| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher takes the ball from Robert Thomas | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | John Harmon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau | 31-39 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | William Higgins misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Harmon - foul #1 on John Harmon, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher loses the dribble to John Harmon | 32-42 |
| 17:56 | Valparaiso | Arthur Ponder steals it from Robert Thomas | 32-42 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | William Higgins lays it in | 34-42 |
| 17:26 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Weldon Pomerleau steals it from Arthur Ponder | 34-42 |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-45 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | William Higgins is hacked by John Harmon - foul #2 on John Harmon, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| 16:18 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-45 |
| 16:16 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Sean Rotter | 34-45 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 16:10 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses the tip | 34-45 |
| 16:09 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman tips it in | 34-47 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Randy Quintanar - foul #1 on Randy Quintanar, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Day (SF) Matthew Bos | |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day is fouled on the floor by Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Kirk Swink, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day tips it home | 35-49 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Alexander Beech is fouled on the floor by Richard Eshelman - foul #2 on Richard Eshelman, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Jones, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF) Ronald Day | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Alexander Beech makes the runner from the right block | 37-49 |
| 14:40 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Richard Eshelman, Sean Rotter | |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Bailey | 39-49 |
| 14:10 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Lyman | 39-52 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | William Higgins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder snags the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Lyman - foul #1 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF), Sean Rotter (C) Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Harmon | 40-52 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau | 40-54 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Justin Fletcher | 43-54 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Stephen Bailey, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) Victor Blassingame | |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Matthew Bos - foul #1 on Matthew Bos, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), William Higgins (SG), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on John Harmon - foul #3 on John Harmon, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Kirk Swink makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Kirk Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Alexander Beech gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Matthew Bos is called for the reach on Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Matthew Bos, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Kirk Swink makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Kirk Swink makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | John Harmon can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-55 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 49-55 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is hacked by Richard Eshelman - foul #3 on Richard Eshelman, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG) Kirk Swink, William Higgins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Richard Eshelman, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits a fadeaway near the basket | 51-57 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits a fadeaway from the right side | 53-57 |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Weldon Pomerleau | 53-59 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is called for a charge - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #4 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the floater from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Bacchus - foul #2 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (SF) Victor Blassingame | |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 08:27 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alexander Beech | 55-61 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar swats the shot by William Higgins | 55-61 |
| 07:51 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 55-61 |
| 07:46 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #4 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Robert Lathrop (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Richard Eshelman, Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses badly on a runner in the paint | 55-61 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Alexander Beech grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF) Alexander Beech | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF) Sean Rotter | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Kirk Swink picks off the pass by Robert Thomas | 57-61 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Kirk Swink hits the finger roll | 59-61 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame scores on a runner from close range | 59-63 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Kirk Swink scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Jones | 61-63 |
| 06:12 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Bos | 61-65 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau | 61-67 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (C) Robert Thomas | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Victor Blassingame swats the layup by Arthur Ponder | 61-67 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau scores on a shot in the lane set up by Matthew Bos and he's hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | John Harmon connects on the jumper near the basket | 61-72 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 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) | |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop lays it in on a great pass from William Higgins and the foul's on John Harmon - foul #4 on John Harmon, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Robert Thomas (C) Weldon Pomerleau, John Harmon | |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas tips it home | 64-74 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-74 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits the follow up shot | 66-74 |
| 02:59 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF) Alexander Beech | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF) Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | John Harmon connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Blassingame | 66-77 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | John Harmon pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #8 | 66-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Richard Eshelman (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the free throw | 66-80 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Alexander Beech and he's fouled by Sean Rotter - foul #2 on Sean Rotter, team foul #12 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Day (SF) Matthew Bos | |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman pulls down the rebound | 68-80 |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses the floater from the left wing | 68-80 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day misses the tip | 68-80 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman tips it home | 68-82 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses long on a jumper from close range | 68-82 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the offensive board | 68-82 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kirk Swink | 71-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day is hacked by Kirk Swink in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kirk Swink, team foul #9 | 71-82 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day misses the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the board | 71-82 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Richard Eshelman steps in front of the Kirk Swink pass in the backcourt | 71-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 71-82 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alexander Beech | 71-82 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-82 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Sean Rotter | 71-82 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman runs out the clock | 71-82 |