| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder loses the dribble to Weldon Pomerleau | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Blassingame and he's hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 32-27 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 34-30 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-30 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop's floater is knocked away by Weldon Pomerleau | 34-30 |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Weldon Pomerleau | 34-30 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | John Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by William Higgins and he's fouled by Matthew Bos - foul #1 on Matthew Bos, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (PF) Robert Lathrop | |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:01 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | William Higgins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | William Higgins gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Fletcher | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Alexander Beech pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Mark Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-36 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is hacked by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF) Matthew Bos, Victor Blassingame, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Alexander Beech, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Lyman | 36-36 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey tips it in | 36-38 |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau and the foul's on Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Kirk Swink, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Robert Thomas (C) Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Richard Eshelman takes the ball from Mark Wilson | 38-38 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the easy layup | 38-38 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Kirk Swink grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | John Harmon steals the ball from Kirk Swink | 38-38 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas slams it home | 40-38 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Kirk Swink | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is fouled on the floor by John Harmon - foul #3 on John Harmon, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Richard Eshelman, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey, Mark Wilson | |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Alexander Beech is fouled on the floor by Victor Blassingame - foul #1 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Robert Lathrop | |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Bos - foul #2 on Matthew Bos, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clayton Godfrey (PG) Matthew Bos | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:35 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sean Rotter, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | William Higgins hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Fletcher | 40-41 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Clayton Godfrey hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Rotter and the foul's on Arthur Ponder - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Robert Thomas (C) Sean Rotter, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Alexander Beech, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Clayton Godfrey makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Clayton Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Bailey and he's fouled by Weldon Pomerleau - foul #2 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), John Harmon (PF) Clayton Godfrey, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Harmon - foul #4 on John Harmon, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (PF) John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Bos | 46-45 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Kirk Swink scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Fletcher | 46-47 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter's pass is intercepted by Kirk Swink | 46-47 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is denied on a layup by Victor Blassingame | 46-47 |
| 09:53 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Victor Blassingame, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Kirk Swink, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | The jumper by Arthur Ponder is denied by Lawrence Lyman | 48-47 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Alexander Beech is whistled for a carry | 48-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Mark Wilson swats the layup by Richard Eshelman | 48-47 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Bacchus | 48-49 |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Rotter | 51-49 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 07:58 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Mark Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Eshelman - foul #2 on Richard Eshelman, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), John Harmon (PF) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Arthur Ponder, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:27 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Higgins | 51-53 |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Higgins - foul #4 on William Higgins, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | William Higgins is whistled for a carry | 52-53 |
| 06:47 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman is fouled on the floor by William Higgins - foul #5 on William Higgins, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 06:47 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is hacked by John Harmon - foul #5 on John Harmon, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Richard Eshelman, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:14 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos loses the dribble to Justin Fletcher | 52-55 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lathrop | 52-55 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SG), Sean Rotter (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Alexander Beech (SG), Jeremy Coffman (SF) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Sean Rotter is blocked by Robert Lathrop | 52-55 |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar tips it home | 54-55 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Victor Blassingame is called for the reach on Jeremy Coffman - foul #2 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Day (SF) Victor Blassingame | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses the jumper from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Day | 57-56 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Matthew Bos picks off the pass by Jeremy Coffman | 57-56 |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits a jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) PF - Sean Rotter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 6 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Wilson | 59-59 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clayton Godfrey (PG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Matthew Bos, Richard Eshelman, Sean Rotter, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Arthur Ponder, Alexander Beech, Jeremy Coffman, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 60-59 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Clayton Godfrey gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Clayton Godfrey, Ronald Day | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG) Kirk Swink | |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 63-59 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Arthur Ponder | 63-61 |
| 01:11 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-61 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Lathrop | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is hacked by Lawrence Lyman - foul #1 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau connects on the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Bos | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Lathrop | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Ponder - foul #4 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 67-67 |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Arthur Ponder steals the ball from Victor Blassingame | 67-67 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Jones | 67-69 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #5 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 70-69 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kirk Swink, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar (C) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-69 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame tips it but misses | 70-69 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is hacked by Matthew Bos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Bos, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Victor Blassingame is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey - foul #3 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #14 | 73-69 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas loses the dribble to Stephen Bailey | 73-71 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kirk Swink | 73-73 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 01:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:09 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #12 | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-73 |
| 00:30 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Weldon Pomerleau | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau is hacked by Kirk Swink - foul #4 on Kirk Swink, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (PF) Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF) Sean Rotter | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-76 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is hacked by Kirk Swink in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kirk Swink, team foul #14 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SG) Kirk Swink | |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Bailey | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame scores on a floater from the baseline | 81-79 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses short on a fullcourt shot | 81-79 |