| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Earl Hayman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Spradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Redden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hinton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Gary Hinton hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Hinton - foul #2 on Gary Hinton, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Thomas Redden makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Clifton | 32-38 |
| 18:44 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman is hacked by Thomas Redden - foul #2 on Thomas Redden, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Fredric Canter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Troncoso (SF) Andrew Clifton | |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Gary Hinton grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Gary Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kraatz (SG), Harrison Slocum (SF), Jack Boyle (C) Sergei Lemanski, Joseph Jenkins, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Hinton - foul #3 on Gary Hinton, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Lyman Sisson (PF), William Provencher (C) Thomas Murphy, Thomas Redden, Gary Hinton | |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Earl Hayman steals the ball from Lyman Sisson | 36-38 |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Harrison Slocum is denied by William Provencher | 36-38 |
| 16:31 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Troncoso - foul #3 on Charles Troncoso, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG), Joseph Jenkins (SF) Eddie Sherwood, Earl Hayman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Vath (SG), Andrew Clifton (SF) Fredric Canter, Charles Troncoso | |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Lyman Sisson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Johnson | 38-40 |
| 15:48 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 15:47 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harrison Slocum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lyman Sisson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Provencher (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | William Provencher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Lyman Sisson can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | William Provencher tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Valparaiso | Christopher Johnson steals the ball from Sergei Lemanski | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Sergei Lemanski - foul #2 on Sergei Lemanski, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), Timothy Sawyer (SG), Earl Hayman (PF), Dale Spradley (C) Sergei Lemanski, John Kraatz, Harrison Slocum, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fredric Canter (SG), Charles Troncoso (SF), Thomas Redden (PF), Gary Hinton (C) Francis Vath, Andrew Clifton, Lyman Sisson, William Provencher | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dustin Owens (SF) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso's pass is intercepted by Earl Hayman | 38-41 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Dustin Owens hits the finger roll set up by Earl Hayman | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Gary Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harrison Slocum (SF) Dustin Owens | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:39 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Harrison Slocum hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Fredric Canter - foul #1 on Fredric Canter, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SF) Fredric Canter | |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Harrison Slocum makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Thomas Redden scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Harrison Slocum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins (SF), Jack Boyle (C) Earl Hayman, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Thomas Redden scores on a jump hook near the basket | 43-46 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Thomas Redden lays it in | 45-48 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Gary Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Timothy Sawyer steals the ball from Thomas Murphy | 45-48 |
| 11:40 | Valparaiso | David Slater lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Sawyer | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sawyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harrison Slocum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Troncoso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Clifton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Redden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Timothy Sawyer steals it from Thomas Redden | 47-48 |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Gary Hinton drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Murphy | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG), Eddie Sherwood (SG), Earl Hayman (PF), Dale Spradley (C) David Slater, Timothy Sawyer, Harrison Slocum, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Fredric Canter (SG), Francis Vath (SF), Lyman Sisson (PF), William Provencher (C) Thomas Murphy, Charles Troncoso, Andrew Clifton, Thomas Redden, Gary Hinton | |
| 10:37 | Mercer | William Provencher hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Hayman | 52-52 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Francis Vath - foul #1 on Francis Vath, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dustin Owens (SF) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Fredric Canter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 09:22 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Hayman | 57-52 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Lyman Sisson blows the layup but the foul's on Dustin Owens - foul #1 on Dustin Owens, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), Timothy Sawyer (SG), Harrison Slocum (SF), Jack Boyle (C) Sergei Lemanski, Eddie Sherwood, Dustin Owens, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Charles Troncoso (SF), Thomas Redden (PF) Christopher Johnson, Francis Vath, William Provencher | |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Lyman Sisson misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Lyman Sisson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | David Slater travels with the ball | 57-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Hinton (C) Lyman Sisson | |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Hinton | 57-55 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | David Slater connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Sawyer | 59-55 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso is hacked by Harrison Slocum - foul #1 on Harrison Slocum, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins (SF), Dale Spradley (C) Earl Hayman, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SF) Fredric Canter | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Gary Hinton tips it in | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harrison Slocum (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dale Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Troncoso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Redden (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Thomas Murphy picks off the pass by Harrison Slocum | 59-57 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Murphy | 59-59 |
| 07:10 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Slater | 62-59 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Thomas Redden clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Gary Hinton pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Thomas Redden tips it home | 62-61 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | David Slater hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Troncoso - foul #4 on Charles Troncoso, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (SG), Earl Hayman (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Timothy Sawyer, Harrison Slocum, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Fredric Canter (SG), Lyman Sisson (PF), William Provencher (C) Thomas Murphy, Andrew Clifton, Thomas Redden, Gary Hinton | |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Provencher | 64-63 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | David Slater connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Hayman | 66-63 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Fredric Canter is fouled on the floor by Sergei Lemanski - foul #3 on Sergei Lemanski, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer (SG), Dustin Owens (SF) David Slater, Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Vath (SF) Charles Troncoso | |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Boyle - foul #2 on Jack Boyle, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | Dustin Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley (C) Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Francis Vath double dribbles | 66-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Andrew Clifton (SF), Thomas Redden (PF) Christopher Johnson, Francis Vath, William Provencher | |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 66-64 |
| 04:27 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley grabs the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 04:19 | Valparaiso | Thomas Redden steps in front of the Dustin Owens pass | 66-64 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Thomas Redden drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Murphy | 66-67 |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski misses the 3 from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Fredric Canter | 66-67 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Thomas Redden misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Sergei Lemanski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Hayman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Spradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fredric Canter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Clifton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Redden (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lyman Sisson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley scores on a runner in the paint | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Spradley | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Fredric Canter is hacked by Timothy Sawyer - foul #4 on Timothy Sawyer, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), Eddie Sherwood (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Harrison Slocum (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Sergei Lemanski, Timothy Sawyer, Dustin Owens, Earl Hayman, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Charles Troncoso (SG), Francis Vath (SF), William Provencher (PF), Gary Hinton (C) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter, Andrew Clifton, Thomas Redden, Lyman Sisson | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Gary Hinton comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 68-67 |
| 02:32 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:32 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer (SG) Eddie Sherwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Thomas Redden (PF) Christopher Johnson, William Provencher | |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Gary Hinton grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman (PF), Dale Spradley (C) Harrison Slocum, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Fredric Canter (SG), Andrew Clifton (SF) Charles Troncoso, Francis Vath | |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Fredric Canter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-67 |
| 01:40 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman grabs the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 01:35 | Valparaiso | David Slater travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:15 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | David Slater hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Jenkins | 70-68 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gary Hinton - foul #4 on Gary Hinton, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | Timothy Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Gary Hinton is called for traveling | 71-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Murphy - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Gary Hinton grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fredric Canter | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG) Sergei Lemanski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | David Slater clanks a jumper from the left side | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Earl Hayman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Redden (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Sawyer | 73-71 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Timothy Sawyer is called for the reach on Thomas Murphy - foul #5 on Timothy Sawyer, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (SG) Timothy Sawyer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Earl Hayman is blocked by Gary Hinton | 73-72 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Gary Hinton snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Fredric Canter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 03:59 | Valparaiso | David Slater snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:40 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Joseph Jenkins is blocked by Gary Hinton | 73-72 |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dale Spradley | 75-72 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | David Slater buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sergei Lemanski | 77-72 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy is hacked by Sergei Lemanski - foul #4 on Sergei Lemanski, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Troncoso (SF) Andrew Clifton | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Earl Hayman pulls down the rebound | 77-72 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | David Slater misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-72 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Charles Troncoso is called for traveling | 77-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood (SG), Dustin Owens (SF), Harrison Slocum (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Sergei Lemanski, Joseph Jenkins, Earl Hayman, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SF), Lyman Sisson (PF), William Provencher (C) Thomas Murphy, Fredric Canter, Thomas Redden, Gary Hinton | |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (SG), Earl Hayman (PF) Eddie Sherwood, Dustin Owens | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Murphy (PG), Fredric Canter (SG), Thomas Redden (PF), Gary Hinton (C) Christopher Johnson, Francis Vath, Lyman Sisson, William Provencher | |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins (SF), Dale Spradley (C) Harrison Slocum, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SF) Charles Troncoso | |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses the dunk | 77-72 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Thomas Redden pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy is fouled on the floor by Dale Spradley - foul #2 on Dale Spradley, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Thomas Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:22 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 77-74 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Thomas Redden gets the rebound | 77-74 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 77-74 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Hayman (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fredric Canter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Clifton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Redden (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Hinton (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | David Slater steps out of bounds on the sideline | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Thomas Redden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Thomas Murphy is called for the reach on Dale Spradley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Sherwood (SG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-74 |