | 14-15 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Robert Warnick is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Warnick, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Roy Young (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Steven Poe, Robert Warnick, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (SG) Mark Moon | |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #2 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SF) Ognjen Nowakowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins (C) Brian Bastarache | |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Steven Poe is fouled on the floor by Paul Hankins - foul #1 on Paul Hankins, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Steven Poe, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (SG) Thomas Kincade | |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Julius Bryant drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Young | 16-17 |
| 09:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Roy Young steals it from Jarrett Manley | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Mark Thomas is fouled on the floor by Brian Sexton - foul #1 on Brian Sexton, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon (SG) Jarrett Manley | |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Tinney | 16-17 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Jerome Woodruff is called for the reach on Roy Young - foul #1 on Jerome Woodruff, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SF) Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Brian Bastarache (C) Jerome Woodruff, John Utterback, Paul Hankins | |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Roy Young steps in front of the Brian Bastarache pass | 18-17 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Mark Thomas connects on the 3 from straight away | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Thomas - foul #2 on Mark Thomas, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Mark Thomas, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback (PF) Brian Sexton | |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter connects on the shot from the left side | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Poe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Ertl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Shain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Moon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Utterback (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Moon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Steven Poe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Julius Bryant | 25-22 |
| 06:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Moon | 25-24 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Eric Shain misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 06:21 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback is fouled on the floor by Eric Shain - foul #1 on Eric Shain, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (PG), Clifford Darrell (SF), Brian Sexton (PF), Paul Hankins (C) Jarrett Manley, Mark Moon, Thomas Kincade, Brian Bastarache | |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 05:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 05:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Clifford Darrell can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Troy Tinney pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Julius Bryant | 29-24 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Roy Young scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-26 |
| 04:25 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Roy Young hits a floater in the paint set up by Julius Bryant | 33-29 |
| 03:50 | Middle Tenn. State | John Utterback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Roy Young pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by John Utterback - foul #1 on John Utterback, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Steven Poe (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Julius Bryant, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley (PG), Mitchell Winkles (SG), Thomas Kincade (SF), Brian Bastarache (PF), Robert Stokes (C) Jerome Woodruff, John Utterback, Clifford Darrell, Brian Sexton, Paul Hankins | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Shorter (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Steven Poe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Ertl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Shain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Jarrett Manley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mitchell Winkles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kincade (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Stokes (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Stokes lays it up and in set up by Thomas Kincade | 35-31 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley can't connect on a floater from the left block | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Eric Shain pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Eric Shain misses long on a runner near the basket | 35-31 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Eric Shain tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley is fouled on the floor by Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #3 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #11 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG) Ognjen Nowakowski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins (PF) Brian Bastarache | |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Shain | 37-31 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Mitchell Winkles takes the ball from Warren Ertl | 37-31 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Julius Bryant takes the ball from Jarrett Manley | 37-31 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Stokes - foul #3 on Robert Stokes, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerome Woodruff (SF), Brian Sexton (PF) Thomas Kincade, Robert Stokes | |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles blows the layup but the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #12 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brian Bastarache (C) Brian Sexton | |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | The short jumper by Julius Bryant is denied by Brian Bastarache | 39-33 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 00:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Hankins grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Julius Bryant snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 00:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 00:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Winkles's fadeaway is rejected by Denver Sieberg | 39-33 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jarrett Manley snags the offensive board | 39-33 |