| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Sanderlin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Julian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Murphy | 30-28 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Ronald Bair connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Kirchner | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Spratt | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Julian Robinson steals it from Frank Kirchner | 33-31 |
| 18:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Spratt steps in front of the Santos Munsell pass | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is fouled on the floor by Shane Sanderlin - foul #1 on Shane Sanderlin, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Ronald Bair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Johnson | 33-33 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:22 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin misses short on a jumper from close range | 33-33 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Kirchner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Sanderlin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Ronald Bair grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 15:23 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Bair - foul #1 on Ronald Bair, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Scott Woodward (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Frank Kirchner, Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), Roger Salley (SF), David Matteo (PF) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, Shane Sanderlin, Julian Robinson | |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Cecil Cunningham - foul #1 on Cecil Cunningham, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman (C) Kenneth Wagner | |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Harold Granado makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Harold Granado makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Jonathan Price is denied on a dunk by Austin Wilson | 37-37 |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to David Matteo | 37-37 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Cecil Cunningham takes the ball from Scott Woodward | 37-37 |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Brian Rush pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Jonathan Price buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Roger Salley - foul #1 on Roger Salley, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Shane Sanderlin (SF), Julian Robinson (PF) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, Roger Salley, Mark Toothman | |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Jonathan Price makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Scott Woodward snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Julian Robinson is called for the reach on Jacob Johnson - foul #2 on Julian Robinson, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF) Jonathan Price, Scott Woodward, Brian Rush, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman (C) David Matteo | |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Spratt and the foul's on Julian Robinson - foul #3 on Julian Robinson, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Bair (C) Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin makes the runner from the left block | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Kirchner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Sanderlin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Ronald Bair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt grabs the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 10:35 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Harold Granado (C) Frank Kirchner, Jacob Johnson, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), Roger Salley (SF), David Matteo (PF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, Shane Sanderlin, Julian Robinson, Mark Toothman | |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | David Matteo drills a runner from close range set up by Austin Wilson and he's fouled by Daniel Spratt - foul #2 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (PF) Nicholas Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | David Matteo makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Scott Woodward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 09:40 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | David Matteo clanks a jumper in the paint | 43-42 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Roger Salley - foul #2 on Roger Salley, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Nicholas Murphy (PF) Daniel Spratt, Brian Rush | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Shane Sanderlin (SF), Julian Robinson (PF) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, Roger Salley, David Matteo | |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:36 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Bair (C) Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Scott Woodward buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Price | 48-42 |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | Ronald Bair is called for the reach on Shane Sanderlin - foul #2 on Ronald Bair, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 07:29 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jonathan Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Sanderlin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | Brian Rush is called for the reach on Santos Munsell - foul #2 on Brian Rush, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Frank Kirchner (SG), Jacob Johnson (PF) Jonathan Price, Scott Woodward, Nicholas Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), David Matteo (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Dennis Johnson, Julian Robinson, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Shane Sanderlin | 48-45 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Brian Rush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harold Granado (C) Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson (SG) Santos Munsell | |
| 06:52 | Valparaiso | Austin Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Matteo | 48-47 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 06:09 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Matteo | 48-50 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Frank Kirchner drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jacob Johnson | 50-50 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Nicholas Murphy (PF), Ronald Bair (C) Frank Kirchner, Brian Rush, Jacob Johnson, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Julian Robinson (PF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, David Matteo, Mark Toothman | |
| 05:04 | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Ronald Bair gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Dennis Johnson is called for the reach on Daniel Spratt - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 04:27 | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin is fouled on the floor by Gary Mulvey - foul #2 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Matteo (SF) Shane Sanderlin | |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Spratt | 54-50 |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Scott Woodward steals the ball from Julian Robinson | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Woodward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Bair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Matteo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Julian Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Rush (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Sanderlin (SF) David Matteo | |
| 02:58 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 54-50 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Scott Woodward pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Scott Woodward comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Nicholas Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Brian Rush gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Scott Woodward hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Brian Rush and the foul's on Julian Robinson - foul #4 on Julian Robinson, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Price (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Brian Rush, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (PG), Austin Wilson (SG), David Matteo (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Dennis Johnson, Santos Munsell, Julian Robinson, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Scott Woodward makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Nicholas Murphy (PF), Ronald Bair (C) Jonathan Price, Jacob Johnson, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Johnson (PG), Santos Munsell (SG), Julian Robinson (PF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Cecil Cunningham, Austin Wilson, David Matteo, Mark Toothman | |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the floater in the lane | 57-52 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Scott Woodward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Ronald Bair clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Julian Robinson | 57-52 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Murphy - foul #2 on Nicholas Murphy, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:53 | Valparaiso | Julian Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Scott Woodward buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Murphy | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Gary Mulvey takes the ball from Kenneth Wagner | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is hacked by Dennis Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Frank Kirchner (SG), Brian Rush (SF), Jacob Johnson (PF), Harold Granado (C) Scott Woodward, Gary Mulvey, Nicholas Murphy, Ronald Bair | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | The 3pt attempt by Shane Sanderlin is denied by Harold Granado | 61-54 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Woodward (SG) Frank Kirchner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt runs out the clock | 61-54 |