| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Wilburn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Timothy Threet (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Daly (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tom Norman inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Paul Draper is fouled on the floor by Timothy Threet - foul #2 on Timothy Threet, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | David Simmons hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 19:07 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:45 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:26 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael O'Sullivan | 31-37 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Timothy Threet | 31-37 |
| 17:50 | Valparaiso | John Gardner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Matthew Bos | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Tom Norman's fadeaway is rejected by Sam Daly | 33-37 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | David Simmons tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:19 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-39 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | David Simmons knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Nathaniel Pinegar | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Draper - foul #2 on Paul Draper, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Eric Koehler (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Louis Salamone (PF) Matthew Bos, John Gardner, Johnathan Wilburn, Timothy Threet | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Chester Seddon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Chester Seddon clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Koehler | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Chester Seddon hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Lathrop | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Koehler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Salamone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Daly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Eric Koehler and he's hacked by Robert Lathrop - foul #1 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn (SF) Richard Eshelman | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Tom Norman (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Richard Hanna, Peter Malinoski, Chester Seddon | |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Tom Norman hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 40-45 |
| 15:00 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Martell | 42-45 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | Tom Norman is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Wilburn - foul #2 on Johnathan Wilburn, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), John Gardner (SG), Timothy Threet (PF) Walter Martell, Eric Koehler, Sam Daly | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Robert Lathrop | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Threet | 42-45 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-45 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Paul Draper misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | Paul Draper hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan | 44-47 |
| 13:05 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Timothy Threet | 44-47 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | John Gardner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #3 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Eric Koehler (SF), Jerome Green (PF), Sam Daly (C) Matthew Bos, Johnathan Wilburn, Timothy Threet, Louis Salamone | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) David Simmons, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | John Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | John Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Draper and the foul's on John Gardner - foul #1 on John Gardner, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) John Gardner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman tips it home | 47-50 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello lays it up and in set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Koehler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerome Green (fresh) C - Sam Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Draper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Paul Draper is hacked by Sam Daly - foul #3 on Sam Daly, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Johnathan Wilburn (SF), Timothy Threet (PF) Walter Martell, Richard Eshelman, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Tom Norman (SF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Paul Draper | |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Simmons | 47-52 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | David Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Jimmy Costello takes the ball from Matthew Bos | 47-55 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Tom Norman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Tom Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Eric Koehler is called for the reach on Jimmy Costello - foul #1 on Eric Koehler, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Gardner (SG), Louis Salamone (C) Eric Koehler, Sam Daly | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Richard Hanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Richard Hanna | |
| 09:06 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Salamone - foul #2 on Louis Salamone, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, Johnathan Wilburn, Timothy Threet | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (PG) David Simmons | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #4 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler (SF), Sam Daly (C) Richard Eshelman, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | Richard Hanna scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly loses the dribble to Jimmy Costello | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Koehler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Salamone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello is fouled on the floor by John Gardner - foul #2 on John Gardner, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Johnathan Wilburn (SF) John Gardner | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | Robert Lathrop steals the ball from Sam Daly | 49-61 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 06:46 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Sam Daly loses the dribble to Robert Lathrop | 49-61 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Sam Daly steals it from Robert Lathrop | 49-61 |
| 06:06 | Valparaiso | Eric Koehler misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-61 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello loses the dribble to Louis Salamone | 49-61 |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), John Gardner (SG), Timothy Threet (PF) Walter Martell, Eric Koehler, Louis Salamone | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet is whistled for traveling | 49-61 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Sam Daly | 49-61 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | John Gardner drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | David Simmons misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Gardner - foul #3 on John Gardner, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Gardner | 54-62 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar lays it in on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan | 54-64 |
| 03:59 | Valparaiso | Timothy Threet can't finish the layup | 54-64 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Tom Norman drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathan Wilburn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Threet (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. C - Sam Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Paul Draper swats the short shot by Timothy Threet | 54-66 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Tom Norman gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Simmons | 54-69 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | David Simmons snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Tom Norman lays it in set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 54-71 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | John Gardner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Simmons and he's hacked by John Gardner - foul #4 on John Gardner, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Eric Koehler (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Louis Salamone (PF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, John Gardner, Johnathan Wilburn, Timothy Threet, Sam Daly | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Tom Norman, Paul Draper | |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Louis Salamone drills a jumper from the baseline | 59-74 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-74 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Louis Salamone steps in front of the Richard Hanna pass | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell is called for traveling | 59-74 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (PF) Michael O'Sullivan | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Hanna | 59-76 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chester Seddon | 59-76 |