| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Gramberg (fresh) SG - Charles Giuliani (fresh) SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) C - Jack Rowlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dragan Lazarevic (fresh) SG - Justin Manley (fresh) SF - Christopher Wentzel (fresh) PF - Albert Stubblefield (fresh) C - Michael Hinds (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett misses short on a shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Gramberg - foul #1 on Michael Gramberg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic is hacked by Michael Gramberg - foul #2 on Michael Gramberg, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG) Michael Gramberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Burchell | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Strickland - foul #1 on Jeffrey Strickland, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins snags the defensive board | 3-1 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Strickland | 5-1 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Justin Manley is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Manley, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett is whistled for traveling | 5-1 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Justin Manley misses the tip | 5-1 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Collins | 5-1 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hinds steps in front of the Jack Rowlett pass | 5-1 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield banks in the layup set up by Dragan Lazarevic | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Wentzel is called for the reach on Gary Burchell - foul #1 on Christopher Wentzel, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (PG), Nickolas Murphy (SG), Mark Bowles (SF), Frank Kimberling (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Charles Giuliani, Gary Burchell, Adam Collins, Jack Rowlett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski (SG), Joshua Wood (SF), Malcolm Garon (PF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Justin Manley, Christopher Wentzel, Albert Stubblefield, Michael Hinds | |
| 16:23 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling lays it in | 7-3 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Malcolm Garon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Malcolm Garon, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (PG) Dragan Lazarevic | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Whitesell | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) SG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) SF - Mark Bowles (fresh) PF - Frank Kimberling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Abel Mort (fresh) SG - Ognjen Szulimowski (fresh) SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) PF - Malcolm Garon (fresh) C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Malcolm Garon comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling knocks in the floater from close range set up by Nickolas Murphy | 9-3 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani (SG), Clayton Soriano (PF), Jack Rowlett (C) Nickolas Murphy, Frank Kimberling, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic (PG), Justin Manley (SG), Christopher Wentzel (SF), Albert Stubblefield (PF) Abel Mort, Ognjen Szulimowski, Joshua Wood, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dragan Lazarevic - foul #1 on Dragan Lazarevic, team foul #4 | 9-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG) Mark Bowles | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adrian Chase (C) Malcolm Garon | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-3 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield can't tip it in | 11-3 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Wentzel - foul #2 on Christopher Wentzel, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hinds (C) Christopher Wentzel | |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay misses the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Adrian Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Clayton Soriano swats the layup by Michael Hinds | 12-3 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Clayton Soriano | 12-3 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Manley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Strickland - foul #2 on Justin Manley, team foul #6 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy (SG), Mark Bowles (SF), Frank Kimberling (PF), Christopher Henderson (C) Charles Giuliani, Robert Macaulay, Clayton Soriano, Jack Rowlett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski (SG), Joshua Wood (SF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Justin Manley, Adrian Chase, Michael Hinds | |
| 13:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Whitesell blocks the short jumper by Christopher Henderson | 12-3 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-3 |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Henderson | 12-3 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Stubblefield steals the ball from Christopher Henderson | 12-3 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | The jump hook by Joshua Wood is blocked by Christopher Henderson | 12-3 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell hits the follow up shot | 12-5 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dragan Lazarevic - foul #2 on Dragan Lazarevic, team foul #7 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (PG), Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF), Clayton Soriano (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Mark Bowles, Frank Kimberling, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (PG), Adrian Chase (SF), Malcolm Garon (PF), Michael Hinds (C) Dragan Lazarevic, Joshua Wood, Albert Stubblefield, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Michael Hinds grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Michael Hinds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 12-5 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Illinois | Nickolas Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Soriano double dribbles | 12-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani (SG), Jack Rowlett (C) Nickolas Murphy, Clayton Soriano | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Giuliani (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Burchell (fresh) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Rowlett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Abel Mort (fresh) SG - Ognjen Szulimowski (fairly fresh) SF - Adrian Chase (fresh) PF - Malcolm Garon (fresh) C - Michael Hinds (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski is called for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Soriano (PF) Adam Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Michael Hinds - foul #1 on Michael Hinds, team foul #8 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Mark Bowles (SF) Robert Macaulay, Gary Burchell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield (PF) Michael Hinds | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the free throw | 15-5 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Malcolm Garon is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett snags the defensive board | 15-5 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Strickland | 18-5 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield loses the dribble to Charles Giuliani in the backcourt | 18-5 |
| 10:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani slams it home | 20-5 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Adrian Chase misses the easy layup | 20-5 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield hits the follow up shot | 20-7 |
| 09:38 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-7 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Malcolm Garon | 20-7 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Malcolm Garon blows the layup | 20-7 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield hits the follow up shot | 20-9 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Malcolm Garon - foul #2 on Malcolm Garon, team foul #9 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (PG), Nickolas Murphy (SG), Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF) Jeffrey Strickland, Charles Giuliani, Mark Bowles, Clayton Soriano | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SG), Chad Coles (SF), Jeffrey Whitesell (PF), Michael Hinds (C) Abel Mort, Adrian Chase, Albert Stubblefield, Malcolm Garon | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Joshua Wood hits the easy wide open finger roll | 22-11 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Macaulay | 24-11 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Michael Hinds drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ognjen Szulimowski | 24-13 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett slams it home on a nice dish by Nickolas Murphy | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Macaulay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nickolas Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Burchell (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Rowlett (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Szulimowski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Michael Hinds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-13 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Joshua Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Joshua Wood | 26-15 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hinds is called for the reach on Jack Rowlett - foul #2 on Michael Hinds, team foul #10 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Charles Giuliani (SG), Frank Kimberling (PF) Robert Macaulay, Nickolas Murphy, Adam Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (PG), Albert Stubblefield (PF) Chad Coles, Michael Hinds | |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Abel Mort scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-17 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Whitesell | 28-17 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Illinois | Jack Rowlett misses the tip | 28-17 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Burchell can't tip it in | 28-17 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Rowlett - foul #1 on Jack Rowlett, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay (PG), Mark Bowles (SF), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Gary Burchell, Jack Rowlett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adrian Chase (SF) Ognjen Szulimowski | |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay is fouled on the floor by Abel Mort - foul #1 on Abel Mort, team foul #11 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Coles (SF) Adrian Chase | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Robert Macaulay is called for the reach on Albert Stubblefield - foul #1 on Robert Macaulay, team foul #5 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Soriano (PF) Frank Kimberling | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Bowles | 32-17 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Giuliani - foul #1 on Charles Giuliani, team foul #6 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG), Nickolas Murphy (SG), Gary Burchell (SF), Adam Collins (PF) Robert Macaulay, Charles Giuliani, Mark Bowles, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski (SG), Adrian Chase (C) Chad Coles, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 04:08 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Abel Mort grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Joshua Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Gramberg (PG), Christopher Henderson (C) Jeffrey Strickland, Clayton Soriano | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic (PG), Justin Manley (SG), Christopher Wentzel (SF), Malcolm Garon (PF), Michael Hinds (C) Abel Mort, Ognjen Szulimowski, Joshua Wood, Albert Stubblefield, Adrian Chase | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Gramberg (fresh) SG - Nickolas Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Burchell (tiring) PF - Adam Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dragan Lazarevic (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Manley (fresh) SF - Christopher Wentzel (fresh) PF - Malcolm Garon (fresh) C - Michael Hinds (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Malcolm Garon - foul #3 on Malcolm Garon, team foul #12 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles (SF), Frank Kimberling (PF) Gary Burchell, Adam Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield (PF) Malcolm Garon | |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 03:30 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Wentzel | 33-18 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Wentzel | 33-21 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Gramberg loses the dribble to Christopher Wentzel | 33-21 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Justin Manley can't finish the layup | 33-21 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Justin Manley - foul #3 on Justin Manley, team foul #13 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Giuliani (SG), Robert Macaulay (SF), Clayton Soriano (C) Nickolas Murphy, Mark Bowles, Christopher Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski (SG), Adrian Chase (PF) Justin Manley, Albert Stubblefield | |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Kimberling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Dragan Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins (PF) Frank Kimberling | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Soriano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Adrian Chase grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ognjen Szulimowski, team foul #14 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland (PG) Michael Gramberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield (PF) Christopher Wentzel | |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Soriano misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-21 |
| 01:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland tips it but misses | 35-21 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Adam Collins tips it back up and in | 37-21 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Ognjen Szulimowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland is hacked by Dragan Lazarevic - foul #3 on Dragan Lazarevic, team foul #15 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mark Bowles (SF), Jack Rowlett (C) Charles Giuliani, Clayton Soriano | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (PG), Joshua Wood (SG), Chad Coles (SF) Dragan Lazarevic, Ognjen Szulimowski, Adrian Chase | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Joshua Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Macaulay - foul #2 on Robert Macaulay, team foul #7 | 39-23 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Joshua Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jack Rowlett | 39-24 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Macaulay blows the layup | 39-24 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Chad Coles pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield is hacked by Adam Collins - foul #1 on Adam Collins, team foul #8 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Gramberg (PG), Nickolas Murphy (SG), Frank Kimberling (PF) Jeffrey Strickland, Robert Macaulay, Adam Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Wentzel (SF) Chad Coles | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Albert Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Stubblefield takes the ball from Michael Gramberg | 39-26 |