| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher steals it from Weldon Pomerleau | 37-40 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 19:17 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 19:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Lyman - foul #1 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lyman | 37-40 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Victor Blassingame steals it from Stephen Bailey | 37-40 |
| 18:02 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Lawrence Lyman is denied by Justin Fletcher | 37-40 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 37-40 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Lawrence Lyman is called for the reach on Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Randy Quintanar (PF), John Harmon (C) Joseph Gates, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Williams Sands steals the ball from Stephen Bailey | 37-40 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | John Harmon's floater is tipped away by Stephen Bailey | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Mark Wilson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Jones and he's hacked by Randy Quintanar - foul #2 on Randy Quintanar, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Ronald Day (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey, Justin Fletcher | |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | Kirk Swink gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kirk Swink | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Valparaiso | Mark Wilson takes the ball from Randy Quintanar | 37-45 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-45 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Tanner Hunter - foul #3 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Williams Sands, Ronald Day, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Justin Fletcher (C) Kirk Swink, Gerald Voorhies, Tanner Hunter | |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Alexander Beech can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Gates - foul #2 on Joseph Gates, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (PF) Sean Rotter, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (PF) Mark Wilson | |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Alexander Beech makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Victor Blassingame | 41-46 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Alexander Beech drills a shot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Alexander Beech - foul #2 on Alexander Beech, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF), Randy Quintanar (C) John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 3rd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-48 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:48 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher is called for the reach on Randy Quintanar - foul #2 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Ronald Day (SF) Joseph Gates, Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Arthur Ponder, Justin Fletcher | |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey's pass is intercepted by Ronald Day | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands can't finish the layup | 44-48 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tanner Hunter | 44-50 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman buries a fadeaway from close range | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar swats the short shot by Mark Wilson | 46-50 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Day | 49-50 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Higgins | 49-52 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 49-52 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Higgins | 49-54 |
| 09:49 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Mark Wilson hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Mark Wilson snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is hacked by Williams Sands - foul #2 on Williams Sands, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), John Harmon (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Williams Sands, Sean Rotter, Ronald Day, Lawrence Lyman, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Charles Bacchus (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Jones, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Mark Wilson | |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses short on a runner from the right block | 49-56 |
| 08:34 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Victor Blassingame | 49-56 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher picks off the pass by John Harmon | 49-56 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Weldon Pomerleau is called for the reach on Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Bacchus (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:48 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau is fouled on the floor by Charles Bacchus - foul #2 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher scores on a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Mark Wilson (PF) Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Kirk Swink grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | John Harmon takes the ball from Kirk Swink | 49-59 |
| 06:24 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Sean Rotter (C) Joseph Gates, John Harmon, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF) Kirk Swink | |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Sean Rotter is called for the reach on Mark Wilson - foul #2 on Sean Rotter, team foul #8 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar (C) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:04 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Lyman - foul #3 on Lawrence Lyman, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Ronald Day (SF) Williams Sands, Victor Blassingame | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Mark Wilson | |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates is hacked by Justin Fletcher - foul #3 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), John Harmon (C) Ronald Day, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Charles Bacchus (C) Kirk Swink, Justin Fletcher | |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | John Harmon connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas (C) John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF) William Higgins, Stephen Bailey | |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Sean Rotter, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses long on a shot from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter tips it in | 55-62 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas clanks a jumper from the right block | 55-62 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kirk Swink | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 03:24 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Bacchus - foul #3 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Randy Quintanar (PF), John Harmon (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Arthur Ponder, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Joseph Gates, Sean Rotter, Randy Quintanar, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Stephen Bailey - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame's layup is rejected by Justin Fletcher | 57-64 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter's floater is knocked away by Robert Thomas | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | William Higgins tips it home | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Justin Fletcher - foul #4 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG) Williams Sands | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter knocks in the runner from the left block | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman tips it home | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Joseph Gates in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Gates, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Mark Wilson (PF) William Higgins, Tanner Hunter | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Mark Wilson is hacked by Joseph Gates in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Gates, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Ronald Day (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF), John Harmon (C) Joseph Gates, Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Justin Fletcher | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-71 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Williams Sands | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Williams Sands, Sean Rotter, Ronald Day, Randy Quintanar, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is hacked by Joseph Gates in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Gates, team foul #13 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG) Joseph Gates | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Mark Wilson (PF) William Higgins, Tanner Hunter | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 62-73 |