| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Spencer Mena wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Robert Thompson can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Spencer Mena comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Valparaiso | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Chancellor - foul #1 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | James Patton lays it in set up by Robert Mikels | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses the jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Robert Thompson scores on a jumper from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Mikels | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor connects on the jumper in the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 9-5 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | James Patton is fouled on the floor by Gary Ketter - foul #1 on Gary Ketter, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 16:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Nicola (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) SG - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) SF - Richard Nicola (fresh) PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) C - Samuel Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) C - Glenn Sipp (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 15:44 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones can't connect on a floater from the left side | 9-5 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb drills a jumper from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 15:12 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Richard Nicola scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gus Adams and the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF) Gus Adams, Richard Lipscomb | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Roger Jones, Glenn Sipp | |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Richard Nicola makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:40 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Mikels | 14-10 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-10 |
| 14:01 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Mikels | 17-12 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Gary Ketter (C) Richard Nicola, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SG) Andre Rizzo | |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is whistled for a carry | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF) Jesse Pincus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Glenn Sipp (C) Robert Mikels, Delmar Luoma, James Patton | |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roger Jones and the foul's on Robert Chancellor - foul #2 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (SG), Richard Lipscomb (SF) Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Donald Lansford is called for the reach on Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Lansford, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (C) Jake Rosado | |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Gus Adams misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 17-15 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-15 |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones tips it in | 17-17 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ketter | 20-17 |
| 12:09 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-17 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Gus Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gus Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) C - William Cress (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb is whistled for a carry | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Gus Adams, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Delmar Luoma (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Roger Jones, Glenn Sipp, William Cress | |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-17 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-17 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter is denied on a layup by Samuel Brown | 20-17 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Porter | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Thompson steals the ball from Shawn Porter | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Robert Thompson snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jake Rosado is called for the reach on Richard Lipscomb - foul #1 on Jake Rosado, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Nicola (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Erwin Barboza, Richard Lipscomb, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SG), Roger Jones (SF) Shawn Porter, Delmar Luoma | |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is denied on a dunk by James Patton | 20-17 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus tips it in | 22-17 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Thompson picks off the pass by Roger Jones | 22-17 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Gus Adams's pass is intercepted by Robert Mikels | 22-17 |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | John Moore is hacked by Richard Nicola - foul #1 on Richard Nicola, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SF) Richard Nicola | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Delmar Luoma (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Robert Mikels, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Lipscomb - foul #1 on Richard Lipscomb, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF) Jesse Pincus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Delmar Luoma steals the ball from Robert Thompson | 22-18 |
| 08:02 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Roger Jones | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Moore (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Sipp (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Glenn Sipp, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Gus Adams, Robert Thompson, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), William Cress (C) Donald Lansford, John Moore, Roger Jones | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Samuel Brown blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Mikels - foul #1 on Robert Mikels, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Patton (C) William Cress | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Samuel Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Samuel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:27 | Valparaiso | James Patton gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | James Patton connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Shawn Porter and he's fouled by Samuel Brown - foul #1 on Samuel Brown, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG) Richard Lipscomb | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado (PF) Glenn Sipp | |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | James Patton makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Robert Thompson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-23 |
| 07:03 | Valparaiso | James Patton grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 06:57 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Samuel Brown | 27-23 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter connects on the 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Jake Rosado blocks the short jumper by Richard Nicola | 27-26 |
| 05:56 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Patton | 27-26 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 27-26 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Samuel Brown is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #2 on Samuel Brown, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Richard Lipscomb (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Erwin Barboza, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF) Robert Mikels, Delmar Luoma, Jake Rosado | |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | James Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Gus Adams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Gus Adams is called for the reach on Donald Lansford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gus Adams, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG) Gus Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Moore (SG), William Cress (C) Shawn Porter, James Patton | |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Robert Thompson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Gary Ketter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | John Moore snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 03:59 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Moore (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Cress (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Charles Wiley buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 29-29 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp loses the dribble to Gary Ketter | 29-29 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Gary Ketter hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Thompson | 31-29 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | William Cress is fouled on the floor by Charles Wiley - foul #1 on Charles Wiley, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Richard Nicola (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Charles Wiley, Robert Thompson, Richard Lipscomb, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Delmar Luoma (SF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, John Moore, Roger Jones, Glenn Sipp | |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | William Cress misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Samuel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Samuel Brown drills a floater from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Delmar Luoma | 33-31 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma can't connect on a shot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Cress - foul #1 on William Cress, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG) Richard Nicola | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado (PF) William Cress | |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Jesse Pincus | 40-31 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Andre Rizzo and he's fouled by Erwin Barboza - foul #1 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (C) Samuel Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF) James Patton | |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Thompson is hacked by Robert Mikels - foul #2 on Robert Mikels, team foul #9 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG) Erwin Barboza | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 40-33 |