| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Kowaleski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Christenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Rodgers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garfield Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) SG - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Resch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Mercer | Terry Christenson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Garfield Cook | 22-33 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Anderson | 22-36 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Terry Christenson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Terry Christenson tips it in | 24-36 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Garfield Cook | 24-36 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | David Resch steals the ball from Horace Rodgers | 24-36 |
| 18:03 | Western Illinois | David Resch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson tips it home | 24-38 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Garfield Cook grabs the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Christenson and he's hacked by David Resch - foul #1 on David Resch, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (SG) Glenn Murphy | |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | David Resch grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Garfield Cook lays it in on a great pass from Horace Rodgers | 28-41 |
| 16:52 | Western Illinois | Horace Rodgers is called for the reach on Peter Jean - foul #2 on Horace Rodgers, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), Travis Akridge (SG), Lyle Scrivner (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) Christopher Kowaleski, Terry Christenson, Dan Gimenez, Horace Rodgers, Garfield Cook | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG), Richard Reinhart (SF), Otto Schaal (PF) Justin Pua, Douglas Ayer, David Resch | |
| 16:41 | Western Illinois | Travis Akridge picks off the pass by Daniel Anderson | 28-41 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Raymond Funches steps in front of the Kris Coen pass | 28-41 |
| 16:14 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean steps out of bounds on the sideline | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy (SG), Jeffrey Soliz (C) Raymond Funches, Daniel Anderson | |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart grabs the board | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) SG - Travis Akridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lyle Scrivner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Reinhart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otto Schaal (fresh) 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Soliz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Peter Jean | 28-43 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Robert Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 15:08 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz tips it in | 28-45 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Robert Harris is hacked by Otto Schaal - foul #3 on Otto Schaal, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski (PG), Fred Hunt (SG), Dan Gimenez (SF), Horace Rodgers (PF), Garfield Cook (C) Kris Coen, Travis Akridge, Lyle Scrivner, Robert Harris, Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF), Daniel Anderson (C) Peter Jean, Richard Reinhart, Otto Schaal, Jeffrey Soliz | |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Daniel Anderson takes the ball from Christopher Kowaleski | 28-45 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski grabs the board | 28-45 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Kowaleski, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG) Glenn Murphy | |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Douglas Ayer is fouled on the floor by Garfield Cook - foul #1 on Garfield Cook, team foul #3 | 28-45 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | David Resch hits the finger roll | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Daniel Anderson steals the ball from Dan Gimenez | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua misses the lay-in but the foul's on Garfield Cook - foul #2 on Garfield Cook, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Harris (C) Garfield Cook | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy (SG) Raymond Funches | |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-48 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Fred Hunt is called for the reach on Douglas Ayer - foul #4 on Fred Hunt, team foul #5 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Christenson (PG), Travis Akridge (SG), Lyle Scrivner (SF), Joseph Ellis (C) Christopher Kowaleski, Fred Hunt, Dan Gimenez, Horace Rodgers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal (PF) David Resch | |
| 11:58 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy buries a shot from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Glenn Murphy is called for the reach on Lyle Scrivner - foul #1 on Glenn Murphy, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Garfield Cook (C) Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PG), Richard Reinhart (SF) Justin Pua, Douglas Ayer | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Terry Christenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Akridge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lyle Scrivner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garfield Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Reinhart (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otto Schaal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Terry Christenson knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 30-50 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Daniel Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Garfield Cook steals the ball from Richard Reinhart | 30-50 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Peter Jean steps in front of the Garfield Cook pass | 30-50 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean's layup is rejected by Lyle Scrivner | 30-50 |
| 10:30 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean snags the offensive board | 30-50 |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | Glenn Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-50 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Garfield Cook pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Terry Christenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-50 |
| 09:53 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal grabs the board | 30-50 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean is hacked by Terry Christenson - foul #1 on Terry Christenson, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski (PG), Dan Gimenez (SF), Horace Rodgers (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) Travis Akridge, Lyle Scrivner, Robert Harris, Garfield Cook | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Pua (PG), Douglas Ayer (SF), David Resch (PF) Glenn Murphy, Richard Reinhart, Daniel Anderson | |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Douglas Ayer buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Jean | 30-52 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Peter Jean - foul #1 on Peter Jean, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG) Peter Jean | |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 08:33 | Western Illinois | Justin Pua misses the dunk attempt | 32-52 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski misses the shot from the left side | 32-52 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | David Resch pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal tips it home | 32-54 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Pua - foul #3 on Justin Pua, team foul #5 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Hunt (SG), Garfield Cook (C) Terry Christenson, Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (SG), Daniel Anderson (C) Raymond Funches, Otto Schaal | |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Christopher Kowaleski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Kowaleski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dan Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garfield Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Pua (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Jean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Resch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | David Resch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Jean | 33-57 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Garfield Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), Travis Akridge (SG), Lyle Scrivner (SF), Robert Harris (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) Christopher Kowaleski, Fred Hunt, Dan Gimenez, Horace Rodgers, Garfield Cook | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches (SG), Richard Reinhart (SF), Jeffrey Soliz (PF), Timothy Quiroga (C) Justin Pua, Douglas Ayer, David Resch, Daniel Anderson | |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #7 | 33-57 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 06:20 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Travis Akridge - foul #1 on Travis Akridge, team foul #8 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Terry Christenson (PG) Kris Coen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal (PG) Peter Jean | |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 05:51 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses the 2nd free throw | 33-58 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Travis Akridge | 33-58 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner is fouled on the floor by Richard Reinhart - foul #2 on Richard Reinhart, team foul #6 | 33-58 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Terry Christenson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-58 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal pulls down the rebound | 33-58 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Otto Schaal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Otto Schaal, team foul #7 | 33-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Sledge (PF) Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Robert Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Christenson and the foul's on Otto Schaal - foul #5 on Otto Schaal, team foul #8 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PG) Otto Schaal | |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Robert Harris makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean is fouled on the floor by Terry Christenson - foul #2 on Terry Christenson, team foul #9 | 36-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG) Lyle Scrivner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Timothy Quiroga is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #1 on Timothy Quiroga, team foul #9 | 36-60 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Robert Harris misses the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Robert Harris - foul #2 on Robert Harris, team foul #10 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Ellis (C) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Travis Akridge misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-62 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Soliz | 36-62 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Peter Jean and he's hacked by Terry Christenson - foul #3 on Terry Christenson, team foul #11 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner (SF) Travis Akridge | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Soliz misses the free throw | 36-64 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Terry Christenson pulls down the rebound | 36-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) SG - Terry Christenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lyle Scrivner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Sledge (fresh) C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Peter Jean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Funches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Reinhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Soliz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Quiroga (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Lyle Scrivner | 38-64 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart lays it up and in on a great pass from Peter Jean and he's hacked by Joe Sledge - foul #1 on Joe Sledge, team foul #12 | 38-66 |
| 02:47 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart makes the free throw | 38-67 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Terry Christenson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Kris Coen and the foul's on Raymond Funches - foul #2 on Raymond Funches, team foul #10 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Harris (PF) Joe Sledge | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Terry Christenson makes the free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Kris Coen - foul #1 on Kris Coen, team foul #13 | 41-67 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 02:13 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-69 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Timothy Quiroga gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:23 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis gets the rebound | 41-69 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Richard Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 41-69 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches is whistled for traveling | 41-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis Akridge (SG) Kris Coen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Robert Harris drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Lyle Scrivner | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches jams it on a nice dish by Peter Jean | 43-71 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Travis Akridge travels with the ball | 43-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean runs out the clock | 43-71 |