| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gary Mulvey - foul #3 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Harold Granado lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Spratt | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Cronin | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner is denied on a dunk by Fred Bruner | 31-29 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Mike Allen is called for the reach on Jeremy Stafford - foul #1 on Mike Allen, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford loses the dribble to Mike Allen | 31-29 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell blows the layup | 31-29 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:05 | Valparaiso | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Claude Brunner - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Charles Williams, Jeremy Stafford, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Cecil Cunningham (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Ken Seamans, Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, Claude Brunner | |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Lawrence swats the layup by Kenneth Wagner | 31-29 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Noel Freeman pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Noel Freeman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Ronnie Lawrence - foul #2 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG) Daniel Spratt | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador (SF) Santos Munsell | |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | David Whitney misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Alton Harris - foul #1 on Alton Harris, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harold Granado (C) Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Mark Toothman | |
| 16:03 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Amador (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Claude Brunner | 35-34 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Harold Granado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF), Mike Allen (PF) Christopher Amador, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 15:14 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-34 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cronin - foul #2 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG) David Whitney | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell (SG) Cecil Cunningham | |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Stafford - foul #2 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Jeremy Stafford, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Cecil Cunningham (SF), Kenneth Wagner (C) Ken Seamans, Andrew Cronin, Claude Brunner | |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Charles Williams | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham connects on the runner near the basket | 39-38 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cecil Cunningham - foul #3 on Cecil Cunningham, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Mike Allen | |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 39-38 |
| 12:57 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Charles Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Claude Brunner - foul #3 on Claude Brunner, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF) Cecil Cunningham | |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | A charge is called on Kenneth Wagner - foul #2 on Kenneth Wagner, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:08 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Whitney - foul #1 on David Whitney, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (SG) Santos Munsell | |
| 12:08 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:08 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Lawrence | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Cronin - foul #3 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF) Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Mike Allen (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Ken Seamans, Kenneth Wagner, Claude Brunner | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:03 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris is hacked by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (PF) Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell (SG) Andrew Cronin | |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harold Granado - foul #2 on Harold Granado, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:45 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Brian Helle blows the layup | 43-43 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Helle - foul #2 on Brian Helle, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence (C) Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Christopher Amador (SF), Claude Brunner (C) Alton Harris, Cecil Cunningham, Mark Toothman | |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:07 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:34 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ronnie Lawrence | 43-45 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bruner | 43-45 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Charles Williams double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), David Whitney (SF), Harold Granado (C) Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF) Christopher Amador, Mike Allen | |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ken Seamans | 43-47 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Harold Granado can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 08:16 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Jeremy Stafford is called for the reach on Santos Munsell - foul #3 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Brian Helle (PF) Daniel Spratt, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman (C) Claude Brunner | |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Harold Granado gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Mark Toothman is called for the reach on Jeremy Stafford - foul #1 on Mark Toothman, team foul #8 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (PG), Cecil Cunningham (SG) Ken Seamans, Santos Munsell | |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) C - Harold Granado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alton Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Toothman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Brian Helle - foul #3 on Brian Helle, team foul #10 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG) Noel Freeman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mike Allen (PF) Mark Toothman | |
| 07:29 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses short on a jumper from the left block | 45-51 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Brian Helle tips it in | 47-51 |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | David Whitney steals the ball from Alton Harris in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | David Whitney can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 47-51 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Harold Granado tips it home | 49-51 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham misses long on a shot from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Harold Granado grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:04 | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham misses long on a runner from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Stafford - foul #4 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #11 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell (SG), Mark Toothman (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, Kenneth Wagner | |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #12 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SG) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG) Alton Harris | |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans drills a 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Noel Freeman hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ronnie Lawrence | 51-55 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Mark Toothman blocks the short jumper by Fred Bruner | 51-55 |
| 04:29 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Gary Mulvey is called for the reach on Claude Brunner - foul #5 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #13 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Harold Granado (C) Noel Freeman, Gary Mulvey, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF), Mike Allen (PF) Cecil Cunningham, Mark Toothman | |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits a shot near the basket | 53-57 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner is hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #1 on Fred Bruner, team foul #14 | 53-57 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Santos Munsell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Charles Williams can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-59 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Andrew Cronin | 53-59 |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Harold Granado - foul #3 on Harold Granado, team foul #15 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:01 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mike Allen - foul #2 on Mike Allen, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Fred Bruner (PF) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mike Allen | 55-62 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Fred Bruner tips it but misses | 55-62 |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Santos Munsell | 55-62 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-62 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Charles Williams grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Fred Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Daniel Spratt is called for the reach on Ken Seamans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #16 | 55-62 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stafford | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is hacked by Ken Seamans in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ken Seamans, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Claude Brunner - foul #4 on Claude Brunner, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | The pull-up jumper by Claude Brunner is blocked by Daniel Spratt | 57-63 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-63 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Spratt - foul #2 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #17 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Cunningham (SF) Andrew Cronin | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Fred Bruner is whistled for a carry | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Williams - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #18 | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Charles Williams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Bruner | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Charles Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Spratt | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt travels with the ball | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Spratt is called for the reach on Ken Seamans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #19 | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Fred Bruner knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 59-67 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell is hacked by Charles Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Williams, team foul #20 | 59-67 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Santos Munsell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Fred Bruner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans runs out the clock | 61-69 |