| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | George Lee inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by George Lee - foul #3 on George Lee, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Henry Moore (SF) George Lee | |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 19:27 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Robinson | 42-28 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Harold Granado picks off the pass by Henry Moore | 42-28 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | Fred Bruner knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Spratt | 45-28 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Cossette and he's fouled by Gary Mulvey - foul #2 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 18:47 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brott - foul #2 on Daniel Brott, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Harold Granado can't finish the layup | 45-31 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Holland | 45-34 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is hacked by Gregory Robinson - foul #3 on Gregory Robinson, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers (C) Gregory Robinson | |
| 17:35 | Mercer | Harold Granado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Charles Williams, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette is hacked by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #1 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (C) Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (SG) Daniel Brott | |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Holland and he's hacked by Jeremy Stafford - foul #1 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Harvell (SG), Barton Croteau (SF) David Holland, Daniel Cossette | |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Brian Helle is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Helle, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF) Daniel Spratt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:30 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau's pass is intercepted by Brian Helle | 45-37 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | David Whitney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | John Harvell can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brandon Borchers - foul #3 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), George Lee (SF), Daniel Cossette (PF), Gregory Robinson (C) Timothy Travis, John Harvell, Barton Croteau, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson double dribbles | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harold Granado (C) Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Charles Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott is fouled on the floor by Fred Bruner - foul #3 on Fred Bruner, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| 14:45 | Western Illinois | Harold Granado picks off the pass by David Holland | 47-37 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Robinson - foul #4 on Gregory Robinson, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers (C) Gregory Robinson | |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | George Lee makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Holland | 48-39 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey can't finish the layup | 48-39 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Fred Bruner - foul #4 on Fred Bruner, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Daniel Spratt, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), John Harvell (SG) David Holland, Daniel Brott | |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Harold Granado lays it in | 50-40 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Granado | 50-40 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Harold Granado gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Harold Granado lays it up and in | 52-40 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | John Harvell drills a fadeaway from the left side | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 11:39 | Western Illinois | George Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Granado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Harvell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Cossette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mercer | John Harvell is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #2 on John Harvell, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF) Charles Williams, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Brott (SG), Barton Croteau (SF), Henry Moore (PF), Steven Compos (C) Timothy Travis, John Harvell, George Lee, Daniel Cossette, Brandon Borchers | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | David Whitney knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Spratt | 56-45 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | David Holland is fouled on the floor by Daniel Spratt - foul #1 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Jeremy Stafford, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | David Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Edward Smiley clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Smiley - foul #1 on Edward Smiley, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SG) David Whitney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Mulvey | 59-49 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | David Holland misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-49 |
| 10:09 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore tips it back up and in | 59-51 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is hacked by Barton Croteau - foul #1 on Barton Croteau, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Noel Freeman, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Lee (SF), Brandon Borchers (C) Barton Croteau, Steven Compos | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Brian Helle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Stafford | 63-51 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey dunks the ball | 65-51 |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | David Holland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-51 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | The jump hook by Brian Helle is blocked by Henry Moore | 65-51 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford, Gary Mulvey, Ronnie Lawrence, Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), John Harvell (SG), Daniel Cossette (PF), Gregory Robinson (C) David Holland, Daniel Brott, Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| 07:34 | Mercer | David Whitney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 65-51 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Harvell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | David Whitney is fouled on the floor by George Lee - foul #4 on George Lee, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SF) George Lee | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette double dribbles | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Charles Williams can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 65-51 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:12 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson misses the lay-in | 65-51 |
| 06:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Barton Croteau | 65-51 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-51 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | John Harvell tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Mercer | Harold Granado connects on the floater from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Jeremy Stafford (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Holland (PG), Daniel Brott (SG) Timothy Travis, John Harvell | |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Barton Croteau - foul #2 on Barton Croteau, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF) David Whitney, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Lee (SF), Henry Moore (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) Barton Croteau, Daniel Cossette, Gregory Robinson | |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses the free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Mulvey | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey drills a fadeaway from the left side | 71-55 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Henry Moore makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Holland | 71-57 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 73-57 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Holland | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Harold Granado (C) Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Cossette (PF), Gregory Robinson (C) Henry Moore, Brandon Borchers | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | David Holland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Holland (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Cossette (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Mercer | David Holland steals the ball from Jeremy Stafford | 73-59 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Jeremy Stafford swats the layup by Daniel Cossette | 73-59 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | George Lee grabs the board | 73-59 |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | George Lee connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Brott and he's hacked by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis (PG), John Harvell (SG), Henry Moore (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) David Holland, Daniel Brott, Daniel Cossette, Gregory Robinson | |
| 01:58 | Western Illinois | George Lee makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford is fouled on the floor by John Harvell - foul #3 on John Harvell, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SF) George Lee | |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 01:17 | Western Illinois | Timothy Travis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-62 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Noel Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Noel Freeman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-62 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford grabs the offensive board | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Brian Helle loses the ball out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau buries a jumper near the basket | 74-64 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Whitney runs out the clock | 74-64 |