| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tom Norman inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 19:45 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #1 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell connects on the shot in the paint set up by Riley Vinton | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Coronado - foul #3 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG) Kevin Coronado | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum is hacked by Paul Draper - foul #3 on Paul Draper, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Paul Draper | |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | David Simmons scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan | 39-40 |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell drills a jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Riley Vinton - foul #1 on Riley Vinton, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:28 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Tom Norman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Norman, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Patterson (SG), John Burnside (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Mark Lee (C) Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Patterson | 44-41 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Bob Karcher denies the turnaround by Robert Lathrop | 44-41 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Lee | 46-41 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Bob Karcher is called for the reach on Richard Hanna - foul #3 on Bob Karcher, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart (PF) Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Norman (SF) Chester Seddon | |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 15:58 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Joseph Meldrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Burnside (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee lays it in set up by Joseph Meldrum | 48-41 |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Lathrop | 48-43 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | James Patterson drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Lee | 50-43 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 50-45 |
| 14:39 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee double dribbles | 50-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Bob Karcher (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Joseph Meldrum, James Patterson, John Burnside, Robert Stewart, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Tom Norman, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 14:35 | Mercer | David Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Chester Seddon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 13:49 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher tips it home | 52-45 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Simmons | 52-48 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Kevin Coronado | 54-48 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 54-51 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell loses the dribble to Nathaniel Pinegar | 54-51 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | David Simmons misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Michael O'Sullivan | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Riley Vinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Seddon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Draper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is hacked by Wallace Warner - foul #2 on Wallace Warner, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), James Patterson (SG), John Burnside (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Mark Lee (C) Kevin Coronado, Wallace Warner, Riley Vinton, Bob Karcher, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Peter Malinoski (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Chester Seddon, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Richard Hanna scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Malinoski | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | John Burnside can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Costello - foul #2 on Jimmy Costello, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | John Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | John Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Richard Hanna misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Richard Hanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Richard Hanna hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 56-54 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | James Patterson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum | 59-54 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 59-56 |
| 09:42 | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Burnside | 62-56 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Richard Hanna hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello and the foul's on James Patterson - foul #2 on James Patterson, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Raymond Campbell (C) Joseph Meldrum, James Patterson, John Burnside, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Richard Hanna makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Paul Draper slams it home set up by Richard Hanna | 62-61 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Richard Hanna is called for the reach on Kevin Coronado - foul #1 on Richard Hanna, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher (PF) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG) Richard Hanna | |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-61 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Paul Draper snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Tom Norman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Simmons | 62-63 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Campbell | 62-63 |
| 07:35 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wallace Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bob Karcher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Norman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher travels with the ball | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (SG), Robert Stewart (PF) Wallace Warner, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (SF) Tom Norman | |
| 07:01 | Mercer | David Simmons clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Meldrum - foul #1 on Joseph Meldrum, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Meldrum and he's fouled by Paul Draper - foul #4 on Paul Draper, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Burnside (SF) Riley Vinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 06:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Coronado - foul #4 on Kevin Coronado, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | John Burnside misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | David Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-67 |
| 05:34 | Western Illinois | Bob Karcher pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the easy layup | 65-67 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner (SG), Riley Vinton (SF), Raymond Campbell (C) Joseph Meldrum, John Burnside, Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Chester Seddon, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton is fouled on the floor by David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado is fouled on the floor by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Coronado | 70-67 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Tom Norman lays it up and in on a great pass from David Simmons | 70-69 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart can't connect on a shot near the basket | 70-69 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Riley Vinton | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Coronado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wallace Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado is whistled for a carry | 70-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Meldrum (PG), Bob Karcher (PF) Kevin Coronado, Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG) David Simmons | |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-69 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado (PG), Robert Stewart (PF) Joseph Meldrum, Bob Karcher | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG) Jimmy Costello | |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-69 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Tom Norman is hacked by Riley Vinton - foul #2 on Riley Vinton, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wallace Warner and he's hacked by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #2 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | David Simmons knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Pinegar | 73-73 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 73-73 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 74-73 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #1 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart tips it back up and in | 77-75 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses long on a shot from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Wallace Warner | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #2 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #11 | 77-75 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Tom Norman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 79-78 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Nathaniel Pinegar is called for the reach on Kevin Coronado in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #12 | 79-78 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Paul Draper buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan and he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #2 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #10 | 80-80 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Paul Draper makes the free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-81 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive board | 80-81 |
| 00:03 | Western Illinois | Kevin Coronado loses the ball out of bounds | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is fouled in the backcourt by Wallace Warner - foul #3 on Wallace Warner, team foul #11 | 80-81 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Wallace Warner can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 80-83 |