| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) SG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) SF - Glenn Gaskin (fresh) PF - David Pimentel (fresh) C - Antonio Hunter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Guest (fresh) SG - Brandon Miner (fresh) SF - Bryce Merkle (fresh) PF - Joshua Pagan (fresh) C - Ricky Oakes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | David Pimentel grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | David Pimentel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Roberts | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Guest - foul #1 on Robert Guest, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Miner and he's fouled by Antonio Hunter - foul #1 on Antonio Hunter, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Guest | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Robert Guest picks off the pass by David Pimentel | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Glenn Gaskin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 17:29 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner scores on a turnaround near the basket | 7-7 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:10 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Antonio Hunter - foul #2 on Antonio Hunter, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Clarence Brown (PF), Rick Allen (C) Joel Lindemann, Glenn Gaskin, David Pimentel, Antonio Hunter | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Melvin Arnold (PG), Henry Staab (SG), William Smith (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Robert Guest, Brandon Miner, Bryce Merkle, Joshua Pagan | |
| 16:48 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:48 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Percy Ingram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:27 | Norfolk State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:06 | Norfolk State | Percy Ingram steals the ball from Edward Jones | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Percy Ingram (fresh) SG - Bryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) PF - Clarence Brown (fresh) C - Rick Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Melvin Arnold (fresh) SG - Henry Staab (fresh) SF - William Smith (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) C - Ricky Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Clarence Brown - foul #1 on Clarence Brown, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), David Pimentel (PF) Bryan Roberts, Rick Allen | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Guest (PG), Bryce Merkle (SF) Melvin Arnold, Ricky Oakes | |
| 15:29 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:29 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Clarence Brown comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:49 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 12-10 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Clarence Brown | 12-10 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Norfolk State | William Smith gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle hits the finger roll set up by William Smith | 12-12 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | David Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:44 | Norfolk State | Robert Guest is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Munroe (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Rick Allen (C) Joel Lindemann, Percy Ingram, Lawrence Johnson, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner (SG), Melvin Arnold (SF), Joshua Pagan (PF), Andrew Gallagher (C) Henry Staab, Bryce Merkle, William Smith, Edward Jones | |
| 13:22 | Mercer | David Pimentel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Munroe | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Rick Allen throws it down | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Rick Allen - foul #1 on Rick Allen, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle (SF) Robert Guest | |
| 12:45 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:45 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Rick Allen is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (PG) Paul Munroe | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 12:17 | Norfolk State | Bryan Roberts steps in front of the Brandon Miner pass | 14-14 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Percy Ingram lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Roberts | 16-14 |
| 11:55 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rick Allen - foul #2 on Rick Allen, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Clarence Brown (C) Percy Ingram, David Pimentel, Rick Allen | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 11:55 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:55 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Clarence Brown hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Glenn Gaskin | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Gaskin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) C - Clarence Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Melvin Arnold (fresh) SG - Brandon Miner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Merkle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Pagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Andrew Gallagher (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Glenn Gaskin is called for the reach on Bryce Merkle - foul #2 on Glenn Gaskin, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Percy Ingram (SG), David Pimentel (PF) Bryan Roberts, Glenn Gaskin | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Guest (PG), Henry Staab (SG), William Smith (PF), Ricky Oakes (C) Melvin Arnold, Brandon Miner, Joshua Pagan, Andrew Gallagher | |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:13 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Clarence Brown hits a shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 10:45 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle is fouled on the floor by Joel Lindemann - foul #1 on Joel Lindemann, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| 10:45 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | David Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bryce Merkle - foul #1 on Bryce Merkle, team foul #3 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Roberts (SG) Joel Lindemann | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Edward Jones (PF) Bryce Merkle | |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:24 | Norfolk State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:14 | Norfolk State | Robert Guest misses the easy layup | 21-17 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Bryan Roberts grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Edward Jones picks off the pass by David Pimentel | 21-17 |
| 09:32 | Norfolk State | Henry Staab can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 09:30 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes snags the offensive board | 21-17 |
| 09:11 | Norfolk State | Robert Guest drills a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Percy Ingram - foul #1 on Percy Ingram, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG) Percy Ingram | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner (SG), Melvin Arnold (SF), Joshua Pagan (PF) Henry Staab, William Smith, Ricky Oakes | |
| 09:11 | Norfolk State | Robert Guest makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Robert Guest takes the ball from Joel Lindemann in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 08:47 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner is fouled on the floor by Bryan Roberts - foul #1 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Graves (SG) Bryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle (SF) Robert Guest | |
| 08:47 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:47 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Melvin Arnold - foul #1 on Melvin Arnold, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:11 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 08:09 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner hits the follow up shot | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | John Graves misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Clarence Brown tips it home | 24-24 |
| 07:40 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | David Pimentel gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Graves (fresh) SF - Lawrence Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Melvin Arnold (fresh) SG - Brandon Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Merkle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Pagan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Clarence Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Pagan - foul #1 on Joshua Pagan, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Munroe (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Percy Ingram (SF) Joel Lindemann, John Graves, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Robert Guest (PG), William Smith (PF), Ricky Oakes (C) Melvin Arnold, Joshua Pagan, Edward Jones | |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Clarence Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:04 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Oakes and the foul's on Bryan Roberts - foul #2 on Bryan Roberts, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Bryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 07:04 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Percy Ingram gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses short on a floater from close range | 26-26 |
| 06:40 | Norfolk State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:27 | Norfolk State | Clarence Brown steals the ball from William Smith | 26-26 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Ricky Oakes steals it from Clarence Brown | 26-26 |
| 05:43 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Guest | 26-29 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Percy Ingram hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brandon Miner - foul #1 on Brandon Miner, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joel Lindemann (PG), John Graves (SG) Paul Munroe, Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Melvin Arnold (SG), Henry Staab (SF), Joshua Pagan (PF), Edward Jones (C) Brandon Miner, Bryce Merkle, William Smith, Ricky Oakes | |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Percy Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Percy Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:04 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones knocks in the runner from the left block | 28-31 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 04:49 | Norfolk State | Edward Jones grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 04:35 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 04:07 | Norfolk State | Melvin Arnold scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Joshua Pagan swats the short shot by Clarence Brown | 31-36 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Clarence Brown can't tip it in | 31-36 |
| 03:55 | Norfolk State | Robert Guest pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 03:33 | Norfolk State | Joshua Pagan dunks the ball | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joel Lindemann (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Graves (fairly fresh) SF - Percy Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Pimentel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Brown (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Robert Guest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Staab (fresh) PF - Joshua Pagan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | David Pimentel connects on the floater in the lane | 33-38 |
| 02:47 | Norfolk State | Henry Staab comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Percy Ingram grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Joel Lindemann clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | John Graves tips it home | 35-38 |
| 01:59 | Norfolk State | Henry Staab is fouled on the floor by Clarence Brown - foul #2 on Clarence Brown, team foul #12 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Munroe (PG), Bryan Roberts (SG), Glenn Gaskin (SF), Lawrence Johnson (PF), Antonio Hunter (C) Joel Lindemann, John Graves, Percy Ingram, David Pimentel, Clarence Brown | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Albert Monahan (PG), Bryce Merkle (SF), William Smith (PF), Ricky Oakes (C) Robert Guest, Melvin Arnold, Joshua Pagan, Edward Jones | |
| 01:59 | Norfolk State | Henry Staab makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:59 | Norfolk State | Henry Staab misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:59 | Norfolk State | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 01:35 | Norfolk State | William Smith buries a runner in the lane set up by Albert Monahan | 35-41 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner (SG) Henry Staab | |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Lawrence Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:59 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Hunter - foul #3 on Antonio Hunter, team foul #13 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rick Allen (C) Antonio Hunter | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:59 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:59 | Norfolk State | Ricky Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Ricky Oakes blocks the short jumper by Paul Munroe | 37-43 |
| 00:47 | Norfolk State | Bryce Merkle gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:33 | Norfolk State | Albert Monahan's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Johnson | 37-43 |
| 00:31 | Norfolk State | Albert Monahan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:16 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Rick Allen snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Paul Munroe is hacked by Albert Monahan - foul #1 on Albert Monahan, team foul #8 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (PF) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Paul Munroe misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:10 | Norfolk State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Brandon Miner clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-43 |