| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Adam Jacobs (fresh) SG - John Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Brock (fresh) PF - Dustin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Betton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause inbounds the ball | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-20 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Robert Brock snags the defensive board | 40-20 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Dustin Haas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adam Jacobs and he's fouled by Garrett Gould - foul #2 on Garrett Gould, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Dustin Haas makes the free throw | 40-23 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-23 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Dustin Haas pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Brock and he's hacked by Casey Gaiser - foul #3 on Casey Gaiser, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Krause, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Garrett Gould denies the turnaround by John Bennett | 40-26 |
| 18:25 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause drills a driving attempt from close range | 42-26 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Robert Brock is fouled on the floor by James Murphy - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #4 | 42-26 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | John Bennett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Jacobs | 42-29 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Murphy and the foul's on Robert Brock - foul #2 on Robert Brock, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Higgins (PF), Robert Witt (C) Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Holsey (SG), James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (PF), Eric Ferguson (C) John Bennett, Robert Brock, Dustin Haas, Joseph Betton | |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino makes the free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 45-32 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Holsey steals the ball from Riley Lino | 45-32 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 16:08 | Western Illinois | James Murphy tips it back up and in | 47-32 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs clanks a shot in the paint | 47-32 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Reece | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Adam Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Reece | 47-34 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | George Higgins blows the dunk | 47-34 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Robert Holsey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs misses badly on a floater in the paint | 47-34 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | James Larkin snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Holsey and he's fouled by James Murphy - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Riley Lino, Aaron Krause, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), Robert Brock (SF), Dustin Haas (PF), Benjamin Linton (C) Robert Holsey, James Larkin, Jeremy Reece, Eric Ferguson | |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:13 | Western Illinois | Robert Brock swats the layup by Robert Hahn | 47-37 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Benjamin Linton snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | George Higgins is called for the reach on Robert Brock - foul #1 on George Higgins, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (SF) George Higgins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Steigerwald (PG) Adam Jacobs | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Robert Brock can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Dustin Haas grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Benjamin Linton drills a jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Linton - foul #4 on Benjamin Linton, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Higgins (SF) Raymond Reulet | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Holsey (PG), Joseph Betton (C) Charles Steigerwald, Benjamin Linton | |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Dustin Haas grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Joseph Betton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Robert Holsey grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould buries a fadeaway in the lane | 50-42 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | John Bennett buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Holsey | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Polite (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brock (fresh) PF - Dustin Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Betton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | John Bennett drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Holsey | 52-46 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser is hacked by Joseph Betton - foul #3 on Joseph Betton, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Riley Lino (SG), Aaron Krause (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Richard Polite, George Higgins, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Jacobs (PG), James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) John Bennett, Robert Brock, Dustin Haas | |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | James Larkin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Jacobs | 52-49 |
| 09:48 | Western Illinois | Joseph Betton is called for the reach on Raymond Reulet - foul #4 on Joseph Betton, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Garrett Gould (PF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Raymond Reulet, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), Robert Brock (SF), Eric Ferguson (C) Robert Holsey, James Larkin, Joseph Betton | |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | John Bennett misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Robert Hahn - foul #2 on Robert Hahn, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Polite (SG) Riley Lino | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Haas (PF) Eric Ferguson | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Haas | 52-51 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 52-51 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Robert Brock buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Jacobs | 52-54 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould is fouled on the floor by Dustin Haas - foul #1 on Dustin Haas, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Holsey (PG) Adam Jacobs | |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Robert Brock snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | John Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG), George Higgins (SF), Robert Witt (C) Richard Polite, Aaron Krause, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Steigerwald (PG), James Larkin (SF), Eric Ferguson (C) John Bennett, Robert Brock, Jeremy Reece | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG) Casey Gaiser | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Betton (SF), Benjamin Linton (C) Charles Steigerwald, Eric Ferguson | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Garrett Gould (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Holsey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joseph Betton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Linton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | James Murphy picks off the pass by Benjamin Linton | 53-54 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | George Higgins knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Garrett Gould and the foul's on Benjamin Linton - foul #5 on Benjamin Linton, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet (PF) Garrett Gould | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Jacobs (PG), Eric Ferguson (C) Dustin Haas, Benjamin Linton | |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | George Higgins makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | James Murphy hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Riley Lino | 58-54 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | James Larkin comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 58-54 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Reulet pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | James Larkin gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Robert Witt - foul #1 on Robert Witt, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser (PG), Richard Polite (SG), Aaron Krause (SF), Robert Hahn (C) James Murphy, Riley Lino, Raymond Reulet, Robert Witt | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), Robert Brock (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Robert Holsey, James Larkin, Eric Ferguson | |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by George Higgins is denied by Joseph Betton | 58-55 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | George Higgins tips it in | 60-55 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Bennett | 60-57 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Gaiser | 62-57 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | John Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Casey Gaiser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Joseph Betton gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | John Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | Richard Polite pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Lino (SG), Garrett Gould (PF) Richard Polite, George Higgins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Haas (PF) Jeremy Reece | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Casey Gaiser (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Riley Lino (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garrett Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Adam Jacobs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Haas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Betton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Dustin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Robert Brock misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-57 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn tips it home | 67-57 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Robert Brock misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Garrett Gould snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn clanks a turnaround from the right block | 67-57 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Dustin Haas gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-57 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Hahn clanks a floater from the right wing | 67-57 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Robert Brock grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Adam Jacobs buries a jumper from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Riley Lino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Gaiser | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Joseph Betton is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Joseph Betton, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Murphy (PG), Richard Polite (SG), George Higgins (SF), Raymond Reulet (PF), Robert Witt (C) Casey Gaiser, Riley Lino, Aaron Krause, Garrett Gould, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Steigerwald (PG), Robert Holsey (SG), James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (PF), Eric Ferguson (C) Adam Jacobs, John Bennett, Robert Brock, Dustin Haas, Joseph Betton | |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt banks in the layup | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece lays it in | 72-61 |