| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) SG - David Zermeno (fresh) SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) PF - Terrence Smith (fresh) C - David Chaney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Loren Reiter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Centenary | Centenary is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Gerald May tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Centenary | David Zermeno hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Gerald May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Centenary | David Chaney is fouled on the floor by Loren Reiter - foul #1 on Loren Reiter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Centenary | David Zermeno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Zermeno, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Gerald May knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Centenary | Michael Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Gerald May grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Loren Reiter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Centenary | Robert Cooper misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Loren Reiter blows the layup but the foul's on Terrence Smith - foul #1 on Terrence Smith, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael McGuire (PF) David Nelson | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Loren Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Loren Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | Centenary | Michael Thomas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF) Paul Smith, Gerald May | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 16:33 | Centenary | Michael Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | Centenary | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-5 |
| 15:48 | Centenary | David Chaney grabs the board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrence Smith (fresh) C - David Chaney (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Centenary | Michael Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on David Zermeno - foul #2 on David Zermeno, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ferman Guffey (SG), Dario Zufelt (SF), Billy Reid (PF), Wilbur Hacker (C) David Zermeno, Michael Thomas, Terrence Smith, David Chaney | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Loren Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Loren Reiter makes the 3rd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:54 | Centenary | Billy Reid misses badly on a floater from the left block | 8-5 |
| 14:53 | Centenary | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Reid | 8-5 |
| 14:38 | Centenary | Wilbur Hacker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | Centenary | Dario Zufelt tips it in | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu is fouled on the floor by Dario Zufelt - foul #1 on Dario Zufelt, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Michael McGuire (C) Kenneth Zhu, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Marcel Custer (PG) Robert Cooper | |
| 14:07 | Mercer | David Nelson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Ehret | 10-7 |
| 13:47 | Centenary | Billy Reid can't finish the layup | 10-7 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Michael McGuire pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | David Nelson hits the finger roll | 12-7 |
| 13:12 | Centenary | David Nelson steals it from Ferman Guffey | 12-7 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Gerald May hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 12-7 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Ehret | 12-7 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Gerald May hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Ferman Guffey - foul #1 on Ferman Guffey, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Loren Reiter (C) Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Cooper (PG), Michael Thomas (SF), Terrence Smith (PF), David Chaney (C) Marcel Custer, Dario Zufelt, Billy Reid, Wilbur Hacker | |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:37 | Centenary | David Chaney is denied on a layup by Gerald May | 15-7 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Loren Reiter grabs the board | 15-7 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | The jump hook by Loren Reiter is blocked by Terrence Smith | 15-7 |
| 12:15 | Centenary | Michael Thomas pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:46 | Centenary | Terrence Smith is fouled on the floor by David Nelson - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (PG), John Deavers (SG), Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Joseph Gunnels, Ernest Ehret, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Marcel Custer (SG) Ferman Guffey | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) SG - John Deavers (fresh) SF - Larry Warren (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcel Custer (fresh) SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrence Smith (fresh) C - David Chaney (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Centenary | Terrence Smith hits a jumper from close range | 15-9 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Loren Reiter lays it up and in set up by Larry Warren | 17-9 |
| 10:41 | Centenary | Robert Cooper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcel Custer | 17-12 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Larry Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Ernest Ehret (SG), David Cornwell (C) John Deavers, Larry Warren, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ferman Guffey (SG) Marcel Custer | |
| 10:07 | Centenary | David Chaney knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Michael McGuire - foul #1 on Michael McGuire, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF) Kenneth Zhu, David Cornwell | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 10:07 | Centenary | David Chaney misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Michael McGuire pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | Gerald May steps out of bounds on the sideline | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Billy Reid (SF) Michael Thomas | |
| 09:33 | Centenary | Billy Reid banks in the layup set up by Robert Cooper and he's hacked by Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dario Zufelt (SF), Wilbur Hacker (C) Terrence Smith, David Chaney | |
| 09:33 | Centenary | Billy Reid makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Loren Reiter (C) Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Centenary | Marcel Custer (PG) Robert Cooper | |
| 08:54 | Centenary | Marcel Custer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 08:52 | Centenary | Dario Zufelt grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:44 | Centenary | Wilbur Hacker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 08:42 | Centenary | Marcel Custer tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gerald May | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Loren Reiter can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcel Custer - foul #1 on Marcel Custer, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| Subs | Centenary | Robert Cooper (PG), Michael Thomas (SF), Terrence Smith (PF), David Chaney (C) Ferman Guffey, Dario Zufelt, Billy Reid, Wilbur Hacker | |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Loren Reiter misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | Centenary | David Chaney pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | Centenary | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gunnels - foul #1 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| 08:23 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:23 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Michael McGuire is hacked by Terrence Smith - foul #2 on Terrence Smith, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF) Ernest Ehret | |
| Subs | Centenary | Billy Reid (PF) Terrence Smith | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:56 | Centenary | The rebound goes to David Chaney | 17-19 |
| 07:37 | Centenary | David Chaney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Michael McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) SF - Larry Warren (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 3 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcel Custer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Billy Reid (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Loren Reiter | 19-19 |
| 07:00 | Centenary | Marcel Custer misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael McGuire | 19-19 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is fouled on the floor by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF) Kenneth Zhu, Larry Warren, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ferman Guffey (SG) Marcel Custer | |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:31 | Centenary | Robert Cooper's pass is intercepted by David Nelson | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret is hacked by Ferman Guffey - foul #2 on Ferman Guffey, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SG), David Cornwell (C) Joseph Gunnels, Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dario Zufelt (SG), Wilbur Hacker (PF), David Stanley (C) Ferman Guffey, Michael Thomas, David Chaney | |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:57 | Centenary | Robert Cooper misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 05:55 | Centenary | Billy Reid tips it in | 23-21 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 05:34 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Wilbur Hacker | 23-21 |
| 05:15 | Centenary | Dario Zufelt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 04:55 | Centenary | David Stanley snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:30 | Centenary | Wilbur Hacker misses the floater from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Gerald May grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | David Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by David Stanley | 23-21 |
| 04:22 | Centenary | David Stanley pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:20 | Centenary | Ernest Ehret is called for the reach on Robert Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Ehret, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), John Deavers (SG), Larry Warren (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, Gerald May, David Nelson, David Cornwell | |
| Subs | Centenary | Marcel Custer (SG), Michael Thomas (SF), David Chaney (C) Dario Zufelt, Billy Reid, David Stanley | |
| 04:20 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:20 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | John Deavers misses badly on a shot from the left block | 23-23 |
| 04:03 | Centenary | The rebound goes to Wilbur Hacker | 23-23 |
| 03:46 | Centenary | Robert Cooper is fouled on the floor by John Deavers - foul #1 on John Deavers, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG) John Deavers | |
| Subs | Centenary | David Zermeno (SG), Terrence Smith (PF) Marcel Custer, Wilbur Hacker | |
| 03:46 | Centenary | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Michael McGuire snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Michael Thomas picks off the pass by Joseph Gunnels | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Larry Warren (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 5 reb. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Centenary | PG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zermeno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrence Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Centenary | Robert Cooper is hacked by Joseph Gunnels - foul #2 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF) Larry Warren | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 03:00 | Centenary | Robert Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:00 | Centenary | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Michael McGuire can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Terrence Smith - foul #3 on Terrence Smith, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Marcel Custer (PG), Wilbur Hacker (PF) Robert Cooper, Terrence Smith | |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Michael McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:24 | Centenary | Michael Thomas misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Loren Reiter - foul #2 on Loren Reiter, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Nelson (PF) Michael McGuire | |
| Subs | Centenary | | |
| 02:24 | Centenary | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:24 | Centenary | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-26 |
| 02:00 | Centenary | Marcel Custer pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 01:46 | Centenary | Wilbur Hacker lays it in on a nice dish by Marcel Custer | 24-28 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gerald May and he's hacked by David Zermeno - foul #3 on David Zermeno, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Centenary | Ferman Guffey (SG), Billy Reid (SF) David Zermeno, Michael Thomas | |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:11 | Centenary | Billy Reid connects on the shot from close range | 27-30 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 29-30 |
| 00:33 | Centenary | Marcel Custer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Gerald May misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | David Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels blows the layup but he's hacked by Wilbur Hacker - foul #1 on Wilbur Hacker, team foul #12 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| Subs | Centenary | Dario Zufelt (PG), Michael Thomas (SF) Marcel Custer, David Chaney | |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:01 | Centenary | The jumper by Michael Thomas is denied by David Cornwell | 31-30 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Cornwell gets the rebound | 31-30 |