| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Robert Clark (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Chan (fresh) SG - Brian Belden (fresh) SF - David Dias (fresh) PF - Gary Malone (fresh) C - Herbert Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Tarek Turner tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Chan takes the ball from Tarek Turner in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Tarek Turner connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Stan Leday and he's hacked by Herbert Jackson - foul #1 on Herbert Jackson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Tarek Turner makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan is fouled on the floor by Tarek Turner - foul #1 on Tarek Turner, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | John Leland pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | Robert Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Leland | 8-2 |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone hits the finger roll set up by Brian Belden | 8-4 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Tarek Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stan Leday | 11-4 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson blows the dunk but he's hacked by John Leland - foul #1 on John Leland, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), James Harper (PF) Kenneth Chan, Brian Belden, David Dias, Gary Malone | |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Robert Homer can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Harper - foul #1 on James Harper, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (PF) Herbert Jackson | |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Homer takes the ball from Sheng-li Chin | 13-6 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Michael Swigert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) C - Michael Swigert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fresh) SG - Raymond Lew (fresh) SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Toliver | 13-9 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Sheng-li Chin is called for the reach on Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Sheng-li Chin, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Tarek Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stan Leday | 16-9 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses the tip | 16-9 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Tarek Turner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Lew | 16-9 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Brian Belden (SG), Gary Malone (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Sheng-li Chin, Raymond Lew, Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Tarek Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Kenneth Toliver | |
| 13:48 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson is denied on a layup by John Leland | 16-10 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the shot near the basket | 16-10 |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dias | 16-13 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Gary Malone blocks the short jumper by Robert Clark | 16-13 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Robert Clark grabs the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Brian Belden is called for the reach on Stan Leday - foul #1 on Brian Belden, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (PF) Gary Malone | |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Robert Homer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Fabrizio - foul #1 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Robert Homer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | David Dias blows the layup | 17-13 |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by John Leland | 17-13 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a floater from the left block | 17-13 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Robert Clark tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Fabrizio | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) PF - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Chan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Belden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dias (fresh) PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - Herbert Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is hacked by Kenneth Chan - foul #1 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Gary Malone (PF), James Harper (C) Kenneth Chan, Brian Belden, David Dias, Willie Fabrizio, Herbert Jackson | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-15 |
| 10:57 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone tips it but misses | 19-15 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Michael Swigert gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tarek Turner | 22-15 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Michael Swigert gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tarek Turner | 24-15 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | James Harper tips it back up and in | 24-17 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Stan Leday | 26-17 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Edmund Hayes steps in front of the Kenneth Toliver pass | 26-17 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Michael Swigert knocks in the shot from the left block | 28-17 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Tarek Turner snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lew - foul #1 on Raymond Lew, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Sheng-li Chin, Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver, Gary Malone, James Harper | |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson gets the rebound | 29-17 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | David Dias hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Belden and he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Robert Clark loses the dribble to Willie Fabrizio | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Dias (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - Herbert Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio is hacked by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Chan | 29-22 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Clark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Fabrizio - foul #2 on Willie Fabrizio, team foul #8 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Malone (PF) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Belden | 30-24 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Brian Belden is called for the reach on Stan Leday - foul #2 on Brian Belden, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (SF) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (SG), Kenneth Toliver (PF) Brian Belden, Gary Malone | |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 06:32 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Chan | 32-27 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:29 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sheng-li Chin | 32-30 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 05:07 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sheng-li Chin | 32-33 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Stan Leday scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Tarek Turner | 35-33 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | David Dias is fouled on the floor by Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Gerald Schrom (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Raymond Lew (SF), Gary Malone (PF), James Harper (C) Kenneth Chan, David Dias, Kenneth Toliver, Herbert Jackson | |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Gerald Schrom steps in front of the Sheng-li Chin pass | 35-33 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Lew | 35-33 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Sheng-li Chin picks off the pass by Jimmy Cowley | 35-33 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | James Harper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes grabs the board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Homer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fresh) SG - Sheng-li Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) PF - Gary Malone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Homer | 38-33 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Michael Swigert blocks the short jumper by Gary Malone | 38-33 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Homer | 41-33 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew is hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #1 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #7 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), David Dias (SF), Kenneth Toliver (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Michael Grant, Sheng-li Chin, Gary Malone, James Harper | |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | John Leland scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 43-35 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan is fouled on the floor by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG) Raymond Lew | |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 01:44 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Leland | 46-37 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Toliver | 46-39 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Robert Clark hits the finger roll | 48-39 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is hacked by Stan Leday - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Michael Swigert (C) Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG) Kenneth Chan | |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:37 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Dias - foul #1 on David Dias, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Malone (PF) David Dias | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone is fouled on the floor by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #10 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio (SF) Kenneth Toliver | |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tarek Turner misses short on a halfcourt shot | 49-42 |