| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Cory Russell (fresh) SG - Christopher Porath (fresh) SF - Alexander Cook (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Donald Lough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) PF - David Truesdale (fresh) C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Truesdale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Raymond Spence travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook clanks a runner from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Valparaiso | David Taylor tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | David Truesdale pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | David Taylor picks off the pass by Kristopher Mullinax | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | David Taylor misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | David Truesdale grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe dunks the ball | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | David Truesdale swats the shot by Alexander Cook | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe misses long on a jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tommy Ertel | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | David Truesdale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alexander Cook - foul #1 on Alexander Cook, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Bobby Ginther (SF), Roy Saxton (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Troy Coulombe, Tommy Ertel | |
| 17:28 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | David Truesdale misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:10 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath loses the dribble to David Truesdale | 0-3 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Raymond Spence clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Roy Saxton gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Donald Amy is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (SG), Christopher Lunde (SF), Michael Pittman (C) Christopher Porath, Alexander Cook, Donald Lough | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF), John Thibault (C) Raymond Spence, David Truesdale | |
| 16:29 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | Roy Saxton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton tips it in | 2-5 |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Marcus Hampton - foul #1 on Marcus Hampton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook (SF), Michael Hardee (C) Cory Russell, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Raymond Spence (SG), Troy Coulombe (SF), David Truesdale (PF), Tommy Ertel (C) Donald Amy, Bobby Ginther, Marcus Hampton, Roy Saxton, John Thibault | |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Christopher Lunde (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Lundell (fresh) SF - Alexander Cook (fresh) PF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hardee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Raymond Spence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Raymond Spence snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Christopher Lunde is called for the reach on Kristopher Mullinax - foul #1 on Christopher Lunde, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath (SG), Donald Lough (C) Michael Lundell, Michael Hardee | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Raymond Spence scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | David Truesdale grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | A charge is called on Kristopher Mullinax - foul #1 on Kristopher Mullinax, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cory Russell (PG), Ralph Boney (PF) Christopher Lunde, Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Saxton (C) Tommy Ertel | |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Saxton | 4-8 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe loses the dribble to Christopher Porath | 4-8 |
| 13:53 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Porath | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Roy Saxton buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kristopher Mullinax and the foul's on Donald Lough - foul #1 on Donald Lough, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde (SF), David Taylor (PF), Michael Hardee (C) Alexander Cook, Ralph Boney, Donald Lough | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Bobby Ginther (SG), Marcus Hampton (SF), John Thibault (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Raymond Spence, Troy Coulombe, David Truesdale | |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Roy Saxton makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cory Russell | 9-11 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Donald Amy knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marcus Hampton | 9-14 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | David Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Michael Hardee gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | David Taylor can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | John Thibault lays it up and in set up by Roy Saxton and he's hacked by Cory Russell - foul #1 on Cory Russell, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman (SF), Donald Lough (C) Christopher Porath, Michael Hardee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Raymond Spence (SG), David Truesdale (PF), Tommy Ertel (C) Donald Amy, Bobby Ginther, Marcus Hampton, Roy Saxton | |
| 12:12 | Mercer | John Thibault makes the free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | John Thibault pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Raymond Spence drills a jumpshot from the right side | 9-19 |
| 11:37 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough is whistled for traveling | 9-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (PG), Ralph Boney (SG), Alexander Cook (SF) Cory Russell, Christopher Lunde, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Coulombe (SF) John Thibault | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Lundell (fresh) SG - Ralph Boney (fresh) SF - Alexander Cook (fresh) PF - Michael Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Lough (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-19 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-19 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tommy Ertel and he's fouled by Michael Lundell - foul #1 on Michael Lundell, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cory Russell (PG), Christopher Lunde (SG), David Taylor (PF) Michael Lundell, Ralph Boney, Donald Lough | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax misses the free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | David Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-21 |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Russell | 9-21 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-21 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Russell and he's hacked by Tommy Ertel - foul #1 on Tommy Ertel, team foul #3 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath (SG), Michael Hardee (C) Cory Russell, Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Bobby Ginther (SG), Roy Saxton (PF), John Thibault (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Raymond Spence, David Truesdale, Tommy Ertel | |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (PG) Alexander Cook | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Troy Coulombe | |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | Michael Hardee travels with the ball | 12-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cory Russell (PG), Ralph Boney (PF) Michael Lundell, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther misses the floater from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Roy Saxton tips it home | 12-23 |
| 08:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Hardee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton is hacked by Christopher Lunde - foul #2 on Christopher Lunde, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Lundell (SG), Alexander Cook (SF), David Taylor (PF), Donald Lough (C) Christopher Porath, Christopher Lunde, Ralph Boney, Michael Hardee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Spence (SG), Troy Coulombe (SF), David Truesdale (PF) Marcus Hampton, Roy Saxton, John Thibault | |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Donald Amy misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Cory Russell - foul #2 on Cory Russell, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney (SG) Cory Russell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Donald Amy makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Donald Amy misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook drills a shot from the left side set up by Michael Lundell and he's hacked by Donald Amy - foul #1 on Donald Amy, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG) Donald Amy | |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | David Taylor is called for the reach on David Truesdale - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #8 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tommy Ertel (C) Bobby Ginther | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Lundell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ralph Boney (fresh) SF - Alexander Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Lough (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Ertel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | David Taylor knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Michael Lundell and the foul's on Raymond Spence - foul #1 on Raymond Spence, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath (SG) Ralph Boney | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (SF) Troy Coulombe | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | David Taylor misses the free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax drills a floater from the left side set up by Raymond Spence and he's hacked by Michael Lundell - foul #2 on Michael Lundell, team foul #9 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney (PG), Michael Pittman (PF), Michael Hardee (C) Michael Lundell, David Taylor, Donald Lough | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Ginther (SF) John Thibault | |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax misses the free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | David Truesdale grabs the offensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Raymond Spence misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-28 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook is called for traveling | 17-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), John Thibault (SF) Kristopher Mullinax, Raymond Spence | |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Donald Amy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Coulombe (SF), Roy Saxton (PF) John Thibault, David Truesdale | |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:27 | Mercer | Donald Amy knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Ertel | 20-31 |
| 05:02 | Valparaiso | Ralph Boney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Troy Coulombe hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Amy | 20-34 |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Cook | 23-34 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Tommy Ertel comes up short on the runner in the paint | 23-34 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Troy Coulombe denies the turnaround by Michael Pittman | 23-34 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Alexander Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman is whistled for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cory Russell (PG), Michael Lundell (SG), Christopher Lunde (SF), David Taylor (PF), Donald Lough (C) Ralph Boney, Christopher Porath, Alexander Cook, Michael Pittman, Michael Hardee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax (PG), Raymond Spence (SG), Marcus Hampton (SF), David Truesdale (PF), John Thibault (C) Donald Amy, Bobby Ginther, Troy Coulombe, Roy Saxton, Tommy Ertel | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Cory Russell steps in front of the Kristopher Mullinax pass in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | David Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Cory Russell | 25-34 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Spence | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Cory Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lundell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lunde (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lough (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kristopher Mullinax (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Truesdale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Valparaiso | David Taylor buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Lunde | 27-36 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax double dribbles | 27-36 |
| 02:34 | Valparaiso | Raymond Spence takes the ball from Michael Lundell | 27-36 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | David Truesdale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Spence and he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #10 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Ginther (SF) Marcus Hampton | |
| 02:21 | Mercer | David Truesdale makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell loses the dribble to Kristopher Mullinax | 27-39 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Raymond Spence jams it on a nice dish by Kristopher Mullinax | 27-41 |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lunde misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough can't tip it in | 27-41 |
| 01:43 | Valparaiso | David Taylor tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | David Truesdale misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-41 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | David Truesdale snags the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Kristopher Mullinax misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 01:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Lough grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | David Taylor travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Porath (SG), Alexander Cook (SF), Michael Pittman (PF), Michael Hardee (C) Michael Lundell, Christopher Lunde, David Taylor, Donald Lough | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Amy (PG), Troy Coulombe (SF), Roy Saxton (C) Kristopher Mullinax, Raymond Spence, John Thibault | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther blows the dunk but he's hacked by Christopher Porath - foul #1 on Christopher Porath, team foul #11 | 29-41 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Bobby Ginther makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Amy - foul #2 on Donald Amy, team foul #6 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Muller (SG), Tommy Ertel (C) Bobby Ginther, David Truesdale | |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Cory Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Donald Amy clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-43 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 31-43 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Michael Pittman misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 31-43 |